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Healthwatch With Dr. Leana Wen: Code Red Heat; Opioid Overdose Epidemic; Naloxone

National Press Foundation

Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. LeanaWen joins Tom in the studio for our monthly Healthwatch conversation. Dr. Wen discusses how to stay safe during our dangerous Code Red heat-alert conditions. The Health Commissioner also talks about the continuing efforts to keep theZikavirusfrom spreading in Maryland, about the serious opioid overdose epidemicin Baltimore, and the informational website DontDie.org  that the city recently launched, which shows you how to administer Naloxone, a drug that can save a person from a potentially fatal opioid overdose.

Host, Midday (M-F 12:00-1:00)
Rob is a contributing producer for Midday.