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A drug that can rapidly reverse opioid overdoses could soon be available to anyone without a prescription.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to recommend that the agency allow a nasal spray version of naloxone, from Emergent Biosolutions, to be sold over the counter. 

Naloxone, also sold under the brand name Narcan, is a medication

At the committee's reorganization meeting at Mendham Township Middle School, Republican Tracey Moreen and Democrat Lauren Spirig were both sworn in for three-year terms. Despite the ongoing legal case that has received significant media coverage, the two committee members pledged bipartisan cooperation in statements they made after taking their oaths of office. "It's incredibly meaningful to

A teacher-in-training darted among students, tallying how many needed his help with a history unit on Islam. A veteran math teacher hovered near a cluster of desks, coaching some 50 freshmen on a geometry assignment. A science teacher checked students’ homework, while an English teacher spoke into a microphone at the front of the classroom, giving instruction, to keep students on track.

RICHMOND, Va. — Gun-control and gun-rights proponents rallied Monday at the Virginia Capitol during an annual day of advocacy, as lawmakers from both parties offered a tempered assessment about what’s possible on the issue during this year’s legislative session. Some Republicans and allied gun-rights groups hope to roll back measures enacted in recent years when Democrats were in full control