Immediately following each use, Wegovy pens should be disposed of in an FDA-approved sharps disposal container to prevent accidental injuries. If you don’t have an official sharps container, you can ...

Question: I am a diabetic who lives in McDowell County and would like to know where to properly dispose of a sharps container. I have been told that the Health Dept. will take them, but they don't. I ...

To inject insulin safely and effectively, it's important to follow your doctor's advice and remember a few key steps.

We receive a lot of questions about how to dispose of syringes, both used and unused. Many people use syringes to control diabetes, allergies or other medical problems. If loose syringes are thrown ...

A string of recent shutdowns at Pittsburgh city recycling facilities prompted public local health officials to issue a warning about proper disposal of hazardous medical waste. Sorting lines had to be ...

Needles are increasingly in the household given the popularity of new self-injected prescriptions like Ozempic and Dupixent, but the ability to properly dispose of these used sharps is limited.

"The sharps program is a anonymous, safe, free program to mitigate needles in the environment and in the solid waste," Kalliope Chute, a hazardous materials environmental specialist and manager of the ...