Forsyth County will use opioid settlement money to fund harm reduction kits, support services
Forsyth County Commissioners this week agreed to allot over a million dollars to programs aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic.
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WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19
The World Health Organization today lifted its Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. That declaration went into effect three years ago on Jan. 30, 2020.
WHO says COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency
The World Health Organization has lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19. The declaration had been in effect since Jan. 30, 2020.
Cooper urges residents to prepare for hurricane season
As another hurricane season approaches, Governor Roy Cooper is urging North Carolina residents to be prepared for severe tropical weather.
'The Covenant of Water' is the story of an Indian family haunted by a medical mystery
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the author Abraham Verghese about his new novel The Covenant of Water in which a family in India is haunted by a medical mystery.
This week in science: Virtual reality sickness and the truth about 10,000 step goal
A look at the science making the rounds in the headlines this week — from a new study on virtual reality sickness to whether there's any science behind the ever-trendy 10,000 step goal and ice baths.
Parents in the Senate want new limits on social media to protect kids' mental health
An unusual bipartisan Senate group, all parents of young kids or teens, want new limits on social media platforms for kids. They say dangerous content fed to young users is hurting mental health.
Biden administration warns consumers to avoid medical credit cards
Americans paid an estimated $1 billion in interest on medical debt in just three years, a federal agency finds. This includes use of credit cards often pitched in doctors' and dentists' offices.
As the pandemic winds down, anti-vaccine activists are building a legal network
They're aiming to bring together lawyers who have brought COVID-19 and vaccine-related cases to court with experts and build a body of law to combat future public health orders.
Eli Lilly says an experimental drug slows Alzheimer's worsening
In the 18-month trial, people in the early stages of Alzheimer's who received infusions of donanemab showed 35% less decline in thinking skills compared to those given a dummy drug, Lilly announced.