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Health & Safety

Access to medicine a key concern in western North Carolina after Helene

4:33pm November 13, 2024

In the days after Helene, a Charlotte-based organization focused its efforts on distributing over-the-counter and prescription medications to those who lost theirs due to the floods.

Tufts University lacrosse players released after being hospitalized following workout

3:51pm September 22, 2024

Tufts University says the members of the men's lacrosse team who were diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition following a Sept. 16 workout have been discharged from the hospital.

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The Fluid of Life can be Lethal-- Graça Almeida-Porada

2:05pm July 10, 2024

by Nigel Anderson

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FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease

11:49pm July 02, 2024

The approval of Eli Lilly's Kisunla provides a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.

FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease

11:49pm July 02, 2024

The approval of Eli Lilly's Kisunla provides a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.

New research finds that a common microbe may be directly causing itchiness on the skin it colonizes.

What can trigger an itch? Scientists have found a new culprit

11:09am November 22, 2023

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

This itchy microbe really touches a nerve. A common skin bacterium can directly interact with a nerve cell to trigger an itch, new study shows, suggesting possible new therapies for itchy conditions.

Carl Allamby recently completed all of his training and was hired as an attending physician at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital. He's 51.

What's it take to go from mechanic to physician at 51? Patience, an Ohio doctor says

11:11am October 05, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Talk about a late bloomer. Carl Allamby, who ran an auto repair shop for more than 20 years, was recently hired as an attending physician at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital at age 51.

The Biogen Inc., headquarters is shown in Cambridge, Mass. Medicare says it will limit coverage of a $28,200-per-year Alzheimer's drug whose benefits have been questioned.

Medicare proposes covering expensive Alzheimer's drug for those in clinical trials

7:55pm January 11, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Aduhelm is the first treatment approved in the country to slow cognitive decline in those living with Alzheimer's. Doctors have refused to prescribe it, given the lack of data and evidence behind it.

Women of the Treatment Action Campaign and are affected by the HIV virus campaign for the use of Dolutegravir (DTG) at the International Aids Conference at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre.

The Decade In Global Health: New Drugs, Faster Trials, Social Media To The Rescue

1:02pm December 24, 2019

by Susan Brink

Leading health experts shared the innovations and breakthroughs that they said saved millions of lives over the past ten years.

If you fear your child may have taken or received too much medicine, call the national poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222.

Giving Medicine To Young Children? Getting The Dose Right Is Tricky

11:28am February 11, 2019

by Patti Neighmond

In a recent survey, 1 in 5 parents thought that using a household spoon was OK for measuring their child's medicine. It's not. Here's how to help little kids without overdosing them.

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