Medical
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Biden administration has simple way to cut overdose deaths, experts say: expand methadone access
WASHINGTON — When it comes to fighting opioid addiction, there’s no tool more effective than methadone. Doctors have been...
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Risk of ‘brain fog’ and other conditions persists up to two years after Covid infection
Among the many worrying consequences of Covid-19, neuropsychiatric conditions rank high. A year ago researchers from Oxford University reported...
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Judge rules CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart owe $650M in opioids suit
CLEVELAND — A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against...
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Use Of Sleep Medications Among Americans Declining In Recent Years
According to the researchers, this could possibly be an effect of the efforts taken to raise awareness about these drugs.
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What Is West Nile Virus? 2 Cases Reported In New York City
The agency has found 1,068 mosquito pools that have tested positive for West Nile in the city's five boroughs, an increase from last year's 779...
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Corneas Made From Pig Skin Restore Vision During Trial, Reignite Hope For Visually Impaired
Estimates peg that around 12.7 million people suffer vision loss due to corneal issues, and only one in 70 are able to receive a cornea transplant.
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Many Omicron Patients Unintentionally Spread This COVID-19 Variant: Study
More than half of people infected with the omicron variant do not know they have it.
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Maternal Mortality Risks: What You Can Do to Help
The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S. is nearly three times higher than it is for white women. If you’re a pregnant Black woman,...
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No Need to Rip It Off Like a Bandage With This Wound Cover
A new band-aid is being designed to stick twice as well to skin, but hurt half as much to pull off. Scientists are tapping into the main ingredient...
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Blood-Sucking Leeches: Quack Medicine or Medical Miracle?
Leeching was once quackery of the worst sort. But the leech has been quietly making a comeback in the field of reconstructive microsurgery
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Haunted for 13 Years by Debt From Childbirth, Then Rescued by a Nonprofit
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Some Rural Hospitals Are in Such Bad Shape, Local Governments Are Practically Giving Them Away
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Her Brother Landed in a Nursing Home. She Was Sued Over His Bill.
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Sleepless Nights Over Her Children’s Future as Debts Pile Up
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Study: Many people unaware they're infected may be spreading COVID-19
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Study: Postpartum depression risk jumps if mother's family has mental health issues
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Opioids not needed for dental pain, clinic's research shows
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Camp Lejeune's toxic water victims get chance to fight back
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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart ordered to pay $650 million for fueling opioid crisis
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News brief: Allen Weisselberg plea deal, immigration poll, COVID boosters
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What's behind the FDA's controversial strategy for evaluating new COVID boosters
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A shake-up at the CDC is intended to make it a more nimble organization
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States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows
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Dog infected with monkeypox prompts isolation warning
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Covid: Brain fog more common two years on, study suggests
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