2023 Child Health Report Card: NC Failing in Areas of Youth Mental Health
The NC Child and the NC Institute of Medicine recently released the 2023 Child Health…
FDA Panel Backs RSV Vaccine That Protects Newborns
Federal health advisers have backed Pfizer's first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant…
NC DPH: Xylazine (known on the street as Tranq) Abuse Growing. New Exposure Guidance Issued.
Xylazine abuse in the United States is a growing public health problem. The…
Minimally Invasive Skull Implant Could Treat Epilepsy and Other Neurological Conditions
(photo: Nice News) Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland…
CDC Update on Mpox: Warm Weather, Gatherings Could Lead to Resurgence
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a Health Alert…
FDA Updates Blood Donations for Gay and Bisexual Men
A recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) eliminates restrictions that…
New Hope for Patients with One of the Deadliest Forms of Cancer
Scientists have reported that a new vaccine designed to treat pancreatic cancer prevented…
FDA Advisers Vote Unanimously in Support of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
FDA advisers: Over-the-counter birth control pill Opill benefits outweigh risks. Advisory…
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
The NC Dermatology Association, in partnership with the American Academy of Dermatology,…
Newborn Genomic Screening: Helpful or Harmful?
Experts are divided about how helpful DNA sequencing data really are. The tests…