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…

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FDA Panel Backs RSV Vaccine That Protects Newborns

  Federal health advisers have backed Pfizer's first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant…

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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…

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Minimally Invasive Skull Implant Could Treat Epilepsy and Other Neurological Conditions

(photo: Nice News) Researchers at the ​​Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland…

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CDC Update on Mpox: Warm Weather, Gatherings Could Lead to Resurgence

  The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a Health Alert…

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FDA Updates Blood Donations for Gay and Bisexual Men

  A recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) eliminates restrictions that…

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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…

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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…

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May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month

  The NC Dermatology Association, in partnership with the American Academy of Dermatology,…

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Newborn Genomic Screening: Helpful or Harmful?

    Experts are divided about how helpful DNA sequencing data really are. The tests…

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