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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Early Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Dementia Risk

  New data findings suggest that people who develop type 2 diabetes before age 60 years are…

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Duke Health Study Supports Benefit of Biologic Therapy for Nerve Pain

  In a study using rodents, Duke Health researchers found that a spinal injection of the…

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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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Grant Opportunity for Maternal Health Research

  The purpose of the Maternal Health Research Collaborative for Minority-Serving Institutions…

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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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First-Ever RSV Vaccine Approved by FDA For Older Adults

  The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever vaccine to combat severe…

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