Near-eradication of a debilitating parasitic disease is a pillar of Carter’s legacy
In 2015, millions of people around the world tuned in to hear President Jimmy Carter announce that his cancer – metastatic melanoma – had spread to his...
FDA considers making Narcan opioid overdose antidote available without prescription
Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Wednesday to discuss whether a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan should...
Teens, especially girls, are experiencing more violence, suicidal thoughts and mental health challenges, CDC survey finds
Teen girls in the United States experienced record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk in recent years, amid “significant” and “heartbreaking” declines...
Almost half of children who go to ER with mental health crisis don’t get the follow-up care they need, study finds
Every night that Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann works as an attending physician in the pediatric ER, she says, at least one child comes in with a mental...
After a train derailment, Ohio residents are living the plot of a movie they helped make
When Ben Ratner’s family signed up in 2021 to be extras in the movie “White Noise,” they thought it would be a fun distraction...
