pbs.org - Americans should not smoke e-cigarettes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday, as they investigate how hundreds of people became sick, and at least three people died after usi…
nbcnews.com - Suicide rates are on the rise, especially in rural America, according to a study published Friday. From 1999 to 2016, the rate of suicide among Americans ages 25 to 64 rose by 41 percent, researchers…
cnn.com - "There is some evidence which suggests that very low cholesterol levels might be associated with a slightly higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke," she said. Similarly, other research points to deficienc…
nytimes.com - “It’s been hand-to-mouth in this field, and now we have the core funding and infrastructure to really advance psychedelic science in a way that hasn’t been done before,” said Roland Griffiths, a neur…
latimes.com - First there were the drugs that could knock back HIV to undetectable levels, and the virus was no longer synonymous with a death sentence. Then came a treatment that allowed people who were HIV-negat…
insider.com - The mysterious crop of vaping-related lung illnesses continues to grow. On Friday, the CDC announced that at least 450 "total possible" cases of vaping-related lung illnesses have been reported acros…
npr.org - A child is immunized against measles, mumps and rubella in Lyon, France. With measles making a comeback in many upper-income countries including the United States and still rampant in some poorer nat…
cdc.gov - Initial findings from the investigation into serious lung illnesses associated with e-cigarette products point to clinical similarities among those affected. Patients report similar exposures, sympto…
latimes.com - Firefighters who arrived early or spent more time at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks seem to have a modestly higher risk of developing heart problems compared with those who came l…
sciencebasedmedicine.org - A tragic story out of England involving a teenager rendered permanently blind because of a severe nutritional deficiency is making the rounds this week. People, even children, go blind all the time u…
