September 23, 2022
(Kaiser Health News) – The FDA has issued warnings about the “serious health risks” of delta-8, citing concerns about the conversion process, and has received more than 100 reports of people hallucinating, vomiting, and losing consciousness, among other issues, after … Read More
September 23, 2022
(BBC) – Scientists say they have slowed and even reversed some of the devastating and relentless decline caused by motor-neurone disease (MND). The treatment works in only 2% of patients but has been described as “truly remarkable” and a “real … Read More
September 23, 2022
(Associated Press) – The Los Angeles Unified School District will provide all its schools with a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, after at least seven teenagers overdosed on pills likely laced with fentanyl in recent weeks, including a 15-year-old … Read More
September 22, 2022
(MIT Technology Review) – Of the many people who have had covid, about one in five develop chronic symptoms. The term “long covid”—credited to Elisa Perego, a University College London archeologist who used it in a tweet—refers to a condition, … Read More
September 22, 2022
(STAT News) – The National Institutes of Health on Thursday announced more than $600 million in fresh funding for an expansive and ongoing push to unravel the mysteries of the human brain, bankrolling efforts to create a detailed map of … Read More
September 21, 2022
(NPR) – The Food and Drug Administration is likely to approve a controversial new drug for ALS by the end of the month. But it’s still not clear whether the drug, called AMX0035, truly helps people with ALS, a rare … Read More
September 21, 2022
(Gizmodo) – Teens have been using less and less drugs over the past few decades, with two important exceptions, new research this week suggests. Reported levels of drug use have declined for most substances since the early 1990s, the study … Read More
September 20, 2022
(STAT News) – Major food makers are ready to cash in on selling CBD-filled foods and drinks. But the Food and Drug Administration isn’t having it. Technically all products containing CBD, or cannabidiol, are illegal under FDA’s rules — regardless … Read More
September 20, 2022
(Kaiser Health News) – During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults’ brains, contributing to cognitive decline and dementia. What hasn’t been clear is whether improving air quality would benefit brain … Read More
September 20, 2022
(MedPage Today) – Between emergency medical service (EMS) calls in Camden, New Jersey, a Cooper University Health Care EMS crew gazes out of their ambulance toward a group of people using heroin under a bridge with new eyes. Frustration has … Read More
