‘Gas station heroin’ is growing threat in New Jersey, health officials warn: ‘Dangerous and addictive’

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NY woman reports improved mental health after undergoing brain electrode therapy

Emily Hollenbeck struggled with recurring depression, comparing it to a gravitational force that made even moving difficult. In pursuit of relief, she opted for an experimental treatment referred to as deep brain stimulation. The treatment delivers targeted electrical impulses to the brain, similar to a pacemaker, showing promise in research despite some setbacks. Emily Hollenbeck … Read more

Kids who wear school uniforms get less physical activity, study finds: ‘There’s a problem’

School uniforms can make parents’ lives easier. But can they negatively impact kids’ health? A study published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science suggests that school uniform policies could serve as a barrier to children getting daily physical activity. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in the U.K. analyzed the physical activity data from … Read more

Measles virus continues to spread as WHO says more than half the world has high risk of getting the virus

More than half the world’s countries will be at high or very high risk of measles outbreaks by the end of the year unless urgent preventative measures are taken, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday. Measles cases have been increasing across most regions mainly due to missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 years when health … Read more

Florida student and teacher bond over matching scars from their open-heart surgeries: ‘Tough cookies’

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Medical experts find 275 million new genetic variants in study which explains why some are more prone to disease

A study that analyzed the genetic code of a quarter of a million U.S. volunteers found more than 275 million entirely new variants that may help explain why some groups are more prone to disease than others, researchers reported on Monday. The whole genome sequencing data from a wide range of Americans aims to address … Read more