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06/22/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Baltimore drug epidemic rages on as city health officials run low on naloxone

Baltimore’s supply of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone is running low, leaving the Maryland city to sink even deeper into a drug epidemic that has been raging for decades. City health officials have only about 4,000 doses of the drug left — a supply meant to last until May next year, BaltimoreSun.com reported. The remaining […]

06/16/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Radiation therapy for brain cancer found to cause significant damage to the brain

Radiation therapy (RT) may be seen as an effective method in treating cancer, but it comes at a high cost. New research shows that RT does not just kill brain tumors, but even the healthy tissue surrounding them, causing significant damage in the brains of patients. The study was done by researchers at the University of […]

06/04/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Doctor sued for “circumcision assault” of infant… genital mutilation happens to boys, too

As widespread and common as it is, not many people think to question the practice of circumcision, even when it is being performed on newborn babies. However, attitudes to the practice are slowly changing, with one mother from Nottingham, England even suing a doctor for circumcising her infant son without any parental consent. The high profile case stands to […]

05/05/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Bizarre study says smoking marijuana at a young age leads to schizophrenia

Even as cannabis is being explored as an alternative treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, new research has found that early use of the herb may trigger instead of treat another mental health disorder: Schizophrenia. An article on MedicalXpress.com shared details of a study conducted by experts from the Tel Aviv University. […]

05/05/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Research fraud case costs Brigham and Women’s Hospital $10 million in legal settlement

Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), a Boston hospital and one of Harvard Medical School’s biggest teaching affiliates, has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations of research fraud in a 2012 cardiac stem cell study, BostonGlobe.com reports. BWH settled with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), which alleged that the hospital’s researchers used […]

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