Crash Course Might Speed Brain Stimulation Treatment For Depression, Study Suggests

A brain stimulation therapy for depression can show results in as little as a workweek, a new study says.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) typically requires daily clinic visits over six to eight weeks, a rather rigorous schedule for people grappling with depression.

But patients can see benefits in as little as five days if t...

Wildfire Smoke Linked To Increase In Violent Assaults

It’s a fact that people become “crazy from the heat,” but a new study suggests that “crazy from the smoke” might also be a phenomenon.

Skies choked with smoke from wildfires are linked to an increase in violent assaults, a new study has found.

Assaults increased by nearly 4% in Seattle on smoke-filled da...

Blood Test Can Predict Short-Term Survival Among Seniors

An experimental blood test can predict whether seniors have long to live, a new study says.

The genetics-based blood test predicted two-year survival with accuracy as high as 86% among hundreds of seniors, researchers reported Feb. 24 in the journal Aging Cell.

The test is based on PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA), a class of ge...

Democrat-Led States Sue Trump Administration Over Cuts to Childhood Vaccine Schedule

A group of 15 states is suing the Trump administration over recent changes to federal vaccine guidelines for kids.

The lawsuit, announced this week, aims to reverse a decision made in January that reduced the number of diseases kids are routinely vaccinated against from 17 to 11. 

The suit also challenges the removal and replace...

CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel To Revisit COVID Shot Safety Next Month

COVID vaccines are back under review and the move is raising concern among some health experts.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is slated to discuss COVID vaccine injuries at a March meeting and may vote on future vaccine recommendations, according to a notice posted ...

Frozen Blueberry Recall Issued Across Four States for Listeria

Close to 56,000 pounds of frozen blueberries have been recalled after testing raised concerns about possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The recall involves blueberries made by Oregon Potato Company, which also operates as Willamette Valley Fruit Company in Salem,...