The Black youth suicide crisis is “like a house on fire,” expert says
Three years after an emergency task force of the Congressional Black Caucus documented an alarming increase in suicide among Black youth and recommended action, Dr. Michael A. Lindsey, who led the expert group that supported the work, says the crisis is like “a house on fire, because it’s burning out of control and no one is doing anything about it.”
A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says
More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites, according to a government report released Thursday. But health officials believe many more have the problem and don’t know it.
Majority of VA health care facilities receive 4 or 5 stars in CMS quality ratings, outperforming non-VA facilities
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that 67% of VA hospitals included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings received either 4 or 5 stars, compared to only 41% of non-VA hospitals. This was the first time VA hospitals were included in the CMS Star Ratings.
Cases of tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. Some experts believe climate change is the cause
In 2022, doctors recorded the first confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis virus acquired in the United Kingdom. It began with a bike ride.
Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy’s sight. Similar treatments could help millions
Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal’s eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye.
