/tags/medicine Medicine en-US Copyright Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health/2024-08-26/reproductive-health-videos-tiktok-duke-doctors-iud-endometriosis TikTok offers a window into patient experience for physician researchers. But they caution patients to be skeptical of 'Dr. TikTok' Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health/2024-08-26/reproductive-health-videos-tiktok-duke-doctors-iud-endometriosis Lily Burton /health/2024-08-04/fda-approval-nc-rtp-durham-biotech-humacyte-atev-research-triangle-research-development NC biotech company Humacyte will receive an FDA decision this week that will determine whether their engineered tissue product can be made available for widespread use. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:55:54 GMT /health/2024-08-04/fda-approval-nc-rtp-durham-biotech-humacyte-atev-research-triangle-research-development Lily Burton /health/2024-07-25/nc-lawmakers-bill-affordable-plasma-medications A bill called the PLASMA Act would require manufacturers to pay more of the cost for patients covered by the Medicare drug program. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:20:13 GMT /health/2024-07-25/nc-lawmakers-bill-affordable-plasma-medications Bradley George /news/2024-07-04/duke-health-blood-test-knee-osteoarthritis-x-ray Researchers at Duke University Medical Center published the study showing a blood test can predict which patients will develop knee osteoarthritis up to eight years before it would show up on an X-ray. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-07-04/duke-health-blood-test-knee-osteoarthritis-x-ray Lily Burton /news/2023-07-07/fayettevilles-fire-department-has-added-four-new-medications-to-help-during-service-calls Fayetteville Firefighters will have access to certain medication to expand its lifesaving services, including Tylenol. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 21:58:59 GMT /news/2023-07-07/fayettevilles-fire-department-has-added-four-new-medications-to-help-during-service-calls Sharryse Piggott /environment/2022-07-19/new-antidote-first-work-most-venomous-snakes-duke The broad-acting snakebite treatment is in clinical trials at Duke University and around the world. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:15:56 GMT /environment/2022-07-19/new-antidote-first-work-most-venomous-snakes-duke Sophia Friesen /news/2022-06-21/covid-19-medications-are-widely-available-in-nc-but-how-are-they-being-used Multiple medications are available across NC for patients with severe COVID-19 infection. But whether they are being used or just sitting on the shelves can be hard to pin down. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:50:55 GMT /news/2022-06-21/covid-19-medications-are-widely-available-in-nc-but-how-are-they-being-used Caroline Willingham / Carolina Public Press /news/2022-05-31/9m-grant-to-allow-wake-forest-medical-school-to-study-love-hormone-for-chronic-pain Oxytocin is a naturally-occurring neurotransmitter involved in childbirth and is commonly given to induce labor. Tue, 31 May 2022 18:33:12 GMT /news/2022-05-31/9m-grant-to-allow-wake-forest-medical-school-to-study-love-hormone-for-chronic-pain Paul Garber / WFDD /2022-03-18/lifesaving-covid-drugs-are-sitting-unused-on-pharmacy-shelves-hhs-data-shows States and health providers report they've dispensed less than half their supply from the government, raising fears that the drugs may go to waste while people who could benefit get sicker. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:00:26 GMT /2022-03-18/lifesaving-covid-drugs-are-sitting-unused-on-pharmacy-shelves-hhs-data-shows Pien Huang /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-01-15/psychedelic-medicine-magic-mushrooms-hallucinogenic Psychedelics have been used for centuries as healing substances. Though they are often associated today with wild trips, many are arguing for a greater respect of their medicinal properties. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:37:06 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-01-15/psychedelic-medicine-magic-mushrooms-hallucinogenic Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao