Recovery high schools build a culture of mental health to help kids thrive : Shots
5280 High School in Denver is one of 43 secondary schools in the U.S. with a program designed for students recovering from substance use disorder and related mental health disorders.…
Treating opioid addiction with Suboxone is easier. Will doctors get on board? : Shots
Registered nurse Jamie Simmons speaks with a patient during an appointment at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center in Massachusetts. The patient, whose first name is Kim, says buprenorphine…
Lasers, robots and tiny electrodes are transforming epilepsy treatment : Shots
If the brain is a musical instrument, “the electrophysiology is the music,” says Dr. Alexander Khalessi. New tools to treat epilepsy patients now let doctors “listen to the music a…
COVID test kits, vaccines and treatments may soon cost you more : Shots
Starting May 11 most people will have to pay for those at-home test kits for COVID-19, as the federal government’s declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends. Alex…
New treatment to prevent serious RSV symptoms in infants may be approved soon : Shots
Each year, RSV infections send up to 80,000 kids under 5 to the hospital for emergency treatment. A new antibody treatment could protect the youngest kids — newborns and up…
FDA committee votes to change and simplify U.S. COVID vaccination strategy : Shots
A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Pass up., in 2022. An advisory committee for the Fda voted Thursday to simplify the…






