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Summary: A large randomized and blinded clinical trial has found no additional benefit of repeated ketamine infusions over standard inpatient care for treating major depression. The study compared ketamine with a psychoactive placebo and found no meaningful differences in objective or self-reported depression scores, cognition, or quality of life. Researchers caution that previous studies may have overestimated ketamine’s antidepressant efficacy …

Seen during the “No Kings” rally in Atlanta on October 18, 2025: a sign expressing support for the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Atlanta, GeorgiaTHE SCIENTISTS GATHERING INSIDE a cavernous convention hall here this week weren’t chanting or carrying protest signs or wearing frog costumes. But over the course of four days, they …

A raccoon found in a backyard in Camden County earlier this month tested positive for rabies, according to officials. A Voorhees resident alerted the borough’s animal control officer on Oct. 12 after seeing a raccoon in their backyard with their dog, officials said. The raccoon was taken to the state Public Health & Environmental Laboratories which confirmed the raccoon had …

To put it bluntly, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in a complete freefall. Under the reign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the longtime crank turned U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, thousands of people have lost their jobs, the organization’s policies have been hijacked by allies of the anti-vaccination movement, and workers there have endured a …

How many steps do you need to reap health benefits? A new study by investigators from Harvard and Mass General Brigham examined 13,547 older women, comparing their step counts over a one-week period against their mortality and cardiovascular disease rates over the next decade. The researchers found that achieving just 4,000 steps one or two days per week was associated …

This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive its stories in your inbox every week. Three women become choked up as they deliver news in a video posted to social media. “We did it, everybody,” says Leslie Manookian, the …

Washington AP  —  The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting treatment, according …

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How many steps are enough to boost seniors’ heart health? Under 10,000  Euronews.com Walking just 4,000 steps a day could cut risk of death by up to 40%: Study  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Scientists say walking 10,000 steps is a myth. Here’s how many you really need  The Independent For a longer life, get your steps when you …

Pottstown, Pennsylvania — Illeana Casiano-Vazquez and her husband Sam cherish every minute together. Six years ago, she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the cancer that has fewer treatment options and a higher rate of recurrence. “The first thing I thought about were my boys,” Casiano-Vasquez told CBS News. “So, in the same feeling of, ‘Oh …