History Happenings: Feb. 16, 2026
On this day in 1912, readers learned that the Rayo Lamp, the best lamp for reading and sewing on the market, cost a mere $1.49. Made by Standard…
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Poison Control Centers Save America Billions Of Dollars Every Year, Report Finds
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Jan. 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — U.S. poison centers are an amazing investment, according to a new study, saving the nation $3.1 billion…
Read more Poison Control Centers Save America Billions Of Dollars Every Year, Report FindsCalling the Shots: Tracking RFK Jr. on Vaccines
It was one of President Donald Trump’s more audacious picks for his Cabinet: anti-vaccine activist and alternative health advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to helm the nation’s health…
Read more Calling the Shots: Tracking RFK Jr. on Vaccines11 Symptoms Neurologists Say Never to Ignore
It can be hard to wrap your head around all the conditions neurologists treat: cerebrovascular disorders like stroke and carotid artery disease, seizure disorders, neurodegenerative diseases such as…
Read more 11 Symptoms Neurologists Say Never to IgnoreFairfax Co. high schoolers launch club for students who want jobs in medical fields – WTOP News
The Medicine and Disease Club has 30 regular members who attend weekly meetings to hear from guest speakers and prepare for competitions. A photo of Medicine and Disease…
Read more Fairfax Co. high schoolers launch club for students who want jobs in medical fields – WTOP NewsLegalization of ‘magic’ mushrooms back in the running
BOSTON — More than a year after voters rejected a plan to legalize “magic” mushrooms, advocates have renewed the push on Beacon Hill for the use of psychedelic…
Read more Legalization of ‘magic’ mushrooms back in the runningLawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to ‘professional’ programs list
STUDENT. THAT’S RIGHT. AND THE STUDENT WORRIES ABOUT LOANS AND PAYING FOR HER EDUCATION. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE ADMINISTRATORS SAY TO THE STUDENTS, CONTINUE TO PURSUE YOUR DREAMS.…
Read more Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to ‘professional’ programs listLifelong Drugs for Autoimmune Diseases Don’t Work Well. Now Scientists are Trying Something New
Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases — by reprogramming patients’ out-of-whack immune systems. When your body’s immune cells…
Read more Lifelong Drugs for Autoimmune Diseases Don’t Work Well. Now Scientists are Trying Something NewA Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
A provision in the federal spending bill that could end the US government shutdown would effectively destroy the hemp extracts industry by banning intoxicating hemp-based THC products, including…
Read more A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People HighA Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half
In a step toward the wider use of gene editing, a treatment that uses Crispr successfully slashed high cholesterol levels in a small number of people. In a…
Read more A Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by HalfHere’s Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Dunk Yourself In a Full Body Ice Bath
Cold plunging at the gym or having a chilly shower at home has become a popular practice in recent years. But is all the self-inflicted freezing really that…
Read more Here’s Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Dunk Yourself In a Full Body Ice BathA Peabody teacher’s hopeful future after early breast cancer diagnosis
DANVERS — Getting an annual mammogram is critical for women over 40. Peabody teacher and Georgetown resident Pam Davies knows that better than most. Davies, a first-grade teacher…
Read more A Peabody teacher’s hopeful future after early breast cancer diagnosisMBTA balks at expanding overdose prevention kiosks
BOSTON — MBTA officials are pouring cold water on a legislative push to make the opioid overdose reversing drug naloxone available at subway stations, citing a lack of…
Read more MBTA balks at expanding overdose prevention kiosksEx-Neuralink Exec’s New Startup Is Tackling Blindness—and Winning
Science Corp. uses solar panel-like technology implanted in a patient’s eye. Early results for people with macular degeneration are impressive. Claire Cameron Source link
Read more Ex-Neuralink Exec’s New Startup Is Tackling Blindness—and WinningApple Pioneer Bill Atkinson Was a Secret Evangelist of the ‘God Molecule’
Bill Atkinson was a computing pioneer who, in the 1980s, effectively made Apple computers usable for everyday people by transforming code into windows, menus, and graphics. But few…
Read more Apple Pioneer Bill Atkinson Was a Secret Evangelist of the ‘God Molecule’Jona Health’s Mail-Order Kit Helps You Decode Your Microbiome
Look, there’s nothing quite like starting your day by pooping on a little paper hammock affixed to your toilet seat and then poking it a bunch of times…
Read more Jona Health’s Mail-Order Kit Helps You Decode Your MicrobiomeTrump Unveils Plan For ‘Fertility Insurance’ and IVF Drugs
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a pair of initiatives aimed at making in vitro fertilization more affordable and accessible, marking his administration’s most significant step yet on…
Read more Trump Unveils Plan For ‘Fertility Insurance’ and IVF DrugsWhy We Know So Little About Medicines During Pregnancy
One evening in 2019, when I was a pediatrics resident, I admitted a two-month-old to the hospital for observation after a minor surgery. I explained to the baby’s…
Read more Why We Know So Little About Medicines During PregnancyTrump administration restores UCLA research grants following judge’s order
By MIKHAIL ZINSHTEYN | CalMatters The Trump administration has restored almost all of the 500 National Institutes of Health grants it suspended at UCLA in July in response…
Read more Trump administration restores UCLA research grants following judge’s orderTelehealth Is About to Abruptly End for Seniors
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump and Congress put into place a program that allowed people on Medicare to get their health care…
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