Grace Hayba

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Thursday released new guidance and tools for parents to help keep kids safe heading back to school.

Clicking pens, popping gum, tapping of fingernails - what are common but annoying sounds for many can be especially triggering for those with misphonia, a neurological disorder characterized by unusual emotional, behavioral and physical responses to noise.

The FDA approved vorasidenib earlier this month for adult and pediatric patients 12 and older with Grade2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma.

In North Carolina, Buncombe, Rutherford and Cleveland counties have reported one case each of a human infection. It is unclear if any of those cases required hospitalizations.

Naloxone is now widely carried by first responders and police. Distribution efforts have also helped make the medication available to community partners.

CHCCS Chief Communications Officer Andy Jenks told WRAL fewer students has led to budget issues and less per-pupil funding.

An estimated 15,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with glioblastoma every year, according to the Glioblastoma Foundation. It is the most common and most deadly type of brain cancer with a five-year survival rate of just 5%.

In the past decade, kratom has shown up in hundreds of autopsies conducted by North Carolina's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The substance, which is sold over the counter in gas stations and vape shops, is largely unregulated. It is derived from a plant native to Southeast Asia that is part of the Rubiaceae or coffee family.

The measles vaccine has been given to millions globally since the 1960s and is 97% effective with two doses, according to the CDC. Docotrs say of vaccination during childhood could lead to other medical complications down the line.

The milk bank services 50 NICUs across the region with pasteurized donor breast milk.