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Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VWpPtwU via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Chronic Condition (Health), Gender, Medicine and Health, Processed and Ultraprocessed Foods, Global Warming, Sugar The nation’s top federal health official criticized the U.N.’s road map for addressing chronic disease, falsely claiming it promotes abortion and “radical gender ideology.”

Health By Margot Sanger-Katz and Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/21pDuxe via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Medicine and Health, United States Politics and Government A notice, quickly deleted by the administration, provides a hint that more aggressive pricing policies may be coming.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/UzstPof via IFTTT Sugar, Soft Drinks, Medicine and Health, Sales and Excise Taxes, Labeling and Labels (Product), Smoking and Tobacco, Diabetes, Food, Alcoholic Beverages Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.

Health By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1RGhIZw via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Federal Budget (US), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Insurance Extensive subsidies that reduce premium costs for millions are set to expire, unless Congress extends them.

Health By Rebecca Robbins and Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8SF7oWX via IFTTT Suits and Litigation (Civil), United States Politics and Government, Autism, Tylenol (Drug), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The Trump administration has cited Dr. Andrea Baccarelli’s expertise to warn against using acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol — in pregnancy, based on an unproven autism link.

Health By Katrina Miller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fPJcZeH via IFTTT Federal Aid (US), Colleges and Universities, Research, Decisions and Verdicts, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Diversity Initiatives, Federal Courts (US), United States Politics and Government The ruling is a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s termination of hundreds of millions of research grants to the California university.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IPYeyz4 via IFTTT Intellectual Disabilities, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Disabilities, Autism, United States Politics and Government, Generic Brands and Products, Labeling and Labels (Product), Folic Acid, Doctors The agency revived an old treatment for cancer patients, unilaterally approving it for a subset of people with autism. Experts worry that the narrower scope will get lost in the hype.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/JlKeFpW via IFTTT Autism, Children and Childhood, Pain-Relieving Drugs, Vaccination and Immunization, Research, Rumors and Misinformation, Tylenol (Drug), Pregnancy and Childbirth, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare For decades, researchers have looked for links. Most believe the disorder springs from a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors.

Health By Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/QTOmgKy via IFTTT Intellectual Disabilities, Disabilities, Autism, Research, Tylenol (Drug), Children and Childhood, Pain-Relieving Drugs, Pregnancy and Childbirth, United States Politics and Government, Folic Acid, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Medicine and Health, Brain, Genetics and Heredity A federal report on Monday is expected to point to acetaminophen, the active ingredient in painkillers like Tylenol. But research into a possible connection has yielded mixed results.