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Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZO83Mb4 via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare, Elderly, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Social Security (US), Medicare, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Coronavirus Reopenings, Medicaid Three recent developments — incremental and undramatic but encouraging — are likely to improve the lives and health of seniors.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GvVuSoN via IFTTT your-feed-science, Children and Childhood, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-healthcare While protection against hospitalization is still strong, the vaccine offered almost no protection against infection, even just a month after full vaccination.

Health By BY JACQUELINE MROZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/F8QadpD via IFTTT your-feed-science, Infertility, Artificial Insemination, Families and Family Life, Doctors, Frauds and Swindling, Genealogy, Sperm, your-feed-health Starting in the 1960s, three physicians in Rochester, N.Y., began secretly using their own sperm to help women become pregnant.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ub64vGo via IFTTT Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Ketamine (Drug), Cleansers, Detergents and Soaps, Content Type: Personal Profile Under the leadership of the founder’s grandsons, the company has become a big financial backer of efforts to loosen government restrictions on illegal drugs.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ouNCTkA via IFTTT your-feed-science, Opioids and Opiates, Pain, Medicine and Health, Addiction (Psychology) The Supreme Court will hear from two convicted pill mill doctors in cases that could have significant implications for physicians’ latitude to prescribe addictive painkillers.

Health By BY DAVID A. KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/UyjtaLS via IFTTT Eyes and Eyesight, Eyeglasses, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), your-feed-healthcare As I was driving during a cross-country road trip, my vision became wobbly. An extensive search for a specialist followed.

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Health By BY DAVID A. KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/5mUXx29 via IFTTT Eyes and Eyesight, Eyeglasses, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), your-feed-healthcare As I was driving during a cross-country road trip, my vision became wobbly. An extensive search for a specialist followed.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1BxGYHt via IFTTT your-feed-science, Masks, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) The agency issued a new set of recommendations intended to help communities live with the virus and get back to normal life.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/QhAXaKW via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Research, Disease Rates, Infections Still, the agency found that the variant circulated aggressively in households, especially when the infected person was under 5.

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Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Q7RMzm1 via IFTTT Discrimination, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Race and Ethnicity, Minorities, Asian-Americans, Hate Crimes, Research Those of Asian ethnicity, who have been victims of several high-profile bias crimes during the pandemic, reported the highest rates of racist comments and threats related to the pandemic.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VKzgty2 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Opioids and Opiates, Compensation for Damages (Law), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), States (US), Local Government, Drug Abuse and Traffic The first checks could be cut in April. The money — from the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson — will be used for addiction treatment and prevention.

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Health By BY SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/juF7qnc via IFTTT Young men between the age of 12 and 39 are especially encouraged to wait eight weeks before the second dose to decrease the risk of myocarditis, the agency said.

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Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/b0l6BTO via IFTTT Telemedicine, Abortion, Abortion Drugs, United States Politics and Government The data, released in a report Thursday, is a sign that medication abortion has become the most accessible and preferred method for terminating pregnancy.

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Health By BY SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/w1lPYg3 via IFTTT Young men between the age of 12 and 39 are especially encouraged to wait eight weeks before the second dose to decrease the risk of myocarditis, the agency said.

Health By BY SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LwsHXAu via IFTTT Young men between the age of 12 and 39 are especially encouraged to wait eight weeks before the second dose to decrease the risk of myocarditis, the agency said.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8y0jWmb via IFTTT Condoms, Sex, Labeling and Labels (Product), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Advertising and Marketing, your-feed-healthcare Though public health experts have long advised the use of condoms for anal sex to protect against H.I.V. and other infections, regulators did not have enough data to allow marketing for that use.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XeObqPQ via IFTTT your-feed-science, Maternal Mortality, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Black People, Hispanic-Americans, Women and Girls Deaths during pregnancy and the first six weeks after childbirth increased, especially for Black and Hispanic women, according to a new report.

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Health By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/a5Cm0Gp via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, your-feed-animals, Endangered and Extinct Species, Animals, Animal Behavior, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Bats, Minks (Animals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Livestock Diseases, Foxes, Mice, Deer, Dogs, Rodents, Zoos, Cats, Monkeys and Apes, Mammals, Hamsters, Pets With the virus widespread in white-tailed deer, scientists wonder which animals might be next.

Health By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/a5ED7rq via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, your-feed-animals, Endangered and Extinct Species, Animals, Animal Behavior, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Bats, Minks (Animals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Livestock Diseases, Foxes, Mice, Deer, Dogs, Rodents, Zoos, Cats, Monkeys and Apes, Mammals, Hamsters, Pets With the virus widespread in white-tailed deer, scientists wonder which animals might be next.

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Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ex58NTl via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Immune System, your-feed-healthcare A flurry of new studies suggest that several parts of the immune system can mount a sustained, potent response to any coronavirus variant.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/l7NcWGO via IFTTT your-feed-science, Monkeys and Apes, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Endangered and Extinct Species, Conservation of Resources, Eco-Tourism, your-feed-health, your-feed-animals A preliminary report suggests that mask wearing and social distancing may curb the spread of disease from humans to great apes.

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Health By BY AZEEN GHORAYSHI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/swu5ZEv via IFTTT Masks, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Disease Rates, Coronavirus Omicron Variant He and other U.S. governors are shifting to policies that acknowledge the need to live with the continuing uncertainty over possible new variants.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/5sSTHC2 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Medicine and Health, your-feed-healthcare The agency has withheld critical data on boosters, hospitalizations and, until recently, wastewater analyses.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Y9kj50s via IFTTT Anxiety and Stress, Mental Health and Disorders, Depression (Mental), Teenagers and Adolescence, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Emergency Medical Treatment A new C.D.C. study underscored the mental health issues facing teenagers in the past few years.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6EwKpFx via IFTTT Suits and Litigation (Civil), Pain-Relieving Drugs, Opioids and Opiates, Personal Bankruptcies But they continue to insist on protection from civil liability claims over opioids, an unusual and controversial measure that derailed a previous deal.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bmNMiSg via IFTTT Anxiety and Stress, Mental Health and Disorders, Depression (Mental), Teenagers and Adolescence, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Emergency Medical Treatment A new C.D.C. study underscored the mental health issues facing teenagers in the past few years.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/FtUJ9Wv via IFTTT Suits and Litigation (Civil), Pain-Relieving Drugs, Opioids and Opiates, Personal Bankruptcies But they continue to insist on protection from civil liability claims over opioids, an unusual and controversial measure that derailed a previous deal.

Health By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XgNnxYu via IFTTT Meditation, Deaths (Obituaries), Transcendental Meditation, Books and Literature, Alternative and Complementary Medicine A cardiologist and best-selling author, he was initially a skeptic before finding that a person can influence bodily health through Eastern-style meditation.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/EcuoIOw via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Research The rate of positive results among attendees who took coronavirus tests was about the same as that of New York City at large, researchers found.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DOhbfAG via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Youth, Children and Childhood A series of events over the last few weeks have made it confusing and difficult for parents to know when a Covid vaccine might be available to protect their children.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8YkPGvw via IFTTT Anxiety and Stress, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Mental Health and Disorders, Depression (Mental), Research

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Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/FBrkK9W via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Mental Health and Disorders, Depression (Mental) A new, large study found that in the year after getting Covid, people were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with psychiatric disorders they hadn’t had than people who didn’t get infected.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GV0XymZ via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Vaccination and Immunization, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Stillbirth, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus Delta Variant It is the first real-world, epidemiological evidence that maternal vaccination can protect infants, likely because they are born carrying their mother’s antibodies.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YU7AXIx via IFTTT your-feed-science Patients with diabetes are also more likely to be described as “noncompliant,” according to large studies of medical records.

Health By BY ALYSSA LUKPAT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jNZlPEw via IFTTT Coronavirus Delta Variant, Masks, Disease Rates, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, States (US), Deaths (Fatalities)

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Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND EMILY COCHRANE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vROmYrX via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Aduhelm (Drug), United States Politics and Government, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Appointments and Executive Changes, Abortion, E-Cigarettes, Opioids and Opiates, your-feed-healthcare The narrow 50-46 decision underscored the divisions on both sides of the aisle over agency policies on opioids and abortion medications and his ties to the drug industry.