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Health By BY SIMON ROMERO, RONI CARYN RABIN AND MARK WALKER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZcTuAKf via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Native Americans, Deaths (Fatalities), Diabetes, Discrimination, Longevity, Viruses, Anxiety and Stress, Race and Ethnicity, Hopi Indians, Alaska Natives, Navajo Indians New federal data outline the scale of suffering among Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gzA30dB via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Longevity, Native Americans, Black People, Asian-Americans, Deaths (Fatalities), Minorities, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Whites, Alaska Natives, Hispanic-Americans The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting American Indian and Native Alaskan communities particularly hard.

Health By BY RONI RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8zxHFlm via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Paxlovid (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Elderly, Vaccination and Immunization Among patients under 65, however, the drug made little difference in hospitalization or death rates.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fRPznXb via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, States (US), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-healthcare Updated Covid vaccines, expected soon after Labor Day, were designed to thwart Omicron variants. But money to distribute them has dried up.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL AND ANNIE FLANAGAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/afuLEoR via IFTTT Anxiety and Stress, Teenagers and Adolescence, Depression (Mental), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Mental Health and Disorders Increasingly, anxious and depressed teens are using multiple, powerful psychiatric drugs, many of them untested in adolescents or for use in tandem.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/h6vlfBW via IFTTT Therapy and Rehabilitation, Depression (Mental), Anxiety and Stress, Emotions, Teenagers and Adolescence, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Mental Health and Disorders, Psychology and Psychologists, Content Type: Service, Parenting, your-feed-health Studies indicate that dialectical behavior therapy offers greater benefits than more generalized therapy. But treatment is intensive, and expensive.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/aRuZ7Tf via IFTTT your-feed-science, Monkeypox, Viruses, Epidemics, Respiratory Diseases, Medicine and Health The patients turning up at clinics often have a range of symptoms that are not typical of the infection. Some of the infected seem to have no symptoms at all.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2kiLFzu via IFTTT your-feed-science, Heart, Deaths (Fatalities), Cholesterol, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Preventive Medicine, Aspirin, Blood Pressure, Clinical Trials Patients given a combination “polypill” after a heart attack were more likely to stick to their regimens, researchers reported.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/za3FC7r via IFTTT Research, Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Depression (Mental), Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Alcohol Abuse, LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide), Mental Health and Disorders, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), your-feed-healthcare Researchers said the results offered promise to the millions of Americans with alcohol use disorder.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vxCeKru via IFTTT Dogs, Dementia, your-feed-science The risk of canine cognitive dysfunction, a.k.a. “doggy dementia,” is far greater in dogs who don’t get enough exercise, researchers found. Their risk factors echo some in humans, whose homes they share.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xYuXJP9 via IFTTT Drug Abuse and Traffic, Marijuana, Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Polls and Public Opinion, Alcoholic Beverages, Medicine and Health, your-feed-healthcare The annual U.S. survey of substance use captures the growing mainstream acceptance of cannabis and hallucinogenic compounds.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3rGmItc via IFTTT Monkeypox, Smallpox, Viruses, Black People, Names, Organizational, Epidemics, Medicine and Health Experts say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL AND ANNIE FLANAGAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DiYLOpr via IFTTT internal-sub-only, Anxiety and Stress, Teenagers and Adolescence, Depression (Mental), Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Loneliness, Brain, Happiness, Sexting, Mental Health and Disorders, Families and Family Life, Cyberharassment, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Psychology and Psychologists, your-feed-health, your-feed-science As anxiety and depression soar among adolescents, researchers struggle to understand how exactly social media affects mental health.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gtN5wd6 via IFTTT Sports Injuries, Pickleball (Sport), Tennis, Falls, your-feed-health, your-feed-science It’s all fun and games till you strain your Achilles’ tendon, herniate a disc or do a face-plant in the Kitchen.

Health By BY MCKENNA OXENDEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6ncG7tS via IFTTT Food Contamination and Poisoning, E Coli (Bacteria), Fast Food Industry Federal health officials said that while 37 people had been sickened and 10 hospitalized, it was safe to eat at the fast-food chain and to buy romaine lettuce.

Candace Owens says pushing vaccines on children appears 'evil and sinister' 'Candace' host reacts to Democrats incentivizing vaccines for children and Kanye West's comments about abortion on 'Fox News Primetime.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/T56VDEW

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PlFqGjh via IFTTT Hair, Baldness, Rogaine (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Doctors, Medicine and Health, Generic Brands and Products Dermatologists who specialize in hair loss say that the key ingredient in a topical treatment worked even better when taken orally at a low dose.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ajzCJKR via IFTTT Poliomyelitis, Vaccination and Immunization, Viruses, Sewers and Sewage, Paralysis, Feces, Disease Rates Before its discovery in New York’s wastewater, the virus made a series of ominous appearances around the world.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2aMWfix via IFTTT Prenatal Testing, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Genetics and Heredity, Miscarriages, Amniocentesis, In Vitro Fertilization, Chromosomes, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment, Women and Girls, Research If the technique is confirmed, women who have had miscarriages or those undergoing prenatal screening may no longer need to rely on centralized testing labs for results.

Health By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON AND APRIL RUBIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gLFjtG via IFTTT Food Contamination and Poisoning, E Coli (Bacteria), Food The agency said that no food had been identified yet as the source of the outbreak, which has sickened 14 people in Ohio and 15 in Michigan.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/yGwkV0B via IFTTT Decisions and Verdicts, Compensation for Damages (Law), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Drugstores, Opioids and Opiates, Courts and the Judiciary, Pain-Relieving Drugs A federal judge ordered the big pharmacy chains to bear about one-third of the responsibility for fueling a deadly drug crisis.

Health By BY ALIZA AUFRICHTIG, EMILY ANTHES AND JONAH MARKOWITZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/y6VMPNY via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Sewers and Sewage, Monkeypox, Poliomyelitis, Hospitals, Viruses, Disease Rates, Bathrooms and Toilets, Security and Warning Systems, Microbiology, Medicine and Health, your-feed-science, your-feed-health Here’s how a scrappy team of scientists, public health experts and plumbers is embracing wastewater surveillance as the future of disease tracking.

Health By BY REMY TUMIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6HPJFOR via IFTTT Poliomyelitis, Millennial Generation, Monkeypox, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization Did you text Mom recently asking if you had been vaccinated against polio? So did we.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/0HSqp7D via IFTTT Viruses, Sewers and Sewage, Poliomyelitis, Vaccination and Immunization, your-feed-health, your-feed-science A new study from the C.D.C. provides more details about a polio case detected in New York last month, and suggests the virus has been spreading elsewhere for a year.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/pWcDs7C via IFTTT your-feed-science, Clinical Trials, Diabetes, Vaccination and Immunization, Immune System, Tuberculosis, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against Covid-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PAwfFsa via IFTTT Medical Devices, Ears and Hearing, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Tests and Examinations, your-feed-healthcare The agency issued a final rule that took years to complete and opens the door to cheaper, more accessible devices without a prescription or medical exam.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN AND DADO GALDIERI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/FY5M0nU via IFTTT Zika Virus, Microcephaly, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Babies and Infants, Viruses, Children and Childhood, Mosquitoes, Research, Birth Defects, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Medicine and Health, Brain, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare Some babies born with devastating birth defects from the mosquito-borne illness are 7 now, but Covid turned the world’s attention away.

Health By BY JENNY GROSS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/EChvFnu via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Vaccination and Immunization, Clinical Trials, Research The vaccine, which has been approved for adults, generated a strong immune response against both the original virus and the Omicron variant.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HpXo31N via IFTTT Monkeypox, States (US), Government Contracts and Procurement, Stockpiling, Vaccination and Immunization, Shortages Federal officials are not relying on an established system to distribute the vaccine, slowing immunizations and burdening local health departments, critics say.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Qx8T2oO via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Quarantines, Tests (Medical), Masks, Vaccination and Immunization, Contact Tracing (Public Health), Education (K-12) The new recommendations put the onus on individuals to protect themselves. Here’s how to navigate them.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/cfmPgaU via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tests (Medical), Coronavirus Omicron Variant Repeat tests, spaced two days apart, reduce the odds of false negatives, the agency noted.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vA9B0L5 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Masks, Quarantines, Viruses, your-feed-health, Education (K-12) The new recommendations are intended to help prevent severe disease, the agency said.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/4L7kd6X via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Diabetes, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Shortages, Cancer, your-feed-healthcare Testing found nitrosamine contamination in some samples of Januvia, but regulators will allow Merck to continue selling the drug for now.

Health By BY APRIL RUBIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZDRTr1Y via IFTTT Monkeypox, Disease Rates, Monkeys and Apes, Deaths (Fatalities), Animals, Rodents, Viruses The outbreak is centered on humans, not animals, health officials said, after a report that some monkeys were harmed in São Paulo, Brazil, out of fear of transmission, according to local authorities.

Health By BY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3zErI0W via IFTTT Monkeypox Monkeypox cases are increasing worldwide, including in the United States, which has declared the outbreak a national health emergency. Here’s a closer look at the virus.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/86FzTqE via IFTTT Diabetes, Clinical Trials, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Documentary Films and Programs, Insulin, Research A documentary captures the desperation and frustration of Type 1 diabetes patients in a clinical trial.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/OGMz5Rl via IFTTT your-feed-science, Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Telemedicine, Law and Legislation, States (US), Women and Girls, Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision), Decisions and Verdicts, Birth Control and Family Planning, Gynecology and Gynecologists Information and medications needed to end a pregnancy are increasingly available outside the health care system.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1Gu5PB6 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Monkeypox, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Clinical Trials, Smallpox, Stockpiling Doctors who want to prescribe tecovirimat, or Tpoxx, must navigate a gantlet of bureaucratic hurdles that experts say could be quickly lifted.

Health By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Qy9xolT via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Genetics and Heredity, Doctors, Depression (Mental), Mental Health and Disorders, Research After years of pioneering research into inherited disorders, mostly in children, he spoke openly about his struggle with mental illness.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/n2fsgkZ via IFTTT Monkeypox, Clinical Trials, Vaccination and Immunization, Smallpox, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Immune System, Viruses, Shortages, your-feed-science People with H.I.V. and other immune-system problems may need the full two-dose regimen, researchers say. But the shots, particularly second doses, are hard to come by.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/okH48zh via IFTTT your-feed-science, Monkeypox, Epidemics, Vaccination and Immunization The designation would free up emergency funds and lift some bureaucratic hurdles, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HEmipIw via IFTTT Smoking and Tobacco, Addiction (Psychology), E-Cigarettes, Recalls and Bans of Products, Research Millions of smokers could be forced to confront the agony of nicotine withdrawal as the F.D.A. weighs calling for a drastic reduction in the addictive lure of cigarettes.

Dr. Fauci faces increasing questions on Wuhan lab, gain-of-function research Fox News' Greg Palkot on Dr. Fauci's Senate testimony, new questions about COVID origins. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/xOG1g3u

Pfizer COVID-19 pill could cut severe illness by 89%, company says Pfizer Inc. announced Friday that its pill to treat novel COVID-19 was found to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% among high-risk adult patients in a clinical trial. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/aAdQsnF

Dr. Siegel reacts to Pfizer pill to treat COVID awaiting FDA approval Fox News medical contributor, Dr. Marc Siegel enthusiastic about Pfizer pill to treat COVID-19. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/zo5g38P

Biden admin to fine businesses for unvaccinated employees Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., on Biden administration pushing workplace vaccine mandates. Garcia also addresses U.S. allies and citizens still trapped in Afghanistan. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/d7QfhUg

Biden administration gives vaccination deadline for Border Patrol Victor Manjarrez Jr., former El Paso Border Patrol chief, responds to vaccine mandate for Border Patrol agents illegal crossings is at a historic high. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/TWCQ2Xz

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qa8B9oz via IFTTT Elderly, Funerals and Memorials, Age, Chronological, Families and Family Life, Religion and Belief Rituals like graduations and weddings are few and far between for older adults. Some are finding ways to honor their momentous occasions.