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Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND CADE METZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1MHzftd via IFTTT Brain, Implants, Paralysis, Computers and the Internet, Medical Devices, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry The tech multibillionaire said his company, Neuralink, was seeking government approval to test his device in people, and predicted it could happen in six months. Others have been conducting similar tests for years, but no device has been marketed commercially.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vFCdhay via IFTTT your-feed-science, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Blood Donation, Men and Boys, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Sex, Tests (Medical), Research The agency may put in place a personalized risk assessment to replace the current prohibition on men who have had sex with men in the previous three months.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/y7FErMQ via IFTTT your-feed-science, Deaths (Fatalities), Elderly, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Marijuana, Research, Age, Chronological, Habits and Routines (Behavior), Opioids and Opiates, Addiction (Psychology), Loneliness, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Baby Boomers In the pandemic’s first year, death rates linked to alcohol and drugs climbed among seniors as lockdowns and isolation spread.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LtQ9BWg via IFTTT Alzheimer's Disease, Clinical Trials, Research, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Placebos The drug, lecanemab, made by Eisai and Biogen, also carried risks of brain swelling and bleeding and should be studied further, a report of the findings said.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/zN2Ve9E via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Research, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Influenza, Children and Childhood, Viruses, Epidemics Scientist have tested in animals a vaccine that may protect against 20 strains of influenza, helping to prevent another pandemic.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY AND DAVE SANDERS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dKCuQHA via IFTTT Theater, internal-sub-only, Workplace Environment, Mental Health and Disorders, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Marriages, Therapy and Rehabilitation, your-feed-healthcare Christopher Massimine, whose compulsive lying derailed a promising career in theater, maintains that it’s a mental illness that has dogged him since childhood.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/k0rNMXC via IFTTT Monkeypox, Discrimination, Race and Ethnicity, Black People, Disease Rates, Viruses, Infections Health experts said the old nomenclature was imprecise, played into racist stereotypes and fueled stigmatization, making it harder to contain the most recent outbreaks.

Health By BY TED ALCORN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DntIuow via IFTTT Traffic Accidents and Safety, Organ Donation, Deaths (Fatalities), Research, Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters, Transplants A new study suggests a link between the large gatherings and a slightly higher number of transplants after traffic crashes.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS AND RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qaszlbm via IFTTT Children and Childhood, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Shortages, Tamiflu (Drug), Influenza, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Hospitals, Holidays and Special Occasions An intense early flu season, coupled with a pediatric rise in respiratory illnesses, has left families frantically searching for medicines that are in short supply.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES AND LAUREN PETRACCA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DVIXKHE via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-animals, Animals, Chickens, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Factory Farming, Livestock, Agriculture and Farming, Pigs, Poultry, Animal Behavior, Food, Turkeys, Animal Cognition, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Cattle, Ethics (Personal) A farm sanctuary in New York is investigating the inner lives of cows, pigs and chickens — but only if they volunteer.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/TKHYebO via IFTTT Monkeypox, Transgender and Transsexuals, Research, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Viruses Despite monkeypox fading from public attention, scientists are still learning how it spreads — including without sexual contact or any symptoms.

Health By BY VIRGINIA HUGHES AND DESIREE RIOS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kJqECL8 via IFTTT Anxiety and Stress, Parenting, Children and Childhood, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Therapy and Rehabilitation, your-feed-healthcare, vis-photo Exposure therapy contends that many children with anxiety would be helped by following an old and simple dictum: Face your fears.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RHiupdf via IFTTT Hospitals, Medicare, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Elderly, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Home Health Care, Medicine and Health, Nursing Homes, your-feed-science, your-feed-health Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GyUdsKH via IFTTT Diabetes, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Immune System, Insulin, Immunotherapy The therapy will cost nearly $200,000. But it’s the first treatment in 100 years to alter the course of the disease, which usually begins in adolescence.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1MKCext via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Immune System, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Antibodies, Disease Rates, Research The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZI6pxhQ via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Clinical Trials, Research, Science and Technology, your-feed-healthcare Financial and bureaucratic barriers in the United States mean that the next generation of Covid vaccines may well be designed here, but used elsewhere.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/O09ZSkt via IFTTT your-feed-science, Horses, Bats, Animals, Flowers and Plants, Viruses, Hendra Virus, Land Use Policies, your-feed-health, your-feed-animals Habitat loss and food shortages have pushed bats into closer proximity to horses and humans, fueling Hendra virus spillover, a new study suggests.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/JhcCzkq via IFTTT Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Malaria, Foreign Aid, Tuberculosis, Philanthropy, Humanitarian Aid The contribution to the Global Fund is less than aid organizations had hoped for. Britain has been cutting foreign aid since 2020.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mgrGb5l via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Suits and Litigation (Civil), States (US), Opioids and Opiates, Drugstores, Pain-Relieving Drugs, Corporations, Local Government, Attorneys General, Native Americans, Drug Abuse and Traffic, your-feed-healthcare The money would help pay for addiction treatment and drug education programs in communities across the United States.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/yb0tHuD via IFTTT Sex, Condoms, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, your-feed-healthcare, your-feed-science, your-feed-selfcare Most safer sex campaigns focus on danger and disease. Acknowledging the importance of pleasure — and how to make safe sex good sex — could make them more effective.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6fRkLM3 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Parties (Social), Restaurants, Polls and Public Opinion, Shutdowns (Institutional), Travel and Vacations, Children and Childhood, Workplace Hazards and Violations, Hospitals, Protective Clothing and Gear As offices, restaurants and schools fill up, people are adjusting expectations and habits in another moment of deep uncertainty.

Health By BY MEGAN TWOHEY AND CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/oFbDkZA via IFTTT Transgender and Transsexuals, Teenagers and Adolescence, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Hormones, Bones, Research, Estrogen, Testosterone, Medicine and Health Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths’ anguish and buy time to weigh options. But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.

Health By BY MEGAN TWOHEY AND CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WEaHQTc via IFTTT Transgender and Transsexuals, Teenagers and Adolescence, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Hormones, Medicine and Health, Bones, Research We scoured the scientific evidence, interviewed doctors around the world and spoke to patients and families. Here's a closer look at what we found.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/cW6DEoB via IFTTT Smoking and Tobacco, Suits and Litigation (Civil), States (US), E-Cigarettes, Teenagers and Adolescence On Tuesday, the state’s voters overwhelmingly supported letting a two-year-old law take effect. The company’s lawsuit is viewed by anti-smoking advocates as a tactic that could keep menthol cigarettes on the market longer.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xjqoNkZ via IFTTT Education (K-12), Children and Childhood, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Masks, Medicine and Health, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Education, Absenteeism and Truancy, Disease Rates, Protective Clothing and Gear In a so-called natural experiment, two school districts in Boston maintained masking after mandates had been lifted in others, enabling a unique comparison.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Qy4a9KO via IFTTT Rare and Orphan Diseases, Babies and Infants, Genetics and Heredity, Pompe Disease, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Immune System Two sisters in one family died from a genetic disorder. Before a third child with the disease was born, doctors hatched a plan to spare her of its effects.

Health By BY EMILY BAUMGAERTNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qpF4xNt via IFTTT your-feed-science, Buprenorphine (Drug), Research, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Race and Ethnicity, Hispanic-Americans, Minorities, Black People, Opioids and Opiates, Addiction (Psychology), Whites, Drug Abuse and Traffic The analysis of 15 years of prescription data showed that the racial disparities are widening.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Oz6Pyog via IFTTT Eating Disorders, Brain, Implants, Obesity, Weight, Research, your-feed-science, your-feed-health A small study demonstrated that deep brain stimulation, used for people with Parkinson’s disease, can limit an urge to overeat.

Health By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/B5T9iQY via IFTTT Coma, Brain, Sedatives, Hospitals, Oxygen, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-science, Turtles and Tortoises, Anesthesia and Anesthetics, Ventilators (Medical) A new paper suggests that the combination of the virus and anesthesia plunges the brain into a prolonged state of quiet — like a freshwater turtle in winter.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/spU5djc via IFTTT Long Covid, Paxlovid (Drug), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Chronic Condition (Health), Research, Electronic Health Records, Veterans, Disease Rates The research looked at patients who qualified for the antiviral through age or health conditions. Those who took it shortly after infection were 26 percent less likely to have symptoms 90 days later.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YHgQsGu via IFTTT your-feed-science, Children and Childhood, Decisions and Verdicts, Native Americans, Discrimination, States (US), Race and Ethnicity, Constitution (US), Family Courts, Child Custody and Support, Foster Care, Navajo Indians The issue is whether a federal law that seeks to place Native American foster children in Native American homes is constitutional. The case could turn on whether the justices see tribes as racial groups or sovereign nations.

Health By BY JULIE CRESWELL AND MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hU9CkJD via IFTTT Smoking and Tobacco, E-Cigarettes, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Recalls and Bans of Products, Nicotine, Menthol, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Consumer Behavior, Medicine and Health The industry continues to back smoking protections, like this November’s ballot initiative in California that would overturn a law banning tobacco flavors.

Health By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Health https://ift.tt/tla50Fj via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Measles, Medicine and Health, Vaccination and Immunization, Research, Hospitals, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment, Clinical Trials, Viruses In 1956, when he began working with a small group in a Boston laboratory, measles was a major threat. Seven years later, lifesaving immunizations began.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WvYnbrt via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Elderly, Medicare, Hospitals, your-feed-healthcare, your-feed-science It’s annual enrollment season once again. Here’s a look at the pros and cons of the two approaches to health insurance.

Health By BY AZEEN GHORAYSHI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/UJ4yEeH via IFTTT Gender, Teenagers and Adolescence, Doctors, Children and Childhood, Politics and Government, Medicaid, your-feed-healthcare, Transgender and Transsexuals The state’s medical board, whose members are appointed by the governor, has barred doctors from prescribing gender care to new adolescent patients.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KDCrBLd via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Black People, Doctors, Research, Oxygen, Pulse Oximetry, Skin, Medical Devices, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Especially for Black patients, inaccurate readings have imperiled care and may have contributed to deaths during the pandemic, experts told an advisory panel.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qL17xUv via IFTTT your-feed-science, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), States (US), Shopping and Retail, Opioids and Opiates, Native Americans, Drugstores, your-feed-healthcare The agreement would resolve thousands of lawsuits over the retailers’ role in the addiction crisis. But a large majority of state, local and tribal governments must sign on for it to take effect.

Health By BY TED ALCORN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KO1cjl8 via IFTTT Research, Alcoholic Beverages, Beverages A C.D.C. study estimates that, over five years, one in eight deaths of people ages 20 to 64 occurred because of alcohol-related injuries or illness.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kv3ZsNE via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood, Respiratory Diseases, Infant Mortality Vaccines and treatments are in trials, but the virus remains a leading killer of infants worldwide.