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Health By BY ALEXANDRA STEVENSON AND BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/83g19Zy via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Research, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, your-feed-healthcare In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KXs2trN via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Alzheimer's Disease, Clinical Trials, Labeling and Labels (Product), Aduhelm (Drug), Advertising and Marketing, Elderly The report said the F.D.A.’s approval process for Aduhelm was “rife with irregularities” and criticized Biogen for setting an “unjustifiably high price.”

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ml6Vbo9 via IFTTT Children and Childhood, Emergency Medical Treatment, Hospitals, Research, Mental Health and Disorders, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, your-feed-healthcare Many parents bring children to emergency rooms to manage aggressive behaviors. But the visits offer little long-term benefit, doctors said.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/SvVT9ot via IFTTT Ebola Virus, Medicine and Health, Politics and Government, Nipah Virus, Epidemics, Disease Rates, Doctors Some of the most fragile health systems in the world can teach us ways to respond to public health threats early and effectively.

Health By BY ISADORA KOSOFSKY AND ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wsWVC5q via IFTTT Photography, vis-photo, Nursing and Nurses, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Workplace Hazards and Violations, Hospitals Caring for seriously ill patients needing round-the-clock attention during the pandemic has added layers of commitment.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/14OYZcq via IFTTT internal-sub-only, Abortion, Plan B (Contraceptive), Birth Control and Family Planning, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Labeling and Labels (Product), Abortion Drugs, Conservatism (US Politics) Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN AND HOLLY SECON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/thTdZXR via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tests (Medical), Parties (Social), Masks, Holidays and Special Occasions, New Year, Christmas, Respiratory Diseases As rising Covid rates collide with a return to holiday festivities, hosts are coming up with inventive compromises.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7BkHfqy via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Influenza, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, your-feed-health, Viruses R.S.V. has probably peaked, but flu is still surging and Covid-19 cases are rising. Scientists are hopeful next winter will be better.

Health By BY EMILY BAUMGAERTNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/JQfLyNA via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Elderly, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Medicine and Health, Elder Care, Polls and Public Opinion, your-feed-healthcare Nearly all Americans over 65 got their initial Covid vaccines. But that immunity is waning, and this time, the government is offering far less support for new shots.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/I2iAxOV via IFTTT Firearms, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Children and Childhood, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Child Abuse and Neglect, Black People Killings of children and teenagers under 18 increased sharply in 2020, federal researchers reported. Black communities were disproportionately affected.

Health By BY ERIKA CHECK HAYDEN AND BRITTAINY NEWMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rtAOn0k via IFTTT Genetics and Heredity, Rare and Orphan Diseases, Batten's Disease, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Nonprofit Organizations, Medicine and Health, your-feed-healthcare, vis-photo Scientists have made rapid progress in customizing drugs for ultrarare diseases. The hard part now is making such treatments on a large scale.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/taGdUqy via IFTTT Tests (Medical), Cancer, Cervix, Research, Women and Girls, Elderly, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Preventive Medicine Women over 65 are being screened for cervical cancer in diminishing numbers. But some are reluctant to give up the tests.

Health By BY REED ABELSON AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9Mfn6tX via IFTTT Medicare, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare Advantage Proposed regulations would crack down on misleading ads for the private plans and would enhance scrutiny of denials for coverage of medical care.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PMtLg3l via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Elderly, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Age, Chronological, Deaths (Fatalities), Viruses The research was conducted in part when older variants of the coronavirus were spreading. Other factors may have influenced the conclusions.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/TAHQDJ1 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Polls and Public Opinion, Children and Childhood, Measles, your-feed-healthcare A third of parents now feel they should be the ones to decide whether to get their children immunized against measles, mumps and other childhood diseases.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/zD4EwVO via IFTTT your-feed-science, Deaths (Fatalities), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Ebola Virus, Research, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Hamsters, Protective Clothing and Gear, Workplace Hazards and Violations, Disease Rates, Funerals and Memorials Family members and health care workers should take precautions, experts said.

Health By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/BwLlvik via IFTTT Emergency Medical Treatment, Doctors, Hospitals, Research, Deaths (Fatalities), Medicine and Health Doctors fail to recognize serious conditions like stroke and sepsis in tens of thousands of patients each year, according to a new study.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND ANDREW DAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Dx7VcHE via IFTTT your-feed-science, News and News Media, Deaths (Fatalities), World Cup 2022 (Soccer), Aneurysms, Soccer, Autopsies, Aorta, Athletics and Sports An autopsy in New York showed that the journalist had a tear in the ascending aorta, a large vessel that carries blood from the heart.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rqajyFH via IFTTT your-feed-science, Deaths (Fatalities), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Long Covid, Chronic Condition (Health), Research, your-feed-healthcare The tally is less than 1 percent of all deaths linked to the coronavirus, but it shows that it is possible to die from lingering symptoms after infection.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL AND BEE TROFORT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xrGNanX via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-science, Black People, Teenagers and Adolescence, Discrimination, Children and Childhood, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Doctors, Depression (Mental), Mental Health and Disorders, Income Inequality, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Antidepressants, Anxiety and Stress, Race and Ethnicity In Atlanta, a team of mental health experts is bringing care to adolescents whose needs often go unaddressed and misunderstood.

Health By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZxRlY06 via IFTTT Computers and the Internet, Brain, Clinical Trials, Medical Devices, Research, Paralysis, Head (Body Part), Disabilities But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if at all.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KoT8A6k via IFTTT Mental Health and Disorders, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Schizophrenia, Law and Legislation, your-feed-healthcare The psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey has been advocating tougher involuntary psychiatric treatment policies for 40 years. Now it’s paying off.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/me5cCYF via IFTTT Suits and Litigation (Civil), E-Cigarettes, Advertising and Marketing, Youth The proposed deal would resolve thousands of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation based in Northern California.

Health By BY EMILY BAUMGAERTNER AND MICHAEL HANSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Yhw5ZEO via IFTTT Rural Areas, Hospitals, Finances, Shutdowns (Institutional), Medicare, vis-photo A new federal program offers hefty payments to small hospitals at risk of closing. But it comes with a bewildering requirement: to end all inpatient care.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/s1CIpVf via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Third World and Developing Countries, Nonprofit Organizations Many of the poorest countries will continue to get free Covid shots, but global demand for them has plummeted, driving a shift away from the goal of broad coverage.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YI8v5Be via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vaccination and Immunization, Babies and Infants, Influenza Many expectant women have avoided the shots, unaware that the virus poses significant risks to the fetus — and to them.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/NSWqwbE via IFTTT your-feed-science, Eyes and Eyesight, LASIK (Eye Surgery), Surgery and Surgeons, Medical Devices, Corneas Draft recommendations by the agency describe dry eyes, visual disturbances and other side effects of the procedure. Surgeons say the benefits are being ignored.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rT9LACa via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Third World and Developing Countries, Medicine and Health, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), your-feed-healthcare The board of Gavi, the international vaccine agency, meets Wednesday to debate shutting down the program, known as Covax, amid swiftly waning demand for the shots.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vM1wo4b via IFTTT Suits and Litigation (Civil), Advertising and Marketing, E-Cigarettes, Youth The deal is the latest in the company’s efforts to resolve litigation over its marketing of products that some contend fueled the teenage vaping crisis.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/f5Spb8u via IFTTT Infant Formulas, Food, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Medicine and Health Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations with industry over enforcement of critical public health issues.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PlpErUw via IFTTT Elderly, Age, Chronological, Marriages, Friendship, Single Persons, Loneliness, Baby Boomers Nearly one million Americans have no immediate family members to provide assistance if needed. The number is expected to grow.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8tCNYI2 via IFTTT Alzheimer's Disease, Genetics and Heredity, Genetic Engineering, Research, Clinical Trials Preliminary results offer hope that gene therapy can protect people with a version of the brain disease driven by a particular gene variant.

Health By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XPzrSI3 via IFTTT Elder Care, Home Health Care, Retirement Communities and Assisted Living, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Inflation (Economics), internal-reader-callout, internal-open-access As inflation rises, assisted living and home health aides are becoming more expensive. We want to hear from people who are dealing with this type of financial stress.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/aOP1VKe via IFTTT Dogs, Animals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Behavior, Vaccination and Immunization, Viruses, Influenza, your-feed-science, your-feed-animals Canine influenza can spread quickly through shelters, kennels and day care facilities, although most dogs will recover on their own, experts said.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER AND ALEXANDRA STEVENSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fkb1ouV via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Deaths (Fatalities), Elderly, Coronavirus Reopenings, Contact Tracing (Public Health), Hospitals, Economic Conditions and Trends Huge swaths of the nation’s elderly remain vulnerable, scientists say, and a surge in deaths and hospitalizations may be inevitable.