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Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/r9masP7 via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, your-feed-animals, Deer, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Delta Variant, Animals, Hunting and Trapping, Viruses Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to new research.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES AND GABRIELLA ANGOTTI-JONES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9AiMC4Q via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, your-feed-animals, Animals, Dolphins and Porpoises, United States Defense and Military Forces, Mammals, Elderly, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Alzheimer's Disease, Oceans and Seas In her youth, Blue was a standout mine-hunter for the U.S. military. She and her colleagues are now at the vanguard of geriatric marine mammal medicine.

Health By BY EMILY BAUMGAERTNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/BR1hn7b via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Education (K-12), Shutdowns (Institutional), Poverty, Income Inequality, Children and Childhood, Third World and Developing Countries, Epidemics Learning delays and regressions were most severe in developing countries and among children from low-income backgrounds. And students still haven’t caught up.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/F1whTnR via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Mental Health and Disorders, Research, Psychology and Psychologists Her simple idea, for patients to write down a plan that would help them weather a suicidal crisis, rapidly spread in clinical settings.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1ASkp0y via IFTTT Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Zoning, Law and Legislation, Affordable Housing, Elderly, Area Planning and Renewal, Building (Construction), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), Age, Chronological “Granny flats” are popping up in backyards across the country, affording Americans a new housing option. Some communities are not happy about it.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WQ5EbaK via IFTTT your-feed-science, Black People, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Native Americans, Discrimination, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Women and Girls, Traffic Accidents and Safety, Crime and Criminals, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Babies and Infants, Drunken and Reckless Driving, Race and Ethnicity, Longevity, Disease Rates, Domestic Violence The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and accidents.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/S8jV4fo via IFTTT Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Blood Donation, Discrimination, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Sex, Shortages, Tests (Medical) The F.D.A. proposed a more individualized policy based on questions about sexual behavior and risks.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HxRvUh5 via IFTTT Obesity, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Diet and Nutrition, Weight, Research, Food, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Surgery and Surgeons, Chronic Condition (Health), Youth Growing research has shown that intensive interventions are needed, scientists say. Here is why their advice is changing.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/abIXt9m via IFTTT Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Advertising and Marketing, Cannabis Foods and Products, Hemp The agency wants Congress to intervene, saying it does not have adequate oversight powers to ensure the safety of the myriad cannabidiol products derived from hemp.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gZL2GFz via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, your-feed-healthcare As advisers to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed ending one era of the Covid vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qGt2dVj via IFTTT Food, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Babies and Infants, Agriculture and Farming, Flowers and Plants, Baby Foods, Fruit, Lead, Arsenic, Global Warming, Vegetables The problem begins at the farm where plants draw toxins from the soil. There’s no washing them away.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/joQndkz via IFTTT Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Suits and Litigation (Civil), States (US), Federal-State Relations (US), Law and Legislation, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, your-feed-healthcare The case, brought by GenBioPro, a company that makes one of two abortion drugs, argues that it is unconstitutional for a state to bar access to a medication approved by the federal government.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ys45fc3 via IFTTT Baby Foods, Babies and Infants, Brain, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Diet and Nutrition, Lead The agency estimated that the guidelines could reduce young children’s dietary exposure to lead by about 25 percent.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YERIMiH via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Workers' Compensation Insurance, Long Covid, Chronic Condition (Health), Labor and Jobs, Research, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Unemployment An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.

Health By BY BENJAMIN RYAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nOy9I6H via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Computers and the Internet, Hospitals, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Doctors, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), E-Mail, Electronic Health Records, Medicare, Telemedicine More hospitals and medical practices have begun charging for doctors’ responses to patient queries, depending on the level of medical advice.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/or2eMn8 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Immune System, Influenza, Disease Rates In advance of a scientific meeting on Thursday, officials proposed offering new shots to Americans each fall, a strategy long employed against the flu.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fESG2aN via IFTTT Heart, Football, First Aid, Emergency Medical Treatment, Defibrillators, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Hospitals The trauma care of the Buffalo Bills player highlighted what is done to overcome cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death in the United States.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vVSjJZ0 via IFTTT Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Defibrillators, First Aid, Nine-One-One (911) (Emergency Phone Number), Heart Helping someone in cardiac arrest is not as daunting as it seems.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lUgKev4 via IFTTT Diabetes, Vaccination and Immunization, Research, Teenagers and Adolescence, Clinical Trials, Tuberculosis The B.C.G. vaccine, more than a century old, has shown some promise against diabetes. The university’s move left parents and outside investigators concerned.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/W3lSQGV via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Sewers and Sewage, Medicine and Health, Security and Warning Systems, Disease Rates, Urban Areas The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the promise of tracking pathogens in sewage. Now, the nation needs to act on it, experts say.

Health By BY REMY TUMIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/SZg5ywr via IFTTT Habits and Routines (Behavior), Alcoholic Beverages, Alcohol Abuse, New Year, Cocktails and Mixed Drinks The annual sobriety challenge is more popular than ever, but like many New Year’s resolutions, it can end early in failure. But there are still benefits to trying, experts say.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/blk0iy3 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Clinical Trials, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Gender, Viruses Janssen Pharmaceuticals ended a global trial after independent experts determined the vaccine was not effective. But there are other possibilities in the pipeline, scientists said.

Health By BY ALEX WILLIAMS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rftUqsE via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Rare and Orphan Diseases, Research, Philanthropy From her kitchen table in rural Illinois, Ms. Richter started a global foundation for families who shared her son’s rare genetic disorder.

Health By BY KATIE THOMAS, ROBERT GEBELOFF AND JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PEUjILq via IFTTT Nursing Homes, Elderly, Elder Care, Schizophrenia, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Mental Health and Disorders, your-feed-healthcare The federal agency that oversees nursing homes has tightened rules around the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs.

Health By BY BENJAMIN RYAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/OweDEsY via IFTTT Diabetes, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Insulin, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Research, Law and Legislation, Medicare, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Suits and Litigation (Civil), your-feed-healthcare The state is taking action against three major drug companies and the big pharmacy benefit managers in an effort to temper costs for people with diabetes.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sJbkNHu via IFTTT internal-sub-only, your-feed-science, Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), your-feed-healthcare The 96-year-old scientist who came up with an idea for an “unpregnancy pill” decades ago has led an eventful life, from his teenage days in the French Resistance to his friendships with famous artists.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN AND MALIN FEZEHAI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rwkuXIS via IFTTT Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Children and Childhood, Tests (Medical), Babies and Infants, Pregnancy and Childbirth Sub-Saharan Africa has made steady progress in delivering lifesaving medication to adults, but young patients are harder to reach and 100,000 are dying of AIDS each year

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/uGTkN47 via IFTTT Some people who have long lived with the disease say they worry about living as a healthy person, while others worry about the obstacles to getting treatment.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DEY6bSO via IFTTT internal-sub-only, Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Mental Health and Disorders, Social Media, Hoaxes and Pranks A Tennessee homemaker entered the online world of romance writers and it became, in her words, “an addiction.” Things went downhill from there.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qyXMahC via IFTTT Medicare, Diabetes, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Law and Legislation, Insulin, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Elderly, Vaccination and Immunization, Politics and Government Reforms embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act will bring savings to seniors this year. Already some lawmakers are aiming to repeal the changes.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jGw5BtZ via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Elderly, Stroke, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns An uptick hinted at in surveillance data was a mirage, the officials said.

Health By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/W2Y8Mjh via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization The XBB.1.5 subvariant is quickly rising in the northeast United States.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND EMILY BAUMGAERTNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/61imbUp via IFTTT Smoking and Tobacco, Law and Legislation, Containers and Packaging, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Medicine and Health, E-Cigarettes, Menthol Now that California’s tobacco prohibitions are in place, some Camel and Newport items are billed as newly “fresh” or “crisp” non-menthol versions.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/C456IgZ via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Fentanyl, Naloxone (Drug), Opioids and Opiates, Addiction (Psychology) A veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine is infiltrating street drugs, deepening addiction, baffling law enforcement and causing wounds so severe that some result in amputation.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6y53jfw via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Fentanyl, Naloxone (Drug), Opioids and Opiates, Addiction (Psychology) A veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine is infiltrating street drugs, deepening addiction, baffling law enforcement and causing wounds so severe that some result in amputation.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KWVLev7 via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Alzheimer's Disease, Clinical Trials, Medicare, Placebos, Labeling and Labels (Product), Aduhelm (Drug), your-feed-healthcare The drug, Leqembi, may modestly slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease but carries some safety risks. Still, data suggests it is more promising than the small number of other available treatments.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/srkXitZ via IFTTT Brain, Lungs, Sports Injuries, Heart, Football, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Respiratory Distress Syndrome The Buffalo Bills safety was on a good path for neurological recovery but might still face injuries to other organs, including his lungs.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fMhYnOi via IFTTT Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Drugstores, your-feed-healthcare The two chains said they would begin the certification process under a new F.D.A. regulation that will allow retail pharmacies to dispense the prescription pills for the first time.

Health By BY CHRISTINE CHUNG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/U6tfqGJ via IFTTT Marijuana, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Children and Childhood, Cannabis Foods and Products, Drug Abuse and Traffic The ingestion of edibles by children under 6 has risen rapidly since the start of the pandemic, contributing to a “significant increase” in hospitalizations, the study found.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Boj3lzE via IFTTT Abortion, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Drugstores, Abortion Drugs, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Mail Order Companies, your-feed-healthcare Mifepristone, the first of two drugs in medication abortions, previously had to be dispensed only by clinics, doctors or a few mail-order pharmacies. Now, if local drugstores or chains like CVS agree to certain rules, they can provide it.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/o2anvtg via IFTTT Social Media, Teenagers and Adolescence, Children and Childhood, Mental Health and Disorders, your-feed-health, your-feed-science Teens who frequently checked social media showed an increasing sensitivity to peer feedback, although the cause of the changes was not clear.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MzGIH3W via IFTTT Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Mental Health and Disorders, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Depression (Mental), Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psilocybin Mushrooms On Jan. 1, Oregon became the first state to allow adult use of psilocybin “magic” mushrooms. Licensed guides will likely determine whether the program is a success.