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Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/EVJqcpg via IFTTT your-feed-science, Rural Areas, Hospitals, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Finances, Babies and Infants, Native Americans, Medicaid, Discrimination, Women and Girls, Parenting, Poverty, Insurance, Miscarriages, Minorities, Nursing and Nurses, Maternal Mortality, Birth Rates Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Rvxi8jI via IFTTT Elderly, Anxiety and Stress, Depression (Mental), Mental Health and Disorders, Antidepressants, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists Anxiety disorders are common among seniors, but an influential panel seems likely to recommend against routine screening. Some experts disagree.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HhWjBqp via IFTTT Avian Influenza, Deaths (Fatalities)

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mqibYup via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tests (Medical), Influenza, Bankruptcies, Medicine and Health, Health Insurance and Managed Care But the company that created the 30-minute, over-the-counter test has filed for bankruptcy, so the product’s eventual availability to consumers remains unclear.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Q1ZpjBm via IFTTT Abortion, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Abortion Drugs, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Attorneys General, States (US), your-feed-healthcare The suit argues that rules applying to mifepristone unnecessarily limit patients’ access to medication abortion.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/NpCZ1ve via IFTTT Avian Influenza

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/l7dziN1 via IFTTT Avian Influenza, Disease Rates

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Qk2FGjC via IFTTT Milk, Labeling and Labels (Product), Containers and Packaging, Diet and Nutrition, Beverages Plant-based beverage makers hailed the agency’s decision but objected to the recommendation for labels to specify the nutritional differences with cow’s milk.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hIEvLA5 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Deaths (Fatalities), Maternal Mortality, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Developing Countries, Birth Rates, Abortion, Black People, Native Americans Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZoqAin0 via IFTTT Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Monkeypox, Research, Immune System, Deaths (Fatalities), Viruses The death rate among these patients is about 15 percent, researchers reported. The virus should be added to the list of opportunistic infections seen in patients with advanced H.I.V., scientists said.

Health By BY TED ALCORN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/EKl6ZXH via IFTTT Soft Drinks, Alcoholic Beverages, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Containers and Packaging, Deaths (Fatalities), Research, Cocktails and Mixed Drinks PepsiCo and Coca-Cola enter hard soda markets, causing concerns among regulators and researchers.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PlD4z0G via IFTTT Research, Stroke, Paralysis, Therapy and Rehabilitation, your-feed-healthcare, your-feed-science The results of an innovative study suggest electrical stimulation of the spinal cord could eventually help some of the many people disabled by strokes.

Health By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LWtw83Q via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Medicaid Inflation and pressing household expenses are forcing some people to postpone health needs, an emerging trend that has health experts worried that conditions may only worsen.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/A7mUCjq via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Naloxone (Drug), Drug Abuse and Traffic, United States Politics and Government, Opioids and Opiates, Drugstores, your-feed-healthcare The overdose reversal drug has been administered mostly by emergency responders and outreach workers. If the agency approves a nonprescription version, it could become as easily available as aspirin.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mLCrjMU via IFTTT Global Warming, Endangered and Extinct Species, Mosquitoes, Research, Malaria, Animals The mosquitoes that transmit the disease dramatically increased their range over the last century as temperatures warmed, scientists reported.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Bs21C3S via IFTTT Doctors, Diet and Nutrition, Medicine and Health, Research, your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare Some doctors say that however reasonable guidelines may seem, their cumulative burden causes “constant frustration” to medical practice.

Health By BY TED ALCORN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/OL2C7Z4 via IFTTT Research, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholic Beverages, Addiction (Psychology), Naltrexone (Drug) A recent study suggested the use of a decades-old medicine taken before imbibing could reduce the amount of alcohol consumed.

Health By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KARwJjU via IFTTT Tiktok tics

Health By BY AZEEN GHORAYSHI AND AMBER BRACKEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/JAT1Nfv via IFTTT Social Media, Teenagers and Adolescence, Transgender and Transsexuals, Computers and the Internet, Anxiety and Stress, Mental Health and Disorders, Gender, Women and Girls, Psychology and Psychologists, Research A wave of teenagers who developed tics during the pandemic has receded, illustrating the powerful influence of stress on the body and the resilience of adolescents.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fRPOyh1 via IFTTT Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Black People, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Children and Childhood, Youth, Minorities, Hispanic-Americans, Whites, Elderly, Disasters and Emergencies, Grief (Emotion) Suicide increased among younger Black, Hispanic and Native American people, and declined among whites and older people, the C.D.C. reported.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RC9Wr0g via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Elderly, Deaths (Fatalities), Hospitals, Elder Care, Disease Rates, Medicine and Health, Vaccination and Immunization, Ethics (Personal) Seniors continue to bear the brunt of deaths and hospitalizations, even as most of the nation abandons precautions: “Americans do not agree about the duty to protect others.”

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2O3lIo1 via IFTTT Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Black People, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Children and Childhood, Youth, Minorities, Hispanic-Americans, Whites, Elderly, Disasters and Emergencies, Grief (Emotion) Suicide increased among younger Black, Hispanic and Native American people, and declined among whites and older people, the C.D.C. reported.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MXoIFZH via IFTTT Cystic Fibrosis People in poorer countries cannot get access to a revolutionary cystic fibrosis treatment.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PfDykRg via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Clinical Trials, Research, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Interferon (Protein), Deaths (Fatalities), Paxlovid (Drug), your-feed-healthcare A new drug quashes all coronavirus variants. But regulatory hurdles and a lack of funding make it unlikely to reach the U.S. market anytime soon.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8dLBMun via IFTTT Avian Influenza, Animals, Agriculture and Farming, Minks (Animals), Viruses, your-feed-health, your-feed-science, your-feed-animals A new variant of avian influenza appears capable of spreading among mammals, highlighting the need for more proactive surveillance, experts said.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GXoy5xZ via IFTTT Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Mental Health and Disorders, Depression (Mental), Children and Childhood, Deaths (Fatalities), Antidepressants, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists Chilling details emerged at an arraignment of Lindsay Clancy, accused of strangling her three children. Her lawyer argued she was mentally ill, but prosecutors outlined methodical planning leading to the deaths.

Health By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7XZHKsz via IFTTT Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Discrimination, Deaths (Obituaries) He was at the forefront in persuading the American Psychiatric Association to reassess its classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8IAQ7Xh via IFTTT your-feed-science, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Babies and Infants, Black People, Maternal Mortality, Preeclampsia, Reproduction (Biological), Preventive Medicine The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force warned of a rise in hypertensive disorders among pregnant women, particularly women of color.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YQz4Zu0 via IFTTT Cystic Fibrosis, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Third World and Developing Countries, Inventions and Patents, Generic Brands and Products Vertex Pharmaceuticals is not making its drug, Trikafta, available in poorer countries, where thousands of diagnosed patients stand to benefit.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA AND FRANCESCA PARIS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/eEh6TKC via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, Immunotherapy, Philanthropy, Research, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Genetic Engineering, Income Inequality, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Eczema, Multiple Sclerosis, Leukemia, Grants (Corporate and Foundation) A wave of new treatments have cured devastating diseases. When the costs are too much, even for the insured, patients hunt for other ways to pay.

Health By BY EMILY SCHMALL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/S58Zuod via IFTTT Food Contamination and Poisoning, Recalls and Bans of Products, Food, Listeria Monocytogenes More than 400 food products from Fresh Ideation Food Group were recalled, some of which were sold on Amtrak trains and in vending machines last month.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XfF7zIe via IFTTT Traffic Accidents and Safety, Wearable Computing, Watches and Clocks, Nine-One-One (911) (Emergency Phone Number), Telephones and Telecommunications, iPhone, Skiing, Smartphones, your-feed-health 911 dispatchers are buried under an avalanche of false, automated distress calls from skiers and other Apple device owners who are very much alive.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/5I6dKcM via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Third World and Developing Countries Separately, Johnson & Johnson is demanding additional payment for unwanted shots, confidential documents show.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vWzexjB via IFTTT your-feed-science, Ovarian Cancer, Women and Girls, Genetics and Heredity, Research, Cancer, Surgery and Surgeons, Preventive Medicine A top research group is urging even women without genetic risks to have their fallopian tubes removed under certain circumstances.