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Health By BY REED ABELSON AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qUOWcMT via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, Insurance, Medicare Advantage After intense lobbying by insurers, U.S. health officials say curbs aimed at overbilling by Medicare Advantage will be eased in over 3 years.

Health By BY AZEEN GHORAYSHI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/B2mDHTQ via IFTTT Law and Legislation, Transgender, United States Politics and Government, Youth, Gender, State Legislatures States across the country are considering laws that would restrict gender-related medical care.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/45SypXo via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Hepatitis, Children and Childhood, Herpes Viruses, Liver, Viruses, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infection with multiple common viruses may be responsible for the cases that puzzled doctors last year.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bzwg6eM via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Deaths (Fatalities), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Blood Clots, Women and Girls, Heart, Research, your-feed-healthcare A new analysis examined deaths in Britain, where the company’s product was restricted in 2021 because of safety concerns.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/5g40hWi via IFTTT Naloxone (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Opioids and Opiates, your-feed-science, your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare The nasal spray reverses opioid overdoses and public health officials hope that making it more widely available could save lives and reduce the nation’s high rates of drug fatalities.

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Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/G4Dqlmt via IFTTT your-feed-science, Naloxone (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Opioids and Opiates, Drugstores, your-feed-healthcare The Food and Drug Administration is expected this week to allow the overdose-reversal medication to be sold without a prescription, a step toward making it a common emergency tool.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WAPSBLo via IFTTT Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, Hospitals, Research, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Youth, your-feed-healthcare Hospitalizations for pediatric suicidal behavior increased by 163 percent over an 11-year period, an analysis of millions of hospital admissions in the United States found.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/W4JeGrP via IFTTT Elderly, Content Type: Service, Anesthesia and Anesthetics, Tests (Medical), Surgery and Surgeons, Doctors, Volunteers and Community Service, Transportation Following even basic screenings and operations, patients often must arrange for someone to deliver them home. For older people, it can be a tall order.

Health By BY BENJAMIN RYAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9O8zAhs via IFTTT Diabetes, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Insulin, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Discount Selling, Generic Brands and Products, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Law and Legislation, Government Contracts and Procurement The state awarded a $50 million contract to produce less costly treatments, but moves by major suppliers might undercut the initiative before any new product emerges.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HGhFD6q via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Elderly, Immune System Britain and Canada have authorized another round of booster shots for older and immunocompromised citizens. So far, U.S. officials haven’t followed suit.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3owURfX via IFTTT your-feed-science, Hospitals, Medical Devices, Microbiology, Cameras, Digestive Tract Duodenoscopes — tubular cameras threaded into the intestine — with disposable parts were supposed to be safer. But the parts can fall off in the body, the F.D.A. warned.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lcGI2uD via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Autism, Children and Childhood, Disabilities The pandemic may have disrupted the detection of autism spectrum disorder in young children, researchers also reported.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/En7CjMF via IFTTT Decisions and Verdicts, Abortion, Law and Legislation, State Legislatures, Suits and Litigation (Civil), States (US) Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not health care.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jX5Pq7e via IFTTT Shortages, United States Politics and Government, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Hospitals, Supply Chain, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) A Senate homeland security committee examined growing health care shortages amid reports of rationing within hospitals.

Health By BY REED ABELSON AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gCBD14Q via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, United States Politics and Government, Medicare Advantage The Biden administration has proposed changes to how it would pay private Medicare Advantage plans, setting off a lobbying frenzy.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nE3wYog via IFTTT DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Hair, Hepatitis, Genetics and Heredity, Liver, Classical Music, Poisoning and Poisons, Lead, Research By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/eLhUtTr via IFTTT Youth, Social Media, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Mental Health and Disorders, Surgeon General (US), Medicine and Health, your-feed-health, your-feed-science In an interview with The Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy ascribed the crisis in part to “hustle culture” values.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sXa28xP via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, Masks, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Science and Technology, Viruses, Travel Warnings, Epidemics, Disease Rates, Protective Clothing and Gear Current and former employees recall rising desperation as Trump administration officials squelched research into the new coronavirus.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KU1oDrt via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Drug Resistance (Microbial), Fungi, Candida Auris (Fungus), States (US), Research, Medicine and Health, Academic and Scientific Journals, your-feed-healthcare Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that health officials hoped to contain is now in more than half the states, according to a new research paper.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/X92OKmQ via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Wildlife Trade and Poaching, Raccoon Dogs, United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), International Relations, Viruses, Disease Rates Genetic research from China suggests to some experts that the coronavirus may have sprung from a seafood market in Wuhan. Now the data are missing from a scientific database.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/cD65AXd via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Raccoon Dogs, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), Agriculture and Farming, Viruses, Animals, your-feed-health, your-feed-science, your-feed-animals The monogamous, hibernating canids, which are related to foxes, are sold for meat and fur.

Health By BY CARL ZIMMER AND CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/CNJT4VF via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Paxlovid (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) While an agency analysis did find signs of Covid “rebound,” the drug significantly reduces hospitalizations and deaths, researchers said.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nYSHuw5 via IFTTT Lyme Disease, Ticks (Insects), Disease Rates, your-feed-science Babesiosis, which can cause flulike symptoms, could be spreading because of rising temperatures and the growing deer population.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jEx5PKA via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Deaths (Fatalities), Content Type: Service, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Vaccination and Immunization, Respiratory Diseases, Women and Girls, Maternal Mortality A pregnant woman is more likely to develop serious Covid-19 and to die of it. Several factors amplify the risks.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK AND ALLISON MCCANN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Tdl80j7 via IFTTT Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Mifeprex (RU-486), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision), your-feed-health The judge said he would decide soon whether to issue a preliminary injunction ordering the F.D.A. to withdraw its approval of the drug or wait for the full trial.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8dKEgU7 via IFTTT Avian Influenza, Animals, Mammals, Birds, Viruses, Wildlife Die-Offs, Seals (Animals) and Sealing, your-feed-science, your-feed-health, your-feed-animals Wild birds passed the virus to seals in New England at least twice last summer, a new study suggests.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fclqLyP via IFTTT Abortion, Abortion Drugs, your-feed-healthcare The first hearing in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn F.D.A. approval of the pills takes place Wednesday morning in Texas.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xCUrJPK via IFTTT Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Rates Over two decades, Pepfar may have saved an estimated 25 million lives, helping to slow the AIDS pandemic.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dG9nCTR via IFTTT Time, Heart, Brain, Psychology and Psychologists, Research, your-feed-science, your-feed-health Researchers have long assumed that the brain controls our sense of time. A new study suggests the heart plays an important role.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/U4N8yJq via IFTTT Elderly, Elder Care, Cancer, Death and Dying, Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Living Wills and Health Care Proxies, Hospice Care Most older cancer patients received invasive care in the last month of their lives, a new study finds. That may not be what they wanted.

Health By BY KATIE BENNER AND PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/f068oar via IFTTT Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Mifeprex (RU-486), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Courts and the Judiciary Saying he wanted safe and orderly proceedings, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk asked lawyers not to disclose the hearing and planned to add it to the public case file only the evening before.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bGsLeUO via IFTTT Migraine Headaches, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Nerves and Nervous System, Clinical Trials Pfizer’s treatment applies an approach that is different from some other products, which doctors say may make it safer for people at risk of heart attacks or stroke.

Health By BY EMILY BAUMGAERTNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38IJX0C via IFTTT Railroad Accidents and Safety, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Chemicals, Children and Childhood, East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment (Feb 3, 2023), Disasters and Emergencies, Anxiety and Stress, Mental Health and Disorders In a tight-knit town already skeptical of the government, the lack of concrete information, and the open-ended nature of the crisis, undergird anxiety.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GgcFAkJ via IFTTT your-feed-science, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Syphilis, Antibiotics, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Sex, Drug Resistance (Microbial), Bacteria, Infections, Preventive Medicine Taking a common antibiotic after sex greatly reduces the chances of developing syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea among men who have sex with men and among trans women.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/N8CUEBL via IFTTT Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Medicine and Health, Hypertension, Deaths (Fatalities), Heart, Disease Rates, Blood Pressure Incidence of illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension are climbing quickly in most sub-Saharan countries, but the conditions are rarely diagnosed or treated.

Health By BY CHRISTINE CHUNG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HSXVd6c via IFTTT Research, Opioids and Opiates, Children and Childhood, Poisoning and Poisons, Pain-Relieving Drugs, Buprenorphine (Drug), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Deaths (Fatalities) A review of poisonings among children 5 and younger found that opioids contributed to nearly half of deaths from 2005 to 2018, largely from accidental overdoses, according to new research.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/28WQm3d via IFTTT Recalls and Bans of Products, Premature Babies, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Babies and Infants The F.D.A. seemed poised to rescind approval of Makena, after studies over time indicated the treatment did not halt early childbirth for many women.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kft3S5Q via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Digestive Tract, Long Covid, Research, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Stomach, your-feed-healthcare The study, which examined patients infected early in the pandemic, found they were significantly more likely than people who didn’t get Covid to experience lingering reflux, constipation and other issues.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/oUbAO5C via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Animals, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Laboratories and Scientific Equipment Alternatives to animal testing are gaining momentum.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hkwcizl via IFTTT Heart, Clinical Trials, Surgery and Surgeons, Medical Devices, Research, your-feed-science, your-feed-health Patients with leaking tricuspid valves in a research trial saw improvements with a procedure that does not require a risky open-heart surgery.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gPWtDwR via IFTTT Heart, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Cholesterol, Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs), Research, your-feed-science, your-feed-health Bempedoic acid lowers cholesterol, and a study found a modest effect on cardiac illness. But whether patients are any more willing to take it remains to be seen, experts said.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1S0Ngxw via IFTTT your-feed-science, States (US), Abortion, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Mifeprex (RU-486), Abortion Drugs, Drugstores The decision applies to 21 states whose attorneys general threatened Walgreens and other pharmacies with legal action if they dispensed the pill there.

Health By BY ELIZABETH PRESTON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/svVQexC via IFTTT Premature Babies, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Research, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare Nearly 50,000 preterm births may have been averted across a group of mostly high-income countries in one month alone.

Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/84ftxr9 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Opioids and Opiates, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Decisions and Verdicts The case illustrates the enormous challenges that victims of the opioid crisis have had in getting compensation from the pharmaceutical industry, despite its pledge of billions of dollars to state and local governments.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/OLIsaBF via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Elderly, Deaths (Fatalities), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Respiratory Diseases, Viruses, your-feed-healthcare The shots, if approved by the agency, would be the first vaccines publicly available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands a year. Some advisers did cite a small but identifiable health risk.

Health By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fEzL9TY via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Medicare, United States Politics and Government, Medicare Advantage Senator Elizabeth Warren has issued a report urging oversight of insurance brokers who are being offered financial incentives to push more expensive plans.