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Health By Jordan Gale and Jan Hoffman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/0Jd6Dhy via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Fentanyl, Fines (Penalties), Heroin, Medicine and Health, Opioids and Opiates, Police, Homeless Persons, OxyContin (Drug), Therapy and Rehabilitation, Addiction (Psychology) Oregon’s experiment to curb overdoses by decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs is in its third year, and life has changed for most everyone in the city of Portland.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mMEfGDH via IFTTT Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters, Electric Bicycles, Motorcycles and Scooters, Bicycles and Bicycling, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Traffic Accidents and Safety, your-feed-health With a throttle and no pedals, Super73’s new “electric balance bike” blurs the lines of regulation and safety. “No license, registration or insurance required,” its marketing promises.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1hpxuXt via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Bicycles, Motorcycles and Scooters, Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters, Bicycles and Bicycling, Traffic Accidents and Safety, Law and Legislation, Teenagers and Adolescence, Speed Limits and Speeding, Consumer Protection The e-bike industry is booming, but many vehicles are not legal for teenagers, and accidents are on the rise.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MbV2WoE via IFTTT Electric Bicycles, Motorcycles and Scooters, Consumer Protection, Traffic Accidents and Safety, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Deaths (Fatalities), Roads and Traffic, your-feed-health, your-feed-science Surprisingly tricky questions about an increasingly popular vehicle.

Health By Richard Sandomir from NYT Health https://ift.tt/CILObh7 via IFTTT Longevity, Elderly, Genetics and Heredity, Jews and Judaism, Deaths (Obituaries) She was one of hundreds of people, all of them Ashkenazi Jews, whose good health and cognitive ability at extreme old age were the subject of genetic research.

Health By Emily Anthes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qmeHo4c via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Ticks (Insects), Allergies, Meat, Global Warming Many doctors said that they were unfamiliar with the condition, known as alpha-gal syndrome, the agency found.

Health By Carl Zimmer from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hZjt8Tu via IFTTT Research, Mice, Longevity, Elderly, Science and Technology, your-feed-science Infusions of youthful blood led older mice to live 6 to 9 percent longer, a new study found.

Health By Rebecca Carballo from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dweDCQ9 via IFTTT Food Contamination and Poisoning, Salmonella (Bacteria), Beef, Bacteria, Recalls and Bans of Products People who became ill reported eating lean ground beef that was sold at ShopRite locations in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the C.D.C. said.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/SrV9Z2j via IFTTT Cancer, Genetics and Heredity, Biology and Biochemistry, Research, your-feed-science Researchers at Stanford devised a strange new molecule that could lead to drugs that arm genes and make cancers work against themselves.

Health By Emily Anthes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/pVsbD5e via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tests (Medical), Disease Rates, Hospitals, Sewers and Sewage, Viruses As Covid testing increasingly moved to the home, the wastewater data fell out of sync with case and hospitalization rates, a new study found.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/175B64W via IFTTT your-feed-science, Heart, Aspirin, Elderly, Research, Falls, Clinical Trials, Stroke, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Preventive Medicine, Brain, Age, Chronological, your-feed-healthcare A new analysis of older people who have never had a heart attack or stroke suggests limited protective power of daily low-dose aspirin, and worrisome side effects.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YrUXsnD via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Shortages, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Pain-Relieving Drugs, Tornadoes A tornado that damaged a Pfizer plant in North Carolina will likely limit supplies of pain relievers used in surgery and other critical-care drugs.

Health By Emily Anthes and Maddie McGarvey from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RFVJNiA via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Pigs, Agriculture and Farming, Swine Influenza, State and County Fairs, Viruses, Livestock, Influenza Since 2011, there have been more human swine flu cases reported in the United States than anywhere else in the world. Most have occurred at farm-animal showcases.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WpItvgK via IFTTT Longevity, Elderly, Content Type: Service, Tests (Medical) Life expectancy increasingly figures into calculations about whether screenings and treatments are appropriate. Here’s how to find out yours.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ujyz1HF via IFTTT Doctors, Medical Schools, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Medicine and Health, Research At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think like doctors.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/V3WkRxI via IFTTT Doctors, Medical Schools, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Medicine and Health, Research At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think like doctors.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/tUDZ7Yz via IFTTT your-feed-science, vis-video, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Shortages, Factories and Manufacturing, Hospitals, Tornadoes Extensive damage occurred at the company’s property in Rocky Mount, and many products used by hospitals appeared to have been affected. This could further exacerbate shortages.

Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bdXOFW4 via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicaid, States (US), Poverty Investigators found that major companies overseeing Medicaid patients’ health care frequently rejected doctors’ requests for approval of treatments and procedures.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/t5HlnE0 via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Babies and Infants, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) The respiratory virus is a global killer of babies and young children.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lGpexno via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Alzheimer's Disease, Leqembi (Drug), Research, Proteins, Clinical Trials A trial of donanemab, an experimental drug, found it modestly slowed the worsening of memory and thinking and worked better in patients at earlier stages and those under 75.

Health By Katie Thomas, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Robert Gebeloff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ywc7na4 via IFTTT Peripheral Vascular Disease, Amputation, Finances, Doctors, Medical Devices, Surgery and Surgeons, your-feed-healthcare, Medicare Medical device makers have bankrolled a cottage industry of doctors and clinics that perform artery-clearing procedures that can lead to amputations.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kKuPpr3 via IFTTT Aspartame, Artificial Sweeteners, Soft Drinks, Research, Beverages, Food Additives, Liver Cancer The F.D.A. and the powerful beverage industry protested the new findings, and a second W.H.O. group stood by its standard that the sweetener is generally safe.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/v7I0iDR via IFTTT Birth Control and Family Planning, Women and Girls, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), United States Politics and Government, Medicine and Health, Abortion, Teenagers and Adolescence, Decisions and Verdicts, your-feed-healthcare The price of the pill, which has not been announced, will determine how affordable it will be when it becomes available in early 2024.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner and Farnaz Fassihi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GjzbWne via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Black People, Discrimination, Women and Girls, Maternal Mortality, Deaths (Fatalities), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Medicine and Health, Medical Schools Black women in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States are more likely than their white counterparts to report denial of medication or physical and verbal abuse in health care settings.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/79albFn via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Emergency Medical Treatment, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Mental Health and Disorders, Women and Girls, Hospitals, Anxiety and Stress, Teenagers and Adolescence, Research, Child Abuse and Neglect, Youth, your-feed-healthcare During the pandemic, the proportion of teen girls visiting emergency rooms in mental health crisis rose 22 percent.

Health By Emily Anthes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hr6D3QN via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Animals, Deer, Viruses, Medicine and Health, your-feed-science, your-feed-animals From late 2021 to early 2022, humans transmitted the coronavirus to white-tailed deer more than 100 times, research suggests.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VBNHRQS via IFTTT Child Abuse and Neglect, Mental Health and Disorders, Research, Depression (Mental), Psychology and Psychologists, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Anxiety and Stress, Memory, Children and Childhood, your-feed-healthcare, your-feed-science A study of adults who were mistreated in childhood found that those who did not recall it showed fewer psychological aftereffects.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fEpgjH2 via IFTTT Elderly, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Age, Chronological, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Alcohol Abuse, Baby Boomers, Addiction (Psychology) Many aging baby boomers have long histories with drugs, cannabis and alcohol. “The field wasn’t ready for that,” said one expert.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ibNh0kL via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drownings, Deaths (Fatalities), Children and Childhood, Swimming, Swimming Pools, Race and Ethnicity, Income Inequality, your-feed-healthcare Thirty years of progress in decreasing drowning deaths in the United States appears to have plateaued, and disparities in deaths among some racial groups have worsened.

Health By Penelope Green from NYT Health https://ift.tt/iCNo6FM via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Television, Radio, Sex Education, Sex, Birth Control and Family Planning A beloved radio and television host, first in Canada and then also in the U.S., she approached the hottest topic with compassion and humor.

Health By Benjamin Ryan from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wY1rXJG via IFTTT Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Shortages, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Syphilis, Antibiotics, Factories and Manufacturing, Medicine and Health, Drug Resistance (Microbial), your-feed-healthcare The primary drug used to treat the sexually transmitted infection could be scarce into next year, Pfizer warns.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GvXJSqO via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Mifeprex (RU-486), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Research, Reproduction (Biological), Women's Rights Most women who took abortion medications were successful, often at later gestation periods. Many used only misoprostol, not the usual two-drug combination.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HuYgb7s via IFTTT your-feed-science, Alzheimer's Disease, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, Content Type: Service, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Brain Medicare will cover much of the cost for patients in the early stages of the disease, but Leqembi has safety risks and can only modestly slow cognitive decline.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/NJQm1bH via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Alzheimer's Disease, Medicare, Clinical Trials, Decisions and Verdicts, Memory The F.D.A. gave full approval to the drug, but added a black-box warning about safety risks. Medicare said it would cover most of the high cost.

Health By Emily Anthes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YMTWXfs via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Wildlife Trade and Poaching, Animals, Breeding of Animals, Agriculture and Farming, Livestock, Swine Influenza, Avian Influenza, Factory Farming The nation uses an enormous number of animals for commercial purposes, and regulations do not adequately protect against outbreaks, experts concluded.

Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YztTNfh via IFTTT Research, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Mental Health and Disorders, Medicare Advantage, Elderly A new study finds that people have a very difficult time finding doctors in their networks under the private-sector policies.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/krEH2pw via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Elderly, Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Immune System, Viruses, Winter (Season) Here’s who should get the flu, Covid and R.S.V. vaccines, and when.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/TfHurm2 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Deaths (Fatalities), Elderly, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Influenza, Winter (Season), Clinical Trials This fall, Americans will be urged to get shots against the flu, Covid and, if they’re older, R.S.V.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GM1JD8g via IFTTT your-feed-science, Preeclampsia, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Tests (Medical), Black People, Research, Whites, Proteins The assessment is the first advance in diagnosing the deadly condition since it was discovered more than a century ago, experts said.