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Health By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Tvf28E7 via IFTTT Stephanie Nolen has covered efforts to fight malaria for more than 25 years.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/k6rW5ja via IFTTT Elderly, Poverty, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Social Security (US), Medicare, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020), Disabilities, Food, Local Government, Food Stamps, Income Benefits extended earlier in the coronavirus pandemic have been rolled back. But many older Americans are not taking advantage of the aid still available.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner and Erin Schaff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/zBy2wl0 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Medicine and Health, Shutdowns (Institutional), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Black People, Midwives and Doulas Some say the facilities, which focus on autonomy in childbirth, could lead to better health outcomes — but officials are tightening rules, citing risk.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Jdf6Ftl via IFTTT your-feed-science, Medicaid, Opioids and Opiates, Youth, Black People, States (US), Buprenorphine (Drug), Inspectors General, Addiction (Psychology), Whites, Naltrexone (Drug), your-feed-healthcare A new analysis also found wide disparities in age and race, with Black and young people receiving treatments at far lower rates than white and middle-aged people.

Health By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6FzNYri via IFTTT Stephanie Nolen has covered efforts to fight malaria for more than 25 years.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/haRjsEL via IFTTT Tests (Medical), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment, Cancer, Genetics and Heredity, internal-storyline-no Genetic testing that reveals potential cancer risks or other maladies with no regulatory oversight is among the targets of the agency’s proposed review.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dYzw89P via IFTTT Mosquitoes, Pesticides, Malaria, Ivermectin (Drug), Developing Countries With mosquitoes evolving to evade bed nets and common insecticides, scientists are experimenting with new ways to block them.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MofWv8w via IFTTT Mental Health and Disorders, Discrimination, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Anxiety and Stress, Depression (Mental), Volunteers and Community Service, Medicine and Health, your-feed-healthcare Applicants have challenged the Peace Corps practice of rescinding invitations to applicants on the basis of mental health conditions.

Health By Jordan Rau and Tony Leys from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9a63qCM via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nursing Homes, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Vaccination and Immunization, Elder Care, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Now that the U.S. government has stepped back from issuing vaccines, long-term care operators have yet to start administering shots to protect one of the most vulnerable populations.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6ykzgoS via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Marijuana, Drug Abuse and Traffic, E-Commerce, Age, Chronological, Teenagers and Adolescence, your-feed-science Many online marijuana dispensaries do not enforce age limits on purchases and have other lax policies that enable minors to buy cannabis on the internet.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6N1fOjl via IFTTT your-feed-science, Hospitals, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Cancer, Nursing and Nurses, Infections, Masks, Viruses, Disease Rates Amid an uptick in Covid infections, administrators, staff and patients are divided over the need for masks in health care settings.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/tp1Xhqn via IFTTT your-feed-science, Kidneys, Genetic Engineering, Pigs, Heart, Immune System, Transplants, Surgery and Surgeons The first patient to receive such an organ died after two months. “At least now I have hope,” the second recipient said before the surgery.

Health By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ONP65Kf via IFTTT your-feed-science, Private Equity, Anesthesia and Anesthetics, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Suits and Litigation (Civil) The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.

Health By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/tsCFcZA via IFTTT your-feed-science, Private Equity, Anesthesia and Anesthetics, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Suits and Litigation (Civil) The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.

Health By Noah Weiland from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rScVfu4 via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, States (US), Children and Childhood, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP), Medicine and Health, Insurance Low-income people who wrongly lost Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage will keep their insurance, federal officials said.

Health By Stephanie Nolen and Tiksa Negeri from NYT Health https://ift.tt/CREtP70 via IFTTT Wages and Salaries, Medicine and Health, Politics and Government, Women and Girls, Strikes, Developing Countries, Labor and Jobs, Organized Labor, Volunteers and Community Service, your-feed-healthcare Community health workers put in long hours to protect people in developing countries from diseases such as malaria, Covid-19 and H.I.V. But most are compensated minimally, or not paid at all.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/BlsG7Rc via IFTTT your-feed-science, Bacteria, Water, Microbiology, Research, Global Warming, Heat and Heat Waves, Infections, Oceans and Seas, Temperature As oceans warm, pathogenic bacteria are turning up more frequently in northern regions, scientists say.

Health By Ellen Gabler, Steve Eder and Allie Pitchon from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wvAVLag via IFTTT Hospitals, Blood, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Surgery and Surgeons, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Medicine and Health, Research An unapproved product made from umbilical cord blood was used at a prominent New York hospital. After an F.D.A. warning came an internal complaint: Patients should have been told.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PznFeTa via IFTTT Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, Law and Legislation, State Legislatures, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Elderly, Doctors, Death and Dying, Hospice Care, Elder Care If the state were to change its course, aid in dying would become more accessible to millions of Americans.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZUqRC6G via IFTTT Skull (Body Part), Prostheses, Brain, Ultrasonic Imaging and Sonograms, Surgery and Surgeons, Brain Cancer, Hydrocephalus, Therapy and Rehabilitation Some neurosurgeons are testing an acrylic prosthesis that lets them peer into patients’ heads with ultrasound.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MSDjwrH via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Colds, Law and Legislation, Methamphetamines, Pseudoephedrine (Drug), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, your-feed-healthcare Pharmacists affiliated with the University of Florida have spent decades nudging the agency to pull a decongestant from over-the-counter medicines.

Health By Rachel Nuwer from NYT Health https://ift.tt/52y9A1o via IFTTT Research, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Ecstasy (Drug), Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, your-feed-healthcare Results of a new study may offer regulators enough evidence to allow the psychedelic, also known as Ecstasy, to be considered for use as a PTSD treatment.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MR0jlVU via IFTTT your-feed-science, Abortion, Law and Legislation, Suits and Litigation (Civil), States (US), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Hospitals, Emergency Medical Treatment, your-feed-healthcare New cases say fear and confusion about abortion bans in three states are causing doctors and hospitals to deny medically necessary abortions.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rR9FSyW via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Colds, Drugstores, Influenza, your-feed-healthcare The agency now must decide whether products containing the ingredient, like some Sudafed and NyQuil products, should no longer be sold.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/t3GTx0y via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Influenza Scientists will meet on Tuesday to consider data on newly approved shots from Pfizer and Moderna.

Health By Virginia Hughes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mLYqbEZ via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Law and Legislation, Transgender The university cited “unacceptable” legal liability under a new Missouri law.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3VnHUrA via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Influenza, Elderly, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Immune System The F.D.A. is expected to approve a new round of shots by Pfizer and Moderna as early as Monday to prepare Americans for the fall and winter season when infections usually tick upward.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nlRkQyH via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Fatalities), Influenza, Elderly, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Immune System The F.D.A. is expected to approve a new round of shots by Pfizer and Moderna as early as Monday to prepare Americans for the fall and winter season when infections usually tick upward.

Health By Benjamin Ryan from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Cdi0G2D via IFTTT your-feed-science, Heart, Elderly, Research, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Stroke, Elder Care A recent study showed that a statin drug significantly lowered the risk of heart attacks and strokes among middle-aged and older people with the virus.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/762sIZj via IFTTT Recalls and Bans of Products, Compensation for Damages (Law), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Corporations, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Respiratory Diseases, Apnea (Sleep Disorder), your-feed-healthcare The manufacturer, Philips Respironics, said it would compensate users of CPAP machines and other flawed devices that were recalled after they blew bits of foam into consumers’ mouths and lungs.

Health By Ellen Barry and Hilary Swift from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xASjHYN via IFTTT Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, internal-sub-only, Airlines and Airplanes, Deaths (Fatalities), Pilots, Airports, Children and Childhood, internal-great-read A Vermont woman spent years tracking down men and women who lost their parents in the same 1973 plane crash. Would they answer her questions about loss?

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IDK8yxz via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Viruses, Disease Rates An uptick in hospitalizations and deaths persists, but the numbers are relatively low and new vaccines are around the corner.

Health By Anemona Hartocollis and Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bQBfxRH via IFTTT Colleges and Universities, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Mental Health and Disorders, Depression (Mental), Medicine and Health For decades, the university required students seeking medical leaves to withdraw and reapply. A campus suicide set off a cascade of revisions.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fGZpRSM via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Long Covid, Chronic Condition (Health), Elderly, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Older people are less likely to be diagnosed but more likely to experience certain kinds of illnesses, research suggests.

Health By Jordan Rau from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2IodJav via IFTTT your-feed-science, Nursing Homes, Elder Care, Nursing and Nurses, Shortages, Hiring and Promotion, Wages and Salaries, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Labor and Jobs Citing worker shortages, nursing home operators said the standard could not be met without additional funding for higher wages.

Health By Benjamin Mueller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/pOB0Ycx via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Brain, Doctors, Epilepsy, Politics and Government, Seizures (Medical), Concussions, your-feed-healthcare Two episodes, where the Republican senator froze and did not respond to some questions, may be symptoms of a serious illness, according to neurologists not involved in his medical care.