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Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PX3uYlW via IFTTT your-feed-science, Genetic Engineering, Deaths (Fatalities), Heart, Pigs, Surgery and Surgeons, Transplants, Research Researchers said they found signs of organ rejection, which the genetically modified tissue was supposed to prevent.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XygMSjB via IFTTT Sickle Cell Anemia, Crispr (DNA), Clinical Trials, Genetic Engineering, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The decision by an advisory committee may lead to Food and Drug Administration approval of the first treatment for humans that uses the CRISPR gene-editing system.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lwVLcng via IFTTT Sickle Cell Anemia, Crispr (DNA), Genetic Engineering, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Therapy and Rehabilitation The treatment from the company Vertex would be the first medicine to use the gene editing tool CRISPR.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mKdGt70 via IFTTT Hearing Aids, Ears and Hearing, Research, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Elderly, Dementia Over-the-counter devices have been available for a year now. New research suggests they may have unexpected benefits.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xi9EYjk via IFTTT Artificial Intelligence, Doctors, Research, Medicine and Health, Medical Devices, United States Politics and Government, Electronic Health Records, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry The F.D.A. has approved many new programs that use artificial intelligence, but doctors are skeptical that the tools really improve care or are backed by solid research.

Health By Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas from NYT Health https://ift.tt/A4u0QSK via IFTTT your-feed-science, Hernias, Surgery and Surgeons, Hospitals, Social Media, your-feed-healthcare More surgeons are opting for a complicated hernia repair that they learned from videos on social media showing shoddy techniques.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fQnabDx via IFTTT your-feed-science, Research, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Alzheimer's Disease, Colleges and Universities, Clinical Trials Citing questions about the integrity of the process, the university said that “no final action” had been taken.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/EhY4tnd via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Deaths (Fatalities), Disease Rates, Drugstores About 7 percent of adults have rolled up their sleeves for the new vaccines, according to new agency data.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/UfZtsvG via IFTTT Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Content Type: Service, Teenagers and Adolescence, Mental Health and Disorders, Addiction (Psychology), your-feed-science, your-feed-health A major lawsuit against Meta has placed a spotlight on our fraught relationship with online social information.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/0EFjTlC via IFTTT Dengue Fever, Mosquitoes, Vaccination and Immunization, Joints (Body Part), Medicine and Health, Viruses, Fever, Blood, your-feed-healthcare, Disease Rates Dengue, the excruciating mosquito-borne disease, is surging throughout the world and coming to places that had never had it. California just confirmed a rare U.S. case.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dFcIVqa via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Influenza, Research, Stroke, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Age, Chronological, Elderly, Youth A federal study hinted at increased risk when the vaccine was given with the high-dose flu shot, but the research is far from conclusive.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Sqh2sF5 via IFTTT Semaglutide (Drug), Obesity, Ozempic (Drug), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Economic Conditions and Trends, Research Drug companies are making billions from a new class of in-demand weight-loss treatments. But the prices are not what they seem.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xsDCQ4S via IFTTT Civilian Casualties, Hospitals, Medicine and Health, Doctors, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Terrorism, Deaths (Fatalities), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Geneva Conventions, Defense and Military Forces, Humanitarian Aid, Health Care Workers, War and Armed Conflicts, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Epidemics Over the last two decades, medical facilities and staff have become casualties of war more frequently, in violation of international law.

Health By Noah Weiland from NYT Health https://ift.tt/N2CmYFf via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Law and Legislation, Opioids and Opiates, Medicine and Health, Urban Areas, Buprenorphine (Drug), Naloxone (Drug), Fentanyl, Addiction (Psychology) Philadelphia is again the focus of a national campaign to open — or restrict — sites where people use drugs under medical supervision.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/u8ZDPbH via IFTTT Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Deaths (Obituaries), Teenagers and Adolescence, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Mental Health and Disorders At a time when teen suicide was seen as random and unpredictable, Dr. Shaffer, a psychiatrist, led investigations that proved that it was not.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin and Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MYD26xj via IFTTT your-feed-science, Recalls and Bans of Products, Formaldehyde, Shampoos and Hair Products, Cosmetics and Toiletries, Women and Girls, Beauty Salons, Uterine Cancer, Workplace Hazards and Violations, Minorities, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Advertising and Marketing The products, often marketed to Black women, have been linked to an increased risk of uterine cancer.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VNaoKTQ via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Serotonin (Chemical), Long Covid, Research, Antidepressants, Disease Rates In some patients, remnants of the coronavirus in the gut may stifle production of serotonin, an important neurotransmitter, researchers suggest.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Pkl4Yjz via IFTTT Social Media, Medicine and Health, Mental Health and Disorders, Research, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, your-feed-healthcare As young Americans turn to TikTok for information on mental health, the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard is building its own team of influencers.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rs4oMZl via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, your-feed-science, Sensors, Parkinson's Disease, Wearable Computing Researchers demonstrated that off-the-shelf sensors can measure the subtle changes of disease progression.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mYWMLig via IFTTT your-feed-science, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Research, Alzheimer's Disease, Clinical Trials, Short Selling, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Academic and Scientific Journals, Securities and Commodities Violations A professor at the City College of New York engaged in “significant research misconduct,” an expert committee concluded.

Health By Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell from NYT Health https://ift.tt/4DuwmkB via IFTTT Dyes and Dyestuffs, Food, Law and Legislation, Candy, Cosmetics and Toiletries, Recalls and Bans of Products, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Food Additives, United States Politics and Government, your-feed-healthcare The dye was banned in cosmetics after a study suggested it might be a carcinogen. Yet federal regulations still permit its use in foods, stoking concerns that helped build support for the new state law.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wRDykGo via IFTTT Smoking and Tobacco, E-Cigarettes, Advertising and Marketing, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry R.J. Reynolds menthol e-cigarettes are top sellers with an estimated $1.6 billion in annual sales. The company vowed to fight the ruling in court.

Health By Reed Abelson and Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wkYeILa via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Strikes, Labor and Jobs, Hospitals, Organized Labor, Wages and Salaries The proposed settlement follows a three-day strike involving thousands of unionized workers in several states.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/p92HQGx via IFTTT Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Medicine and Health, Deaths (Obituaries), Infant Formulas An esteemed pediatrician, he overcame apartheid’s barriers to help make his country a global leader in H.I.V. care and research.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/T3BOksJ via IFTTT Ketamine (Drug), Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Telemedicine, Mental Health and Disorders, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, your-feed-healthcare, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Unsupervised treatment — fueled by telemedicine prescriptions — for various psychiatric problems poses a number of health risks, the agency said.

Health By Benjamin Mueller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IX7TUvJ via IFTTT your-feed-science, Brain Cancer, Tumors, Research, Surgery and Surgeons, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, your-feed-healthcare, Tests (Medical) A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qMrpZtP via IFTTT E-Cigarettes, Smoking and Tobacco, Nicotine, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Teenagers and Adolescence, Attorneys General, Addiction (Psychology) Some vapes are appearing with increasing nicotine levels that approach those in a carton of cigarettes. U.S. regulators did not authorize them, but have failed to keep them off shelves.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IpvA4sH via IFTTT Influenza Epidemic (1918-19), Deaths (Fatalities), Youth, Bones, Skeletons, Archaeology and Anthropology While a narrative emerged that the pandemic indiscriminately struck the young and healthy, new evidence suggests that frail young adults were most vulnerable.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dIbvkFK via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, Teenagers and Adolescence, Minorities, Hispanic-Americans, Depression (Mental), Disease Rates, Mental Health and Disorders, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Research Approximately 20 percent of teenagers had major depressive disorder in 2021, but less than half who needed treatment received it, a new study found.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/aguE5f7 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Research, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Antibodies, Immune System Fever, chills and fatigue may all be signs of vigorous antibody production, a new study finds.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner and Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DV3uONb via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Strikes, Labor and Jobs, Wages and Salaries, Organized Labor, Health Care Workers, Hospitals Friday was the third day of a walkout for thousands of health care employees. No new contract talks were scheduled until next week.

Health By Noah Weiland from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GSU7o8W via IFTTT Heat and Heat Waves, Airlines and Airplanes, Workplace Hazards and Violations, Labor and Jobs, Airports, Air Conditioning, Workplace Environment, Law and Legislation, Heatstroke, Deaths (Fatalities), United States Politics and Government, Summer (Season), Weather, Global Warming, Service Industries Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/iguQZ1n via IFTTT your-feed-science, Children and Childhood, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Teenagers and Adolescence, Deaths (Fatalities), Traffic Accidents and Safety, Gun Control, Accidents and Safety, Youth, Firearms, Research, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides Firearm injuries are a leading cause of death among young children and teenagers in the United States.

Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rO3IaoP via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Strikes, Hospitals, Labor and Jobs, Wages and Salaries, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Organized Labor Especially in California, people could experience delays in appointments or test results and even have medical procedures postponed after thousands of health care workers walked out.

Health By Reed Abelson and Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/pXgqvA5 via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Strikes, Wages and Salaries, Labor and Jobs, Organized Labor, Hospitals The health system failed to reach a new contract agreement with some of its unionized employees, who have planned a three-day job action in Kaiser’s facilities in several states.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wdnWfME via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Antibiotics, Sex, Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Bacteria, Infections The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to recommend a widely used antibiotic, though not for everyone just yet.

Health By Reed Abelson and Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9xWOh5p via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Strikes, Wages and Salaries, Labor and Jobs, Organized Labor, Hospitals, Hiring and Promotion The health care system provides care for 13 million people in eight states. Union officials say the job action — threatened for Wednesday — could be the largest strike by health care workers in recent U.S. history.

Health By Benjamin Mueller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mChnog2 via IFTTT Nobel Prizes, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Medicine and Health The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions around the world.