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Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/u37ICnV via IFTTT Race and Ethnicity, Black People, Discrimination, Women and Girls, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women's Rights Unconscious bias in the medical profession may be raising risks for pregnant Black women.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gWj59tU via IFTTT Zoos, Monkeys and Apes, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Longevity, Elderly, Death and Dying Winston, an older silverback, is getting enviable medical treatment. Now his keepers must confront an issue that vexes doctors and older humans, too: How much intervention is too much?

Health By Noah Weiland from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GUySmVM via IFTTT your-feed-science, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicaid, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2024 On December 15 alone, nearly 750,000 people signed up for a plan on HealthCare.gov, the largest single-day total recorded so far.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tIu8Ml via IFTTT your-feed-science, internal-storyline-inline-no, Noise, Firearms, School Shootings and Armed Attacks, Local Government, Children and Childhood, your-feed-healthcare, audio-neutral-informative In a Rhode Island city, AR-15-style weapons at a police firing range comprise the soundtrack to the school day, inuring children to the threat of violence.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/tedNRbi via IFTTT Shortages, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Factories and Manufacturing, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Generic Brands and Products, United States Politics and Government Lawmakers, U.S. officials and industry experts have offered measures to try to shore up the generic drug market.

Health By Noah Weiland from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ua5jKhR via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicaid, States (US), Children and Childhood, Poverty, Governors (US), State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), United States Politics and Government, Federal-State Relations (US), Insurance, Medicine and Health Xavier Becerra, the health and human services secretary, suggested that states were doing far too little to make sure that children were not unfairly denied federal insurance.

Health By Sarah Kliff, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas from NYT Health https://ift.tt/10hIGni via IFTTT Breastfeeding, Parenting, Teeth and Dentistry, Research, Babies and Infants, Tongue, your-feed-healthcare, Children and Childhood, Content Type: Service Tongue, lip and cheek-tie releases are often recommended to help with breastfeeding or to prevent health problems. Few studies have shown benefits.

Health By Katie Thomas, Sarah Kliff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LDWOK53 via IFTTT Breastfeeding, Tongue, Teeth and Dentistry, Consultants, Social Media, Conflicts of Interest, Babies and Infants, Parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, your-feed-healthcare Dentists and lactation consultants around the country are pushing “tongue-tie releases” on new mothers struggling to breastfeed.

Health By Sarah Kliff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/b1ODyMK via IFTTT internal-reader-callout, Content Type: Service, Babies and Infants We want to hear from families about their experiences and medical bills in the past five years.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xr0mvaC via IFTTT Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Anesthesia and Anesthetics, Depression (Mental), Buprenorphine (Drug), Mental Health and Disorders, Antidepressants, Addiction (Psychology), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Ketamine (Drug) Matthew Perry’s death was attributed to the effects of high levels of the anesthetic drug, which is increasingly used to treat depression.

Health By Sam Roberts from NYT Health https://ift.tt/yTgLV1A via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Serial Murders, Mental Health and Disorders He attempted to define evil by plumbing the biographies and motivations of hundreds of violent felons who had committed heinous crimes.

Health By Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell from NYT Health https://ift.tt/V9n4L7N via IFTTT Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Lead, Recalls and Bans of Products, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Cinnamon (Spice), International Trade and World Market, Food, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Children and Childhood, Supply Chain The F.D.A. is investigating the sources of cinnamon and other ingredients produced outside the U.S. as the possible cause of lead poisoning in dozens of children. Advocates are urging mandatory testing of lead in food.

Health By Ellen Barry and Christina Caron from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rCQbLZW via IFTTT Teenagers and Adolescence, Mental Health and Disorders, Psychology and Psychologists, your-feed-healthcare The city’s $26 million contract with Talkspace makes mental health care very accessible. But some worry it is ‘a Band-Aid’ at a time of crisis.

Health By Jordan Rau and Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MZu2HVD via IFTTT Elderly, Elder Care, Retirement Communities and Assisted Living, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Long-Term Care Insurance Thousands of people shared their experiences and related to the financial drain on families portrayed in the Dying Broke series.

Health By Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3dMA7s2 via IFTTT Pregnancy and Childbirth, Research, Women and Girls, Genetics and Heredity, Hormones, your-feed-healthcare The discovery could lead to better treatments for severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/OPSIdw7 via IFTTT Black People, Discrimination, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Race and Ethnicity, Preeclampsia, Maternal Mortality, Deaths (Fatalities), Hospitals, Women and Girls, your-feed-healthcare Many Black women report feeling ignored or dismissed by doctors. The consequences can be deadly for mothers and babies.

Health By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sBtHN3K via IFTTT Indigenous People, Infant Mortality, Race and Ethnicity, Native Americans, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Women and Girls The public health researcher Abigail Echo-Hawk is a leading voice in a movement to empower Indigenous people, wielding data as a tool for racial equity.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KR2PANQ via IFTTT Semaglutide (Drug), Obesity, Teenagers and Adolescence, Doctors, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Diet and Nutrition, Research Pediatricians are hesitating to prescribe medicines like Wegovy, citing their newness and uncertainties around them.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/N0puvbo via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Elderly, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Age, Chronological, Medicine and Health, Respiratory Diseases, Viruses, your-feed-healthcare The virus sends up to 160,000 people over 65 to hospitals every year. But just 15 percent have gotten the newly available shots.

Health By Rebecca Robbins and Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/uZ3vhKH via IFTTT Sickle Cell Anemia, Genetic Engineering, Blood, Genetics and Heredity, Income Inequality, Bone Marrow, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Therapy and Rehabilitation, Developing Countries, Crispr (DNA), Transplants, Stem Cells, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/brwavSz via IFTTT Sickle Cell Anemia, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Crispr (DNA), Genetic Engineering People with the genetic disease have new opportunities to eliminate their symptoms, but the treatments come with obstacles that limit its reach.

Health By Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9cuJf4i via IFTTT Smoking and Tobacco, United States Politics and Government, Recalls and Bans of Products, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Race and Ethnicity, Black People, Menthol, Police, Politics and Government, Medicine and Health, E-Cigarettes, Convenience Stores, Political Action Committees, Advertising and Marketing The proposal has elicited mounting opposition from tobacco companies, Black activists worried about police enforcement and small businesses, as President Biden moves into an election year.

Health By Carl Zimmer from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Rtrbmle via IFTTT your-feed-science, Brain, Research, Implants, Traumatic Brain Injury People with chronic problems after falls and car crashes scored better on cognition tests after getting a brain implant, a new study found.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/152Tm9v via IFTTT Homeless Persons, Loitering, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Nonprofit Organizations, Alcohol Abuse, Content Type: Personal Profile, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Addiction (Psychology), Mental Health and Disorders, your-feed-health, your-feed-science Jennifer Livovich started a nonprofit to give socks to the homeless population in Boulder, Colo. She lost it, and more, in a legal and policy dispute.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2gr6zWB via IFTTT Homeless Persons, Loitering, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Nonprofit Organizations, Alcohol Abuse, Content Type: Personal Profile, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Addiction (Psychology), Mental Health and Disorders, your-feed-health, your-feed-science Jennifer Livovich started a nonprofit to give socks to the homeless population in Boulder, Colo. She lost it, and more, in a legal and policy dispute.

Health By Jan Hoffman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/X4B3yQD via IFTTT your-feed-science, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Opioids and Opiates, OxyContin (Drug), Pain-Relieving Drugs, Compensation for Damages (Law), your-feed-healthcare The court will decide whether Purdue’s owners can gain permanent immunity from future opioid lawsuits in exchange for payments up to $6 billion.

Health By Reed Abelson and Desiree Rios from NYT Health https://ift.tt/08WgvjC via IFTTT Home Health Care, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Wages and Salaries, Shortages, Elderly, Labor and Jobs, Dementia, Medicaid, Retirement Communities and Assisted Living, United States Politics and Government, Medicare Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jhmNi1X via IFTTT your-feed-science, Conflicts of Interest, Alcoholic Beverages, Diet and Nutrition, Research, Medicine and Health, Liquor, Clinical Trials, your-feed-healthcare Two researchers with ties to beer and liquor companies have been named to a panel that will review the health evidence on alcohol consumption.

Health By Benjamin Mueller and Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8uUQYMw via IFTTT your-feed-science, Medicine and Health, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Children and Childhood, Bacteria, Viruses, Respiratory Diseases, Pneumonia, Influenza A surge of children has been hospitalized in China for respiratory illnesses, but international health authorities said the cause was common viruses and bacteria.