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Health By Teddy Rosenbluth from NYT Health https://ift.tt/C9zEHgX via IFTTT Food Contamination and Poisoning, Deaths (Fatalities), Disease Rates, Bacteria, Meat, Recalls and Bans of Products, Listeria Monocytogenes Seven million pounds of Boar’s Head meats have been recalled since late July, when reports of serious illnesses and deaths began to occur.

Health By Sarah Kliff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xir2lWn via IFTTT your-feed-science, In Vitro Fertilization, Law and Legislation, Presidential Election of 2024, United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Infertility, your-feed-healthcare Getting the expensive fertility treatments covered would be possible, but an uphill battle, health policy experts said.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1ErWwaH via IFTTT Deaths (Fatalities), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Semaglutide (Drug), Heart, Weight, Disease Rates, Clinical Trials, Research, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Longevity, Infections People taking Wegovy were not protected from infection. But in a large trial, their death rates were markedly lower, for reasons that are not clear.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kNWsply via IFTTT Poliomyelitis, Vaccination and Immunization, Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Viruses An outbreak in the conflict zone could reignite a global plague, experts fear.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/JbFo7YW via IFTTT Disease Rates, Monkeypox, Tests (Medical), Vaccination and Immunization, Epidemics, Research, Viruses, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Youth The country at the center of a global health emergency is struggling even to diagnose cases and provide basic care.

Health By Teddy Rosenbluth from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hMUmNqw via IFTTT your-feed-science, Mosquitoes, Disease Rates, Brain, Deaths (Fatalities), Research, Encephalitis, Animal Behavior, Viruses, Infections Recent infections from the Eastern equine encephalitis virus are worrying health officials. Severe cases can be deadly or leave lasting injuries.

Health By Penelope Green from NYT Health https://ift.tt/0xk1lXo via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Botox (Drug), Plastic Surgery, Beauty (Concept), Botulism With his wife, Dr. Jean Carruthers, he conducted hundreds of studies on the wrinkle-erasing properties of the neurotoxin that causes botulism. The work revolutionized beauty care.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/iGRVyjd via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Medicine and Health, Polls and Public Opinion, Viruses, Masks, Travel and Vacations, Vaccination and Immunization, Long Covid For many, Covid is increasingly regarded like the common cold. A scratchy throat and canceled plans bring a bewildering new critique from friends: You shouldn’t have tested.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/b2WvfwH via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Medicine and Health, Monkeypox, Disease Rates, Epidemics, Developing Countries, Poverty, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Philanthropy, International Relations, Viruses Drugmakers have supplies ready to ship that are necessary to stop a potential pandemic. But W.H.O. regulations have slowed access.

Health By Benjamin Mueller and Noah Weiland from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qBzlwCo via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Government Contracts and Procurement, your-feed-healthcare, Tests (Medical), Medicine and Health, Nursing Homes Many older Americans, including those in nursing homes, aren’t getting booster shots.

Health By Alex Traub from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RP53INc via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Alzheimer's Disease She turned her diagnosis into a command to live life passionately, leading to a 12-page New York Times profile and a new career as a public speaker.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mfHB2Ek via IFTTT your-feed-science, Agriculture and Farming, Avian Influenza, Factory Farming, Cattle, Poultry, Disease Rates, Tests (Medical), Migrant Labor (Agriculture) The virus is poised to become a permanent presence in cattle, raising the odds of an eventual outbreak among people.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/C0ujv1m via IFTTT Medical Devices, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Ethics and Official Misconduct Ethics rules barred Dr. Jeffrey E. Shuren from working on matters involving clients of his wife’s law firm. But he did not always step aside.

Health By Teddy Rosenbluth from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xT0AOY5 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Allergies, Medical Devices, Deaths (Fatalities), Children and Childhood, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Hypodermic Needles and Syringes, Epinephrine (Drug), Fear (Emotion) A nasal spray can tamp down potentially fatal reactions, a boon to the many patients in crisis who fear using EpiPens.

Health By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Rm3YiZx via IFTTT Brain, Research, Parkinson's Disease, Artificial Intelligence In a new frontier for deep brain stimulation, researchers used A.I. to develop individualized algorithms, which helped a skateboarder and other patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Health By Pam Belluck and Emon Hassan from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kKvarOz via IFTTT Classical Music, Long Covid, Chronic Condition (Health), Cellos, Music, Brain, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Content Type: Personal Profile, your-feed-healthcare For over three years, long Covid has presented Joshua Roman with health challenges — and has indelibly shaped the music he makes.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/eq1KAnb via IFTTT internal-reader-callout, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Tests (Medical), Quarantines It’s the fifth summer of Covid, and most people seem eager to move on. We want to understand the pervasiveness of the ignorance-is-bliss attitude.

Health By Emily Anthes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6wrupG3 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Lyme Disease, Disease Rates, Animals, Avian Influenza, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture and Farming, Tests (Medical), Dogs, Pets, Livestock, Dairy Products, Viruses, Ticks (Insects), Livestock Diseases, Cats, your-feed-health, your-feed-animals Like most countries, the U.S. has no comprehensive national system for monitoring disease in companion animals — which leaves pets and people at risk.

Health By Chris Hamby from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HJ12kzW via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care MultiPlan has helped big health insurers make billions by reducing reimbursements for medical bills, but its business model is now being questioned.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fvDRc6M via IFTTT your-feed-science, Monkeypox, Disease Rates, Vaccination and Immunization, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Epidemics, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Deaths (Fatalities), Children and Childhood, Viruses, Respiratory Diseases The virus is evolving, and the newest version spreads more often through heterosexual populations. Sweden reported the first case outside Africa.

Health By Carl Zimmer from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YZRiE2p via IFTTT your-feed-science, Brain, Research, Coma, Magnetic Resonance Imagers, Tests and Examinations Many patients thought to be in vegetative or minimally conscious states may be capable of thought, researchers reported.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mGrjatE via IFTTT your-feed-science, Disease Rates, Monkeypox, Vaccination and Immunization, Deaths (Fatalities), Epidemics, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases The epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus has now appeared in a dozen other African countries.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lLmyAJX via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Weather, Heat and Heat Waves, Insulin, Delivery Services, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry The temperatures inside delivery trucks can reach twice the recommended threshold, but federal rules on drug storage conditions do not apply to the booming world of mail-order delivery.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xPHEQke via IFTTT your-feed-science, Deaths (Fatalities), Research, Alcoholic Beverages, Elderly, Heart, Alcohol Abuse, Poverty, Men and Boys, Women and Girls, Diet and Nutrition Virtually any amount increased the risk for cancer, and there were no heart benefits, the researchers reported.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fhmRdnI via IFTTT Research, Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Academic and Scientific Journals, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Clinical Trials The psychedelic treatment, for PTSD, was rejected last week by government regulators.

Health By Azeen Ghorayshi and Sarah Kliff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/T6YHQIb via IFTTT Embryos (Human), Law and Legislation, Conservatism (US Politics), States (US), Supreme Courts (State), In Vitro Fertilization, Abortion, your-feed-healthcare A court ruling that deemed frozen embryos “children” has motivated some patients and clinics to move embryos out of red states.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin and Rory Doyle from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nRlmAgX via IFTTT your-feed-science, Minorities, Women and Girls, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Preeclampsia, Race and Ethnicity, Discrimination, Rural Areas, Hospitals, Black People, Maternal Mortality, Diet and Nutrition, Teenage Pregnancy, Infant Mortality, Sex Education, Doctors, Blood Pressure, Infertility, Hypertension, Food One woman’s death reveals the myriad ways in which social and economic factors endanger pregnant women in the United States.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/V5zRFSY via IFTTT Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychology and Psychologists, Mental Health and Disorders, Clinical Trials, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Ecstasy (Drug), Research, LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) The agency said there was insufficient data to allow the use of a treatment for PTSD that involves the drug known as Ecstasy, according to the company seeking approval.

Health By Teddy Rosenbluth from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rMaqAkG via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Disease Rates, Children and Childhood, Medicine and Health, Rumors and Misinformation, Epidemics Over the past three decades, routine immunizations have prevented 1.1 million deaths and saved the United States $540 billion, the C.D.C. estimated.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ho1I2CW via IFTTT your-feed-health, your-feed-healthcare, Long Covid, Research, Chronic Condition (Health), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) The condition has put significant strain on patients and society — at a global economic cost of about $1 trillion a year, a new report estimates.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ljD5RU1 via IFTTT Semaglutide (Drug), Ozempic (Drug), Weight, Obesity, Doctors, Content Type: Service Many patients are eager to discontinue Wegovy or Zepbound when their weight loss plateaus. But doctors say it’s difficult to go cold turkey.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RjeEXTt via IFTTT Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Veterans, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Disorders, Clinical Trials, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Research, Ecstasy (Drug), Depression (Mental), Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) The F.D.A. is poised to rule on the therapeutic use of the club drug Ecstasy, a potential watershed moment in the nascent field of psychedelic medicine.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/m7TebcH via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Children and Childhood, Immune System, Research, Proteins, Antibodies, Autoimmune Diseases, Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS) The sometimes fatal condition, MIS-C, may be driven in part by a misdirected immune system, a new study finds.

Health By Teddy Rosenbluth from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nYSf9ai via IFTTT your-feed-science, Birth Control and Family Planning, Doctors, Anesthesia and Anesthetics, Social Media, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Women and Girls As videos describing the procedure as agonizing spread on social media, new guidelines advise physicians to consider various anesthetics.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/cBh1KjG via IFTTT Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Mental Health and Disorders, Computer and Video Games, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Medicine and Health, Decisions and Verdicts, Depression (Mental), Conversation, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare Did Dr. Alok Kanojia's livestreamed conversations with a troubled video game champion cross an ethical line?

Health By Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XLB2o9x via IFTTT Teenagers and Adolescence, Depression (Mental), Mental Health and Disorders, Polls and Public Opinion, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Women and Girls, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Social Media, Discrimination, your-feed-healthcare A national survey found promising signs that key mental health measures for teens, especially girls, have improved since the depths of the pandemic.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DUvu8xi via IFTTT Cancer, Tests (Medical), Preventive Medicine, Research, Colon and Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer The estimate focused on five cancers for which there is medically recommended screening — breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate — and found that colonoscopies accounted for most of the costs.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/uSmAGVt via IFTTT Elderly, Age, Chronological, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Families and Family Life, Sociology, Elder Care Adult children are less likely to assist an aging stepparent, studies show. A growing “step gap” in senior care worries experts.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7iMfFhu via IFTTT Doctors, Books and Literature, Poverty, Income Inequality, Writing and Writers, Content Type: Personal Profile, your-feed-science In “Telltale Hearts,” a new memoir, Dr. Dean-David Schillinger traces the links between narrative and well-being.