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Health By Pam Belluck and Emily Cochrane from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ta8Cx67 via IFTTT Abortion, Law and Legislation, Abortion Drugs, Mifeprex (RU-486), Suits and Litigation (Civil), States (US), Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization (Supreme Court Decision), Telemedicine The case opens a new front in the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support providing abortion anywhere in the country.

Health By Roni Rabin and Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/iVQ5693 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Minorities, Diversity Initiatives, Labor and Jobs, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Gender, Veterans, Hospitals, Executive Orders and Memorandums, Medicine and Health, Disease Rates, Income Inequality, Transgender, Chronic Condition (Health), Presidential Transition (US), Women and Girls, Poverty Vague federal directives have led to frantic action, and perhaps overreaction, before a Friday deadline.

Health By Christina Jewett, Susanne Craig and Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/0GVS5qw via IFTTT Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Ethics and Official Misconduct, Vaccination and Immunization, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Politics and Government, Compensation for Damages (Law), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Presidential Election of 2024, Gardasil (Vaccine) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also disclosed that he had reached at least one settlement agreement with a company or individual that has accused him of “misconduct or inappropriate behavior.”

Health By Christina Jewett, Susanne Craig and Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/n6bZ5C4 via IFTTT Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Ethics and Official Misconduct, Vaccination and Immunization, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Politics and Government, Compensation for Damages (Law), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Presidential Election of 2024, Gardasil (Vaccine) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also disclosed that he had reached at least one settlement agreement with a company or individual that has accused him of “misconduct or inappropriate behavior.”

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/liDBWnX via IFTTT Pain-Relieving Drugs, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Brain, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Opioids and Opiates, Clinical Trials, Placebos, Addiction (Psychology), Research The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive.

Health By Christina Jewett and Susanne Craig from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZB3Gxud via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Suits and Litigation (Civil) Senators had objected to the financial conflict posed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to retain a financial stake in lawsuits against a major drug company. It remains unclear whether any proceeds would be redirected.

Health By Clay Risen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gPGfaWQ via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Nursing and Nurses, Graduate Schools and Students She transformed nursing by making it an area of clinical practice and research and recasting nurses as colleagues of doctors, not assistants.

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Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/v0B2wN3 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Legal Profession, Gardasil (Vaccine), Decisions and Verdicts, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) If confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would oversee the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies that issue key decisions for drug companies.

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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/zsXnk8V via IFTTT your-feed-science, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Medicine and Health, Disease Rates, Developing Countries, Tests (Medical), Foreign Aid, Viruses Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Jamie Leventhal from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wDiMK68 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Diabetes, Children and Childhood, Autism, Medicine and Health, Whooping Cough, Influenza, Placebos, Rumors and Misinformation, Teenagers and Adolescence, Clinical Trials Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, doesn’t just hold fringe views on vaccines. We fact-checked five recent statements.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gV6jecy via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Politics and Government In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin a “predator” who led other family members down the path of addiction.

Health By Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GoJ18DS via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Medicine and Health, State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP), Appointments and Executive Changes, Presidential Election of 2024, Medicaid, Whooping Cough, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.

Health By Rachel E. Gross from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xeCYva2 via IFTTT Doctors, Cancer, your-feed-science, your-feed-health Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.

Health By Kang-Chun Cheng and Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6Nl7HXt via IFTTT your-feed-science, Photography, your-feed-healthcare, your-feed-photojournalism, Eyes and Eyesight, Children and Childhood, Doctors, Medicine and Health One doctor is showing nurses, teachers and parents how to spot eye problems, many of which can be easily treated. Surgery, and even just glasses, can be life-changing, and keep kids in school.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/QVOSLUa via IFTTT your-feed-science, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Foreign Aid, Developing Countries PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/j6Avltu via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Avian Influenza, Agriculture and Farming, States (US), Disease Rates, Epidemics, Vaccination and Immunization, Pets, Tests (Medical), Livestock, Birds, Milk, Cattle, Viruses, Influenza, Livestock Diseases, your-feed-health A bird-flu pandemic is far from inevitable. But health experts are closely monitoring an outbreak that could quickly escalate among people.

Health By Penelope Green from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Vqt2XFH via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Abortion, Women's Rights, Women and Girls, Medicine and Health, Birth Control and Family Planning She opened clinics, worked to educate women about their reproductive health, and promoted an abortion technique she felt was safe enough for laypeople.

Health By Michael S. Rosenwald from NYT Health https://ift.tt/POcNlWK via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, Books and Literature His own experience assisting his terminally ill wife in ending her life set him on a path to founding the Hemlock Society and writing a best-selling guide.

Health By Teddy Rosenbluth from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sRA9qLK via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, Research, Asthma, Immune System, Medicine and Health, Aluminum R.F.K. Jr. and others have blamed the ingredient for allergies and other illnesses. Scientists say it actually bolsters the immune response.

Health By Pam Belluck and Emily Bazelon from NYT Health https://ift.tt/M8tsmOj via IFTTT Abortion, Plan B (Contraceptive), Abortion Drugs, Mifeprex (RU-486), Birth Control and Family Planning, Research, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.

Health By Jan Hoffman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/D7d2Fje via IFTTT your-feed-science, Compensation for Damages (Law), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Bankruptcies, States (US), Opioids and Opiates A group of 15 states have reached a tentative new deal that would require them to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars from the settlement in a legal-defense fund for the family.

Health By Emily Anthes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/s01hvp4 via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-health, your-feed-animals, Pets, Avian Influenza, Pet Foods, Food Contamination and Poisoning, Livestock, Recalls and Bans of Products, Agriculture and Farming, Dairy Products, Poultry, Cattle, Birds, Milk, Cats The cases have spurred new pet food safety rules and poultry surveillance efforts.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Vm3N2xz via IFTTT Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Longevity, Mental Health and Disorders, Research, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare A large study found that men lost seven years of life expectancy and women lost nine years, compared with counterparts without the disorder.

Health By Teddy Rosenbluth, Apoorva Mandavilli and Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/tjmdeXZ via IFTTT your-feed-science, Avian Influenza, Disease Rates, Medicine and Health, United States Politics and Government, Government Employees, Public Relations and Publicity, Presidential Transition (US) Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/berQKkF via IFTTT Retirement Communities and Assisted Living, Bankruptcies, Elder Care, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Elderly, Retirement It doesn’t happen often. But when it does, some residents risk losing everything.

Health By Jan Hoffman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/TaA0wU6 via IFTTT your-feed-healthcare, your-feed-science, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Group Homes and Supportive Housing The positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and drug companies are well known. His approach to addiction has been far less scrutinized.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/t6lu1HI via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Rumors and Misinformation, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Medicine and Health, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Conflicts of Interest, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Gardasil (Vaccine), Politics and Government, Presidential Transition (US) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XuGs0Jo via IFTTT Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), GLP-1 RAs (Drug), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Medicare, Weight, Ozempic (Drug), United States Politics and Government, Obesity, your-feed-healthcare The government is expected to pay lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. The Trump administration will decide whether to expand coverage for millions of Americans.

Health By Sarah Kliff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GBuNinY via IFTTT your-feed-science, Prisons and Prisoners, Probation and Parole, Nursing Homes, Suits and Litigation (Civil) Prisons across the country are struggling to find nursing home placements for sick prisoners after granting them parole. In New York, some inmates are suing for release.

Health By Danielle Kaye from NYT Health https://ift.tt/SP7H5fD via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Company Reports, Stocks and Bonds, Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Medicare But high medical costs contributed to results that disappointed Wall Street, and the company’s stock fell on the news that it had made less than analysts expected.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/NjnfexG via IFTTT your-feed-science, Cancer, Deaths (Fatalities), Smoking and Tobacco, Tests (Medical), Pancreatic Cancer, Women and Girls, Diet and Nutrition, Age, Chronological, Hormones, Middle Age (Demographic), Elderly, Cervical Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colon and Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Uterine Cancer Although long considered a disease of aging, certain cancers are turning up more often in younger women, according to a new report.

Health By Katie Thomas from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qv4eHcF via IFTTT Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Diabetes, Hospitals, Insulin, Health Insurance and Managed Care, your-feed-healthcare A law that coaxed companies to lower the price of drugs came with a little-known consequence: smaller discounts for low-income health clinics.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/InvxRKb via IFTTT Weight, Obesity, Fat Tissue, GLP-1 RAs (Drug), Research An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/CO7VZWt via IFTTT Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Civilian Casualties, Deaths (Fatalities), Research, Palestinians Analysis found that more than 64,000 Palestinians may have been killed by traumatic injury in the first nine months of the war.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ciHMeVO via IFTTT your-feed-science, Esophageal Cancer, Cancer, Deaths (Fatalities), Alcoholic Beverages, Labeling and Labels (Product), Diabetes, Breast Cancer, Cirrhosis, Stroke The second of two analyses intended to shape the upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines questions alcohol’s overall benefits.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jmFKWgk via IFTTT Diet and Nutrition, Medicine and Health, Nineteen Hundred Fifties, Longevity, History (Academic Subject), Nineteen Hundred Sixties, Smoking and Tobacco Medical historians say that the phrase “Make America Healthy Again” obscures a past during which this country’s people ate, smoked and drank things that mostly left them unwell.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KRxBMXW via IFTTT Dementia, Research, Elderly, Black People, Alzheimer's Disease, Medicine and Health, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare By 2060, new dementia cases per year could double to one million because of the growing population of older Americans, a study predicts.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/4aum3df via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Disease Rates, Whooping Cough, German Measles (Rubella), Children and Childhood, Mumps, Coughs Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9WQFuBx via IFTTT your-feed-science, Fluorides, Intelligence and Intelligence Tests (IQ), Water, Children and Childhood, Medicine and Health, Teeth and Dentistry, Babies and Infants, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Infant Formulas, Chemicals, Environment The results of a new federal analysis were drawn from studies conducted in other countries, where drinking water contains more fluoride than in the United States.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nbsKLMu via IFTTT Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Drugstores Washington State’s program is the first, but other states are expected to try allowing pharmacists to prescribe the pills to counter growing efforts to curtail abortion access.

Health By Brendan Borrell from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7mYGWaJ via IFTTT Genetics and Heredity, Inventions and Patents, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Indigenous People, Research, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), your-feed-healthcare Variant Bio, a small biotech company based in Seattle, is using genetic information from Indigenous people to develop drugs for obesity and diabetes.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/4ECB0sx via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Medicine and Health, Disease Rates, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Viruses, Immune System, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare, internal-storyline-no While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV is common and decades old.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YkiOWaL via IFTTT your-feed-science, Avian Influenza, Deaths (Fatalities), Disease Rates, Livestock, Dairy Products, Poultry, Cattle, Agriculture and Farming, Birds, Respiratory Diseases, Viruses, Livestock Diseases, Influenza The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DdsLVJM via IFTTT Diet and Nutrition, Sugar, Diabetes, Research, Deaths (Fatalities), Beverages, Soft Drinks, Developing Countries, Medicine and Health, Heart, Obesity, Processed and Ultraprocessed Foods A new study assesses the effects of sugar-laden beverages on global health, with higher rates of consumption found in Latin America and parts of Africa.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Brian Otieno from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9tcFSr0 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Snakes, Animal Attacks, Animal Behavior, Amputation, Antibodies, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Anaphylactic Shock, Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Rural Areas, Poisoning and Poisons Venomous snakes bite millions of people each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8IOXurZ via IFTTT Long Covid, Chronic Condition (Health), Paxlovid (Drug), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Research, Placebos, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare But the report, on the experiences of 13 patients, found that the drug had no benefit for some people and that some who benefited said the improvement didn’t last.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/eAV8r40 via IFTTT Telemedicine, Medicare, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Elderly, United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Doctors, Law and Legislation Some older Americans have come to depend on virtual consultations with doctors, covered by Medicare. To keep that option in the future, Congress will have to act quickly.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ORZYQNv via IFTTT your-feed-science, Labeling and Labels (Product), Alcoholic Beverages, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Deaths (Fatalities), Surgeon General (US), Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Diet and Nutrition, Men and Boys, Research, Tumors, Presidential Election of 2024 Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.