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Health By Scott Veale from NYT Health https://ift.tt/FzmLV8A via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Doctors, Abortion Drugs, Mifeprex (RU-486), Abortion, Birth Control and Family Planning He became an advocate of a woman’s right to choose and once said, “It is always tragic when politics takes the most vulnerable hostage — in this case, women.”

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZvwyjUs via IFTTT your-feed-science, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Vaccination and Immunization, Disease Rates, Federal Aid (US), Epidemics The termination is the latest in a series of cuts to H.I.V. research and programs to prevent the disease.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/J8dW72E via IFTTT Children and Childhood, Vaccination and Immunization Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization schedule. C.D.C.’s update counters his policy.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sDOFy5v via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Avian Influenza, Epidemics, Viruses, Livestock Diseases, Influenza Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s shot.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/AT5JZq3 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Avian Influenza, Epidemics, Viruses, Livestock Diseases, Influenza Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s shot.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lefLSPp via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Babies and Infants, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the vaccine would not be included as part of the immunization schedule for healthy children.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nfkFzV5 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imagers, Breast Cancer, Tumors, Breasts, Women and Girls, Clinical Trials, Ultrasonic Imaging and Sonograms Contrast-enhanced mammography identified tumors as accurately as more expensive scans. But it is not widely used for screening in the United States.

Health By Christina Jewett and Maggie Astor from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qm8LSgP via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Vaccination and Immunization, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood Though much remains uncertain, experts predicted many people will face new barriers to vaccination.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bX9yFKp via IFTTT your-feed-science, United States Politics and Government, Deaths (Fatalities), Chronic Condition (Health), Diet and Nutrition, Weight, Medicine and Health, Obesity, Poverty, Diabetes, Children and Childhood, Processed and Ultraprocessed Foods, Smoking and Tobacco, Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to return the nation to a time when he believes Americans were healthier. Not so fast, many researchers say.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jl4Crd6 via IFTTT Diet and Nutrition, Research, Sugar, Cereals, Children and Childhood, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare They contain increasing amounts of sugar, fat and sodium and decreasing amounts of protein and fiber.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/f3Ryc8g via IFTTT Tests (Medical), Alzheimer's Disease, Blood, Research, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/m0ZjqWN via IFTTT Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain, Life-Sustaining Support Systems, Withdrawal Of, Mental Health and Disorders, Tests (Medical), Coma, Amnesia Nearly 100 neurology experts collaborated on the creation of a new method of evaluating patients with traumatic brain injuries.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HmgFkhK via IFTTT Prostate Cancer, Tests (Medical), United States Politics and Government, Prostate Specific Antigen Guidelines advise no screening after age 70, and doctors say that even men who test diligently may develop an aggressive cancer after none was found at a recent checkup.

Health By Christina Jewett and Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VHvAQN8 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Rumors and Misinformation, Clinical Trials, Medicine and Health Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jq05rTR via IFTTT Height (Stature), Women and Girls, Men and Boys, Chromosomes, Genetics and Heredity, Research Researchers studied data from a million people and found evidence that a height gene shared by both sexes is amplified in men.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jeUlYZr via IFTTT Prostate Cancer, United States Politics and Government, your-feed-science While prognoses for prostate cancer patients were once measured in months, experts say that advances in treatment and diagnosis now improve survival by years.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn from NYT Health https://ift.tt/smM7OLP via IFTTT your-feed-science, Transplants, Bladder, Surgery and Surgeons, Organ Donation, Urine, Clinical Trials, Bladder Cancer, your-feed-healthcare The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions.

Health By Christina Jewett and Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/BZfIs6L via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sN3Um2u via IFTTT Stroke, Research, Emergency Medical Treatment, Brain, Memory So-called transient ischemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke, new research finds.

Health By Teddy Rosenbluth from NYT Health https://ift.tt/BhExgUO via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Rumors and Misinformation, Placebos, Clinical Trials, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Research New vaccines are often evaluated in trials in which some participants receive a placebo. But not all studies can be designed this way.

Health By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/JpNSBoc via IFTTT Medicaid, Deaths (Fatalities), Research, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Federal Budget (US), United States Politics and Government, Medicine and Health, your-feed-science The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vVH6BJ9 via IFTTT Appointments and Executive Changes, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Ozempic (Drug), GLP-1 RAs (Drug), Stocks and Bonds The Danish drugmaker, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy, has seen its stock tumble as competition in the weight-loss drug market has grown fiercer.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kTLXVcA via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, United States Politics and Government With new testing requirements, it’s not even clear how new Covid or flu shots can be made available this fall.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/k9OzsVq via IFTTT your-feed-science, Research, Colleges and Universities, Breast Cancer, United States Politics and Government, Federal Aid (US), Medicine and Health, Disease Rates, Developing Countries Restrictions on payments to foreign partners may jeopardize studies of cancer and other conditions that would benefit Americans.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/K1lGZd4 via IFTTT Rare and Orphan Diseases, Genetic Engineering, Genetics and Heredity, Research, Babies and Infants, Crispr (DNA) The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases.

Health By Christina Jewett and Kristian Thacker from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9wDpEQT via IFTTT Smoking and Tobacco, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2024, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Federal Aid (US), E-Cigarettes, Youth, States (US), Layoffs and Job Reductions, Politics and Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Nicotine The elimination of a key C.D.C. office has slashed funding to states for help lines used by thousands to stop smoking and vaping.

Health By Jan Hoffman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MWlrcxm via IFTTT your-feed-science, Deaths (Fatalities), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Medicine and Health, Opioids and Opiates, Fentanyl, Methamphetamines, your-feed-healthcare The progress comes as the Trump administration is proposing to cut funding for many programs believed to have contributed to the improvement.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IvaVeN0 via IFTTT Colleges and Universities, Immigration Detention, Deportation, United States Politics and Government, Federal Courts (US), Immigration and Emigration, Politics and Government, your-feed-science Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained Feb. 16 at Logan Airport after failing to declare scientific samples she carried into the U.S.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VmUyIku via IFTTT Prostate Gland, Prostate Cancer, United States Politics and Government, Age, Chronological, Presidents and Presidency (US), Tests (Medical) Some doctors say they are surprised the condition was found at all in the former president, given his age.

Health By Jan Hoffman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ujwGpbi via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drug Abuse and Traffic, United States Politics and Government, Medicine and Health, Politics and Government, Addiction (Psychology), Fentanyl Public health and addiction experts fear millions could lose access to treatment and prevention services if the administration’s proposed cuts are enacted.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Isadora Kosofsky from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3cF5i6d via IFTTT Fires and Firefighters, Medicine and Health, Southern California Wildfires (Jan 2025), Lungs A new clinic, opened by a pulmonologist who lost his home in the Palisades blaze, is addressing the health issues developing among people exposed to the fires.

Health By Margot Sanger-Katz and Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ei52sQ0 via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Federal Budget (US), United States Politics and Government, Executive Orders and Memorandums, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, International Trade and World Market The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered no clear legal authority to mandate lower prices.

Health By Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/T8osnUM via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Health Insurance and Managed Care, United States Politics and Government, Executive Orders and Memorandums The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court during his first term.

Health By Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/aELAuXf via IFTTT GLP-1 RAs (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Weight, Obesity, Research, Clinical Trials CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It’s the latest example of limits imposed by insurance that disrupt treatments for patients.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn from NYT Health https://ift.tt/K4SLxr6 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Hepatitis, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Deaths (Fatalities), Vaccination and Immunization, Viruses, Infections, your-feed-healthcare A highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have died.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nNlbx7z via IFTTT your-feed-science, Federal Aid (US), Medicine and Health, Federal Budget (US), Layoffs and Job Reductions, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Employees, Disasters and Emergencies The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, Nina Agrawal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/u7HLEjR via IFTTT Deportation, United States Politics and Government, Illegal Immigration, Hospitals, Immigration and Emigration, Medicine and Health, your-feed-healthcare Since President Trump announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded protections for hospitals and clinics, health care facilities have seen a jump in no-shows.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Gxm5MPH via IFTTT your-feed-science, United States Politics and Government, Egg Donation and Freezing, Research, Infertility, Women and Girls, In Vitro Fertilization, Medicine and Health, Reproduction (Biological), Shutdowns (Institutional), Birth Rates The research team studying how to improve I.V.F. was a casualty of cutbacks at federal health agencies.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/SCwU6hf via IFTTT your-feed-science, United States Politics and Government, Science and Technology Generally, researchers will no longer be allowed to direct federal funds to international collaborators.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aemgy0 via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Mifeprex (RU-486), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Attorneys General, Federal Courts (US) The request echoes the position the Biden administration took in the case in January, surprising some observers.

Health By Benjamin Ryan from NYT Health https://ift.tt/G2gPD1E via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Cyberattacks and Hackers, United States Politics and Government, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Medicare, Elderly, Medicine and Health, Federal Courts (US), Doctors The company lent roughly $9 billion to practices affected by a vast cyberattack on its payment systems last year. Medical practices are now suing the health care colossus, saying it is pressuring them to repay funds.

Health By Benjamin Mueller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/O9YjCwl via IFTTT Research, United States Politics and Government, Transgender, Gender, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Federal Budget (US) More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/pjv0b6f via IFTTT Elderly, Nursing Homes, Elder Care, Retirement Communities and Assisted Living, Home Health Care, Memory, Age, Chronological, Research A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fPlZGhR via IFTTT your-feed-science, United States Politics and Government, Medicine and Health, Chronic Condition (Health), Politics and Government, Federal Budget (US), Layoffs and Job Reductions, Government Employees, Federal-State Relations (US), Preventive Medicine, Disease Rates, Research Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.

Health By Teddy Rosenbluth from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DLNadBg via IFTTT your-feed-science, Measles, Vaccination and Immunization, Rumors and Misinformation, Medicine and Health Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bxR49MN via IFTTT your-feed-science, Snakes, Poisoning and Poisons, Animal Attacks, Antibodies, Vaccination and Immunization, Research Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other deadly species.

Health By Azeen Ghorayshi and Amy Harmon from NYT Health https://ift.tt/CvLmBRz via IFTTT Transgender, Youth, United States Politics and Government, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hormones, Surgery and Surgeons, Research The H.H.S. review may set the stage for additional restrictions on gender-affirming care. Critics described it as an ideological statement.

Health By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fA8rsHh via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Disabilities, Bribery and Kickbacks, Medicare, United States Politics and Government, Discrimination, Medicare Advantage, Insurance, Disability Insurance The Justice Department accused large insurers of colluding with national brokers to steer older people and those with disabilities toward coverage that might not offer the best medical care.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/whyjng5 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Avian Influenza, Disease Rates, Agriculture and Farming, Livestock, Birds, Viruses Determined to cut costs and manage communications, the Trump administration is moving too slowly to contain the virus, experts say.