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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli, Teddy Rosenbluth and Francesca Paris from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9NOJal5 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Measles, Vaccination and Immunization, Rumors and Misinformation, Children and Childhood, Whooping Cough The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/NIO1GTR via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The administration has not put forward a clear legal authority to compel drugmakers to reduce their prices.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/JWiHe1C via IFTTT your-feed-science, Medical Devices, Autoimmune Diseases, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Clinical Trials, Implants, Vagus Nerve, Immune System, Infections, Joints (Body Part), Arthritis, Chronic Condition (Health) The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/FAWgq4Q via IFTTT your-feed-science, United States Politics and Government, Appointments and Executive Changes, Vaccination and Immunization The agency’s new leader must contend with reduced budgets, mass layoffs, political tumult and a boss determined to reshape public health.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/cJzaIkD via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Social Media, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Vaccination and Immunization, Rare and Orphan Diseases After turning down several new drugs and restricting use of another, Dr. Vinay Prasad drew the ire of the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer and others.

Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/QPJ1Y9r via IFTTT Company Reports In the latest quarter, higher costs were felt across the company’s vast health insurance operations.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/y0DNV8t via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Customs (Tariff), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), International Trade and World Market, Factories and Manufacturing, Supply Chain, United States Politics and Government Many pharmaceutical products made in Europe will face a 15 percent tariff, pinching manufacturers and potentially leading to higher drug prices.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/tLkXjKx via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Compensation for Damages (Law), United States Politics and Government, Suits and Litigation (Civil) The program, created by Congress, allows people who believe they were injured by vaccines to apply for financial compensation.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mj8YrHd via IFTTT Diet and Nutrition, Brain, Alzheimer's Disease, Memory, Dementia, Exercise, Medicine and Health The study found that a combination of exercise, healthy diet and other behaviors led to cognitive benefits. How much intense guidance is required was unclear, experts said.

Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/iMBcAVg via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare Advantage, Corporations, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Hospitals, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The conglomerate was viewed as one of the most successful companies in America, but patients are enraged and investors have lost faith in its business model.

Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/s1ngjhG via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare Advantage, Corporations, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Hospitals, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The conglomerate was viewed as one of the most successful companies in America, but patients are enraged and investors have lost faith in its business model.

Health By Aishvarya Kavi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/CS0uME6 via IFTTT Deaths (Fatalities), Children and Childhood, Water, Brain, Naegleria Fowleri, Infections, Accidents and Safety A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while swimming in a reservoir.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/W5sjdPl via IFTTT Heart, Cholesterol, Tests (Medical), Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs), Calcium, Deaths (Fatalities), Diet and Nutrition, Elderly, Stroke Coronary artery calcium testing can reveal plaque in arteries, offering a more precise estimate of a patient’s risk. Yet the test remains underused.

Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/owcvbMF via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, Elderly, Medicare Advantage On Thursday, the giant health care conglomerate announced that it had “proactively reached out” to the Justice Department, after reports of a government investigation had surfaced.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bUh1yD6 via IFTTT Psychology and Psychologists, Mental Health and Disorders, Death and Dying, Age, Chronological, Elderly, Grief (Emotion) Therapists are cautious about sharing personal information. When they fall ill or die unexpectedly, the shock can be shattering.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/h59U43z via IFTTT Influenza, Vaccination and Immunization, Autism, Rumors and Misinformation Federal guidelines no longer recommend flu vaccines containing a preservative, used in a small percentage of vaccines, that has been falsely linked to autism.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/FgKDG7N via IFTTT Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Developing Countries, United States Politics and Government, Medicine and Health, Foreign Aid, Disease Rates, Politics and Government, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Epidemics, Rationing and Allocation of Resources, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) PEPFAR, the campaign to end H.I.V. globally, would morph into an effort to detect disease outbreaks and sell American products, according to documents obtained by The Times.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/5ypI0v1 via IFTTT Depression (Mental), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Mental Health and Disorders, Anxiety and Stress, Women and Girls, Antidepressants, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Suicides and Suicide Attempts Some women’s symptoms improved quickly after taking the pill, but depression persisted in others. Doctors are trying to learn which patients benefit, and why some don’t.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RFDxoKJ via IFTTT Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Antidepressants, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Depression (Mental), Birth Defects, Research, Women and Girls, Serotonin (Chemical), Babies and Infants, Mental Health and Disorders, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) An agency-sponsored forum included critics of psychiatry who believe the drugs can harm a developing fetus. Other experts said antidepressants were safe and necessary.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/k7RhAld via IFTTT Tuberculosis, Medicine and Health, your-feed-healthcare After The Times published an interview with John Green about his new book on tuberculosis, many readers wrote to share their families’ history with the disease.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8OLZ6aU via IFTTT Weight, Diet and Nutrition, Obesity, Research, Genetics and Heredity, Children and Childhood Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting in childhood.

Health By Brian Rosenthal, Melanie Bencosme, Leila Medina, Laura Salaberry and James Surdam from NYT Health https://ift.tt/70rykRN via IFTTT Organ Donation, Medicine and Health, Hospitals Under pressure from the federal government to increase organ transplants, hospitals and organ procurement organizations across the country are rushing people toward donation, and some patients have been harmed. Brian M. Rosenthal explains how and where this is happening.

Health By Trinity Webster-Bass from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rBXi5QU via IFTTT Organ Donation, Drivers Licenses, Transplants, Content Type: Service, Life-Sustaining Support Systems, Withdrawal Of, Deaths (Fatalities), internal-storyline-inline-no, internal-storyline-no Organ donation saves lives and enjoys widespread public support. But many people are unsure what they agree to when they sign up.

Health By Rylee Kirk and Aishvarya Kavi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2yo3MYC via IFTTT Magnetic Resonance Imagers, Deaths (Fatalities) The man, who, without authorization, entered the room wearing a metal necklace during a scan, died a day after he was critically injured, the authorities said.

Health By Rebecca Robbins and Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/yfd70zE via IFTTT Therapy and Rehabilitation, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Genetic Engineering, Clinical Trials, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Deaths (Fatalities) Three patients with a muscle-wasting disease died from liver failure after taking the therapy, Ele­vidys, or a similar treatment.

Health By Benjamin Mueller and Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PFdTnu8 via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Research, Federal Aid (US), Government Employees, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Federal Budget (US), Clinical Trials, Medicine and Health, Budgets and Budgeting The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to medical research and health agencies will curtail the development of promising medications, the Congressional Budget Office said on Friday.

Health By Sarah Kliff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/D1loZgA via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Medicine and Health, Research, your-feed-science Offering a rare glimpse inside the hidden world of rejected insurance claims, new data shows a steady uptick among major private insurers.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3dwYF0R via IFTTT Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, E-Cigarettes, Youth, Smoking and Tobacco, Teenagers and Adolescence, Advertising and Marketing, Shopping and Retail, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Menthol, Respiratory Diseases, Nicotine The company was accused of marketing its products to teenagers, causing a surge in use.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ItJWDZo via IFTTT your-feed-science, Hormones, Women and Girls, Menopause, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Breast Cancer, Heart, Stroke, Dementia, Conflicts of Interest, Estrogen, Women's Health Initiative, Vagina, Clinical Trials Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, has said too many women avoid menopause treatments because the risks have been overstated.

Health By Jan Hoffman and Greta Rybus from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dvHsgTJ via IFTTT your-feed-science, Motivation and Incentive Programs, Methamphetamines, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Therapy and Rehabilitation, United States Politics and Government, Medicaid, Mobile Applications, Medicine and Health, Addiction (Psychology), your-feed-healthcare Unlike with opioids, there is no medication to suppress cravings for meth and other stimulants. As use soars, hundreds of clinics are trying a radically different approach.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sKVmQyc via IFTTT your-feed-science, United States Politics and Government, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Abortion, Foreign Aid, Medicine and Health PEPFAR, the AIDS relief program, hasn’t operated in Russia since 2012 and does not fund abortions.

Health By Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Tj9XhRQ via IFTTT Medicare, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Skin, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Bribery and Kickbacks, Doctors, Medicine and Health, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, United States Politics and Government In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare more than $10 billion last year.

Health By Jordan Rau and Irena Hwang from NYT Health https://ift.tt/eodcNz6 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hospitals, Deaths (Fatalities), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, Fines (Penalties), Bed Sores, Accidents and Safety, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Elder Care, Carbon Monoxide, Physical Therapy For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell consumers about troubling inspections.

Health By Jordan Rau from NYT Health https://ift.tt/e7DJfyM via IFTTT Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Elder Care, Content Type: Service, Physical Therapy, Voice and Speech, Falls, Medicare, Home Health Care, Medicare Advantage Specialized hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and home health agencies provide rehab therapy. Insurers may limit the services you can get.

Health By Jordan Rau and Irena Hwang from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VFpRtOE via IFTTT your-feed-science, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hospitals, Deaths (Fatalities), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, Fines (Penalties), Bed Sores, Accidents and Safety, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Elder Care, Carbon Monoxide, Physical Therapy For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell consumers about troubling inspections.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HWGPc8E via IFTTT Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Politics and Government, United States Politics and Government, Medicine and Health, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Epidemics Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears.

Health By Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mFPZKex via IFTTT Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Letters The letters, many of which were already available online, detail why the regulators initially declined to approve some drugs. All eventually passed muster.

Health By Azeen Ghorayshi and Glenn Thrush from NYT Health https://ift.tt/TqhpKWi via IFTTT Transgender, Subpoenas, Medicine and Health, Hospitals, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Doctors, Discrimination, United States Politics and Government Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.

Health By Susan Burton, Laura Bult, Pedro Piccinini, Laura Salaberry and David Seekamp from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LMAdnpY via IFTTT Pregnancy and Childbirth, Podcasts, Women and Girls, Caesarean Section Susan Burton, reporter and host of the podcast “The Retrievals,” talks about the alarming number of patients who report feeling significant pain during their C-sections.

Health By Susan Burton, Laura Bult, Pedro Piccinini, Laura Salaberry and David Seekamp from NYT Health https://ift.tt/U8LGWAR via IFTTT Pregnancy and Childbirth, Podcasts, Women and Girls, Caesarean Section Susan Burton, reporter and host of the podcast “The Retrievals,” talks about the alarming number of patients who report feeling significant pain during their C-sections.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bgjl9zB via IFTTT Research, Antidepressants, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Mental Health and Disorders, Placebos, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare Warnings about withdrawal from antidepressants have rippled through society in recent years. A new study claims they are overblown.

Health By Kristian Thacker and Simar Bajaj from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LDGPgt1 via IFTTT Lung Cancer, Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT Scans), Deaths (Fatalities), your-feed-science, vis-photo On the road with a 68,000-pound tractor-trailer that crisscrosses West Virginia, saving lives.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/TImjbqM via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Medicine and Health, Children and Childhood, Doctors New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.

Health By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/0M3jCJa via IFTTT Teenagers and Adolescence, Psychology and Psychologists, Youth, Evolution (Biology), Anxiety and Stress, Age, Chronological, Children and Childhood, Brain Looking back at an awkward moment in the history of adolescent psychology.

Health By Trip Gabriel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GgMKQ21 via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), World War II (1939-45), Holocaust and the Nazi Era, Empathy, Concentration Camps, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Jews and Judaism, Anti-Semitism Despite the unspeakable horror of her youth, she embraced a school of psychotherapy that stresses empathy and the belief that everyone can change for the better.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/l9Y3jhn via IFTTT One Big Beautiful Bill Act (2025), Medicare, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Rare and Orphan Diseases, United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry More medicines will be spared from Medicare price negotiations, a change that is projected to wipe out billions in savings for the federal government.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Q6JoX3D via IFTTT Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Science and Technology, Academic and Scientific Journals, Research, Ethics and Official Misconduct, vis-design Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/29tOwnE via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Research, Disease Rates, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.

Health By Katie Hafner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3xRfI9T via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Medicine and Health, Malpractice Despite resistance from the medical establishment, he found systemic ways to reduce errors, paving the way for a global standard. Thousands of lives have been saved.