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Trump’s Pharma Tariffs Would Spare Richest Drugmakers While Punishing Some Small Ones

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Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kXwq6rH via IFTTT International Trade and World Market, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), United States Politics and Government, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Factories and Manufacturing, Biotechnology and Bioengineering Big companies like Novartis say new tariffs won’t hit them. “A win for Pharma,” Wall Street analysts said.

Kennedy Says U.S. Rejects Global Health Goals

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Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VWpPtwU via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Chronic Condition (Health), Gender, Medicine and Health, Processed and Ultraprocessed Foods, Global Warming, Sugar The nation’s top federal health official criticized the U.N.’s road map for addressing chronic disease, falsely claiming it promotes abortion and “radical gender ideology.”

Trump May Try to Force Drugmakers to Lower Some U.S. Prices

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Health By Margot Sanger-Katz and Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/21pDuxe via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Medicine and Health, United States Politics and Government A notice, quickly deleted by the administration, provides a hint that more aggressive pricing policies may be coming.

U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say

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Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/UzstPof via IFTTT Sugar, Soft Drinks, Medicine and Health, Sales and Excise Taxes, Labeling and Labels (Product), Smoking and Tobacco, Diabetes, Food, Alcoholic Beverages Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.

Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year

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Health By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1RGhIZw via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Federal Budget (US), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Insurance Extensive subsidies that reduce premium costs for millions are set to expire, unless Congress extends them.

Harvard Dean Was Paid $150,000 as an Expert Witness in Tylenol Lawsuits

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Health By Rebecca Robbins and Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8SF7oWX via IFTTT Suits and Litigation (Civil), United States Politics and Government, Autism, Tylenol (Drug), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The Trump administration has cited Dr. Andrea Baccarelli’s expertise to warn against using acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol — in pregnancy, based on an unproven autism link.

Judge Orders N.I.H. to Restore Suspended Research Grants at U.C.L.A.

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Health By Katrina Miller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fPJcZeH via IFTTT Federal Aid (US), Colleges and Universities, Research, Decisions and Verdicts, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Diversity Initiatives, Federal Courts (US), United States Politics and Government The ruling is a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s termination of hundreds of millions of research grants to the California university.

F.D.A.’s Approval of Drug for Autism Upends Review Process

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Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IPYeyz4 via IFTTT Intellectual Disabilities, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Disabilities, Autism, United States Politics and Government, Generic Brands and Products, Labeling and Labels (Product), Folic Acid, Doctors The agency revived an old treatment for cancer patients, unilaterally approving it for a subset of people with autism. Experts worry that the narrower scope will get lost in the hype.

What to Know About Painkillers, Vaccines, Genes and Autism

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Health By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/JlKeFpW via IFTTT Autism, Children and Childhood, Pain-Relieving Drugs, Vaccination and Immunization, Research, Rumors and Misinformation, Tylenol (Drug), Pregnancy and Childbirth, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare For decades, researchers have looked for links. Most believe the disorder springs from a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors.

Kennedy Said to Focus on Unproven Link Between Common Painkiller and Autism

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Health By Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/QTOmgKy via IFTTT Intellectual Disabilities, Disabilities, Autism, Research, Tylenol (Drug), Children and Childhood, Pain-Relieving Drugs, Pregnancy and Childbirth, United States Politics and Government, Folic Acid, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Medicine and Health, Brain, Genetics and Heredity A federal report on Monday is expected to point to acetaminophen, the active ingredient in painkillers like Tylenol. But research into a possible connection has yielded mixed results.

Louise Vincent, Addict Who Led Harm Reduction Movement, Dies at 49

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Health By Michael S. Rosenwald from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ACvn3Uf via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Addiction (Psychology), Opioids and Opiates, Hypodermic Needles and Syringes, Naloxone (Drug) She was instrumental in helping promote wider use of needle exchanges, naloxone and tests to assist drug users in identifying dangerous ingredients.

This Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now.

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Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/CYKymVn via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Elderly, Elder Care, Politics and Government, Finances, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Vocational Training, Health Care Workers The Trump administration has restored promised funds to a program that teaches people in health care how to work with aging Americans.

Pregnant Women Should Not Use Cannabis, New Medical Guidelines Say

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Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/j3kNvoc via IFTTT your-feed-science, Marijuana, Pregnancy and Childbirth Marijuana during pregnancy is linked to poor birth outcomes and developmental delays in children, a leading medical society advised.

A New Shot for Cancer Is Convenient, but Poised to Keep Prices High

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Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rYoWPaK via IFTTT Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Immunotherapy, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Inventions and Patents, Cancer, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Medicare Merck says an injected version of its blockbuster infusion Keytruda is quicker and easier. But it stands to slow the adoption of cheaper competitors, increasing costs by billions of dollars.

Vaccine Panel Postpones One Vote and Reverses Another Amid Confusion

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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IMaqeu5 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Hepatitis, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood, Medicine and Health, Measles, Mumps, Pregnancy and Childbirth Committee members delayed indefinitely a vote on a hepatitis B vaccine for newborns because they did not feel ready to make a decision.

5 Takeaways From Ousted C.D.C. Director’s Hearing

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Health By Christina Jewett and Dani Blum from NYT Health https://ift.tt/f6TlI1R via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization Susan Monarez, the head of the public health agency for barely a month, repeatedly told senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was ignoring science in undercutting vaccines.

5 Takeaways From Ousted C.D.C. Director’s Hearing

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Health By Christina Jewett and Dani Blum from NYT Health https://ift.tt/qXR05yD via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization Susan Monarez, the head of the public health agency for barely a month, repeatedly told senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was ignoring science in undercutting vaccines.

Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy

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Health By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn from NYT Health https://ift.tt/a0cU7JC via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Federal-State Relations (US), Medicine and Health, Influenza, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) The guidelines, from California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, mirror those of major medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was set to meet to review potential changes to federal recommendations.

Can Drug Users Be Forced Into Rehab? Trump Says Yes. So Do 34 States.

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Health By Jan Hoffman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/FbaI1Z3 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Law and Legislation, United States Politics and Government, States (US), your-feed-healthcare The president wants to enforce involuntary commitment laws for severe drug use. But rehab is expensive, without enough beds for those who seek it.

Surgeon General Nominee Pledges to Divest From Wellness Interests

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Health By Christina Jewett and Benjamin Mueller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hRFOQvD via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Surgeon General (US), Surgery and Surgeons, Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Appointments and Executive Changes In financial filings, Casey Means stated that she would liquidate holdings in companies that sell personal devices, supplements, tobacco and tech.

‘People Are Losing Hope’ Inside ICE Detention Centers

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Health By Emma Goldberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KCDr3ul via IFTTT Illegal Immigration, Immigration Detention, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Deportation, Disabilities, Mental Health and Disorders, Anxiety and Stress, United States Politics and Government, Immigration and Emigration, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Prisons and Prisoners, Solitary Confinement, Prison Guards and Corrections Officers, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations Immigrant detainees are not receiving proper mental health care, lawyers and advocacy groups say, and reports of suicide attempts are persistent.

Who Makes Decisions About Vaccine Policy Now?

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Health By Amy Schoenfeld Walker and Lazaro Gamio from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lQTWp2C via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has hired longtime vaccine safety skeptics and scientists who are critical of Covid shots and mandates to make immunization policy decisions for Americans.

C.D.C. Vaccine Advisers May Limit Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns

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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YFUq6ga via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Hepatitis, Rumors and Misinformation, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Babies and Infants, Pregnancy and Childbirth Committee members, some of whom are vaccine skeptics, are likely to recommend restricting the use of the shots at birth or delaying them until later in childhood.

Kennedy Adds Five New Members to Vaccine Committee

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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Z780s4b via IFTTT live-detached, Vaccination and Immunization The committee, whose members were appointed by the health secretary and include vaccine skeptics, will meet on Thursday to review recommendations for several shots.

When a Simple Swim Carries a Risk of Dangerous Illness

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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Taiwo Aina from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WaiH3mc via IFTTT your-feed-science, Schistosomiasis, Parasites, Eyes and Eyesight, Water, Children and Childhood, Worms, Infections The parasitic infection schistosomiasis affects an estimated 200 million people globally, many of them children. But campaigns to identify and treat it face formidable hurdles.

Bonnie Addario, 77, Dies; Survivor of Lung Cancer Made Fighting It a Cause

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Health By Sam Roberts from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KV8xMeN via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Lung Cancer, Philanthropy After climbing in the business world, she received a dire diagnosis, spurring her to found leading nonprofit groups to promote early detection and research.

Michel Odent, Pioneer of Natural Childbirth, Is Dead at 95

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Health By Adam Nossiter from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GmR7XCD via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Midwives and Doulas, Doctors His innovations, including homelike delivery rooms and birthing pools, were based on his belief that “human birth cannot work as long as a woman is thinking.”

John Mew, Unorthodox Orthodontist Who Went Viral, Dies at 96

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Health By Richard Sandomir from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jufBtx via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Teeth and Dentistry, Jaw (Body Part), Surgery and Surgeons, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Beauty (Concept) He gained a following for techniques, notably one known as mewing, that he said could help fix crooked teeth without surgery. The medical establishment disagreed.

Rare but Serious Complication Shows Flu’s Potential Harm

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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Carolyn Fong from NYT Health https://ift.tt/CJa7Ahe via IFTTT Influenza, Vaccination and Immunization, Deaths (Fatalities), Children and Childhood, Brain, Nerves and Nervous System, Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Infections Acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or A.N.E., can result from influenza or other infections, including Covid-19.

$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials

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Health By Stephanie Nolen, Jeanna Smialek and Ed Wong from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wZkejrS via IFTTT Foreign Aid, Birth Control and Family Planning, United States Politics and Government, Developing Countries The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid.

The Jarring Contradiction at the Heart of Kennedy’s Agenda

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Health By Benjamin Mueller and Dani Blum from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RgL0G7V via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Diet and Nutrition, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Food, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Chemicals, Vaccination and Immunization, Rumors and Misinformation, Pesticides, Agriculture and Farming, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Food Contamination and Poisoning, Environment The health secretary has begun a full-on assault against vaccines but has taken a more restrained approach to pesticides and unhealthy foods, also MAHA priorities.

California Passes Bill Allowing Omission of Patients’ Names From Abortion Pill Bottles

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Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mP0ySVY via IFTTT Abortion, Law and Legislation, State Legislatures, States (US), Abortion Drugs, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Telemedicine The intent is to protect health care providers who send the pills to patients in states with abortion bans, and to reassure patients who fear they could be identified.

Major Medical Prizes Given to Cell Biology and Cystic Fibrosis Pioneers

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Health By Carl Zimmer and Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sUSwVrf via IFTTT Lasker Awards, Research, Biology and Biochemistry, Cystic Fibrosis, your-feed-science, Medicine and Health, Science and Technology, Bacteria Many winners of the annual Lasker Awards have gone on to win a Nobel Prize in medicine or other fields.

The Jarring Contradiction at the Heart of Kennedy’s Agenda

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Health By Benjamin Mueller and Dani Blum from NYT Health https://ift.tt/glFoDjr via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Diet and Nutrition, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Food, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Chemicals, Vaccination and Immunization, Rumors and Misinformation, Pesticides, Agriculture and Farming, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Food Contamination and Poisoning, Environment The health secretary has begun a full-on assault against vaccines but has taken a more restrained approach to pesticides and unhealthy foods, also MAHA priorities.

Trump Moves to Crack Down on Drug Advertising

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Health By Rebecca Robbins, Christina Jewett and Dani Blum from NYT Health https://ift.tt/X8YeuAi via IFTTT Advertising and Marketing, United States Politics and Government, GLP-1 RAs (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The administration is proposing a return to a 1990s-era policy that kept most drug ads off TV. That could dent the revenues of drugmakers and major networks.

Read the MAHA strategy report

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Health By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/CeP5Jnb via IFTTT Diet and Nutrition, Children and Childhood A report from the White House outlines strategies to combat childhood chronic disease and attempts to set a MAHA agenda for the country.

States Face Off Ferociously Over Abortion Shield Laws

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Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/85pI9z2 via IFTTT Law and Legislation, Abortion, Federal-State Relations (US), State Legislatures, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Abortion Drugs, United States Politics and Government, Religion-State Relations, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Women's Rights A looming constitutional battle between Texas and New York is the leading edge of the escalating states’ rights fight over the prescribing and mailing of abortion pills to patients in states with bans.

Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?

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Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Z3CmAby via IFTTT Elderly, Falls, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Deaths (Fatalities), Age, Chronological, Research, Medicine and Health, Bone Fractures, Sedatives Some researchers suspect that rising prescription drug use may explain a disturbing trend.

Federal Report on Drinking Is Withdrawn

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Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/KkZAMbE via IFTTT your-feed-science, Diet and Nutrition, Alcoholic Beverages, United States Politics and Government, Deaths (Fatalities), Heart, Breast Cancer The upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be influenced by a competing study, favored by industry, which found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.

A Revived Focus on an Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism

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Health By Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lTF9KPx via IFTTT Autism, Tylenol (Drug), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Medicine and Health Studies over the last decade of acetaminophen use in pregnancy — including a recent scientific review — have yielded mixed results but have not found a causal connection.

5 Takeaways From Kennedy’s Senate Hearing

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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli, Dani Blum, Christina Jewett and Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Gja8nlu via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Rumors and Misinformation, United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Law and Legislation, Medicaid During often tense exchanges, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his positions on Covid vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and autism.

Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.

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Health By Benjamin Mueller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HM7azUQ via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Whistle-Blowers, United States Politics and Government, Research, Government Employees Two former agency leaders said the administration’s “hostility” toward vaccines had spread to the agency’s top ranks.

Health Care Costs for Workers Begin to Climb

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Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/OcHIUWk via IFTTT Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Labor and Jobs, Hospitals, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Insurance A survey shows employers expect a sharp increase in benefit costs for next year, and many will want workers to shoulder more of the burden.

Kennedy to Add New Members to Vaccine Advisory Panel

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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli, Dani Blum and Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IaZidoX via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Rumors and Misinformation, Appointments and Executive Changes, United States Politics and Government, Children and Childhood, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Heart The health secretary fired the original committee members in June, replacing them with some who have been critical of vaccines.

F.D.A. Official Overruled Scientists on Wide Access to Covid Shots

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Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LMud9y7 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Children and Childhood, United States Politics and Government, Disease Rates, Research, Drugstores, Politics and Government, Medicine and Health The agency’s staff scientists pointed out how Covid was still unpredictable and posed a threat to toddlers, but the official decided to restrict shots only to children with risk factors.

Reduced Screening May Have Led to Rise in Advanced Prostate Cancer Diagnoses

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Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RajWZBx via IFTTT your-feed-science, Prostate Cancer, Cancer, Preventive Medicine, Tests (Medical) Changes in screening recommendations over a decade ago may have inadvertently resulted in later diagnosis of the most common cancer in men, a new study has found.

Trump Wants Proof That Covid Vaccines Work. It’s Easy to Find.

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Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Carl Zimmer from NYT Health https://ift.tt/l8mkuZO via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Rumors and Misinformation, United States Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination Proof and Immunization Records, Clinical Trials, Disease Rates In a post on Truth Social, the president suggested that the C.D.C. was being “ripped apart” over a question that was answered long ago.