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Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8NG1Zis via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Long Covid, Disease Rates, Chronic Condition (Health), Youth, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

Health By Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/zq8wld7 via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicaid The administration said the drug company would sell many of its products to the government insurance program for lower-income Americans at prices that align with those in Europe.

Health By Andrew Jacobs and Allison Joyce from NYT Health https://ift.tt/twXNkrS via IFTTT Medicaid, United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care, State Legislatures, Diet and Nutrition, Poverty, Federal Aid (US), Food Insecurity, Food Banks and Pantries, Hurricane Helene (2024) One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.

Health By Andrew Jacobs and Allison Joyce from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bC8fI4M via IFTTT Medicaid, United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care, State Legislatures, Diet and Nutrition, Poverty, Federal Aid (US), Food Insecurity, Food Banks and Pantries, Hurricane Helene (2024) One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.

Health By Benjamin Mueller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2H1RWLJ via IFTTT Autism, United States Politics and Government, Research, Vaccination and Immunization, Genetics and Heredity, Tylenol (Drug) Many scientists were pleased to learn that N.I.H. funding will go to leading experts examining complex new theories, not only fears over vaccines.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/BeS2GYb via IFTTT your-feed-science, United States Politics and Government, Foreign Workers, Hospitals, Doctors, Nursing and Nurses, Visas, Immigration and Emigration The United States depends heavily on physicians trained abroad. The Trump administration’s new fees may exacerbate personnel shortages, especially in underserved regions.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.