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Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/tQyaVnW via IFTTT Decisions and Verdicts, Abortion, Law and Legislation, Suits and Litigation (Civil), States (US), Abortion Drugs, Mifeprex (RU-486), Doctors, Telemedicine, Fines (Penalties) The lawsuit was filed against an Ulster County clerk who rebuffed an attempt to enforce a Texas judgment against a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to that state.

Health By Denise Grady from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PpM4omh via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Down Syndrome, Genetics and Heredity, Research, Chromosomes, Plagiarism She had to fight for recognition after a male colleague took credit for her work in identifying an extra chromosome as the cause of that genetic condition.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3OLVAfr via IFTTT Depression (Mental), Text Messaging, Mental Health and Disorders, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Research, Clinical Trials, Psychology and Psychologists, Telemedicine, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare A large-scale randomized trial of texting therapy concluded that its outcomes were as good as video sessions in treating depression.

Health By Benjamin Mueller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/M2esIrU via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Appointments and Executive Changes, Surgeon General (US) Mr. Means quietly departed his federal role about a month ago. His sister has been nominated for surgeon general.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VBFW9eC via IFTTT Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Generic Brands and Products, Clinical Trials, Inventions and Patents The agency announced moves to cut regulatory obstacles for the makers of biosimilar drugs, which are akin to generics and may help lower drug costs.

Health By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dz7Ulr9 via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Federal Aid (US), Shutdowns (Institutional), United States Economy, Insurance The government website now shows consumers how much their health insurance costs will increase next year, as Congress remains at an impasse over the plans’ subsidies.

Health By Rebecca Robbins, Azeen Ghorayshi and J. David Goodman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LPEi9Yb via IFTTT Intellectual Disabilities, United States Politics and Government, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Tylenol (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Autism, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Pain-Relieving Drugs, Labeling and Labels (Product), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder The lawsuit follows claims by President Trump that linked use by pregnant women of acetaminophen to autism, a connection that is unproven.

Health By Emily Anthes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/G1YR5NT via IFTTT your-feed-science, Genetic Engineering, Kidneys, Transplants, Pigs, Organ Donation, Clinical Trials Tim Andrews, 67, lived with a genetically modified organ longer than any other recipient.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2we57dB via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Layoffs and Job Reductions, States (US), Government Employees, United States Politics and Government The agency has lost a third of its work force this year. The Trump administration maintains that the losses are necessary, but critics say that there is no real plan, only animosity.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/P6ExHld via IFTTT Diphtheria, Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Foreign Aid, Developing Countries, Medicine and Health, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare A Somali hospital ward packed with gasping children shows how war, climate and mistrust of vaccines is fueling the disease’s return.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/i9pA1ZW via IFTTT Mosquitoes, Malaria, Medicine and Health, Pesticides, Babies and Infants, Clinical Trials, your-feed-science Treating baby wraps with a mosquito repellent shows promising protection against a top killer of children.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WLGFovO via IFTTT your-feed-science Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French emperor’s troops as they withdrew from Russia.

Health By Michael S. Rosenwald from NYT Health https://ift.tt/yG6wRU7 via IFTTT Breastfeeding, Parenting, Deaths (Obituaries), Pregnancy and Childbirth As a pediatrician, she helped elevate breastfeeding from a medical afterthought to a specialty of its own. As a mother of nine, she practiced what she preached.

Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rytlf2V via IFTTT Layoffs and Job Reductions, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, Elderly, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Care Workers, Medicaid, Government Employees, Medicare Advantage, Shutdowns (Institutional) An estimated 3,000 employees seem to be affected. The federal agency said the return to work would occur Monday, with the costs paid by user fees collected from researchers.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/oJvRTyp via IFTTT Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Inventions and Patents, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, State Legislatures, Autoimmune Diseases, Insurance, Generic Brands and Products, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Enbrel (Drug) In a first, Colorado will cap the price of Enbrel, an arthritis drug. Using patent tactics, the drugmaker Amgen has aggressively blocked competition for it.

Health By Emma Goldberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gQSHEGX via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicaid, Federal Aid (US), United States Politics and Government, Rural Areas, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (2025), Black People, Medicine and Health As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly than ever.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/r9MtKCd via IFTTT Eyes and Eyesight, Macular Degeneration, Blindness, Implants, Research, your-feed-science The device could help a million people with a severe form of macular degeneration to be able to see enough to read.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WTYxEKo via IFTTT Elderly, Deafness, Hearing Aids, Ears and Hearing, Cochlear Implants, Medicare, Implants, Age, Chronological, Surgery and Surgeons, Research More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/cHfkQ5j via IFTTT Disease Rates, Monkeypox, Infections, Medicine and Health, Viruses None of the patients, all California residents, had traveled abroad, suggesting the Clade 1 virus strain was transmitted locally.

Health By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2jMiSn4 via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Shutdowns (Institutional), Insurance Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums.

Health By Stephanie Nolen and Brian Otieno from NYT Health https://ift.tt/X3VQra0 via IFTTT Foreign Aid, Shutdowns (Institutional), Hospitals, Humanitarian Aid, Health Care Workers After the Trump administration stopped funding a medical center for women and children, a determined group of health care workers refused to let it shutter.

Health By Stephanie Nolen and Brian Otieno from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7G6Cn1S via IFTTT Foreign Aid, Food Aid, Humanitarian Aid, Medicine and Health, Children and Childhood, United States Politics and Government, Developing Countries, Malnutrition Hunger and the diseases that stalk small children have surged in Somalia after the U.S. slashed its aid to the country.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/UM9DjIG via IFTTT Pickleball (Sport), Eyes and Eyesight, Research, Age, Chronological, Emergency Medical Treatment, Sports Injuries Older players of pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the United States, are more vulnerable to eye injuries, some of which could lead to vision loss, researchers reported.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/57mpa6U via IFTTT Factories and Manufacturing, United States Politics and Government, Medicine and Health, International Trade and World Market, Customs (Tariff), Supply Chain, Antibiotics, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) A new analysis found that nearly 700 drugs approved for use in the United States depend on chemicals solely produced in China.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Kmu3iPV via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Rumors and Misinformation, Intellectual Disabilities, United States Politics and Government, Children and Childhood, Autism, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Whooping Cough, Asthma, Research The president’s call for removal of the metal from childhood inoculations set off alarms. About half of shots for polio, whooping cough and other diseases would be affected.

Health By Gina Kolata and Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/av4undh via IFTTT Autism, Genetics and Heredity, Tylenol (Drug), Children and Childhood The Trump administration’s embrace of unproven or debunked theories about vaccines and Tylenol has left doctors fielding questions from worried parents.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jlgRT28 via IFTTT Deaths (Fatalities), Antibiotics, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Disease Rates, E Coli (Bacteria), Medicine and Health, Bacteria, Developing Countries, Drug Resistance (Microbial), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) The U.N. health agency found that one in six infections worldwide was resistant to the most commonly available antibiotics.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/USJCPVi via IFTTT your-feed-science, Medicine and Health, Government Employees, Labor and Jobs, Content Type: Personal Profile Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who focused on keeping pandemics at bay.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/BRofLqi via IFTTT your-feed-science, Epidemics, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Government Employees, Measles, Ebola Virus, Respiratory Diseases, Disasters and Emergencies Scientists who focused on other infectious diseases, like an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also were let go.

Health By Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hfjUleb via IFTTT Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicaid, Customs (Tariff), Factories and Manufacturing, Corporations, United States International Relations The move would follow a similar agreement with Pfizer. Other companies are engaged in talks with the White House that would help them avoid tariffs on their products overseas.

Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/V4Fi07t via IFTTT your-feed-science, Transplants, Genetic Engineering, Liver, Pigs The transplanted portion of the genetically modified pig liver was removed after 38 days, and the patient, who had advanced liver cancer and cirrhosis, died several months later.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IfuTa9x via IFTTT Tylenol (Drug), Pain-Relieving Drugs, Deaths (Fatalities), Transplants, Liver, Poisoning and Poisons, Labeling and Labels (Product) Acetaminophen’s link to autism is unproven. But hundreds of Americans accidentally overdose on the drug each year, suffering liver damage that can require a transplant or even be fatal.

Health By John Yoon from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xP7fryq via IFTTT National Parks, Monuments and Seashores, Nobel Prizes, Work-Life Balance, Camps and Camping Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.

Health By Pam Belluck and M. Scott Brauer from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8bKqcVf via IFTTT Alzheimer's Disease, Research, Brain, Genetics and Heredity, Dementia Scientists are searching for the secret in Doug Whitney’s biology that has protected him from dementia, hoping it could lead to ways to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s for many other people.

Health By Ali Watkins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/PlgYZo3 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Nobel Prizes, Medicine and Health, Research Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its immune responses.

Health By Adeel Hassan from NYT Health https://ift.tt/FtsdxK2 via IFTTT Ozempic (Drug), GLP-1 RAs (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Discount Selling, Weight, Obesity Costco members will pay $499 a month out of pocket, the same price offered at CVS and Walmart, and on the manufacturer’s direct-to-consumer website.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RBEhyHq via IFTTT Osteoporosis, Bone Fractures, Longevity, Bones, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Elderly, Men and Boys, Hips More men are now living long enough to develop osteoporosis. But few are aware of the risk, and fewer still are screened and treated.

Health By Walt Bogdanich, Carson Kessler and Jeremy Singer-Vine from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RWF6JE0 via IFTTT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Private Equity, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Clinical Trials, Conflicts of Interest, Ozempic (Drug), GLP-1 RAs (Drug), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Research Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/YiGbTSQ via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Vaccination and Immunization, Rumors and Misinformation, Tylenol (Drug), Fluorides, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Legal Profession, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Presidential Election of 2024, Liability for Products, Children and Childhood, Autism Aaron Siri is leading legal efforts on policies that dovetail with parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s government agenda.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Y7MKo3J via IFTTT Disabilities, Anxiety and Stress, Mental Health and Disorders, Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Autism, Depression (Mental), Psychology and Psychologists, Tests (Medical), Therapy and Rehabilitation, audio-neutral-informative As our diagnostic categories expand to include ever milder versions of disease, researchers propose that the act of naming a malady can itself bring relief.

Health By Benjamin Mueller from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bMFWfxd via IFTTT Whistle-Blowers, United States Politics and Government, Research, Vaccination and Immunization, Medicine and Health, Government Employees Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who was on administrative leave, alleged that the Trump administration had defied court orders and undermined vaccine research.

Health By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ILXiyqK via IFTTT Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Abortion, Abortion Drugs, Mifeprex (RU-486), Generic Brands and Products The decision enraged opponents of abortion, who have been pressuring the administration to restrict access to abortion medication.

Health By Rebecca Robbins from NYT Health https://ift.tt/C320GMX via IFTTT Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Health Insurance and Managed Care, United States Politics and Government, Medicaid, Drugstores, Generic Brands and Products, Medicine and Health President Trump and top health officials announced a deal with Pfizer to try to lower Medicaid prices, and a website to help consumers buy drugs directly from manufacturers.

Health By Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ZX2NkH3 via IFTTT Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, Asperger's Syndrome, Special Education, Mental Health and Disorders, Children and Childhood, United States Politics and Government, Medicine and Health Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause.