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Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/oTq7hr6 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Deaths (Fatalities), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Rumors and Misinformation, Children and Childhood The agency claimed that 10 children’s deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions.

Health By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vYfLyp9 via IFTTT Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, Legislatures and Parliaments, Death and Dying, Medicine and Health More and more countries are legalizing medically assisted death. But even as the concept gains acceptance, there are difficult, unresolved questions about who should be eligible.

Health By Ellen Barry from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ULCKr52 via IFTTT Mental Health and Disorders, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Children and Childhood, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Education (K-12), Anxiety and Stress, Depression (Mental), Shutdowns (Institutional), Teenagers and Adolescence, Quarantines, Youth With the end of school shutdowns, children’s mental health appointments fell sharply, though other factors may have contributed.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/0DhfC2d via IFTTT Cancer, Tests (Medical), Deaths (Fatalities), Medical Imaging, Prostate Cancer Statistics show a clear spike in eight cancers, but some experts say that many cases never needed to be found.

Health By Reed Abelson from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XgUx9u1 via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), United States Politics and Government, Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions, Law and Legislation, Insurance, Two Thousand Twenty Six, Medicare, Politics and Government People who have insurance under the Affordable Care Act are being asked to pay more for plans that will cover less of their care.

Health By Rylee Kirk from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Eo8DBUS via IFTTT Kidneys, Transplants, Organ Donation, Skunks, Rabies, Deaths (Fatalities) Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HvhkeB1 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Babies and Infants, Hepatitis, Disease Rates, Children and Childhood A federal panel voted on Friday to recommend halting the at-birth shots for all infants, in a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending the nation’s vaccine policy.

Health By Amanda Holpuch from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DA9mXOr via IFTTT Diabetes, Sensors, Recalls and Bans of Products, Wearable Computing, Defective Products Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors.

Health By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/72izDHI via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Hepatitis, Disease Rates, Babies and Infants, Children and Childhood The federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to decide on Thursday that the shots should be delayed for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.

Health By Rylee Kirk from NYT Health https://ift.tt/mLp6ISt via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Influenza, Medicine and Health, Government Employees, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Doctors Twelve former commissioners, in a New England Journal of Medicine article, said they were “deeply concerned” by a leaked memo from the Trump administration’s chief scientific officer.

Health By Rylee Kirk from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Cc1W7Hp via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Influenza, Medicine and Health, Government Employees, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Doctors Twelve former commissioners, in a New England Journal of Medicine article, said they were “deeply concerned” by a leaked memo from the Trump administration’s chief scientific officer.

Health By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Sm1As0P via IFTTT United States Politics and Government, Magnetic Resonance Imagers, Heart, Tests (Medical), Presidents and Presidency (US) While the president said he had a M.R.I. exam, a physician’s memo released by the White House was less specific.