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Health By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/u37ICnV via IFTTT Race and Ethnicity, Black People, Discrimination, Women and Girls, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women's Rights Unconscious bias in the medical profession may be raising risks for pregnant Black women.

Health By Paula Span from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gWj59tU via IFTTT Zoos, Monkeys and Apes, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Longevity, Elderly, Death and Dying Winston, an older silverback, is getting enviable medical treatment. Now his keepers must confront an issue that vexes doctors and older humans, too: How much intervention is too much?

Health By Noah Weiland from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GUySmVM via IFTTT your-feed-science, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicaid, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2024 On December 15 alone, nearly 750,000 people signed up for a plan on HealthCare.gov, the largest single-day total recorded so far.

Health By Emily Baumgaertner from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tIu8Ml via IFTTT your-feed-science, internal-storyline-inline-no, Noise, Firearms, School Shootings and Armed Attacks, Local Government, Children and Childhood, your-feed-healthcare, audio-neutral-informative In a Rhode Island city, AR-15-style weapons at a police firing range comprise the soundtrack to the school day, inuring children to the threat of violence.

Health By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/tedNRbi via IFTTT Shortages, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Factories and Manufacturing, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Generic Brands and Products, United States Politics and Government Lawmakers, U.S. officials and industry experts have offered measures to try to shore up the generic drug market.

Health By Noah Weiland from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ua5jKhR via IFTTT Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicaid, States (US), Children and Childhood, Poverty, Governors (US), State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), United States Politics and Government, Federal-State Relations (US), Insurance, Medicine and Health Xavier Becerra, the health and human services secretary, suggested that states were doing far too little to make sure that children were not unfairly denied federal insurance.

Health By Sarah Kliff, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas from NYT Health https://ift.tt/10hIGni via IFTTT Breastfeeding, Parenting, Teeth and Dentistry, Research, Babies and Infants, Tongue, your-feed-healthcare, Children and Childhood, Content Type: Service Tongue, lip and cheek-tie releases are often recommended to help with breastfeeding or to prevent health problems. Few studies have shown benefits.

Health By Katie Thomas, Sarah Kliff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LDWOK53 via IFTTT Breastfeeding, Tongue, Teeth and Dentistry, Consultants, Social Media, Conflicts of Interest, Babies and Infants, Parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, your-feed-healthcare Dentists and lactation consultants around the country are pushing “tongue-tie releases” on new mothers struggling to breastfeed.

Health By Sarah Kliff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/b1ODyMK via IFTTT internal-reader-callout, Content Type: Service, Babies and Infants We want to hear from families about their experiences and medical bills in the past five years.

Health By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xr0mvaC via IFTTT Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Anesthesia and Anesthetics, Depression (Mental), Buprenorphine (Drug), Mental Health and Disorders, Antidepressants, Addiction (Psychology), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Ketamine (Drug) Matthew Perry’s death was attributed to the effects of high levels of the anesthetic drug, which is increasingly used to treat depression.