By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dGu2A1Q
Friday, 30 September 2022
Dr. Audrey Evans, Cancer Specialist Who Gave Families a Home, Dies at 97
By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/dGu2A1Q
Price of New A.L.S. Treatment Will Be $158,000 Per Year, Maker Says
By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ce9IYTh
Half of Adults Have Heard Little or Nothing About New Covid Boosters, Survey Finds
By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IxVc9CK
Thursday, 29 September 2022
Wrinkle Fillers: An Alternative to Plastic Surgery
These new products can replace lost volume and diminish lines -- all without going under the knife.
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F.D.A. Approves A.L.S. Treatment Despite Questions About Effectiveness
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F.D.A. Approves A.L.S. Treatment Despite Questions About Effectiveness
By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/oC4zrwO
A Devious Cellular Trick Cancers Can Use to Escape Your Immune System
By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/SWOezIh
Physician Burnout Has Reached Distressing Levels, New Research Finds
By BY OLIVER WHANG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/REPIFd8
New Infectious Threats Are Coming. The U.S. Probably Won’t Contain Them.
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gBV4e5W
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Lasker Award Honors Development of Noninvasive Prenatal DNA Test
By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/zQs6Oxi
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
A New Shot Guards Against H.I.V., but Access for Africans Is Uncertain
By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vnxK4w3
Monday, 26 September 2022
Monkeypox Appears to Recede, but Risks and Uncertainties Linger
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/V6vqowK
More Trans Teens Are Choosing ‘Top Surgery’
By BY AZEEN GHORAYSHI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/zx5LOQ9
Saturday, 24 September 2022
How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits
By BY KATIE THOMAS AND JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1bwdXoU
How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits
By BY KATIE THOMAS AND JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/licI4jD
Arbitration Has Come to Senior Living. You Don’t Have to Sign Up.
By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/aqSkedj
Friday, 23 September 2022
More Than 700 Children Have Died in a Measles Outbreak in Zimbabwe
By BY TENDAI MARIMA AND STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DmxYNPV
‘Sobering’ Study Shows Challenges of Egg Freezing
By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8gtNdD2
Modified Purple Tomato May Be Coming to Your Grocery Store
The U.K. company developing the new purple fruit has passed a first test with U.S. regulators, demonstrating that genetic changes to the tomatoes do not expose the plants to a greater risk for pest damage.
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Are Transgender People at Risk of Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer can happen in people of any gender. Learn about what factors affect breast cancer risk in transgender people.
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Thursday, 22 September 2022
Are Transgender People at Risk of Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer can happen in people of any gender. Learn about what factors affect breast cancer risk in transgender people.
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Desperate Long COVID Patients Turn to Unproven Alternative Therapies
With few evidence-based treatments for long COVID, patients with debilitating symptoms can be tempted by unproven options.
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Lightning Fatalities on the Rise: How to Stay Safe in a Storm
Lightening-related fatalities are on the rise. Read on to learn why experts this think is and how to stay safe in a storm.
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Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Is the Pandemic Over? If Only It Were That Simple
President Joe Biden’s sound bite that “the pandemic is over'’ continues to trigger debate and disagreement.
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High Levels of PFAS 'Forever' Chemicals in Kids' School Uniforms
Among children's textiles that were tested, concentrations were found to be highest in school uniforms, especially those labeled 100% cotton.
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What ‘The Bachelor’ May Tell Us About Our Own Relationships
Dating behavior and relationships greatly influence mental health, so some experts are watching the hit TV show for take-away learnings for their patients.
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FDA Admits Flaws in Response to Infant Formula Shortage
Among the problems highlighted in the report were outdated data-sharing systems, while staffing and training for food inspectors was below normal.
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Does Skin Tone Affect Skin Care?
Should your skin tone affect your daily skin care routine? Find out what dermatologists say.
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Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Health Panel Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
By BY EMILY BAUMGAERTNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hKXjMtb
Deer Are Spreading Lyme Ticks in Suburban Backyards
A new study suggests the overpopulation of white-tailed deer across the Northeastern U.S. could help spread Lyme disease, especially in suburban areas.
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Immune System Early Warnings Inspire New Remedies
The immune system is more versatile than previously understood, report researchers in the emerging field of mechanoimmunology, tracking how our bodies fight illness and how to successfully intervene.
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Have Long COVID? Here’s Where to Go for Care
Patients who navigate what can feel like an endless series of checkups and lab tests to confirm a long COVID diagnosis face an even harder path ahead: Figuring out where to go for care.
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Saving Lives With 'Safer Opioids'
A Canadian program sees positive results by giving clients who are at risk for overdose a daily dose of prescription opioid tablets, along with basic health care, counseling and social services.
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The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique May Help You Get to Sleep
The 4-7-8 breathing technique can give people the opportunity to be at peace as a way to help them go to sleep.
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Monday, 19 September 2022
Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured
Medical debt more than doubles your chances of not being able to afford food, rent, mortgage or utilities, and losing your home.
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Diets Haven't Improved Much Worldwide; U.S. Near Bottom of List
A new review finds people around the world aren't eating much healthier than they were three decades ago.
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What if You Could Get the Benefits of Exercise Without Working Out?
We all know exercise is good for us. It helps you manage weight and lowers the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even some cancers. Yet nearly half of U.S. adults don’t get the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a week.
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Sound Sick? New AI Technology Might Tell If It’s COVID
Researchers are developing AI speech analysis that could detect COVID infections better than a rapid test. It’s the latest innovation in a growing field exploring voice as a diagnostic tool.
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A Rural Doctor Gave Her All. Then Her Heart Broke.
By BY OLIVER WHANG AND MADDIE MCGARVEY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7Spftgc
The Twin You Didn’t Know You Had
Artificial Intelligence may spell the end of the control group.
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Friday, 16 September 2022
Computer Models Could Be Next Step in Decoding the Brain
Cedars-Sinai neuroscientists have developed the most complex brain cell models to date, the latest advance in our decades-long pursuit to understand how the brain works.
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Tired After a Long Day of Thinking Hard? Here’s Why
Hours of mentally hard work can lead to a buildup of toxic byproducts in the brain and alter its ability to function, French researchers found.
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With Polio’s Return, Here’s What Back-to-Schoolers Need to Know
Because polio has been vanishingly rare in the United States for nearly a half-century, doctors may not consider it when diagnosing patients with typical symptoms. Here are the signs and the science behind an infectious disease that is largely a mystery to modern society.
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Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
Though many patients regain some weight in the first couple of years after bariatric surgery, a new study finds pain and movement benefits seem to stand the test of time.
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New Science Reveals the Best Way to Take a Pill
Standing? Sitting? Lying down? Your body position may impact how well oral medication works, Johns Hopkins scientists report.
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Thursday, 15 September 2022
Monkeypox Outbreak Slows as Feds Promise Action, Outreach
Although the overall picture is improving, there are still some areas in the United States seeing increasing infection numbers. Federal officials said they'll keep “the pedal to the metal.”
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Long COVID Was a Preventable Tragedy. Some of Us Saw It Coming
Brian Vastag is a former science reporter for The Washington Post who has been disabled by myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) since 2012. Here, he writes about the similarities between his disease and long COVID, reflecting on how the latter was, and is, a preventable tragedy.
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In Small Study, CAR-T Therapy Pushes Lupus Into Remission
While there's no cure for lupus and treatments don't work for everyone with the disease, a new study shows a cancer therapy may kick hard-to-treat lupus into remission.
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Fruit Leathers Have Detectable Pesticides: Report
Many brands of fruit leathers, a popular children’s snack, have detectable levels of pesticides, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization aiming to improve human health and the environment. Many dried fruit snacks also have detectable pesticide levels.
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