Margret Krakauer shares how the diagnosis affected her mental health and how she overcame it.
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Friday 31 March 2023
Medicare Delays a Full Crackdown on Private Health Plans
By BY REED ABELSON AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DJEZqAu
What’s Next After Judge Strikes Down Preventive Care Mandate?
Health experts were researching exactly how many preventive services might be affected and said no changes would likely occur immediately.
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Nasal COVID Treatment Shows Early Promise Against Multiple Variants
An antiviral therapy in early development has the potential to prevent or treat COVID-19 infection when given as a nasal spray in as little as 4 hours before or after exposure.
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FDA Approves Drug for Cats With Allergic Skin Disease
The immunosuppressant drug tamps down the allergic process that causes cats with this condition to be itchy.
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Song Stuck in Your Head? What Earworms Reveal About Health
Earworms are usually harmless, except when they’re not.
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Thursday 30 March 2023
HIV Infections Could Spike After Ruling on Affordable Care Act: Experts
Ending coverage of the medication known as PrEP, which was mandated for health insurers under the Affordable Care Act, will result in at least 2,000 new HIV infections within a year, experts said.
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More Pregnant People Are Overdosing, and Stigma Plays a Role
The introduction of fentanyl into the drug supply has been driving an increase in overdose deaths among the entire population, and pregnant people show these same patterns of addiction.
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Weight Loss Benefits Persist Even After Regaining Some Pounds
A new analysis gives a promising answer to the weight loss question: Is it better to have lost and gained, than never to have lost at all?
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Why Are Uterine Fibroids Particularly Common in Black Women?
Uterine fibroids are growths in the uterus that are almost never cancer but can be painful. They’re especially common in Black women, and researchers are studying why that is.
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Studies Link Common Childhood Viruses to Rare Hepatitis Cases
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Nerve 'Pulse' Therapy May Help Ease Sciatica
Researchers say the procedure could help people with sciatica avoid or delay back surgery.
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Wednesday 29 March 2023
Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study
A major new study finds children’s screen use could be altering their developing brains, increasing their risk for mood disorders.
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AstraZeneca’s Covid Vaccine May Have Posed a Higher Heart Risk for Young Women, Study Shows
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Vaccine Trial Shows Promise Against Candida Fungal Infection
Although relatively rare, C. auris infections can lead to death for between 30% to 70% of those at higher risk.
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F.D.A. Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales
By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/401Rt3j
Having Asthma, Eczema Might Raise Arthritis Risk
From a new study, the risk of osteoarthritis was even higher among people who had both allergic asthma and eczema.
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Tuesday 28 March 2023
A pediatric trauma surgeon in Nashville describes gunshot wounds in children.
By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/z9m5ADo
Weight Loss Benefits Persist Even After Regaining Some Pounds
A new analysis gives a promising answer to the weight loss question: Is it better to have lost and gained, than never to have lost at all?
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Over-the-Counter Narcan Could Save More Lives. But Price and Stigma Are Obstacles.
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Baby Hair Care: Tips for Natural Hair
How to take care of your baby’s natural hair: Find out what a dermatologist and a doctor say.
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Hospitals Are Increasingly Crowded With Kids Who Tried to Harm Themselves, Study Finds
By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/w0H7cYG
Monday 27 March 2023
Could Melatonin Ease Self-Harm in Kids?
New research suggests taking melatonin may afford a good night's sleep and, as a result, lower the odds depressed or anxious children will harm themselves.
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Who Is Most Likely to Get Long COVID? Patient Data May Tell
A review finds that certain groups are more likely to get long COVID, but patients who had at least two COVID vaccine doses had a lower risk of it down the line.
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Saturday 25 March 2023
You May Need That Procedure. But Do You Really Need an Escort?
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Friday 24 March 2023
Anxiety, Depression Climbing Among People with IBD
At the same time, many health care providers believe that patients’ mental health needs are being met.
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California’s Plan for Cheaper Insulin Collides With Big Pharma’s Price Cuts
By BY BENJAMIN RYAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DU4yk6p
Should You Get Another Covid Booster?
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/wivQrXM
How It Affects Their Emotions and Social Life
Puberty can be a tough time for any kid. But it might be harder on those with central precocious puberty (CPP).
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These Devices Sickened Hundreds. The New Models Have Risks, Too.
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nfqSxrk
Thursday 23 March 2023
Autism Prevalence Rises Again, Study Finds
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Wednesday 22 March 2023
Running Long Distances Might Not Hurt Your Joints After All
It has generally been thought that running could increase the risk of osteoarthritis because it puts more load on joints than walking or standing.
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Medicare Tries to Combat Fraud. Now Insurers Are Fighting Back.
By BY REED ABELSON AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lAWv62V
How Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Help With Weight Management?
In the webinar “How Can CBT Help With Weight Management,” Rachel Goldman, PhD, shared some tools that can help you work toward a healthier weight.
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DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/BirNC8D
How Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Help With Weight Management?
In the webinar “How Can CBT Help With Weight Management,” Rachel Goldman, PhD, shared some tools that can help you work toward a healthier weight.
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Similar Processes Could Link MS With Heart Disease
Multiple sclerosis and atherosclerosis both involve an abnormal hardening of body tissue, and recent research suggests they may be linked.
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Tuesday 21 March 2023
After Breast Cancer: Fitness and Nutrition Tips
Get back into exercise and adopt a diet rich in cancer-protective foods, which will boost your health and may even help prevent breast cancer from coming back.
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Seniors With Few Years Left Often Advised to Get Colonoscopy
Some polyps, if allowed to grow, have the potential to develop into cancer, a transformation that can take 10 to 15 years. This long timeline highlights the importance of considering life expectancy in deciding which patients should have a repeat colonoscopy.
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Common Chemical Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
According to a new paper by an international team of scientists, the chemical known as TCE may be associated with as much as a 500% increased risk for Parkinson’s disease.
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The Surgeon General’s New Mission: Adolescent Mental Health
By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/SWPXinJ
‘We Were Helpless’: Despair at the C.D.C. as the Pandemic Erupted
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/uFg4WmM
Monday 20 March 2023
Deadly Fungus Spread Rapidly During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
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Old-School Printer Helps Scientists Spot Bacteria in Blood
A faster way to identify bacterial infection in blood combines nanoparticles, AI, and ink-jet printer technology.
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Military Pilots, Ground Crew at Higher Risk of Cancer
A study from the Department of Defense found that military air and ground crew have an increased rates of cancer when compared to the general population, but they were not more likely to die from cancer.
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Can Laws Be Medicines?
How the field of legal epidemiology uses rigorous scientific methods to investigate the link between policy and public health.
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Friday 17 March 2023
W.H.O. Accuses China of Withholding Data on Pandemic’s Origins
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Mediterranean Diet Greatly Reduces Heart Disease Risk in Women
Those who closely followed a Mediterranean diet had a 24% lower risk of heart disease and 23% lower risk of death overtime compared with those following other kinds of diets.
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Older Men More at Risk as Dangerous Falls Rise for All Seniors
For the older population, falls are a major health hazard.
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