By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/b2OefYl
Thursday, 29 February 2024
R.S.V. Vaccines May Slightly Increase Risk of Rare Neurological Condition
By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/b2OefYl
Guy Alexandre, Transplant Surgeon Who Redefined Death, Dies at 89
By Clay Risen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/yiC0jX2
Vaccines Didn’t Turn Back Mpox, Study Finds. People Did.
By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ion4261
Nursing Home Staffing Shortages and Other Problems Persist, U.S. Report Says
By Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/N4YPt8W
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
How to Talk to Your Loved One's Care Team
If you’re a schizophrenia caregiver, communication with your loved one's doctors is important. Learn how to stay in the loop.
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Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Do Patients Know When AI Is Assisting in Health Care?
When you message your health care provider about an appointment, a prescription refill, or to answer a question, is artificial intelligence or a person actually answering? In some cases, it’s hard to tell.
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What to Know about Lead Exposure in Children
By Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GZbFY2T
A Doctor’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries
By Emily Baumgaertner and Ariana Drehsler from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RWLyr5m
Monday, 26 February 2024
Heart Failure Risk: Where You Live, What You Look Like, and Where You Come From
Heart failure hits Black and Hispanic communities hardest. Here’s why -- and the changes that can help.
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Your Inhalers and EpiPens Aren’t Very Healthy for the Environment
By Ted Alcorn from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ju73ejP
Your Inhalers and EpiPens Aren’t Very Healthy for the Environment
By Ted Alcorn from NYT Health https://ift.tt/OgebJVl
Sunday, 25 February 2024
Drug Drastically Reduces Children’s Reactions to Traces of Food Allergens
By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/cNLO5Bw
Saturday, 24 February 2024
As Medicaid Shrinks, Clinics for the Poor Are Trying to Survive
By Noah Weiland and Desiree Rios from NYT Health https://ift.tt/4GH2cpP
Friday, 23 February 2024
Major Embryo Shipping Company Halts Business in Alabama
By Sarah Kliff from NYT Health https://ift.tt/iD3PcfM
Stroke Risk in Black Americans: Expert Q&A
The risk of having a stroke, and dying of one, is higher for Black Americans than for other racial and ethnic groups. Find out why – and what helps prevent strokes.
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CDC Could Cut COVID Isolation Time: What It Could Mean
The agency appears to be walking a fine line between reducing COVID transmission, including the JN.1 variant, and the reality that many people struggle to forgo work or school for days at a time.
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Thursday, 22 February 2024
How B-Cell Therapy Affects MS
B-cell therapy treats MS by targeting cells that can damage nerves in your brain and spinal cord. Learn more about this promising MS treatment.
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Abortion Shield Laws: A New War Between the States
By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bfcZ8NF
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
For Many, Stigma of Hearing Loss Brings Trouble; Here's What May Help
Experts say that resistance to treatment is deeply rooted in stigma. We’re more likely to ignore hearing loss because of its connection with old age and the clunky hearing aids we remember our grandparents wearing in our youth.
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Study of Patients With a Chronic Fatigue Condition May Offer Clues to Long Covid
By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8spe0hY
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Why Am I Always So Tired?
WebMD explains conditions that might cause you to feel sluggish during the day, such as anemia, thyroid trouble, sleep apnea, diabetes, heart disease, depression, and menopause.
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Automated External Defibrillators Save Lives, If You Use Them
All airports in the U.S. – and other public places where large groups tend to gather – are required by law to have AEDs. They are often red and kept in a white metal box attached to a wall.
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Women Get More Health Benefits From Exercise Than Men
Women who spend the same amount of time on a treadmill, playing pickleball or just taking a brisk walk derive more lifesaving benefits from the exercise than men, according to a large new study
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Sunday, 18 February 2024
Saturday, 17 February 2024
75 Hard Has a Cultish Following. Is It Worth All the Effort?
By Lola Fadulu from NYT Health https://ift.tt/0MJScZ2
Friday, 16 February 2024
Heart Risks After Pregnancy-Related High Blood Pressure in Latinas
New data shows that Latina women with high blood pressure during pregnancy face a greater chance of heart problems. What is causing the complication, and how can you lower your risk?
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More Young People Are on Multiple Psychiatric Drugs, Study Finds
By Matt Richtel from NYT Health https://ift.tt/aFKntUq
Age-Friendly Health Care: A New Approach
A new Hartford Foundation study shows age-friendly health care should center on memory, mobility, medications, and what matters to older adults.
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Thursday, 15 February 2024
Actor Shailene Woodley has learned to take her scoliosis in stride
Actor Shailene Woodley shares her story of how she copes with scoliosis.
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How to Tell If Your Psoriasis Treatment Is Working
Keeping psoriasis in check can be a challenge. Here’s how to tell if your treatment is working and what to do when it’s not.
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Abortions by Telemedicine and Mailed Pills Are Safe and Effective, Study Finds
By Pam Belluck from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Gkpirgz
Did You Go Through Fertility Treatment?
By Sarah Kliff and Azeen Ghorayshi from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XKdvBGV
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Some Pregnant Women and Infants Received the Wrong R.S.V. Shots
By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kciA7rY
Sperm Donors May Not Be as Anonymous as They Think
Sperm donors aren’t always anonymous anymore. Read about how DNA testing and tech are upending sperm bank donation anonymity.
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How to Deal With Side Effects of Medicine
WebMD has tips to keep medication side effects from putting a damper on your life.
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Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Your Keyboard May Contain More Bacteria Than Your Toilet Seat
Did you know that your keyboard may contain more bacteria than your toilet seat? Here's what to know about keyboard hygiene in the digital age.
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C.D.C. Considers Ending 5-Day Isolation Period for Covid
By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vl8Awhk
Coming to Terms With My Diagnosis
It can be overwhelming to be diagnosed with metastatic small-cell lung cancer. Here, three survivors share their stories.
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Monday, 12 February 2024
Children Born to Mothers With Pregnancy Complications Face Higher Heart Risks
By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT Health https://ift.tt/XbnVPLZ
‘Clean’ Beauty: What to Know
"Clean" and “natural” cosmetics and skin care products are all the rage. But there are no definitions for either clean or natural from the FDA, which regulates cosmetics. Here's what to know about the beauty trend.
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New Treatments and Ones on the Horizon
An expert shares new discoveries that are changing the lives of people with high cholesterol for the better.
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Saturday, 10 February 2024
Brazil Has a Dengue Emergency, Portending a Health Crisis for the Americas
By Stephanie Nolen from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1LXhzTe
Friday, 9 February 2024
Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45
By Sam Roberts from NYT Health https://ift.tt/vPZXR3p
Staggering Rise in Catheter Bills Suggests Medicare Scam
By Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas from NYT Health https://ift.tt/pscR4Ng
H.I.V. Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in How C.D.C. Tracks Virus Samples
By Benjamin Ryan from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WQ0emc5
Lung Cancer: How My Health Care Team Helped Me
One lung cancer patient explains why finding the right health care team is vitally important.
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Thursday, 8 February 2024
Atopic Dermatitis: Help for Broken Skin
Living with atopic dermatitis often means living with itchy rashes and cracked, broken skin. Learn how to care for your skin and prevent further damage.
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Weight Loss Drugs Should Be Taken With Diet and Exercise
People who take weight loss drugs should not neglect diet and exercise. Here's what to know.
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