Tuesday, December 31, 2019

F.D.A. Plans to Ban Most E-Cigarette Flavors but Menthol


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Monday, December 30, 2019

F.D.A. Failed to Ensure Safe Prescribing of Opioids, Documents Show


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Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Crisis Looms in Antibiotics as Drug Makers Go Bankrupt


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Monday, December 23, 2019

What We Learned in 2019: Health and Medicine


By BY KNVUL SHEIKH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2s6mjMK

The Ganges Brims With Dangerous Bacteria


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. AND PORAS CHAUDHARY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/374aTrG

Friday, December 20, 2019

Alzheimer’s Tests Soon May Be Common. Should You Get One?


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Qa6ooz

Sutter Health to Pay $575 Million to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit


By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Mj7ihs

Vaping Patients May Be Prone to Relapse, C.D.C. Warns


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Thursday, December 19, 2019

Congress Approves Raising Age to 21 for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Sales


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3 Legal Experts on What the Obamacare Ruling Really Means


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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Obamacare Insurance Mandate Is Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court


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Obamacare Insurance Mandate Is Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2EyVR0B

She Told Police a Pediatrician Abused Her. Why Was He Never Charged?


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2S6pFtK

Trump Administration Takes First Step to Allow Drug Imports From Canada


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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Teen Marijuana Vaping Soars, Displacing Other Habits


By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2YY1UFz

Dr. John Robbins, Developer of a Meningitis Vaccine, Dies at 86


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2PTFuBf

A New Drug Scourge: Deaths Involving Meth Are Rising Fast


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Monday, December 16, 2019

Purdue Pharma’s Payments to Sacklers Soared Amid Opioid Crisis


By BY JAN HOFFMAN AND DANNY HAKIM from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35taG0z

A Doctor’s Diary: The Overnight Shift in the E.R.


By BY GINA SIDDIQUI AND GOLDEN COSMOS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2EoqlSU

Friday, December 13, 2019

To Prevent Deadly Infections, F.D.A. Approves the First Disposable ‘Scope’


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A Research Nonprofit Shutters TB Vaccine Effort and Lays Off Scientists


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Frail Older Patients Struggle After Even Minor Operations


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Thursday, December 12, 2019

New Zealand Seeks Human Skin to Treat Volcano Burn Victims


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2PDzYmc

Federal Watchdog Questions Billions of Dollars Paid to Private Medicare Plans


By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2PgJUD2

South Carolina Is the 10th State to Impose Medicaid Work Requirements


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2RHWVY1

Senate Confirms Stephen Hahn to Head F.D.A.


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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

At the End of Life, Most Americans Are Dying at Home


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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Fitzhugh Mullan, Foe of Health Care Disparities, Dies at 77


By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2LHVJQv

Saturday, December 7, 2019

New Therapies Help Patients With Dementia Cope With Depression


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Two New Drugs Help Relieve Sickle-Cell Disease. But Who Will Pay?


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Friday, December 6, 2019

Surgeons Transplant a Testicle From One Brother to His Twin


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Denmark Raises Antibiotic-Free Pigs. Why Can’t the U.S.?


By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2LJloIL

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Health Spending Grew Modestly, New Analysis Finds


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2qqRX6L

7 Heroin Users Die From Flesh-Eating Bacteria in San Diego


By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34VAeTJ

Nearly a Third of Teens Use One or More Tobacco Products


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2rlD9Xt

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Hair Dyes and Straighteners May Raise Breast Cancer Risk for Black Women


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Hospitals Sue Trump Over Price Disclosure Rule


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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Labor Unions Team Up With Drug Makers to Defeat Drug-Price Proposals


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200,000 People Without Insurance May Apply for Free H.I.V.-Prevention Drugs


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2DFgMP5

F.D.A. Nominee Clears Senate Panel


By BY SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33ILyBl

Monday, December 2, 2019

Perry Hoffman, 75, Dies; Saw Family Support as Key to Psychiatric Care


By BY BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2sz8AO8

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Marilyn Saviola, Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 74


By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2P4WaoH

Friday, November 29, 2019

Dr. Janette Sherman, 89, Early Force in Environmental Science, Dies


By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2rC3T5S

New Strawberry-Flavored H.I.V. Drugs for Babies Are Offered at $1 a Day


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37NZP31

A Change in Medicare Has Therapists Alarmed


By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2L44lAt

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

M.R.I.s Can Better Detect Cancer in Women With Dense Breasts, Study Finds


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2OLrwAM

Swimmers Beware of Deep Brain Stimulation


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Don’t Get Mad, but ‘Hangry’ Isn’t Really Angry


By BY BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2KXqDUE

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

It’s Not Just Poor White People Driving a Decline in Life Expectancy


By BY GINA KOLATA AND SABRINA TAVERNISE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2KRWBBJ

C.D.C. Reports More E. Coli Illnesses Linked to Romaine Lettuce


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