Thursday, October 31, 2019

Studies Yield ‘Impressive’ Results in Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis


By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2JD5i28

Measles Can Cause ‘Immune Amnesia,’ Increasing Risk of Other Infections


By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2C0YreG

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Juul Knowingly Sold Tainted Nicotine Pods, Former Executive Says


By BY SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34dN0MM

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

U.S. Blames Drug Shortages on Low Prices and a ‘Broken Marketplace’


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31VKZn0

Generic Version of Xanax Is Recalled by F.D.A.


By BY KAREN ZRAICK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2NlylYZ

Monday, October 28, 2019

New TB Vaccine Could Save Millions of Lives, Study Suggests


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

Is Crispr the Next Antibiotic?


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

Friday, October 25, 2019

Your Uber Driver Is ‘Retired’? You Shouldn’t Be Surprised


By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33XLttW

Scientists Were Hunting for the Next Ebola. Now the U.S. Has Cut Off Their Funding.


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

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Two Strains of Polio Are Gone, but the End of the Disease Is Still Far Off


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2p9ZHJt

You Got a Brain Scan at the Hospital. Someday a Computer May Use It to Identify You.


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2oYPrE6

When the Menu Turns Raw, Your Gut Microbes Know What to Do


By BY VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Health https://ift.tt/362LqyT

Women Should Be Warned of Breast Implant Hazards, F.D.A. Says


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2P9uXDb

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

That New Alzheimer’s Drug? Don’t Get Your Hopes Up Yet


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2MZm4JG

Who Drank the Kool-Aid? How Children Get Hooked on Sugary Drinks


By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2oSDks9

Monday, October 21, 2019

What Causes a Mysterious Paralysis in Children? Researchers Find Viral Clues


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Bx8s36

Major Drug Companies Agree to Last-Minute Settlement of Opioid Trial


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2W07iGA

Be Humble, and Proudly, Psychologists Say


By BY BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2P6Yuxc

Marijuana and Vaping: Shadowy Past, Dangerous Present


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

Sunday, October 20, 2019

What to Know About the Landmark Opioid Trial Starting Monday


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/32vAo32

Paul Polak, Entrepreneur for Those Living on $2 a Day, Dies at 86


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2J7jr7E

Friday, October 18, 2019

Dorothea Buck, 102, Dies; Nazi Victim and Voice for Mentally Ill


By BY SAM ROBERTS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2oIiH1L

W.H.O. Continues Emergency Status for Ebola Outbreak in Congo


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/32u8moL

Zantac Recall Widens as Sanofi Pulls Its Drug Over Carcinogen Fears


By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31vTtAJ

How Pending Decision on Obamacare Could Upend 2020 Campaign


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2J0yeR8

Judge Summons Drug C.E.O.s for Talks on Sweeping Opioid Settlement


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31rR1eA

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Parents Should Limit Sports Participation for Children, Trainers Say


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35KYM2y

Juul Suspends Online Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes


By BY SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2IYYbke

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Drug Giants Pursuing $50 Billion Settlement of Opioid Cases


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

Sutter Health to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit


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

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

A Young Man Nearly Lost His Life to Vaping


By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2OLMnFM

Monday, October 14, 2019

Faced With a Drug Shortfall, Doctors Scramble to Treat Children With Cancer


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33uMvNP

Rx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests


By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/32i0Ltd

You’re Swabbing a Dead Gorilla for Ebola. Then It Gets Worse.


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2owFb5P

Sunday, October 13, 2019

E-Cigarettes Went Unchecked in 10 Years of F.D.A. Inaction


By BY KATIE THOMAS AND SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33u6NHu

Friday, October 11, 2019

Judge Orders Pause in Opioid Litigation Against Purdue Pharma and Sacklers


By BY MARY WILLIAMS WALSH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Vyxw2M

No Drop in Vaping Cases, C.D.C. Says


By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33leAao

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Health Officials Urge Caution in Reducing Opioids for Pain Patients


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

Vaping Illnesses Keep Climbing Upward, Nearing 1,300


By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2B65JNz

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Scientists Designed a Drug for Just One Patient. Her Name Is Mila.


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2M3uikJ

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Johnson & Johnson Hit With $8 Billion Jury Verdict in Risperdal Suit


By BY MIHIR ZAVERI AND KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31YDhZP

Pregnant Women Should Get Flu and Whooping Cough Shots, C.D.C. Says


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2MpB5UU

These Women Say a Trusted Pediatrician Abused Them as Girls. Now They Plan to Sue.


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

Monday, October 7, 2019

Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to 3 for Work on Cells


By BY MEGAN SPECIA AND MICHAEL WOLGELENTER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2LU07we

Friday, October 4, 2019

Twin Births in the U.S. Are Dropping, and Experts Have a Theory


By BY CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2o5NRQo

Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warning for the U.S.


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Imh6Fg

F.D.A. Approves New H.I.V.-Prevention Drug, but Not for Women


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31OwHFd

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Brain Stimulation Shows Promise in Treating Severe Depression


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

Vaping Illnesses Top 1,000, C.D.C. Says


By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2OeNj5f

High Medical Bills Set Up Major Legal Showdown in California


By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2OkY7ib