Saturday, October 31, 2020

Crispr Gene Editing Can Cause Unwanted Changes in Human Embryos, Study Finds


By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3kLFxgq

Friday, October 30, 2020

Cruise Ships May Set Sail on Sunday, but Only With Crew


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3mE0UAS

You’re Not Too Old to Talk to Someone


By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37UZbTN

Will the Hardest-Hit Communities Get the Coronavirus Vaccine?


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35OQXKk

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Midnight Virus Update


By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3msoQau

Gilead’s Covid-19 Drug is Mediocre. It Will Be a Blockbuster Anyway.


By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34BnUum

Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34DCT7a

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

S.T.D. Rates Are Falling, Data Show. That May Not Be Good News.


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31Pi5Yv

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Studies Showing Waning Coronavirus Antibodies


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2HIRqWa

Pfizer C.E.O. All but Rules Out Vaccine Before Election Day


By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jAARsC

Pfizer C.E.O. All but Rules Out Vaccine Before Election Day


By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31Q3YCd

Some Covid Survivors Have Antibodies That Attack the Body, not Virus


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35BoCak

This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused?


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2G7rtz0

Colon Cancer Screening Should Start Earlier, at Age 45, U.S. Panel Says


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37Lte0c

A Chance to Expand Medicaid Rallies Democrats in Crucial North Carolina


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

This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused?


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34BjHa9

Monday, October 26, 2020

Nurses Are at High Risk for Covid Among Health Workers, C.D.C. Says


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

Nurses Are at High Risk for Covid Among Health Workers, C.D.C. Says


By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3oxUwgC

A Malaria Mystery, Partly Solved: What Happens When the Rains End?


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3oBuid9

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Why False Positives Matter, Too


By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37CS8yP

Saturday, October 24, 2020

UnitedHealth Ships Flu Kits to Medicare Recipients


By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34rctVK

Friday, October 23, 2020

Voting in the Covid Pandemic: Wear a Mask and Bring Your Own Pen


By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2FYr9T8

Two Companies Restart Virus Trials in U.S. After Safety Pauses


By BY KATHERINE J. WU AND CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2FVcRmf

The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year. What’s the Plan Now?


By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31BoIgC

The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35vo6u6

The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37HfyTE

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Experts Tell F.D.A. It Should Gather More Safety Data on Covid-19 Vaccines


By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3okK5wL

Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say


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

Wikipedia and W.H.O. Join to Combat Covid Misinformation


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35rCK5E

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The Coronavirus Has Claimed 2.5 Million Years of Potential Life in the U.S., Study Finds


By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2HlI7vk

No, Mouthwash Will Not Save You From the Coronavirus


By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3kiTsdX

The F.D.A. Wanted to Ban Some Hair Straighteners. It Never Happened.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jegroV

Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid Sales


By BY JAN HOFFMAN AND KATIE BENNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2HrEiEl

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The Pandemic’s Real Toll? 300,000 Deaths, and It’s Not Just From the Coronavirus


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3lZKQJs

How the F.D.A. Stood Up to the President


By BY SHEILA KAPLAN, SHARON LAFRANIERE, NOAH WEILAND AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2HaQolT

Antibody Treatments, Though Promising, Will Be in Short Supply


By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Hhyz4u

N.Y. Accuses Christian Group of Misleading Consumers on Health Coverage


By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3maKyzL

Monday, October 19, 2020

A Viral Theory Cited by Health Officials Draws Fire From Scientists


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3m58Aw2

Doctors May Have Found Secretive New Organs in the Center of Your Head


By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Hn0KPi

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Some Signs of Recovery From Severe Covid Lung Damage


By BY LINA ZELDOVICH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/349JK7U

Friday, October 16, 2020

Drug May Extend A.L.S. Patients’ Lives by Several Months, Study Finds


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3dvcWcJ

Pfizer Says It Won’t Seek Vaccine Authorization Before Mid-November


By BY KATIE THOMAS AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3j6bz5j

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Remdesivir Fails to Prevent Covid-19 Deaths in Huge Trial


By BY KATHERINE J. WU AND GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/379PVe4

A Rapid Test Offers Hope for Community Screening


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33ZbAUh

What Does ‘Negative’ on a Coronavirus Test Really Mean?


By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3j2eR9Q

Did Lockdowns Lower Premature Births? A New Study Adds Evidence


By BY ELIZABETH PRESTON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2STRnJ5

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Trump May Be Immune to the Coronavirus. But for How Long?


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3j00ClN

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Eli Lilly’s Antibody Trial Is Paused Over Potential Safety Concern


By BY KATHERINE J. WU AND KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/31lgGsv

Heidi Larson Knows How to Build Trust in Vaccines


By BY JENNY ANDERSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/36X7vlu

Monday, October 12, 2020

The Race for a Super-Antibody Against the Coronavirus


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3lC0KJU