Friday, March 31, 2023

Medicare Delays a Full Crackdown on Private Health Plans


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Thursday, March 30, 2023

What to Know About State Moves to Ban Transgender Health Care


By BY AZEEN GHORAYSHI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/u8lXVaR

Studies Link Common Childhood Viruses to Rare Hepatitis Cases


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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

AstraZeneca’s Covid Vaccine May Have Posed a Higher Heart Risk for Young Women, Study Shows


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F.D.A. Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Rqi7ehQ

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

A pediatric trauma surgeon in Nashville describes gunshot wounds in children.


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/4H5b7v0

Over-the-Counter Narcan Could Save More Lives. But Price and Stigma Are Obstacles.


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

Hospitals Are Increasingly Crowded With Kids Who Tried to Harm Themselves, Study Finds


By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3np2tLG

Saturday, March 25, 2023

You May Need That Procedure. But Do You Really Need an Escort?


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Friday, March 24, 2023

California’s Plan for Cheaper Insulin Collides With Big Pharma’s Price Cuts


By BY BENJAMIN RYAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/hrXuxc2

Should You Get Another Covid Booster?


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

These Devices Sickened Hundreds. The New Models Have Risks, Too.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Lmwy91C

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Autism Prevalence Rises Again, Study Finds


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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7Z3SiOY

Rising Rate of Drug Shortages Is Framed as a National Security Threat


By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rxeTF5l

Medicare Tries to Combat Fraud. Now Insurers Are Fighting Back.


By BY REED ABELSON AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GWaB6K9

DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/SNUOxe8

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The Surgeon General’s New Mission: Adolescent Mental Health


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

‘We Were Helpless’: Despair at the C.D.C. as the Pandemic Erupted


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Jzsd0So

Monday, March 20, 2023

Deadly Fungus Spread Rapidly During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says


By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/4KD375e

Friday, March 17, 2023

W.H.O. Accuses China of Hiding Data That May Link Covid’s Origins to Animals


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/brRhYeE

What Are Raccoon Dogs?


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ca86LVZ

Thursday, March 16, 2023

F.D.A. Advisers Endorse Paxlovid’s Benefits as a Covid Treatment


By BY CARL ZIMMER AND CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7IepWAx

A Tick-Borne Disease Is on the Rise in the Northeast, C.D.C. Reports


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/eF1NkUs

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Pregnancy and Covid: What Women Need to Know


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

Lawyers Spar Before Judge Over Rescinding Federal Approval of Abortion Pill


By BY PAM BELLUCK AND ALLISON MCCANN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sMA9OVe

Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/0Wwfb3l

Lawyers to Face Off Before Judge in Closely Watched Abortion Pills Case


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

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The U.S. Program That Brought H.I.V. Treatment to 20 Million People


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

Aggressive Medical Care Remains Common at Life’s End


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

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Judge in Abortion Pill Case Set Hearing but Sought to Delay Telling the Public


By BY KATIE BENNER AND PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/X14dxpT

Friday, March 10, 2023

F.D.A. Approves New Nasal Spray for Migraines


By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/E16Y7Ca

Thursday, March 9, 2023

F.D.A. Will Require Dense Breast Disclosure at Mammogram Clinics


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/BflQLU9

Weeks After Ohio Train Derailment, Health Concerns Mount


By BY EMILY BAUMGAERTNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/laFoBGz

These Morning-After Pills May Prevent S.T.I.’s, Researchers Say


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/FMQb8Ts

African Countries Made Huge Gains in Life Expectancy. Now That Could Be Erased.


By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/SZ0cshx

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Opioids Are Leading Cause of Child Poisoning Deaths, Study Finds


By BY CHRISTINE CHUNG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/TRVqOvZ

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Preterm Birth Drug Withdrawn After 12 Years


By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ETUlpLm

Long Covid Patients More Likely to Have Gastrointestinal Problems, Study Finds


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ix1OCm4

Could the Next Blockbuster Drug Be Lab-Rat Free?


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/WdJ43m7

Saturday, March 4, 2023

A Statin Alternative Joins Drugs That Can Reduce Heart Attack Risk


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

Friday, March 3, 2023

Walgreens Says It Won’t Offer the Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Conservative States


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fH109Zm

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Premature Births Fell During Some Covid Lockdowns, Study Finds


By BY ELIZABETH PRESTON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/bnfzQm2

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Opioid Distributors Cleared of Liability to Georgia Families Ravaged by Addiction


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/6TgFc74

F.D.A. Panel Recommends 2 R.S.V. Vaccines for Older Adults


By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1HgJzZX

Brokers Get Lush Trips and Cash Perks to Sell Costly Medigap Plans


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