Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
University officials say they cannot afford to maintain one of the largest herbariums in the United States. Researchers are urging Duke to reconsider. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carl Zimmer Tags: Colleges and Universities Collectors and Collections Biodiversity Endangered and Extinct Species Biology and Biochemistry Science and Technology Global Warming Flowers and Plants Duke University Durham (NC) Source Type: news
These Whales Still Use Their Vocal Cords. But How?
Unusual experiments on organs recovered from three carcasses suggest how baleen whales call out at sea. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kate Golembiewski Tags: your-feed-science Whales and Whaling Voice and Speech Animal Behavior Fish and Other Marine Life Larynx Research Acoustics Source Type: news
Why Some Seniors Are Giving Up on Romance
Why some older people who have given up looking for romantic love say they feel self-assured and satisfied on their own. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Catherine Pearson Tags: Single Persons Dating and Relationships Loneliness Happiness Age, Chronological Love (Emotion) Source Type: news
Study of Patients With a Chronic Fatigue Condition May Offer Clues to Long Covid
N.I.H. researchers found notable differences between the immune systems and other physiological functions of patients with ME/CFS and those of healthy patients. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pam Belluck Tags: Research Chronic Condition (Health) Immune System Long Covid Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Infections National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Nature Communications (Journal Source Type: news
Alabama Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children, Raising Questions About Fertility Care
The ruling raises worrisome legal issues for would-be parents far beyond Alabama whose hopes for children may depend on in vitro fertilization. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin and Azeen Ghorayshi Tags: Decisions and Verdicts Abortion Embryos (Human) Law and Legislation Infertility In Vitro Fertilization Supreme Courts (State) Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision) Pregnancy and Childbirth American Society for Reproductive Medicine Jean- Source Type: news
How Sleep Affects Your Mood: The Link Between Insomnia and Mental Health
Poor sleep can make anxiety, depression and other mental health issues worse. Here ’s what to do about it. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Caron Tags: Sleep Mental Health and Disorders Insomnia Anxiety and Stress Source Type: news
Old and Young, Talking Again
A society in which members of different generations do not interact “is a dangerous experiment,” said one researcher. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paula Span Tags: Elderly Age, Chronological Research Nursing Homes Discrimination Dementia Depression (Mental) Mental Health and Disorders Elder Care Source Type: news
75 Hard Has a Cultish Following. Is It Worth All the Effort?
Thousands of people each year partake in the 75-day program meant to build “mental toughness,” according to its creator, but health experts caution the program may be too rigid and intense. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lola Fadulu Tags: Exercise Weight Podcasts Water Eating Disorders Psychology and Psychologists Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
More Young People Are on Multiple Psychiatric Drugs, Study Finds
Polypharmacy, a prescribing practice that some experts warn can be unsafe, is becoming more commonplace. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Richtel Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health Youth Psychiatry and Psychiatrists Mental Health and Disorders Medicaid Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Brain Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Sedatives Teenagers and Adolescence Journal of the Amer Source Type: news
CooperSurgical ’s Botched IVF Liquid Destroyed Embryos, Lawsuits Claim
Patients have filed eight lawsuits against CooperSurgical, a major fertility company, which has recalled the faulty product. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Kliff and Azeen Ghorayshi Tags: your-feed-science Suits and Litigation (Civil) Embryos (Human) In Vitro Fertilization Recalls and Bans of Products Regulation and Deregulation of Industry CooperSurgical culture media Clarkson Law Firm Source Type: news
Lactation Consultant Group Investigates Tongue-Tie Advocate
Mothers have complained that Melanie Henstrom, a lactation consultant in Boise, Idaho, pressured them to get their babies ’ tongues lasered by a dentist. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas Tags: Consultants Breastfeeding Parenting Teeth and Dentistry Source Type: news
A Columbia Surgeon ’s Study Was Pulled. He Kept Publishing Flawed Data.
The quiet withdrawal of a 2021 cancer study by Dr. Sam Yoon highlights scientific publishers ’ lack of transparency around data problems. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Mueller Tags: Cancer Research Falsification of Data Ethics and Official Misconduct Academic and Scientific Journals Columbia University Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Reed Elsevier NV Springer Nature your-feed-science Source Type: news
Abortions by Telemedicine and Mailed Pills Are Safe and Effective, Study Finds
Researchers analyzed the experiences of more than 6,000 women and found the method to be 98 percent effective and safe for 99 percent of patients. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pam Belluck Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Abortion Abortion Drugs Mifeprex (RU-486) Research Telemedicine Nature Medicine (Journal) University of California, San Francisco Source Type: news
Did You Go Through Fertility Treatment?
Tell us about your IVF experience. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Kliff and Azeen Ghorayshi Tags: In Vitro Fertilization Fertility Drugs Infertility Content Type: Service your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Could Your Cat Give You the Plague?
Human cases are rare in the United States, but in some Western areas cats that hunt rodents can become infected — and even pass on the disease to their owners. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health your-feed-animals Rodents Pets Bacteria Cats Plague Infections Fleas Rats Fever Lymph Nodes and Lymphatic System Bubonic Plague Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Oregon Source Type: news
