A Cruel Way to Control Bird Flu? Poultry Giants Cull and Cash In.
Big poultry farms have received millions of dollars for their losses. Animal welfare groups contend that aid reinforces inhumane cullings of birds exposed to the virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs Tags: Poultry Agriculture and Farming Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare Avian Influenza Factory Farming Eggs Agriculture Department Jennie-O Turkey Store (Barron, Wis) American Veterinary Medical Assn Tyson Foods Inc Source Type: news
A.L.S. Drug Relyvrio Will Be Taken Off the Market, Its Maker Says
Results of a large clinical trial found the treatment did not work any better than a placebo. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pam Belluck Tags: Clinical Trials Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Suits and Litigation (Civil) Brain your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Food and Drug Administration Source Type: news
Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home
Richard Slayman, 62, is the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Two weeks after the procedure, he was well enough to be discharged, doctors said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Kidneys Genetic Engineering Pigs Immune System Transplants Black People Dialysis Surgery and Surgeons Urine Source Type: news
Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle
The infections, which include one associated human case, add another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: Avian Influenza Cattle Dairy Products Livestock Diseases Disease Rates Agriculture and Farming Mammals Birds Agriculture Department Texas Kansas Michigan New Mexico Source Type: news
An Ozempic Relative Slowed Parkinson ’s Disease in a Small Study
The trial lasted only one year but offered embers of hope to some experts. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Parkinson ' s Disease Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Semaglutide (Drug) Clinical Trials New England Journal of Medicine Sanofi SA Research Source Type: news
For Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach?
As Southern states reconsider Medicaid expansion, Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas is pushing her own plan meant to appeal to conservatives. So far, success has been elusive. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Medicaid Kansas Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Kelly, Laura (1950- ) Health Insurance and Managed Care State Legislatures Law and Legislation United States Politics and Government Poverty Source Type: news
She ’s Shaking Up Classical Music While Confronting Illness
The pianist Alice Sara Ott, who makes her New York Philharmonic debut this week, is upending concert culture — and defying stereotypes about multiple sclerosis. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Javier C. Hern ández Tags: Classical Music Multiple Sclerosis New York Philharmonic Ott, Alice Sara Munich (Germany) Content Type: Personal Profile Source Type: news
What Doctors Want You to Know About Beta Blockers for Anxiety
Start-ups are making it easier to get the pills online, but experts warn they should be used with caution. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Caron Tags: Beta Blockers Blood Pressure Anxiety and Stress Content Type: Service Heart Source Type: news
To Curb Bird Flu, Taxpayers Pay Millions to Kill Poultry. Is It Needed?
Big poultry farms have received millions of dollars for their losses. Animal welfare groups contend that aid reinforces inhumane cullings of birds exposed to the virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs Tags: Poultry Agriculture and Farming Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare Avian Influenza Factory Farming Eggs Viruses Agriculture Department Jennie-O Turkey Store (Barron, Wis) American Veterinary Medical Assn Tyson Foods Inc Source Type: news
The Organ Is Still Working. But It ’s Not in a Body Anymore.
Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing the number of transplants possible. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ted Alcorn Tags: your-feed-science Surgery and Surgeons Doctors Transplants Liver Organ Donation Blood Lungs Heart Medical Devices Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago, Ill) Source Type: news
The Technique Reshaping Organ Transplantation
Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing the number of transplants possible. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ted Alcorn Tags: your-feed-science Surgery and Surgeons Doctors Transplants Liver Organ Donation Blood Lungs Heart Medical Devices Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago, Ill) Source Type: news
Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle
The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently appeared in cattle herds. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: Avian Influenza Cattle Agriculture and Farming Mammals Dairy Products Birds Viruses Livestock Diseases Agriculture Department Texas Source Type: news
Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says
In a letter to teaching hospitals, the federal health agency said that institutions could lose Medicare funding if they didn ’t comply. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emma Goldberg Tags: your-feed-science Health and Human Services Department Hospitals Pelvis Medicare Medicine and Health Privacy Source Type: news
Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?
The pandemic played a role in increased consumption, but alcohol use among people 65 and older was climbing even before 2020. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paula Span Tags: Elderly Alcohol Abuse Age, Chronological Deaths (Fatalities) Alcoholic Beverages Women and Girls Men and Boys Workplace Environment Source Type: news
Bacteria That Cause Meningitis Are Spreading Again, C.D.C. Warns
More than 140 cases have been reported so far this year, far exceeding last year ’s pace, federal health officials said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Meningitis Bacteria Deaths (Fatalities) Antibiotics Brain Infections Source Type: news
