Total Solar Eclipse Safety: How to Watch Without Hurting Your Eyes
A number of case studies published after recent total solar eclipses highlight the importance of safe viewing. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Eclipses Eyes and Eyesight Sun Counterfeit Merchandise Research Source Type: news
A Psychedelics Reporter With a Changing Perspective
Can an experimental drug cure opioid addiction? Andrew Jacobs, who writes about psychedelic medicine for The Times, explored the “promise and peril” of ibogaine. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs Tags: Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs Opioids and Opiates Louisville (Ky) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news
The Unbearable Vagueness of Medical ‘Professionalism’
Since its inception, this murky term has straddled the dual role of disciplining and inspiring. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rachel E. Gross Tags: Ethics and Official Misconduct Social Media Customs, Etiquette and Manners Black People Doctors Discrimination Medical Schools Race and Ethnicity Dress Codes Minorities Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education New England Source Type: news
Pandemic Lockdowns Had Varied Effects on Wildlife
A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Animals Rural Areas Research Shutdowns (Institutional) Cameras Animal Migration Nature Ecology & Evolution (Journal) anthropause Environment Source Type: news
New Havana Syndrome Studies Find No Evidence of Brain Injuries
The findings from the National Institutes of Health are at odds with previous research that looked into the mysterious health incidents experienced by U.S. diplomats and spies. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julian E. Barnes Tags: Brain United States International Relations Espionage and Intelligence Services Havana Syndrome Workplace Hazards and Violations Government Employees Central Intelligence Agency National Institutes of Health Havana (Cuba) Source Type: news
When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home
Federal law requires states to seek reimbursement from the assets, usually homes, of people who died after receiving benefits for long-term care. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paula Span Tags: Medicaid Health Insurance and Managed Care Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Elderly Poverty Death and Dying Home Health Care Elder Care Appraisals and Valuation (Property) Long-Term Care Insurance Collectors and Collections Scha Source Type: news
Kent Campbell, Pivotal Figure in the Fight Against Malaria, Dies at 80
Among his accomplishments in a four-decade career in public health, he helped pioneer programs providing bed nets in Africa. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael S. Rosenwald Tags: Campbell, Kent (1944-2024) Malaria Medicine and Health Disease Rates Protective Clothing and Gear Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Gates, Bill and Melinda, Foundation United Nations Children ' s Fund Deaths (Obituari Source Type: news
The Surprise Ending of ‘Dune,’ the Popcorn Bucket
What ’s in the $24.99 tub, exactly? Lindsay Moyer, a nutritionist, reviews the contents of the movie-snack “vessel.” (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Richtel Tags: Popcorn Diet and Nutrition Labeling and Labels (Product) Movies Snack Foods Butter Calories Oils and Fats AMC Entertainment Holding Inc Center for Science in the Public Interest your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news
Teen Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Earlier Death in Adulthood, Study Finds
A large analysis in Canada finds that teenagers who had babies were twice as likely to die before age 31. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Teenage Pregnancy Pregnancy and Childbirth Research Teenagers and Adolescence Deaths (Fatalities) Age, Chronological Women and Girls Suicides and Suicide Attempts JAMA Network Open Source Type: news
Paul Alexander, Polio Survivor Who Lived in Iron Lung for 72 Years, Dies age 78
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on the machine to breathe. Still, he was able to earn a law degree, write a book and, late in life, build a following on TikTok. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jesus Jim énez Tags: Lungs Deaths (Obituaries) Poliomyelitis Paralysis Iron Lung Source Type: news
Paul Alexander, Polio Survivor Who Lived in Iron Lung for 70 Years, Dies age 78
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on the machine to breathe. Still, he was able to earn a law degree, write a book and, late in life, build a following on TikTok. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jesus Jim énez Tags: Lungs Deaths (Obituaries) Dallas (Tex) Texas United States Poliomyelitis Iron Lung Source Type: news
Colon Cancer Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Detection
Many patients are reluctant to undergo colonoscopies or conduct at-home fecal tests. Doctors see potential in another screening method. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Colon and Colorectal Cancer Tests (Medical) Blood Colonoscopy Preventive Medicine New England Journal of Medicine Research Guardant Health Inc Source Type: news
Paul Alexander, Lawyer and TikTok Star Who Spent Decades in Iron Lung, Dies at 78
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on the machine to breathe. Still, he was able to earn a law degree, write a book and, late in life, build a following on TikTok. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jesus Jim énez Tags: Lungs Deaths (Obituaries) Dallas (Tex) Texas United States Poliomyelitis Iron Lung Source Type: news
Olivia Munn Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis After Double Mastectomy
Munn said she was given the diagnosis last April, two months after negative results on a test that checked for 90 cancer genes. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maya Salam Tags: Breast Cancer Mastectomy Munn, Olivia Actors and Actresses Mulaney, John Tests (Medical) Genetics and Heredity Source Type: news
