F.D.A. Advisers Recommend Updated Boosters Targeting Forms of Omicron
The move came as new federal estimates show two subvariants, known as BA.4 and BA.5, make up more than half of new U.S. cases in the country. But it is possible that the virus might evolve yet again by the fall. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 28, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland Tags: Coronavirus Omicron Variant Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Food and Drug Administration United States Source Type: news
Biden ’s Health Secretary: ‘No Magic Bullet’ for Preserving Abortion Access
With the White House under pressure to push back on the Supreme Court ’s abortion ruling, the health secretary unveiled steps aimed at preserving access to abortion. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 28, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Charlie Savage Tags: Abortion Becerra, Xavier Biden, Joseph R Jr Plan B (Contraceptive) Birth Control and Family Planning Dobbs v Jackson Women ' s Health Organization (Supreme Court Decision) United States Politics and Government Health and Human Services D Source Type: news
Inside a Florida Abortion Clinic Ahead of the Supreme Court ’s Decision
The Planned Parenthood clinic in Fort Myers, Fla., has seen an increase in patients arriving from Texas, even as it struggles to keep up with increasing restrictions in its own state. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 20, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Gabriela Bhaskar and Abby Goodnough Tags: Abortion Planned Parenthood Federation of America Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision) Florida Women and Girls Source Type: news
Covid Vaccine and Fisheries Deals Close a ‘Roller Coaster’ W.T.O. Meeting
Members of the global trade group were forced to scale back plans for more ambitious agreements, but they were ultimately able to reach several deals at a meeting in Geneva. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 17, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Ana Swanson Tags: World Trade Organization Intellectual Property Fishing, Commercial Vaccination and Immunization International Trade and World Market Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Oceans and Seas Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) E-Commerce Source Type: news
Blood Tests That Detect Cancers Create Risks for Those Who Use Them
The tests screen for cancers that often go undetected, but they are expensive and some experts worry they could lead to unnecessary treatments without saving patients ’ lives. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 10, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Blood Tests (Medical) Cancer Clinical Trials Prostate Gland Source Type: news
Review: ‘Under the Skin,’ by Linda Villarosa
In “Under the Skin,” Linda Villarosa disproves once and for all the theory that people of color are responsible for their own failed health care. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 8, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Kaitlyn Greenidge Tags: Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Books and Literature Medicine and Health Pregnancy and Childbirth Black People Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation (Book) Villarosa, Linda (1959- ) Source Type: news
The Doctor Prescribed an Obesity Drug. Her Insurer Called It ‘Vanity.’
Many insurance companies refuse to cover new weight loss drugs that their doctors deem medically necessary. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 1, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Obesity Weight Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Health Insurance and Managed Care Diabetes Chronic Condition (Health) Novo Nordisk A/S Source Type: news
Hazel Henderson, Groundbreaking Environmentalist, Dies at 89
A self-taught apostle of the green economy and socially responsible investing, she taught her followers to act locally. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 27, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Sam Roberts Tags: Henderson, Hazel Deaths (Obituaries) Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy) Economics (Theory and Philosophy) Environment Ethical Markets Media Nader, Ralph Citizens for Clean Air (Nonprofit) Sustainable Living Source Type: news
The Mental Cost of Being Denied an Abortion
An examination of the most credible research to date. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 24, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Christina Caron Tags: Abortion Pregnancy and Childbirth Mental Health and Disorders Anxiety and Stress Research Depression (Mental) Women and Girls Psychology and Psychologists Source Type: news
Shows About Abortion Surface a Stark Divide
Decidedly anti-sensationalistic, Alison Leiby ’s shrewd and funny personal monologue plays downtown. Uptown, a staged reading focuses on a gruesome case. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 11, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Laura Collins-Hughes Tags: Abortion Theater Women and Girls Leiby, Alison McAleer, Phelim Neugebauer, Lila Parks, Suzan-Lori Schreck, Heidi Spiegel, Ruby Rae Dry Land (Play) The Appointment (Play) What the Constitution Means to Me (Play) Law and Legislation Source Type: news
Medication Abortions Are Increasing: What They Are and Where Women Get Them
Most abortions overseas involve pills, and the method is used in about half of legal U.S. abortions. It also seems to be the future of illicit abortion. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 9, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Abortion Abortion Drugs Women and Girls Mifeprex (RU-486) Telemedicine Law and Legislation Source Type: news
Seeking Covid Pills, Poor Nations Fear Repeat of AIDS Crisis
The antiviral pills, plentiful in the United States, are scarce overseas. Health groups and the White House want to expand access but face obstacles that evoke the H.I.V. epidemic. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 8, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: Paxlovid (Drug) Molnupiravir (Drug) Income Inequality Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) United States International Relations Tests (Medical) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome World Health Organization Source Type: news
Review: ‘Silent Invasion’ Is Deborah Birx’s Story of Trump’s Covid Response
“Silent Invasion,” an insider’s look at the Trump administration’s pandemic policies, is earnest and exhaustive, our reviewer says. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 21, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David Quammen Tags: Books and Literature Silent Invasion: The Untold Story of the Trump Administration, Covid-19, and Preventing the Next Pandemic Before It ' s Too Late (Book) Birx, Deborah L Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) United States Politics and Government Trump, Source Type: news
Michael F. Neidorff, 79, Dies; His Company Was an Obamacare Stalwart
He transformed a small company into a corporation focused on providing health insurance under government programs. It now insures 25 million people. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 16, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Reed Abelson Tags: Neidorff, Michael F. (1942-2022) Deaths (Obituaries) Centene Corporation Health Insurance and Managed Care Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Medicaid Medicare Source Type: news
Pfizer Says Booster Strengthens Immune Response for Children 5 to 11
Pfizer and BioNTech will soon ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of Covid booster doses for that age group, the companies said. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 14, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Sharon LaFraniere Tags: Pfizer Inc BioNTech SE Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus Omicron Variant Children and Childhood Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Food and Drug Administration Source Type: news
