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
US Agencies Start Inquiry Into Generic Drug Shortages
The F.T.C. and H.H.S. are examining the tactics of group purchasing organizations that generic industry executives say have led to scarce supplies of treatments like chemotherapy. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Shortages Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Supply Chain Generic Brands and Products Chemotherapy Federal Trade Commission Health and Human Services Department Khan, Lina Source Type: news
Some Pregnant Women and Infants Received the Wrong R.S.V. Shots
Doctors and pharmacists seem to be confused by the guidelines. And the brand names aren ’t helping. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Children and Childhood Babies and Infants Clinical Trials Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Premature Babies Pregnancy and Childbirth Drugstores Centers for Disease Control and Prevention GSK PLC Pfizer Inc Source Type: news
Bob Moore, Who Founded Bob ’s Red Mill, Is Dead at 94
A former gas station owner, he was learning to read the Bible in its original languages when he changed course and started what became an artisanal-grains powerhouse. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alex Williams Tags: Moore, Bob (1929-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) ' s Red Mill Natural Foods Inc Organic Foods and Products Grain Diet and Nutrition Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) Oregon Source Type: news
Man Dies in First Known Fatal Case of the Alaskapox Virus
Alaska state health officials said that a man died last month of the virus, which occurs mostly in small mammals and causes lesions. There have been seven reported human cases since 2015. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jesus Jim énez Tags: Deaths (Fatalities) Tests (Medical) Viruses Alaska Kenai Peninsula (Alaska) Alaskapox Source Type: news
C.D.C. Considers Ending 5-Day Isolation Period for Covid
Americans may be advised that it ’s safe to return to regular routines after one day without a fever. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Quarantines Disease Rates Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Masks Deaths (Fatalities) Epidemics Influenza Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source Type: news
Who Kissed First? Archaeology Has an Answer.
A married pair of researchers have “set the record straight” on the ancient history of smooching. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Franz Lidz Tags: Archaeology and Anthropology Assyrian Civilization Sexually Transmitted Diseases Herpes Viruses Lips (Body Part) Language and Languages Bryn Mawr College Cambridge University Babylonia Denmark your-feed-science Source Type: news
Children Whose Mothers Had Pregnancy Complications May Face Heart Risks
Pregnant women with diabetes or high blood pressure have children who are more likely to develop signs of heart trouble years later, new research finds. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Pregnancy and Childbirth Diabetes Women and Girls Heart Children and Childhood Weight Cholesterol Tests (Medical) Preeclampsia Hypertension Blood Pressure Source Type: news
Brazil Has a Dengue Emergency, Portending a Health Crisis for the Americas
Record numbers of cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been reported in the Southern Hemisphere summer, and the surge is likely to move north. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Dengue Fever Brazil Disease Rates Medicine and Health Mosquitoes Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news
Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45
One of the first quadriplegic Harvard graduates, she became an author, professor and powerful voice for disabled people. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sam Roberts Tags: Disabilities Deaths (Obituaries) Paralysis Harvard University State University of New York at Stony Brook Rockville Centre (NY) Long Island (NY) Ellison, Brooke Source Type: news
Memory Loss Requires Careful Diagnosis, Scientists Say
A federal investigator said that President Biden had “poor memory” and “diminished faculties.” But such a diagnosis would require close medical assessment, experts said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Memory Classified Information and State Secrets United States Politics and Government Dementia Justice Department Biden, Joseph R Jr Hur, Robert Kyoung Source Type: news
Journal Retracts Studies Cited in Federal Court Ruling Against Abortion Pill
The journal found that the studies, which had suggested that medication abortion is unsafe, included incorrect factual assumptions and misleading presentation of the data. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pam Belluck Tags: Abortion Decisions and Verdicts Abortion Drugs Mifeprex (RU-486) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Conflicts of Interest Research Federal Courts (US) Courts and the Judiciary Medicine and Health Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Sage Publications Source Type: news
