Cancer Diagnosis Like King Charles ’s Is Not Unheard-Of
While Buckingham Palace released little information on Charles ’s diagnosis, some cancer experts not involved in his care have seen the illness detected during other routine medical procedures. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Charles III, King of the United Kingdom Cancer Prostate Gland Tests (Medical) Great Britain your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news
After Police Kill Unarmed Black People, Sleep Worsens — but Only for Black People
Black people in the U.S. were far more likely to report harmfully low sleep in the months after a killing compared with white people surveyed during that time. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Tags: your-feed-science Black People Research Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Sleep Medicine and Health Whites JAMA Internal Medicine (Journal) Venkataramani, Atheendar United States your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Users of Zepbound or Mounjaro Had Lower Blood Pressure in Study
The patients used tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro or Zepbound, but researchers could not distinguish the effect of the drug from the effects of weight loss. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Tirzepatide Blood Pressure Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Research Obesity Eli Lilly and Company Hypertension (Journal) Weight Source Type: news
Why Some Therapists Are Taking Their Clients Outdoors
Mental health practitioners are hiking, camping and braving the elements with their clients — all in an effort to help them connect with the Earth, and with themselves. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Caron Tags: Therapy and Rehabilitation Anxiety and Stress Mental Health and Disorders Depression (Mental) Walking Hikes and Hiking Happiness ecotherapy Source Type: news
When a Spouse Goes to the Nursing Home
The move to a long-term care facility is often difficult but necessary for frail patients. For their partners, it can mean a new set of challenges. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paula Span Tags: Elderly Nursing Homes Elder Care Dementia Depression (Mental) Alzheimer ' s Disease Memory Families and Family Life Mental Health and Disorders Long-Term Care Insurance Anxiety and Stress Source Type: news
Alternative Therapies Like Meditation and Acupuncture Are on the Rise
More than one-third of American adults now supplement or substitute mainstream medical care with treatments long considered alternative. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Richtel Tags: Alternative and Complementary Medicine Yoga Therapy and Rehabilitation Pain Acupuncture Anxiety and Stress Doctors Mental Health and Disorders Journal of the American Medical Assn Nahin, Richard L Boulder (Colo) your-feed-health yo Source Type: news
Heat and Wildfire Smoke Are Even More Harmful When Combined, a Study Says
The health effects of the two climate threats are compounded when they occur in tandem, according to research focused on California. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Raymond Zhong Tags: Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Wildfires Heat and Heat Waves Air Pollution Science Advances (Journal) Respiratory Diseases Research Source Type: news
6 Reasons That It ’s Hard to Get Your Wegovy and Other Weight-Loss Prescriptions
An array of obstacles make it difficult for patients to obtain Wegovy or Zepbound. Finding Wegovy is “like winning the lottery,” one nurse practitioner said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson and Rebecca Robbins Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Semaglutide (Drug) Drugstores Weight Shortages Health Insurance and Managed Care Diabetes Factories and Manufacturing Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Obesity Eli Lilly and Company IQVIA Inc Novo Nordisk A/S Source Type: news
He Hunts Sloppy Scientists. He ’s Finding Lots of Prey.
Meet Sholto David, whose error-spotting has raised a question: If researchers aren ’t getting the little things right, what else might be wrong? (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Richtel Tags: Academic and Scientific Journals Cancer Ethics and Official Misconduct Colleges and Universities Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard University Wales England your-feed-health your-feed-science Source Type: news
The Dogs That Live Longest, by a Nose
Small dogs with prominent noses live longer than bigger, flat-faced canines, a new study suggests. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science internal-storyline-inline-no your-feed-animals Dogs Longevity Nose Pets Scientific Reports (Journal) Great Britain internal-truncator Source Type: news
Why Do Women Have More Autoimmune Diseases? Study Points to X Chromosome
The molecules that silence a woman ’s second X chromosome can confuse the immune system, a new study suggests. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carl Zimmer Tags: your-feed-science Research Genetics and Heredity Immune System Autoimmune Diseases Proteins Chromosomes Women and Girls Source Type: news
U.S. Makes Initial Offers in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
The offers amount to a starting gun in the price talks between the federal government and the makers of 10 prescription drugs that have been selected for negotiations. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Medicare Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Health Insurance and Managed Care Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Biden, Joseph R Jr Health and Human Services Department Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services United Sta Source Type: news
Runner With Long Covid Creates Flagstaff ’s Dream Run Camp
With long Covid ending his own days as an endurance athlete, Matt Fitzgerald opened the doors of his home, creating a fantasy camp for runners with a dream. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Scott Cacciola Tags: Marathon Running Long Covid Camps and Camping Content Type: Personal Profile Fitzgerald, Matt Flagstaff (Ariz) Source Type: news
The Stanley Cup Lead Scare Is Not Something to Worry About, Experts Say
There is some lead in the sealing material used in the cup, the company says. But experts say it ’s inaccessible to people drinking from one, and caution that at-home lead tests are unreliable. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sopan Deb Tags: Social Media Stanley Cup Plastic Bottles TikTok (ByteDance) Source Type: news
A Lead Scare Strikes Stanley Tumblers, but You Don ’t Need to Worry
There is some lead in the sealing material used in the cup, the company says. But experts say it ’s inaccessible to people drinking from one, and caution that at-home lead tests are unreliable. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sopan Deb Tags: Social Media Stanley Cup Plastic Bottles TikTok (ByteDance) Source Type: news
