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
FDA Issues Alert on Heart Pump Linked to Deaths
The agency faulted the device maker for delayed notice of mounting complications, citing increasing reports of how use of the device perforated the walls of the heart. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Medical Devices Consumer Protection Heart Deaths (Fatalities) Implants Food and Drug Administration impella Abiomed Inc Johnson & your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks
Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulation is spotty and few new safeguards have been proposed to protect patient data, vulnerable hospitals and medical groups. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Computer Security Health Insurance and Managed Care Hospitals Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Cyberattacks and Hackers Electronic Health Records Extortion and Blackmail Medicine and Health Change Healthcare Technologies Inc Unite Source Type: news
They Can ’t See the Total Solar Eclipse, but LightSound Will Help Them Hear It
A device called LightSound is being distributed to help the blind and visually impaired experience this year ’s event. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robyn Ross Tags: Blindness Eclipses Computers and the Internet Engineering and Engineers Inventions and Patents Space and Astronomy Harvard University Source Type: news
Health Concerns Mount for Migrant Children at Outdoor Waiting Sites
A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the government must provide shelter, food and medical care to minors while they await processing. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Tags: Illegal Immigration Children and Childhood Border Barriers Immigration Detention Immigration and Emigration Humanitarian Aid Suits and Litigation (Civil) Border Patrol (US) Customs and Border Protection (US) Justice Department Californ Source Type: news
Health Concerns Mount for Migrant Children at Outdoor Holding Sites
A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the government must provide shelter, food and medical care to minors while they await processing. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Tags: your-feed-science Illegal Immigration Border Barriers Children and Childhood Immigration Detention Suits and Litigation (Civil) Doctors Immigration and Emigration Nonprofit Organizations Humanitarian Aid Babies and Infants Refugees a Source Type: news
How 2 Families Faced a Catastrophic Birth Defect
Cases of trisomy 18 may rise as many states restrict abortion. But some women choose to have the babies, love them tenderly and care for them devotedly. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata and Kim Raff Tags: Trisomy 18 Genetics and Heredity Chromosomes Babies and Infants Pregnancy and Childbirth Disabilities Parenting Carey, John C (Doctor) University of Utah Support Organization for Trisomy Source Type: news
Ninja, Twitch ’s Top Streamer, Reveals Skin Cancer Diagnosis
The gamer, Tyler Blevins, said a mole removed from his foot during a recent checkup with a dermatologist was found to be a melanoma. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Johnny Diaz Tags: Blevins, Tyler (1991- ) Skin Cancer Melanomas Computer and Video Games Youth American Cancer Society Source Type: news
Ice Skating and the Brain
How do champion skaters accomplish their extraordinary jumps and spins? Brain science is uncovering clues. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pam Belluck Tags: Brain Figure Skating World Figure Skating Championships Ice Skating Speedskating Records and Achievements Chen, Nathan Kwan, Michelle Malinin, Ilia (2004- ) your-feed-science Source Type: news
London Boat Race Marred by High Levels of E. Coli in Thames
Rowers in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race this weekend have been warned of dangerously high levels of E. coli in the River Thames, the latest sign of England ’s polluted waterways. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephen Castle Tags: Water Pollution Sewers and Sewage E Coli (Bacteria) Rowing Boats and Boating Oxford University Thames Water Cambridge University Great Britain England London (England) Source Type: news
Orcas Are Considered One Species. Should They Be?
A new study suggests that two killer whale populations in the North Pacific are distinct enough to be considered separate species. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science Whales and Whaling Fish and Other Marine Life Animal Behavior Research Genetics and Heredity National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Royal Society Open Science (Journal) Source Type: news
Key Takeaways From Supreme Court Arguments on Abortion Pill Access
Several justices questioned the remedy of applying nationwide restrictions to mifepristone because it would be the first time a court had second-guessed the F.D.A. ’s regulatory authority. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pam Belluck Tags: United States Politics and Government Abortion Supreme Court (US) Food and Drug Administration Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Gorsuch, Neil M Barrett, Amy Coney Jackson, Ketanji Brown (1970- ) Thomas, Clarence Source Type: news
Abortion Pill Dispute Centers on Central Question: Who Can Sue?
The parties in the fight over access to the abortion pill sharply disagree on whether anti-abortion doctors and groups can show they will suffer harm. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abbie VanSickle and Pam Belluck Tags: Abortion Abortion Drugs Suits and Litigation (Civil) Doctors United States Politics and Government Food and Drug Administration Supreme Court (US) Source Type: news
Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows
U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation ’s milk supply is safe, saying pasteurization kills viruses. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: Avian Influenza Dairy Products Agriculture and Farming Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Goats Cattle Birds Viruses Milk Livestock Diseases Agriculture Department your-feed-science Kansas New Mexico Texas Source Type: news
