Patients Hate ‘Forever’ Drugs. Are Ozempic and Wegovy Different?
The new obesity drugs might be an exception to a chronic, deadly problem: the failure to stick with medication. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Semaglutide (Drug) Obesity Weight Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Heart Diabetes Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) Source Type: news
Living With a Messy Partner? Tips for Handling Different Organization Habits
When people with different tolerances for clutter live together, things can get tense. Experts offer ways to find peace amid the piles. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Catherine Pearson Tags: Dating and Relationships Parenting Orderliness and Clutter Hygiene and Cleanliness Source Type: news
Diagnosis of Princess Kate ’s Cancer Followed Familiar Pattern, Doctors Say
The Princess of Wales did not reveal the type of cancer she has, but oncologists say the disease is often identified during other procedures. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: your-feed-science Cancer Catherine, Princess of Wales Parenting Source Type: news
What ’s Next for the Coronavirus?
Scientists studying the virus ’s continuing evolution, and the body’s immune responses, hope to head off a resurgence and to better understand long Covid. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Disease Rates Vaccination and Immunization Immune System Hospitals Evolution (Biology) Coronavirus Omicron Variant Chronic Condition (Health) Influenza Sewers and Sewage Source Type: news
Overlooked No More: Yvonne Barr, Who Helped Discover a Cancer-Causing Virus
A virologist, she worked with the pathologist Anthony Epstein, who died last month, in finding for the first time that a virus that could cause cancer. It ’s known as the Epstein-Barr virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Delthia Ricks Tags: Barr, Yvonne (1932-2016) Research Viruses Deaths (Obituaries) Science and Technology Epstein, Anthony (1921-2024) Middlesex Hospital Ireland Australia England Source Type: news
The Psychedelic Evangelist
A Johns Hopkins scientist was known for rigorous studies of psychedelics. Was he a true believer? (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brendan Borrell Tags: Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs Ethics and Official Misconduct Research Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, Md) Leary, Timothy Conflicts of Interest Religion and Belief Depression (Mental) Suicides and Suicide Attempts Placebos Dru Source Type: news
Toddlers Smell Like Flowers, Teens Smell ‘Goatlike,’ Study Finds
Two musky steroids, and higher levels of odorous acids, distinguish the body odors of adolescents and tots. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health Smells and Odors Teenagers and Adolescence Children and Childhood Microbiology Babies and Infants Nuremberg (Germany) Source Type: news
Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone
The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Kidneys Genetic Engineering Pigs Surgery and Surgeons Immune System Doctors Cloning Diabetes Black People Urine Blood Massachusetts General Hospital Boston (Mass) Source Type: news
Long Before Amsterdam ’s Coffee Shops, There Were Hallucinogenic Seeds
A nearly 2,000-year-old stash pouch provides the first evidence of the intentional use of a powerful psychedelic plant in Western Europe during the Roman Era. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rachel Nuwer Tags: Archaeology and Anthropology Roman Civilization Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs Flowers and Plants Antiquity (Journal) Netherlands your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news
Following Measles Outbreaks, Officials Grow Wary of Renewed Threat
Cases this year have already topped the total in 2023. Unvaccinated travelers account for most infections. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Disease Rates Medicine and Health Children and Childhood Respiratory Diseases Viruses Measles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health and Mental Hygiene Department (NYC) Chicago Source Type: news
More Studies by Columbia Cancer Researchers Are Retracted
The studies, pulled because of copied data, illustrate the sluggishness of scientific publishers to address serious errors, experts said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Mueller Tags: your-feed-science Ethics and Official Misconduct Falsification of Data Research Cancer Academic and Scientific Journals Medical Schools Columbia University Yoon, Sam S Yoon, Changhwan Sholto, David Ryeom, Sandra Source Type: news
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
