Friday, August 31, 2018

A Debate Over ‘Rational Suicide’ by PAULA SPAN


By PAULA SPAN

Americans are increasingly determined to exercise control over their deaths, and some believe suicide ought to be considered a reasonable option.

Published: August 30, 2018 at 08:00PM

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From 0 to 10 Million: Vaping Takes Off in the U.S. by NICHOLAS BAKALAR


By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

Since 2004, millions of American have started using e-cigarettes. More than half also smoke traditional cigarettes.

Published: August 30, 2018 at 08:00PM

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You’ll Never Guess Which Company Is Reinventing Health Benefits by REED ABELSON


By REED ABELSON

Frustrated with insurers, some large companies — including a certain cable behemoth — are shedding long-held practices and adopting a do-it-yourself approach.

Published: August 30, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

S.T.D. Diagnoses Reach Record 2.3 Million New Cases in U.S. by KAREN ZRAICK


By KAREN ZRAICK

Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rose sharply for the fourth year running in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Published: August 27, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Monday, August 27, 2018

Breast-Feeding Mothers Should Avoid Marijuana, Pediatricians Say by AMIE TSANG


By AMIE TSANG

A new study showed that chemical traces of marijuana can be detected in breast milk up to six days after use, highlighting the need for research into the effect of pot on babies.

Published: August 26, 2018 at 08:00PM

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How Much Alcohol Is Safe to Drink? None, Say These Researchers by NICHOLAS BAKALAR


By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

A large study of drinking habits in 195 countries contradicts widely shared advice on healthy drinking.

Published: August 26, 2018 at 08:00PM

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China Has Withheld Samples of a Dangerous Flu Virus by EMILY BAUMGAERTNER


By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER

Despite an international agreement, U.S. health authorities still have not received H7N9 avian flu specimens from their Chinese counterparts.

Published: August 26, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Did Juul Lure Teenagers and Get ‘Customers for Life’? by MATT RICHTEL and SHEILA KAPLAN


By MATT RICHTEL and SHEILA KAPLAN

The e-cigarette company says it never sought teenage users, but the F.D.A. is investigating whether Juul intentionally marketed its devices to youth.

Published: August 26, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Friday, August 24, 2018

Big Tobacco’s Global Reach on Social Media by SHEILA KAPLAN


By SHEILA KAPLAN

The tobacco industry says it no longer tries to hook new generations of smokers. So what’s behind the legions of beautiful young people in smoking, vaping and partying posts with the same hashtags?

Published: August 23, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Purveyors of Juice-Box Style, Nicotine-Filled E-Liquids Quit Selling the Products by SHEILA KAPLAN


By SHEILA KAPLAN

The Food and Drug Administration had targeted 17 makers and sellers of items loaded with nicotine in packaging that could appeal to children.

Published: August 22, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Russian Trolls Used Vaccine Debate to Sow Discord, Study Finds by DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.


By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

Twitter accounts that were used to meddle in the 2016 presidential election also sent both pro- and anti-vaccine messages and insulted parents.

Published: August 22, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Immunotherapy Drugs Slow Skin Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain by DENISE GRADY


By DENISE GRADY

Drugs that activate the immune system shrank tumors and prolonged life among patients with an aggressive form of melanoma, a small study shows.

Published: August 21, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

You’re Getting Very Sleepy. (So Is Everyone Else.) by BILAL CHOUDHRY


By BILAL CHOUDHRY

Fewer people in industrialized countries are getting adequate sleep.

Published: August 20, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Monday, August 20, 2018

The Secret to Keeping Black Men Healthy? Maybe Black Doctors by GINA KOLATA


By GINA KOLATA

In an intriguing study, black patients were far more likely to agree to certain health tests if they discussed them with a black male doctor.

Published: August 19, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Saturday, August 18, 2018

In San Francisco, Opioid Addiction Treatment Offered on the Streets by ABBY GOODNOUGH


By ABBY GOODNOUGH

City health workers are handing out buprenorphine prescriptions to homeless people in hopes of getting them into treatment.

Published: August 17, 2018 at 08:00PM

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This E.R. Treats Opioid Addiction on Demand. That’s Very Rare. by ABBY GOODNOUGH


By ABBY GOODNOUGH

Some hospital emergency departments are giving people medicine for withdrawal, plugging a hole in a system that too often fails to provide immediate treatment.

Published: August 17, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Friday, August 17, 2018

A Retirement Community Turned Away These Married Women by PAULA SPAN


By PAULA SPAN

According to the facility’s “cohabitation policy,” marriage is between one man and one woman, “as it is understood in the Bible.”

Published: August 16, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Thursday, August 16, 2018

F.D.A. Approves Generic EpiPen That May Be Cheaper by SHEILA KAPLAN


By SHEILA KAPLAN

Teva Pharmaceuticals will sell a generic copy of Mylan’s EpiPen, which became the target of public outrage over its price.

Published: August 15, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Report Finds Traces of a Controversial Herbicide in Cheerios and Quaker Oats by MIHIR ZAVERI


By MIHIR ZAVERI

The herbicide glyphosate is the world’s most popular weedkiller. There is widespread disagreement among lawyers, researchers and regulators over any potential links to cancer.

Published: August 14, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Report Finds Traces of a Controversial Herbicide in Cheerios and Quaker Oats by MIHIR ZAVERI


By MIHIR ZAVERI

The herbicide gyphosate is the world’s most popular weedkiller. There is widespread disagreement among lawyers, researchers and regulators over any potential links to cancer.

Published: August 14, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Lyme Disease Is Spreading Fast. Why Isn’t There a Vaccine? by KAREN ZRAICK


By KAREN ZRAICK

The only vaccine was taken off the market more than 15 years ago. As reports of the disease skyrocket, researchers are working on a new one.

Published: August 13, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Monday, August 13, 2018

With Short, Intense Sessions, Some Patients Finish Therapy in Just Weeks by ANDREA PETERSEN


By ANDREA PETERSEN

The new psychological approach targets anxiety, PTSD and other mental disorders. Fewer people drop out with short-term treatment, and relief is quicker.

Published: August 12, 2018 at 08:00PM

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They Thought Hemophilia Was a ‘Lifelong Thing.’ They May Be Wrong. by GINA KOLATA


By GINA KOLATA

Experimental gene therapies have yielded promising results in early trials. But the drugs have left some patients wary, worried that success will not last.

Published: August 12, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Clues to Your Health Are Hidden at 6.6 Million Spots in Your DNA by GINA KOLATA


By GINA KOLATA

With a sophisticated new algorithm, scientists have found a way to forecast an individual’s risks for five deadly diseases.

Published: August 12, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Sunday, August 12, 2018

U.S. Ambassador Denies Threatening Ecuador Over Breast-Feeding Resolution by ANDREW JACOBS and PAM BELLUCK


By ANDREW JACOBS and PAM BELLUCK

Ambassador Todd C. Chapman said that allegations he pressured the country by threatening trade sanctions and withdrawal of military aid were “patently false.”

Published: August 11, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Saturday, August 11, 2018

A Congressman, a Financial Deal and an Intricate Web of Conflicts by KATIE THOMAS and SHEILA KAPLAN


By KATIE THOMAS and SHEILA KAPLAN

The allegations of insider trading against Representative Christopher Collins have revived calls for stricter rules about financial investments or corporate board seats held by members of Congress.

Published: August 10, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Friday, August 10, 2018

Doctors Nudged by Overdose Letter Prescribe Fewer Opioids by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In a novel experiment, doctors got a letter from the medical examiner’s office telling them of their patient’s fatal overdose. The response: They started prescribing fewer opioids.

Published: August 8, 2018 at 08:00PM

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As Catholic Hospitals Expand, So Do Limits on Some Procedures by KATIE HAFNER


By KATIE HAFNER

Many religious health care institutions do not make it clear up front what procedures they won’t perform, a New York Times analysis shows.

Published: August 9, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Psychologists’ Group Maintains Ban on Work at Military Detention Facilities by BENEDICT CAREY


By BENEDICT CAREY

Members of the American Psychological Association voted against allowing psychologists to resume work at certain detention centers like the one in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Published: August 8, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Monday, August 6, 2018

An Invasive New Tick Is Spreading in the U.S. by DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.


By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

The Asian long-horned tick, reported in New York’s suburbs and as far west as Arkansas, can carry lethal diseases. But no infected specimens have yet been found here.

Published: August 5, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Friday, August 3, 2018

The Illness Is Bad Enough. The Hospital May Be Even Worse. by PAULA SPAN


By PAULA SPAN

The elderly are particularly vulnerable to “post-hospital syndrome,” some experts believe, and that may be why so many patients return.

Published: August 2, 2018 at 08:00PM

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

F.D.A. Did Not Intervene to Curb Risky Fentanyl Prescriptions by EMILY BAUMGAERTNER


By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER

Powerful cancer pain drugs were given to patients with other conditions who cannot tolerate them. A program to curb the practice was run by companies that sell the drugs.

Published: August 1, 2018 at 08:00PM

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