Alicia Aeziman: August 2017

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Short Answers to Hard Questions about Health Threats from Hurricane Harvey by SHEILA KAPLAN and DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

By SHEILA KAPLAN and DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

We talked to experts and got replies and advice to many common queries

Published: August 30, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Trump Administration Sharply Cuts Spending on Health Law Enrollment by ABBY GOODNOUGH and ROBERT PEAR

By ABBY GOODNOUGH and ROBERT PEAR

Officials said advertising and counseling to help people find and choose health plans is often ineffective. Supporters decried the decision as sabotage.

Published: August 30, 2017 at 08:00PM

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US Clears Breakthrough Gene Therapy for Childhood Leukemia by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Opening a new era in cancer care, U.S. health officials have approved a breakthrough treatment that genetically engineers patients’ own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia.

Published: August 30, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Medicare to Foot the Bill for Treadmill Therapy for Leg Pain by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Three times a week, Rita Driscoll steps onto a treadmill at a Minnesota hospital under the eye of a rehab therapist. She walks until it hurts — pushing her limits, walking faster and adding steeper inclines.

Published: August 28, 2017 at 08:00PM

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F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000 by DENISE GRADY

By DENISE GRADY

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment that genetically alters a patient’s own cells to fight cancer. It will cost $475,000.

Published: August 29, 2017 at 08:00PM

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New Fathers Are Older Than Ever by NICHOLAS BAKALAR

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

The average age of new dads in the United States has risen to almost 31, higher than ever.

Published: August 29, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Monday, August 28, 2017

F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics by SHEILA KAPLAN and DENISE GRADY

By SHEILA KAPLAN and DENISE GRADY

The agency reported actions against a biotech company and two large stem cell clinics over unapproved treatments, a move it said was necessary to make way for speedier approval of legitimate therapies.

Published: August 27, 2017 at 08:00PM

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A New Skin Lightening Procedure Is Short on Evidence by ANERI PATTANI

By ANERI PATTANI

Instead of bleaching creams, women who want lighter skin are now turning to a new treatment: injecting the antioxidant glutathione into their veins.

Published: August 27, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Sunday, August 27, 2017

Drug Aimed at Inflammation May Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer by DENISE GRADY

By DENISE GRADY

A milestone finding for researchers, the connection of inflammatory responses to such illnesses could open the door to new treatments.

Published: August 26, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Saturday, August 26, 2017

Trump’s Threats on Health Law Hide an Upside: Gains Made by Some Insurers by REED ABELSON

By REED ABELSON

Despite anxiety over the Affordable Care Act’s stability, many insurance companies still participating have cut losses sharply. Some are starting to prosper.

Published: August 25, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Friday, August 25, 2017

Dr. Marshall H. Klaus, Maternity-Ward Reformer, Dies at 90 by SAM ROBERTS

By SAM ROBERTS

Dr. Klaus’s research led many hospitals to allow closer contact between parents and babies immediately after birth.

Published: August 24, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Brazil May Face a New Threat, This Time From Biting Midges by DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

The Oropouche virus, causing symptoms similar to dengue, appears to be slowly moving out of the Amazon jungle and closer to South American cities.

Published: August 24, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Hunting a Killer: Sex, Drugs and the Return of Syphilis by JAN HOFFMAN

By JAN HOFFMAN

Outbreaks of a deadly, sexually transmitted disease confound health officials, whose obstacles include drug shortages, uneducated doctors and gangs.

Published: August 23, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Lab-Made ‘Mini Organs’ Helping Doctors Treat Cystic Fibrosis by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Els van der Heijden, who has cystic fibrosis, was finding it ever harder to breathe as her lungs filled with thick, sticky mucus. Despite taking more than a dozen pills and inhalers a day, the 53-year-old had to stop working and scale back doing the thing she loved best, horseback riding.

Published: August 22, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

$417 Million Awarded in Suit Tying Johnson’s Baby Powder to Cancer by RONI CARYN RABIN

By RONI CARYN RABIN

A Los Angeles jury voted the damages for a medical receptionist who developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s talc for decades.

Published: August 21, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Monday, August 21, 2017

Letter to Price and Verma by Unknown Author

By Unknown Author

In a recent letter to Tom Price, the secretary of health and human services, congressional Democrats demanded detailed information on his plans for marketing and outreach during open enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage.

Published: August 19, 2017 at 08:00PM

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