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Tag Archives: Medicine and Health
Why Some Workers Are Getting All the Covid Tests They Need
In the absence of a national effort to make coronavirus testing widely available, a number of big American companies ramped up their own, making tests available for a select group of workers.
Health Workers, ‘Risking Their Own Lives to Save Ours’
Responses to an essay that urged additional compensation for health workers. Also: Space heaters and the Bronx fire; entertaining young kids; ketamine.
Novak Djokovic, Kyrie Irving, Aaron Rodgers and the Problem With Anti-Vax Star Athletes
Some star athletes seem to think you don’t have to follow public health policy — as long as you win.
You Know What Would Help Exhausted Doctors and Nurses? More Money.
Health care workers during the pandemic deserve hazard pay.
Is a Judge’s Order a Threat to a Free Press?
A case involving The Times and Project Veritas. Also: Elizabeth Holmes; Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens; dangers of biometrics; healthy is hard.
The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2022
Here we go again: Virtual reality, now dubbed ‘the metaverse,’ will be a thing. So will the smart home.
UK, With Surging Covid-19 Cases, is On ‘‘War Footing’ Against Virus
With cases surging and straining health care and other services, Britain’s challenges foreshadow the impact of the Omicron variant in other countries.
At-Home Covid Tests Raise Questions About Accurately Counting Cases
Most of the results of rapid tests are not reported. That’s magnifying questions about how best to measure the spread of the virus.
What Was Causing the Strange Grooves in the Man’s Scalp?
A dermatologist looks into a rare and generally benign condition and finds a more serious disorder.
The Year in Fitness: Shorter Workouts, Greater Clarity, Longer Lives
The most vital exercise science of 2021 provided a reminder that our bodies and minds can flourish, no matter our circumstances.
James F. Fries, Who Studied the Good Life and How to Live It, Dies at 83
He showed that while a healthy lifestyle won’t help us live much longer, it can stave off chronic disease and disability until our final years.
Covid-19 At-Home Testing and PCR, Rapid Testing Questions: What to Know
Facing long lines and shortages of home test kits during the latest surge, people are searching for answers about Covid tests.
N.Y.C. Health Commissioner to Stay On Until March, Adams Says
The commissioner, Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, will continue to run the health department after Eric Adams becomes mayor on Jan. 1, as the Omicron variant surges. Dr. Ashwin Vasan will succeed Dr. Chokshi in mid-March.
Secret Charms and 7th Sons: ‘The Cure’ Is Alive and Well in Ireland
Belief in the benefits of the cure, a type of folk medicine that interweaves home remedies with superstition, religion and a sprinkle of magic is still a way of life in pockets of Ireland.
Firms Push for Over-the-Counter Access to Birth-Control Pills
Two drugmakers have been mired for years in the pre-application phase of getting F.D.A. approval for over-the-counter use.
How Conflicting Guidance on Travel During the Pandemic Shows Little Progress
The Omicron variant turned my trip home from South Africa into a nightmare episode of conflicting public health orders that often seemed to have little connection to science.
Pediatricians Find Children Need Much More Than Vaccines
At one clinic serving low-income children, treatment for health problems that have gone unchecked during the pandemic is more in demand than coronavirus shots.
Readers Share What They’re Grateful for
Giving thanks for everything from stents to foliage to a musical dog.
Will High Vaccination Rates Help Spain Weather Omicron?
Spain surpassed others in Europe by avoiding politicized debate about Covid shots. Citizens also largely heeded the health guidance from their leaders.
Federal Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers
The sweeping ruling is a setback for the administration’s effort to require vaccination for hospital and nursing home workers, which had been set to start next week.
Zena Stein, 99, Dies; Researcher Championed Women’s Health
She studied the impact of AIDS on women and explored the effects of famine and poverty on health with an “unwavering commitment to social justice.”
Biden Declared ‘Healthy’ and ‘Vigorous’ After His First Presidential Physical
Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to assume acting presidential duties, while President Biden underwent a colonoscopy.
Public Health Officials Under Siege
During the pandemic, they have been the target of protests and of laws intended to curb their powers. Has this left the U.S. less prepared than ever for the next crisis?
Treating Chronic Pain Takes a Team. I Had to Build My Own.
The U.S. health care system can be difficult for anyone to navigate — even more so if you’re a Black woman. So one writer spent a decade building her own care.
More Than 40 Nations Pledge to Cut Emissions From Their Health Industries
The plans, while short on specifics, represent a notable step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from hospitals and the health care industry, a sizable emitter globally.
He Can’t Cure His Dad. But a Scientist’s Research May Help Everyone Else.
The muscle wasting disease that has debilitated Sharif Tabebordbar’s father motivated a life in science that led to an important medical discovery.
Queen Elizabeth Urged by Doctors to Rest at Least 2 Weeks
The advice from her medical team has heightened the worry about the health of the 95-year-old monarch, who has canceled the public appearances that had been on her calendar.
Merck Will Share Formula for its Covid Pill With Poor Countries
The company announced a licensing deal that will allow the drug, molnupiravir, to be made and sold cheaply in 105 developing nations.
Is Truth the Best Medicine for Dying Patients?
Readers react to a doctor’s essay about regretting her honesty with a dying man.
Racism Is Declared a Public Health Crisis in New York City
The Board of Health passed a resolution directing the Health Department to work toward a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic.
N.Y.C. Board of Health Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
The Board of Health passed a resolution directing the Health Department to work toward a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic.
Why Public Health Is in Crisis: Threats, Departures, New Laws
An examination of hundreds of health departments around the country shows that the nation may be less prepared for the next pandemic than it was for the current one.
He Was Suddenly Sick and Shaking Violently. What Was Going On?
Was it a tick-borne parasite — or something weirder?
Minnesota Hospital Struggle Under Weight of Latest Virus Surge
New daily cases have risen by 29 percent in the last two weeks and hospitalizations by 17 percent, according to a New York Times database.
F.D.A. Authorizes E-Cigarettes to Stay on U.S. Market for the First Time
The agency approved three Vuse vaping products and said their benefits in helping smokers quit outweighed the risks of hooking youths.
Covid Will Be an Era, Not a Crisis That Fades
History repeatedly demonstrates how difficult it is to decisively declare that a pandemic is over.
Boosters Are Complicating Efforts to Persuade the Unvaccinated to Get Shots
The number of eligible people still weighing whether to get a Covid vaccine has sharply dwindled, leaving an unvaccinated population that is mostly hard-core refusers.
How Depression and Anxiety Affect Your Physical Health
Mind and body form a two-way street.
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were honored for their discoveries about how heat, cold and touch can initiate signals in the nervous system.
As Need in Afghanistan Grows Dire, Aid Groups Plead for Help
Health clinics are closing. Temperatures are dipping. Prices are rising. Food and money are scarce. A calamity looms, humanitarian groups warn.
Education Doesn’t Inoculate Us from Vaccine Hesitancy
What we learn is filtered through our identities.
Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.
White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts.
2021 Lasker Awards Honor Work in mRNA Vaccines, Neuroscience and More
The prizes are given annually, and many winners often go on to be awarded the Nobel Prize.
For a Parent This Anxious Delta Fall, the Only Way Out Is Through
The familiar act of bringing a child to school has become daily trial for a mother in Manhattan.
Who Gets Sick in Space? Inspiration4 May Offer More Clues.
Commercial spaceflight brings a more diverse cross section of humanity beyond Earth, helping medical researchers collect data.
Health Care in Afghanistan Is Crumbling, Aid Groups Warn
After the Taliban’s takeover, international donors withdrew funds that hospitals and clinics depended on. Now a fourth wave of Covid looms.
Medical Journals Call Climate Change the ‘Greatest Threat to Global Public Health’
An editorial published by more than 200 journals worldwide warned of ‘catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse.’
White House Seeks $65 Billion to Prepare for Future Pandemics
The plan calls for an initial investment of at least $15 billion — half of what President Biden initially proposed.
Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims
The ruling in bankruptcy court caps a long legal battle over the fate of a company accused of fueling the opioid epidemic and the family that owns it.