Tag: Medicine and Health
Drug-Resistant Infections in Hospitals Soared During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
The spread of drug-resistant infections surged during the coronavirus pandemic, killing nearly 30,000 people in 2020 and upending…
F.D.A. Set to Propose Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to require tobacco companies to slash the amount of nicotine in…
The Battle Over Gender Therapy
And just like that, after four years of painstaking work, Leibowitz, de Vries and the rest of their…
Violence in Rural Mexico Ensnares Doctors, Causing Worker Shortages
“They forget about a patient’s primary right, which is to be cared for wherever they are, and it’s…
F.D.A. Moves to Ban Sales of Menthol Cigarettes
Public health advocates have long sought a menthol ban. When the landmark Tobacco Control Act passed in 2009,…
Concerns Rise as Passenger Masks Fall
“If this becomes a precedent, that a judge can overrule government and C.D.C. experts, that puts us in…
Concussions Doctor Under Scrutiny in Plagiarism Scandal
But as the group’s impact grew, more of its members were supported by the sports leagues the group…
The C.D.C. Isn’t Publishing Large Portions of the Covid Data It Collects
For more than a year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has collected data on hospitalizations for…
How to Decide if You Should Still Wear a Mask
As masking mandates lift and new coronavirus infections fall across the United States, there’s lots of confusion about…
Wary Parents Are Target of New Appeals to Vaccinate Children 5-11
For weeks, the school principal had been imploring Kemika Cosey: Would she please allow her children, 7 and…
Oura Ring 3 Review: A Missed Opportunity for Wearable Tech
Chris Becherer, Oura Health’s head of product, told me that the company was aware of the problem and…