Larry Young, Who Studied the Chemistry of Love, Dies at 56
Professor Young ’s experiments with prairie voles revealed what poets never could: how the brain processes that fluttering feeling in the heart. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael S. Rosenwald Tags: Young, Larry (1967-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) Research Love (Emotion) Oxytocin (Hormone) Hormones Animal Behavior Rodents Emory University Source Type: news
Robert Oxnam, China Scholar Beset by Multiple Personalities, Dies at 81
Through psychotherapy, recounted in a memoir, he learned that he had 11 personalities, or fractured parts of his identity. One of them told of childhood abuse. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Richard Sandomir Tags: Oxnam, Robert B (1942-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) Multiple Personalities Therapy and Rehabilitation Asia Society North Fork (NY) Source Type: news
Orangutan Seen Healing His Facial Wound With Medicinal Plant
For the first time, scientists observed a primate in the wild treating a wound with a plant that has medicinal properties. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Douglas Main Tags: Monkeys and Apes Animal Behavior Flowers and Plants Alternative and Complementary Medicine Research Scientific Reports (Journal) your-feed-science your-feed-animals Source Type: news
Walnuts Recalled From Whole Foods After E. Coli Outbreak
The outbreak linked to shelled organic walnuts distributed by Gibson Farms has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven in California and Washington State, federal officials said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Johnny Diaz Tags: Food Contamination and Poisoning E Coli (Bacteria) Recalls and Bans of Products Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food and Drug Administration Whole Foods Market Inc Gibson Farms California Washington (State) New Seasons Market Source Type: news
Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirm
But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland and Linda Qiu Tags: Tests (Medical) Avian Influenza Agriculture and Farming Dairy Products Food Contamination and Poisoning Workplace Hazards and Violations Livestock Cattle Meat Viruses Migrant Labor (Agriculture) Disease Rates Beef Milk Livestoc Source Type: news
UnitedHealth ’s CEO Slammed Over Cyberattack
Several lawmakers questioned whether the company had become so large — with tentacles in every aspect of the nation’s medical care — that the effects of the hack were outsize. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson and Noah Weiland Tags: UnitedHealth Group Inc Cyberattacks and Hackers Health Insurance and Managed Care Hospitals United States Politics and Government Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Optum Inc Senate Committee on Finance Wyden, Ron Source Type: news
Klobuchar Asks Regulators to Investigate MultiPlan Over Health Care Pricing
A data analytics firm has helped big health insurers cut payments to doctors, raising concerns about possible price fixing. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chris Hamby Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Law and Legislation MultiPlan Inc Klobuchar, Amy Source Type: news
Walnuts Recalled From Natural Food Stores After E. Coli Outbreak
The outbreak linked to shelled organic walnuts distributed by Gibson Farms has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven in California and Washington State, federal officials said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Johnny Diaz Tags: Food Contamination and Poisoning E Coli (Bacteria) Recalls and Bans of Products Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food and Drug Administration Whole Foods Market Inc Gibson Farms California Washington (State) New Seasons Market Source Type: news
Aspirin Can Prevent a Deadly Pregnancy Complication. Why Aren ’t Women Told?
Women at risk for extreme high blood pressure should take a daily baby aspirin. But their doctors don ’t always tell them. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Preeclampsia Aspirin Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Girls Black People Doctors Babies and Infants Maternal Mortality Source Type: news
When My Mom Got Sick, This TV Show Kept Us Going
“Indian Idol,” the Hindi version of “American Idol,” is a pleasant distraction from life’s more trying predicaments. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Scaachi Koul Tags: Television India Music Source Type: news
Barbra Streisand ’s Ozempic Comment to Melissa McCarthy Prompts a Conversation
When Barbra Streisand posted a comment on social media about the actress Melissa McCarthy, it prompted a public conversation. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Callie Holtermann and Dani Blum Tags: Semaglutide (Drug) Ozempic (Drug) Weight Streisand, Barbra McCarthy, Melissa Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Social Media Source Type: news
Biden Administration Plans to Recommend Easing Marijuana Restrictions
The move would kick off a lengthy rule-making process and would amount to a major change in federal policy. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eileen Sullivan, Glenn Thrush and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Tags: Marijuana United States Politics and Government Drug Enforcement Administration Health and Human Services Department Justice Department Office of Management and Budget (US) Garland, Merrick B Source Type: news
In Reversal, Expert Panel Recommends Breast Cancer Screening at 40
Some researchers said the advice did not go far enough. The panel also declined to recommend extra scans for women with dense breast tissue. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Breast Cancer Women and Girls Disease Rates Mammography Health Insurance and Managed Care Age, Chronological Ultrasonic Imaging and Sonograms Preventive Medicine United States Preventive Services Task Force Source Type: news
Walmart Is Shutting Health Centers After Plan to Expand
The 51 locations, next to Supercenters, proved too costly to be profitable, the retailer said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jordyn Holman Tags: Shutdowns (Institutional) Health Insurance and Managed Care Shopping and Retail Walmart Stores Inc Source Type: news
How Married Couples Navigate Sexless Relationships
Amanda Montei, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, spoke to more than 30 married people for whom sex is not essential. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Bahr Tags: Marriages Sex Dating and Relationships Love (Emotion) Gender Source Type: news
