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NYT Health - 2026-08-17 11:01:54 - Rosemary Westwood

How Louisiana’s New Surgeon General Wants to Transform Public Health

 

Dr. Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in fighting government mandates and questioning the safety of some vaccines.
NYT Health - 2026-08-17 09:01:50 - Gina Kolata

How One Woman With a Very Rare Disease Secured a Clinical Trial

 

Through sheer determination, Neena Nizar has become the first patient in a clinical trial testing a treatment for her disease — one so rare it affects just 30 people worldwide.
NYT Health - 2026-08-15 19:38:20 - Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell

How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands

 

The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
NYT Health - 2026-08-14 23:06:27 - Alena Cerro

FDA Classifies Egg Recall as Class I for Highest Health Risk

 

Nearly 20 million eggs were recalled in July over salmonella concerns. The new classification signals a “reasonable probability” of “serious adverse health consequences or death.”
NYT Health - 2026-08-14 16:56:44 - Reed Abelson

Outrage at UnitedHealth and Other Insurers Persists After Brian Thompson Killing

 

Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.
NYT Health - 2026-08-14 13:39:36 - Mark Walker

Brad Pitt’s Return to Drinking Is Not Unsafe, Experts Say

 

His disclosure in an interview revived a key question about sobriety: whether someone who once drank dangerously can ever drink moderately.
NYT Health - 2026-08-13 17:30:20 - Maggie Astor and Roni Caryn Rabin

Covid Vaccines Are Not Linked to Miscarriage. Here’s How We Know.

 

Prominent Republicans and others have falsely claimed this week that the shots are linked, despite years of data showing they are safe.
NYT Health - 2026-08-13 14:49:56 - Apoorva Mandavilli and Alessandro Falco

A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes

 

The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.
NYT Health - 2026-08-13 09:03:17 - Ted Alcorn

This Pesticide May Be Too Dangerous to Use. Farmers Say They Need It.

 

California announced that it’s phasing out paraquat, a pesticide widely used in the United States that is linked to Parkinson’s disease.
NYT Health - 2026-08-12 19:18:25 - Apoorva Mandavilli

Trump Wants the M.M.R. Vaccine Split Into Three Separate Shots. Doctors Say It’s a Bad Idea.

 

President Trump is calling for immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella to be given in individual jabs in three different appointments instead of the standard combination shot.
NYT Health - 2026-08-12 18:00:36 - Teddy Rosenbluth

RFK Jr. Stirred Vaccine Fears in Pennsylvania Years Before Measles Outbreak

 

At a speech in Lancaster County, Robert F. Kennedy mocked the threat of measles. Now local officials are racing to contain one of the largest outbreaks in the country.
NYT Health - 2026-08-12 00:23:57 - Amy Harmon

Trump Administration Bars Medicaid Funding of Transition Treatment for Transgender Youth

 

Transgender rights advocates said the new rule would face a legal challenge.
NYT Health - 2026-08-11 20:22:49 - Juliet Macur and Anemona Hartocollis

Ocasio-Cortez Opened Up About Freezing Her Eggs. She Got Women Talking.

 

Many women say being open about the fertility treatment is a form of empowerment. But critics say all the talk can be misleading.
NYT Health - 2026-08-11 09:02:13 - Andrew Zaleski

A.I. Offers Hope for Men With Infertility, Spotting ‘Hidden’ Sperm

 

New technology may make it easier for men with extremely low sperm counts to have biological children.
NYT Health - 2026-08-10 20:43:37 - Apoorva Mandavilli and Dani Blum

Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Fewer Childhood Vaccines

 

It is not clear whether the order, the president’s third to address the topic in less than a year, has any legal power.
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