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NYT Health - 2026-07-02 22:55:49 - Roni Rabin

Clusters of Severe Stomach Illness Reported Across the U.S.

 

Public health experts said there were more cases than usual of the disease caused by cyclospora, which is spread through contaminated food and drink.
NYT Health - 2026-07-02 22:25:48 - Adeel Hassan

Deadly MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak Is Over, W.H.O. Says

 

The rodent-borne virus, which sickened passengers on the MV Hondius, killed three people, led to a race to find its origin and a global health alert.
NYT Health - 2026-07-02 09:01:23 - Jan Hoffman

Regular Users Can Tolerate Previously ‘Unsurvivable’ Amounts of Fentanyl

 

New research shows that tolerance has become so strong that common treatments for opioid addiction are no longer effective for many patients.
NYT Health - 2026-06-30 19:59:14 - Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz

States Sue Trump Administration Over Medicaid Work Requirements

 

The lawsuit argues that new federal rules went beyond what Congress enacted and broke from guidance that the federal government previewed to states.
NYT Health - 2026-06-29 14:13:01 - Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff

$22,000 Per Hour: Assistants Use a Legislative Loophole to Outearn Surgeons

 

A law meant to end surprise medical billing has led to large paydays for some surgical assistants, who can earn far more than the doctors they help.
NYT Health - 2026-06-26 00:24:06 - Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Trump Issues Order to Reduce Pesticides in Food as Kennedy Allies Fume

 

The order, which calls for studying the health risks of pesticides in the food supply, does not involve new federal funding, and does not call for regulations or legislation.
NYT Health - 2026-06-25 22:57:49 - Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Stephanie Nolen

Congo Ebola Crisis: Contact Tracing Is Dangerously Behind, Officials Warn

 

Most of the people testing positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo are not on health workers’ radar, suggesting that contact tracing is lagging dangerously behind.
NYT Health - 2026-06-25 19:29:29 - Rebecca Robbins

Medical Journal Retracts Study Claiming Cancer Therapy Is More Effective When Given in the Morning

 

In a notice flagging a series of problems with a clinical trial, the journal Nature Medicine said its editors “no longer have confidence in the integrity of the results.”
NYT Health - 2026-06-25 18:41:47 - Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Inside the C.D.C.’s Mad Scramble to Meet Kennedy’s Demands

 

A cache of internal emails offers a look at the pressure the nation’s public health officials faced from the new health secretary in the early months of the Trump administration.
NYT Health - 2026-06-24 20:44:33 - Christina Jewett

Shortage of Chemotherapy Drugs Brings Rationing Fears for Cancer Patients

 

Doctors are contending with low supplies and unfilled orders of generic chemotherapy infusions that are central to the treatment of a long list of cancers.
NYT Health - 2026-06-24 15:03:59 - Carl Zimmer

The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?

 

Scientists believe that the Bundibugyo virus persists in an animal species, occasionally spilling over into humans. But they have yet to identify the species.
NYT Health - 2026-06-24 13:34:38 - Lynsey Chutel

France Identifies First Case of Ebola

 

The patient is a doctor who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said. Workers are racing to trace those who may have had contact.
NYT Health - 2026-06-23 15:40:23 - Sarah Kliff

Ferraris and Shell Companies: Five Charged in Medicare Fraud Schemes

 

The Justice Department is taking aim at pricey “skin substitutes,” an overused wound care treatment that cost the government $10 billion in 2024.
NYT Health - 2026-06-23 15:31:22 - Apoorva Mandavilli

Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones

 

That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.
NYT Health - 2026-06-22 21:00:06 - Gina Kolata

Doctors Thought It Was Asthma. A.I. Flagged a Serious Heart Problem.

 

Artificial intelligence programs can spot patterns in electrocardiograms that humans miss. Now, one program is going to be widely available — for free — to doctors.
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