New clues about long covid’s cause could unlock treatments
The latest research signals progress in understanding a condition that is afflicting millions of people. View original article Contributor: Allyson Chiu
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They’re medics, social workers, neighbors and 911. Meet the health care workers who do it all.
The Community Paramedic program in Yancey County, North Carolina, is part of a nationwide effort to reduce nonemergency calls and to close health care gaps. View original article Contributor: Allison Joyce
Nearly 1 in 4 Americans say the U.S. health care system is in crisis
A new Gallup poll found that about eight in 10 Democrats, and 64 percent of Republicans, say the system is in crisis or has “major problems.” View original article Contributor: Gaya Gupta
A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman and Hannah Yoon
A Trump-touted drug for autism is now in demand, but doctors see a dilemma
Pediatricians debate leucovorin for autism treatment after Trump’s endorsement of the drug. View original article Contributor: Ariana Eunjung Cha
What happened when Dr. Oz took charge of a wonky health agency
The former TV doctor running the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Washington’s wonky health agency, has garnered positive reviews — even from some Democrats. View original article Contributor: Paige Winfield Cunningham
What the reclassification of marijuana would mean for Americans
As the Trump administration ponders reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug, this is what it means for consumers. View original article Contributor: Rachel Hatzipanagos, Jenna Portnoy
Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers
A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin
F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea
The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. View original article Contributor: Andrew Jacobs
New study questions what we know about who should get mammograms and when
A new study published in JAMA suggests that risk-based breast cancer screening could be a more effective approach than annual mammograms, but some experts fear it would be hard to do in practice. View original article Contributor: Akilah Johnson, Ariana Eunjung Cha