Year: 2023

New Yorkers’ life span dropped by 4.6 years in 2020 from the previous year. Health officials say it may take the city years to recover. View original article Contributor: Joseph Goldstein

Veterinary telemedicine could help more pet owners access much-needed care and put anxious animals at ease, but challenges remain. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered the immediate market withdrawal of a drug intended to prevent premature births, which has remained available for years despite data showing it doesn’t help pregnant women. The decision follows repeated efforts by Swiss drugmaker Covis Pharma to keep Makena on the U.S. market while it … Read more

When Ellen Line started therapy in her late 20s, she was struggling in her marriage, and with her perfectionist and people-pleasing tendencies. One day, her therapist asked her to envision her “inner child”: a metaphorical part of herself frozen in childhood, still clinging to the emotions, beliefs, and memories she had at that time. She … Read more

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 107,477 drug-related deaths occurred from August 2021 to August 2022, with the majority attributed to the potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl. These provisional estimates reflect a modest (2.57%) decrease from the previous year, defying an increasing trend that has persisted for the last 20 years … Read more

The FDA concluded there is no evidence that the drug, which had been cleared by the agency through accelerated approval in 2011, works. View original article Contributor: Laurie McGinley

Critics say the measures recall the failed programs of the 1980s and ’90s that locked up users and low-level dealers without cutting off supply. View original article Contributor: David Ovalle