Category: Health

Doctors in six states where abortion is legal are using new laws to send abortion pills to tens of thousands of women in states where it is illegal. NYT...

Polypharmacy, a prescribing practice that some experts warn can be unsafe, is becoming more commonplace. NYT > Health

Doctors and pharmacists seem to be confused by the guidelines. And the brand names aren’t helping. NYT > Health

Seven medical supply companies made suspicious claims involving thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, an advocacy group found. NYT > Health

With the number of adolescents struggling with mental health rising, student-led clubs have come to provide support amid a dearth of resources. NYT > Health

An array of obstacles makes it difficult for patients to obtain Wegovy or Zepbound. Finding Wegovy is “like winning the lottery,” one nurse practitioner said. NYT > Health

Andrey Shevelyov would rather live on the street than take antipsychotic medication. Should it be his decision to make? NYT > Health

When vaccinations begin to lag, as they did during the pandemic, measles is often the first disease to resurge. “It’s the canary in the coal mine,” one expert said....

The country had made great progress against H.I.V. Now terrified patients have fled clinics, and experts fear a resurgence. NYT > Health

The American Cancer Society found many deaths prevented, but an uptick in incidence of a variety of cancers. NYT > Health