Bird Flu Outbreak in Cattle May Have Begun Months Earlier Than Thought
A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found.
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CreditJim Vondruska/Reuters Grandmother Becomes Second Patient to Receive Kidney From Gene-Edited Pig
NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the transplant after implanting a mechanical heart pump in the severely ill patient.
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CreditShelby Lum/Associated Press Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk
The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts said. But the finding suggests that the outbreak in dairy cows is wider than has been known.
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CreditCharlie Litchfield/Associated Press Abortion Data Wars: States and Cities Debate How Much Information to Collect
Some states with Republican-controlled legislatures want more data, while some controlled by Democrats want less, fearing it could be used to target patients or providers.
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Joel Breman, Who Helped Stop an Ebola Outbreak in Africa, Dies at 87
Part of a team flown in to fight the deadly virus in 1976, Dr. Breman also worked to stamp out tropical diseases like smallpox, malaria and Guinea worm.
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Creditvia Breman family Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans.
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CreditSebastian Castaneda/Reuters Scientists Fault Federal Response to Bird Flu Outbreaks on Dairy Farms
Officials have shared little information, saying the outbreak was limited. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina have changed the assessment.
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CreditJim Vondruska/Reuters ‘Aging in Place, or Stuck in Place?’
Homeownership is not the boon to older Americans that it once was.
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CreditKelly Burgess for The New York Times the new old ageSome Older Women Need Extra Breast Scans. Why Won’t Medicare Pay?
Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill.
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The pandemic played a role in increased consumption, but alcohol use among people 65 and older was climbing even before 2020.
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CreditLuisa Jung When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home
Federal law requires states to seek reimbursement from the assets, usually homes, of people who died after receiving benefits for long-term care.
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CreditSteven Senne/Associated Press Apparently Healthy, but Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s?
New criteria could lead to a diagnosis on the basis of a simple blood test, even in the absence of obvious symptoms.
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CreditLuisa Jung A society in which members of different generations do not interact “is a dangerous experiment,” said one researcher.
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CreditMadeleine Hordinski for The New York Times When a Spouse Goes to the Nursing Home
The move to a long-term care facility is often difficult but necessary for frail patients. For their partners, it can mean a new set of challenges.
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More in Dying Broke ›Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care
The United States has no coherent system for providing long-term care, leading many who are aging to struggle to stay independent or to rely on a patchwork of solutions.
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CreditWilliam DeShazer for The New York Times Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care
Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help.
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CreditDesiree Rios/The New York Times Extra Fees Drive Assisted-Living Profits
The add-ons pile up: $93 for medications, $50 for cable TV. Prices soar as the industry leaves no service unbilled. The housing option is out of reach for many families.
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CreditJenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber for The New York Times Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many
The private insurance market has proved wildly inadequate in providing financial security for millions of older Americans, in part by underestimating how many policyholders would use their coverage.
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CreditBryan Meltz for The New York Times ‘I Wish I Had Known That No One Was Going to Help Me’
Adult children discuss the trials of caring for their aging parents: unreliable agencies, a lack of help and dwindling financial resources.
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Senator Bernie Sanders is pressing the drugmaker Novo Nordisk for details on its pricing of the popular diabetes and weight loss medications.
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CreditMonica Garwood Could Eating Less Help You Live Longer?
Calorie restriction and intermittent fasting both increase longevity in animals, aging experts say. Here’s what that means for you.
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CreditMike Ellis Why Are Younger Adults Developing This Common Heart Condition?
New research suggests that A-fib may be more prevalent, and more dangerous, in people under 65 than previously thought.
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F.D.A. Approves Antibiotic for Increasingly Hard-to-Treat Urinary Tract Infections
Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades, will become available next year to women 18 and older.
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5 Takeaways From the Supreme Court Arguments on Idaho’s Abortion Ban
The court’s ruling could extend to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans, and the implications of the case could stretch beyond abortion.
By Pam Belluck
Dairy Cows Transported Between States Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
Since a new form of bird flu arrived in 2022, federal officials have sought to reassure Americans that the threat to the public remained low.
By Noah Weiland, Benjamin Mueller and Emily Anthes
New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals
The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.
By Linda Qiu
Times InsiderBreaking Down New Rules About ‘Forever Chemicals’
Lisa Friedman, who covers climate change, discussed the fight to regulate toxic chemicals found in nearly half of America’s tap water.
By Josh Ocampo
Lori and George Schappell, Long-Surviving Conjoined Twins, Die at 62
They were distinct people who pursued different lives. “Get past this already, everybody,” Lori said, “get past it and learn to know the individual person.”
By Richard Sandomir
Let Them Eat … Everything
In the age of Ozempic, the “fat activist” Virginia Sole-Smith is inspiring and infuriating her followers.
By Lisa Miller
Martin Wygod, a Winner on Wall Street and the Racetrack, Dies at 84
After he made a fortune selling prescription drugs and providing medical information online, he and his wife became leading breeders of thoroughbred horses.
By Sam Roberts
It Introduced Ozempic to the World. Now It Must Remake Itself.
Novo Nordisk’s factories work nonstop turning out Ozempic and Wegovy, its blockbuster weight-loss drugs, but the Danish company has far bigger ambitions.
By Eshe Nelson and Charlotte de la Fuente
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated for Parents on Medicaid
Among those with substance use disorders who have been referred to child welfare, less than half received medication or counseling.
By Emily Baumgaertner
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