Senators Slam UnitedHealth’s C.E.O. Over Cyberattack
Several lawmakers questioned whether the company had become so large — with tentacles in every aspect of the nation’s medical care — that the effects of the hack were outsize.
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CreditTing Shen for The New York Times Aspirin Can Prevent a Deadly Pregnancy Complication. Why Aren’t Women Told?
Women at risk for extreme high blood pressure should take a daily baby aspirin. But their doctors don’t always tell them.
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CreditGary Cameron/Reuters In Reversal, Expert Panel Recommends Breast Cancer Screening at 40
Some researchers said the advice did not go far enough. The panel also declined to recommend extra scans for women with dense breast tissue.
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A new study bolsters existing research suggesting that exercise can protect against anxiety, depression and attention challenges.
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Philips Settles CPAP Breathing Device Lawsuits for $1.1 Billion
Thousands of people with sleep apnea and other illnesses had sued the company, claiming flawed devices were harming them.
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Seven hundred miles to the nearest clinic: how one ban will reshape access in the South.
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CreditThe New York Times U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Treatment
Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it’s too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval.
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CreditAdria Malcolm for The New York Times Walmart Is Shutting Health Centers After Plan to Expand
The 51 locations, next to Supercenters, proved too costly to be profitable, the retailer said.
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CreditKirk Sides/Houston Chronicle, via Getty Images Federal Officials Find No Live Bird Flu Virus in Initial Milk Tests
The early results suggest that pasteurization is killing the H5N1 virus in milk, something that regulators were not certain of.
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More in The New Old Age ›‘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 Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?
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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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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Testing suggests that pasteurization inactivates the virus. But what about raw milk and cheese?
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CreditGetty Images The Treadmill Desk Might Really Be Worth It
Research shows they can indeed deliver fitness benefits while you work — but only if you use them wisely.
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CreditGetty Images Even Celebrities Don’t Know How to Ask Their Friends About Ozempic
When Barbra Streisand posted a comment on social media about the actress Melissa McCarthy, it prompted a public conversation.
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Florida has banned most abortions after six weeks. Experts explain how that can often be before a woman knows she is pregnant.
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CreditSophi Miyoko Gullbrants Why Is It So Hard to Shower When I’m Depressed?
Issues with hygiene are common symptoms of depression. Here’s why, and how to make bathing a little easier.
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Walnuts Recalled From Natural Food Stores After E. Coli Outbreak
The outbreak linked to shelled organic walnuts distributed by Gibson Farms has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven in California and Washington State, federal officials said.
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Collusion in Health Care Pricing? Regulators Are Asked to Investigate
A data analytics firm has helped big health insurers cut payments to doctors, raising concerns about possible price fixing.
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Letter of RecommendationWhen My Mom Got Sick, This TV Show Kept Us Going
“Indian Idol,” the Hindi version of “American Idol,” is a pleasant distraction from life’s more trying predicaments.
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Justice Dept. Recommends Easing Restrictions on Marijuana
The move kicks off a lengthy rule-making process and could amount to a major change in federal policy.
By Eileen Sullivan, Glenn Thrush and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Times InsiderAn Intimate Look at Modern Love and Marriage
Amanda Montei, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, spoke to more than 30 married people for whom sex is not essential.
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How Supplement Stores Are Trying to Tap Into the Ozempic Boom
GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe are redesigning displays and taking other steps to appeal to people who are taking or are interested in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
By Jordyn Holman
Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by Big Tobacco. In an election year, the president’s worries about support among Black voters may have influenced the postponement.
By Christina Jewett and Noah Weiland
At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire Facials’
The women underwent the cosmetic procedure at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico.
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A Conversation WithBeth Linker Is Turning Good Posture on Its Head
A historian and sociologist of science re-examines the “posture panic” of the last century. You’ll want to sit down for this.
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One in Five Milk Samples Nationwide Shows Genetic Traces of Bird Flu
There is no evidence that the milk is unsafe to drink, scientists say. But the survey result strongly hints that the outbreak may be widespread.
By Emily Anthes and Noah Weiland
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