Over eight years to 2017, a Unicef report found, nearly 170 million children worldwide failed to receive the first of two doses. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/world/europe/measles-vaccine-children.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Tag: Medicine and Health
Dr. David Hamburg, Leader in Conflict Resolution, Dies at 93
As a behavioral scientist and president of the Carnegie Corporation, he took on policy issues that bring about “hatred and violence and ignorance.” Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/obituaries/dr-david-hamburg-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Senator McConnell, a Tobacco Ally, Supports Raising Age to Buy Cigarettes
Seeking re-election to a seventh term, the senator cited the rise in teenage vaping as a reason to curtail sales of tobacco and other products. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/health/mcconnell-tobacco-vaping-21.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Don’t Let a Killer Pollutant Loose
The Trump administration is moving to ease standards on a particularly deadly air contaminant. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/opinion/air-pollution-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Global Health: New York City Is Requiring Vaccinations Against Measles. Can Officials Do That?
Mandatory vaccination is rare, but it has been done — and upheld by the courts. While judges have allowed health officials to fine citizens for refusing, forced vaccinations are highly unusual. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/health/measles-outbreak-vaccinations-brooklyn.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
deadly germs, Lost cures: In a Kenyan Slum, Cheap Antibiotics Fuel Deadly Drug-Resistant Infections
Overuse of the medicines is not just a problem in rich countries. Throughout the developing world antibiotics are dispensed with no prescription required. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/health/antibiotic-resistance-kenya-drugs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
N.Y. Attorney General Sues Manhattan Stem Cell Clinic, Citing Rogue Therapies
Echoing F.D.A. concerns, the state’s top prosecutor accused Park Avenue Stem Cell of charging thousands of dollars for unproven, unregulated treatments. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/health/stem-cells-lawsuit-new-york.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Diagnosis: The Boy Was Feverish, With a Swollen Testicle. What Could He Possibly Have?
A 16-year-old gets sick for weeks over the summer. When antibiotics don’t help, his mother has an idea. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/magazine/diagnosis-the-boy-was-feverish-with-a-swollen-testicle-what-could-he-possibly-have.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Drug Sites Upend Doctor-Patient Relations: ‘It’s Restaurant-Menu Medicine’
A new wave of websites turns physicians into mere gatekeepers for popular lifestyle drugs, increasing public health risks, experts say. The sites say they ease connections with doctors. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/technology/for-him-for-hers-get-roman.html?partner=rss&emc=rss