Tag: your-feed-science

Opioid Sales Reps Swarmed New York at Height of Crisis

New disclosures in the New York attorney general’s lawsuit detail the massive sales efforts of Purdue Pharma and other companies. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/health/opioids-sacklers-new-york-purdue.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

Trilobites: How Beetles That Live Underwater Breathe Without a Scuba Tank

When an insect is this small, it seems to be able to get away with an unusual technique for taking in oxygen. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/science/underwater-beetles-breathe-skin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Culture of Secrecy Shields Hospitals With Outbreaks of Drug-Resistant Infections

The lack of transparency puts patients at risk, some say. Institutions say disclosure could scare some people away from seeking needed medical care. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/health/candida-auris-hospitals-drug-resistant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Diagnosis Is Alzheimer’s. But That’s Probably Not the Only Problem.

Most people with dementia have a number of brain abnormalities, not just Alzheimer’s disease. The finding is forcing scientists to rethink the search for treatments. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/health/alzheimers-dementia-stroke.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

Deadly germs, Lost cures: A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy

The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/health/drug-resistant-candida-auris.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Trilobites: Watch a Great White Shark Hunt Through a Kelp Forest for Its Next Meal

The video collected by researchers revealed a surprising hunting behavior in the ocean predators that had never been documented. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/science/shark-kelp-video.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Mind: Beyond Biden: How Close Is Too Close?

Psychologists have studied personal space and physical contact for decades. Here’s why people get so uncomfortable. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/health/psychology-metoo-biden.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Trilobites: How Seals Took to the Seas

By comparing the bones of ancient and contemporary seals, researchers say a particular biting style helped the marine mammals’ landlubber ancestors move into the oceans. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/science/seals-evolution-biting.html?partner=rss&emc=rss