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F.D.A. Grants Early Access to Promising Drug for Pancreatic Cancer
Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives. Source link
Top Psychiatrists Call for a Greater Focus on Ceasing Medication
With Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aiming to rein in the use of psychiatric drugs, psychiatrists are preemptively addressing how and when patients should quit taking them. Source link
The Gift of Getting Weirder With Age
It becomes easier to embrace your authentic (and eccentric) self. Source link
Obamacare Enrollment Drops Sharply as Costs Rise
Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits. Source link
It Felt Like a Pulled Muscle, but the Pain Kept Coming Back
Hobbled by a mysterious problem with his calf, a man traveled far and wide in search of answers. Source link
Do Supplements Help You Sleep? Here’s What to Know.
New data show that 1 in 8 Americans are using sleep aids such as magnesium, melatonin or C.B.D. Source link
Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General
Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Source link
The Vaccine Skeptic in Trump’s New C.D.C. Leadership Team
Dr. Sara Brenner is a physician, an F.D.A. official and a “MAHA mom” who has said people should not reflexively believe in the benefits of vaccines. Source link
Minimal Comfort Feeding Is a New, Controversial Approach in Late Dementia
Some consider the regular feeding of late-stage dementia patients to be nonnegotiable. Others see it as extending life unnecessarily. Source link
The Good List: 6 Things to Add Some Joy to Your Day
Showering at the airport, blossoms in seams and the bar for joy. Source link