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  1. Turning 26 and Struggling to Find Health Insurance? Tell Us About It.

    The New York Times and KFF Health News are looking into a dreaded “adulting” milestone: finding your own medical insurance at 26.

     By Elisabeth Rosenthal

    CreditRebecca Blackwell/Associated Press

  2. New Drug Approved for Early Alzheimer’s

    The drug, Kisunla, made by Eli Lilly, is the latest in a new class of treatments that could modestly slow cognitive decline in initial stages of the disease but also carry safety risks.

     By Pam Belluck

    Bev Krol of Phoenix has been a participant in a trial for the drug donanemab for nearly three years. Her husband, Mark, said she began being forgetful about six years ago.
    CreditAsh Ponders for The New York Times

  3. How Does Bird Flu Spread in Cows? Experiment Yields Some ‘Good News.’

    Scientists say that findings from a small experiment lend hope the outbreak among dairy cattle can potentially be contained.

     By Carl Zimmer

    Researchers have long known that influenza viruses can infect mammary cells in cow udders and can be shed in milk. But they had never seen an epidemic of cow flu like the one this year.
    CreditArin Yoon for The New York Times

  4. Biden Administration Opposes Surgery for Transgender Minors

    The statement followed a report in The Times that a federal health official had urged the removal of age minimums from treatment guidelines for transgender minors.

     By Roni Caryn Rabin, Teddy Rosenbluth and Noah Weiland

    A procedure called top surgery performed on a 14-year-old in California in 2015. Surgery for transgender minors remains exceedingly rare, studies have shown.
    CreditHoward Lipin/U-T San Diego/ZUMA Wire, via Alamy Live News

  5. Embattled Alzheimer’s Researcher Is Charged With Fraud

    Hoau-Yan Wang, a professor at City College, published studies supporting simufilam, now in advanced clinical trials.

     By Apoorva Mandavilli

    Hoau-Yan Wang’s work underpinned research into a diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease and simufilam, a drug in advanced clinical trials made by Cassava Sciences in Austin, Texas.
    CreditIlana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times

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Pets

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  1. How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)

    Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot.

     By Emily Anthes

    Max, una mezcla de pastor alemán, malinois belga y husky de 2 años, fue fotografiado este mes en el parque Greenlake de Seattle. Max, un perro callejero que fue rescatado en un estado demacrado, participa en el Arca de Darwin, una iniciativa científica comunitaria que investiga la genética y el comportamiento de los animales.
    CreditM. Scott Brauer para The New York Times

  2. Their Job Is to Help You Grieve Your Pet

    Though still rare, social workers in animal hospitals are growing in their ranks.

     By Katie Thomas and Jamie Kelter Davis

    Claire Johnson, a veterinary social worker, left, comforted Zorro, a 16-year-old cockapoo, as he was prepared for euthanasia at MedVet, a 24-hour pet care facility in Chicago.
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  3. The Pet ‘Superheroes’ Who Donate Their Blood

    Transfusions have become an important part of veterinary medicine, but cat and dog blood is not always easy to come by.

     By Emily Anthes

    Jolie, a blood donor, giving blood at a DoveLewis Blood Bank in Portland, Ore., last month.
    CreditMichael Hanson for The New York Times

  4. Why You’re Paying Your Veterinarian So Much

    People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.

     By Katie Thomas

    Heather Massey of Carlton, Ga., with her dog, Lunabear. She is still paying off a bill for scans and care six years after her previous dog, Ladybird, was diagnosed with brain cancer.
    CreditAudra Melton for The New York Times

  5. Are We Loving Our Pets to Death?

    Pet owners are treating their animal charges ever more like humans. But that isn’t good for pets, or for us, many experts argue.

     By Linda Baker

    The proliferation of dog strollers is one sign of a trend in which pets’ lives have become constrained and dependent on humans.
    CreditGraham Dickie/The New York Times

The New Old Age

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  1. Personal Conflicts, Even Violence, Are Not Uncommon in Long-Term Care

    Arguments, verbal abuse and aggression are not unusual in elder care settings. Better staffing and training can ease the tensions, experts say.

     By Paula Span

    CreditErina Chida

  2. When ‘Prior Authorization’ Becomes a Medical Roadblock

    Medicare Advantage plans say it reduces waste and inappropriate care. Critics say it often restricts coverage unnecessarily.

     By Paula Span

    Marlene Nathanson, right, with her husband, was abruptly refused a request to cover further treatment from her Medicare Advantage plan as she recovered from a stroke. “She has to leave our facility by Friday,” a therapist told her.
    CreditCaroline Yang for The New York Times

  3. When Families Fight Over a Relative With Dementia, It’s Time to Call in the Mediator

    Trained negotiators can help families struggling with vexing elder-care issues.

     By Paula Span

    CreditLucas León

  4. ‘Aging in Place, or Stuck in Place?’

    Homeownership is not the boon to older Americans that it once was.

     By Paula Span

    CreditKelly Burgess for The New York Times

  5. 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.

     By Paula Span

    CreditLuisa Jung

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Dying Broke

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  1. 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.

     By Reed Abelson and Jordan Rau

    CreditWilliam DeShazer for The New York Times

  2. 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.

     By Reed Abelson and Desiree Rios

    April Abel, a former home health nurse at Roper St. Francis Healthcare, in the home of a patient, Ron Keur, in Summerville, S.C., in 2022.
    CreditDesiree Rios/The New York Times

  3. 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.

     By Jordan Rau

    Anne Palm with her parents, Donald and Florence Reiners, when they both lived at the Waters of Excelsior, an assisted-living facility near Minneapolis.
    CreditJenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber for The New York Times

  4. 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.

     By Jordan Rau and JoNel Aleccia

    Jewell Thomas with her daughter, Angela Jemmott. Ms. Jemmott and her brothers pay $4,000 a month for home health aides who are not covered under Mrs. Thomas’s long-term care insurance policy.
    CreditBryan Meltz for The New York Times

  5. ‘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.

     By Reed Abelson and Jordan Rau

    Robert Ingenito helping his father, Jerry Ingenito, get out of bed at their home in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
    CreditMaansi Srivastava/The New York Times

From Well

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  1. Models, Influencers … Chemists?

    Nara and Lucky Blue Smith make sunscreen and toothpaste from scratch. Experts have thoughts.

     By Katie Mogg

    Nara Smith and her husband, Lucky Blue Smith, using their homemade toothpaste. Experts say making your own at home could lead to damaged teeth.
    CreditNara Smith/TikTok

  2. Have You Ever Had a Bad Therapist? Tell Us About It.

    A New York Times mental health reporter wants to hear why therapy didn’t work out.

     By Christina Caron

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  3. This Olympics Could Be the Hottest Yet. Here’s How Athletes Are Preparing.

    Sauna training, frozen balloons and “marshmallow suits” help athletes manage extreme temperatures.

     By Talya Minsberg

    In sports like tennis, where athletes have short breaks during competition, ice towels are a common cooling strategy.
    CreditHannah McKay/Reuters

  4. This May Be the Most Overlooked Covid Symptom

    Gastrointestinal issues are a common but often unrecognized sign of infection.

     By Dani Blum

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  5. Do You Really Need Sunscreen Every Day?

    Some worry it robs you of the benefits of sunshine, like vitamin D. We asked experts to weigh in.

     By Caroline Hopkins

    CreditLauren Pisano for The New York Times

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  7. Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now

    A Texas hospital is experimenting with hologram technology for doctors to see patients. Some health care experts wonder if it’s beneficial.

    By Hank Sanders

     

  8. Your Boss Will Freeze Your Eggs Now

    Mine is the first generation that has corporate benefits for a technology with the potential to slow the biological clock. Is it feminist dream or Silicon Valley fantasy?

    By Emma Goldberg

     
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