Andrew Jacobs
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The Long, Long Wait for a Diabetes Cure
A documentary captures the desperation and frustration of Type 1 diabetes patients in a clinical trial.
Breaking Nicotine’s Powerful Draw
Millions of smokers could be forced to confront the agony of nicotine withdrawal as the F.D.A. weighs calling for a drastic reduction in the addictive...
Drug-Resistant Infections in Hospitals Soared During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
A new report says the havoc wrought by the coronavirus reversed gains made by hospitals to combat deadly pathogens.
A Clunky Mask May be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste
Experts say the U.S. government has unintentionally encouraged a dependency on imported masks by failing to promote elastomeric respirators, a reusable mask that is domestically...
Covid and Diabetes, Colliding in a Public Health Train Wreck
After older people and nursing home residents, no group perhaps has been harder hit by the pandemic than people with diabetes. Experts hope policymakers will...
Avian Flu Spread in the US Worries Poultry Industry
Though the risk to humans is low, scientists warn that outbreaks among farmed birds increase the potential for the virus to mutate and pose a...
National Guard Takes on New Roles in Understaffed Nursing Homes
In Minnesota, an ambitious initiative is training hundreds of Guard members to become certified nursing assistants and relieve burned out nursing home workers.
Counterfeit Covid Masks Are Still Sold Everywhere
Rising Covid cases have spurred a return to mask-wearing in the U.S. and overseas, at a time when flawed KN95s from China continue to dominate...
Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says
The analysis by Penn State and Iowa researchers strongly indicates that deer are getting the virus from humans, worrying experts about a deep wild reservoir...
F.D.A. Issues Voluntary Guidelines in Effort to Reduce Sodium Consumption
The new recommendations are aimed at food manufacturers and restaurants. Some experts say they don’t go far enough.