Betsy Mckay
Senior Special Writer, Global Public Health at The Wall Street Journal
Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal. I write about public health issues. Please send tips to [email protected].
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1 month ago |
tovima.com | Shalini Ramachandran |Betsy Mckay
Amid rising concerns about benzodiazepines, some patients who try to quit are suffering extreme anxiety, memory loss and intense physical painTwo years after she started taking Xanax, Dana Bare began having panic attacks like never before. Her memory started slipping. Her husband had to remind her how to make a sandwich. Bare’s ailments cycled her through emergency rooms and puzzled specialists, some of whom thought she was mentally ill or had cancer.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Shalini Ramachandran |Betsy Mckay
Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 18:24This article is in your queue. Two years after she started taking Xanax, Dana Bare began having panic attacks like never before. Her memory started slipping. Her husband had to remind her how to make a sandwich. Bare’s ailments cycled her through emergency rooms and puzzled specialists, some of whom thought she was mentally ill or had cancer. No one knew what to do other than up her Xanax dose, to 2 milligrams a day at one point.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Liz Essley Whyte |Dominique Mosbergen |Betsy Mckay
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking the first steps toward reshaping how the federal government oversees vaccines. In Kennedy’s first few weeks at the helm, the Health and Human Services Department scuttled meetings of infectious-disease experts and began scrutinizing vaccine contracts. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 months ago |
wsj.com | Betsy Mckay
Die-hard Chiefs and Eagles fans, here’s something to take to heart. The Super Bowl means fun, friends, beer and nachos, but there are potential health risks, too. Heart attacks and other life-threatening cardiac events rise during and after the big game and other major sporting events, according to studies of places with winning and losing teams. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 months ago |
msn.com | Liz Whyte |Betsy Mckay
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