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Jan Hoffman

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Health and Behavior Reporter at The New York Times

I write about behavioral health and health law for NYTimes. (Translation: all sorts of topics.) Owned by two small dogs, two tall kids.

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  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jan Hoffman

    A $56 million grant to train emergency responders and supply them with the overdose reversal spray, plus other programs that address addiction, could be eliminated. The opioid overdose reversal medication commercially known as Narcan saves hundreds of thousands of lives a year and is routinely praised by public health experts for contributing to the continuing drop in opioid-related deaths.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jan Hoffman

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's personal phone number, the one used in a recent Signal chat, was easily accessible on the internet and public apps as recently as March, potentially exposing national security secrets to foreign adversaries. The phone number could be found in a variety of places, including WhatsApp, Facebook and a fantasy sports site.

  • 4 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Jan Hoffman

    A whiteboard is covered with handwritten notes at Commonspace, a daytime support center, near the Bayside neighborhood in Portland, Maine, Oct. 16, 2024. The center offers laundry machines, counseling and harm reductions tips for people who use drugs. NYT PORTLAND, Maine -- Something worrisome was happening at Spurwink, a mental health clinic in Portland, Maine.

  • 4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Amelia Nierenberg |Will Jarvis |Ian Stewart |Jessica Metzger |Maya Miller |Jan Hoffman

    By Image Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. He was wrongfully detained and deported to El Salvador. Credit... Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Amelia Nierenberg is a breaking news reporter for The Times in London, covering international news. Maya C. Miller covers Congress as part of the Times Newsroom Fellowship, a program for journalists early in their careers. She is based in Washington.

  • 4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jan Hoffman

    Las sobredosis de fentanilo han empezado a disminuir en el último año, pero esa buena noticia ha ocultado un cambio preocupante en el consumo de drogas ilícitas: un aumento a escala nacional de la metanfetamina, un estimulante potente y altamente adictivo. No se trata de la droga que se usaba en los clubes de los años noventa, ni siquiera de los cristales teñidos de blanco azulado que se cocinaban en Breaking Bad.

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Jan Hoffman
Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT
8 Dec 22

RT @JaschaHoffman: @NYTimesGuild https://t.co/WQx0s3o44B

Jan Hoffman
Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT
26 Aug 22

Will Your Dog Get Dementia? A Large New Study Offers Clues. https://t.co/eH7yLR90EP As soon as I finished reporting this article, I said to my older dog: "Get yer butt off the couch, Sir. We BOTH need the exercise."

Jan Hoffman
Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT
5 Jul 22

Infertility Patients and Doctors Fear Abortion Bans Could Restrict I.V.F. https://t.co/pX8PpOqS3D Anti-abortion groups say that regulating I.V.F. embryos is not a priority. But clinics worry that new state bans could make them vulnerable.