Jan Hoffman
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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1 month ago |
businessandamerica.com | Jan Hoffman
Overdose deaths in the United States fell by nearly 30,000 last year, the government reported on Wednesday, the strongest sign yet that the country is making progress against one of its deadliest, most intractable public health crises. The data, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the latest in a series of reports over the past year offering hints that the drug-related death toll that has gutted families and communities could be starting to ease.
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1 month ago |
sfexaminer.com | Jan Hoffman
President Donald Trump has long railed against drug traffickers. He has said they should be given the death penalty "for their heinous acts." On the first day of his second term, he signed an executive order listing cartels as "terrorist organizations."But many public health and addiction experts fear that his budget proposals and other actions effectively punish people who use drugs and struggle with addiction.
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2 months 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.
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2 months 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.
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2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Jan Hoffman |Greta Rybus
A powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and its safety networks.
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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."
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.