Jeneen Interlandi

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jeneen Interlandi

By the time their spending accounts were reactivated on Thursday, some scientists at the National Institutes of Health said they were running on fumes. They had spent weeks scrambling to keep their labs running amid spending freezes, firing rampages and the chaos and confusion brought on by both. They were reusing latex gloves in an effort to conserve supplies.

Nov 20, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jeneen Interlandi

T he best and worst developments in public health have always come from moments of crisis. In 1937, when the Food and Drug Administration was still a tiny, toothless backwater unable to enforce even basic safety standards for the products under its purview, a new medication called Elixir Sulfanilamide killed 100 or so people in the space of a few weeks. It might have been a minor incident. Fake and faulty medicine was rampant at the time, and accidental poisonings were not uncommon.

Jan 6, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jeneen Interlandi |Jillian Weinberger

Effective treatments for addiction exist. We just need to use them.

Dec 13, 2023 | nytimes.com | Jeneen Interlandi |Damon Winter

Raina Mcmahan, a 42-year-old recovery coach, spent roughly half her life seeking treatment for her own opioid use disorder. She tried detoxing multiple times at different inpatient facilities, but those programs usually discharged her after a week or two without any follow-up care. She paid one doctor $500 to treat her with buprenorphine, a medication that helps reduce opioid cravings, but he administered that medication improperly.

Dec 13, 2023 | nyti.ms | Jeneen Interlandi |Damon Winter

Chapter IHumanize Drug Users Opinion | 48 Million Americans Live With Addiction. Here’s How to Get Them Help That Works. - The New York Times Raina Mcmahan, a 42-year-old recovery coach, spent roughly half her life seeking treatment for her own opioid use disorder. She tried detoxing multiple times at different inpatient facilities, but those programs usually discharged her after a week or two without any follow-up care.