Maggie Astor

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Health Reporter, Well at The New York Times

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Trump administration will end LGBTQ+ suicide prevention service

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Maggie Astor

The Trump administration has instructed the national suicide prevention hotline to stop offering specialized support to LGBTQ+ callers next month, saying those callers can rely on the hotline’s general services. The Trevor Project, a nonprofit that has provided that specialized support to LGBTQ+ callers to the 988 suicide prevention hotline, said Wednesday that it had received a stop-work order for that service, effective July 17, and provided a copy of the order to The New York Times.
Trump Administration Will End L.G.B.T.Q. Suicide Prevention Service

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Maggie Astor

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The federal government says it will maintain funding for a national suicide prevention hotline, but no longer pay for specialized support for L.G.B.T.Q. people.
El problema con las garrapatas está empeorando. ¿Cómo puedes protegerte?

1 week ago | infobae.com | Maggie Astor

Ticks (Insects)Lyme DiseaseGlobal WarmingAgriculture and FarmingEnvironmentMountainsA medida que suben las temperaturas, proliferan garrapatas de todo tipo que amenazan la salud de las personas. Últimamente, Shannon LaDeau y sus colegas han tenido visitantes inoportunos en su oficina del valle del Hudson, en Nueva York: garrapatas, que trepan por el edificio e intentan atravesar las puertas.
El problema con las garrapatas está empeorando. ¿Cómo puedes protegerte?

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Maggie Astor

Últimamente, Shannon LaDeau y sus colegas han tenido visitantes inoportunos en su oficina del valle del Hudson, en Nueva York: garrapatas, que trepan por el edificio e intentan atravesar las puertas. “Lo cual es un poco alarmante”, dijo LaDeau, ecóloga de enfermedades del Instituto Cary de Estudios de Ecosistemas, quien estudia los arácnidos y los patógenos que estos portan. A medida que los inviernos se hacen más cálidos, las garrapatas de varios tipos prosperan.
The Tick Situation Is Getting Worse

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Maggie Astor

Lately, Shannon LaDeau and her colleagues have had unwelcome visitors at their office in New York’s Hudson Valley: ticks, crawling up the building and trying to get through doors. “Which is kind of alarming,” said Dr. LaDeau, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies who studies the arachnids and the pathogens they carry. As winters get warmer, ticks of several kinds are flourishing. Deer ticks, known for transmitting Lyme disease, are moving farther north.
Do You Need to Be Worried About Mold in Your Air-Conditioner?

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Maggie Astor

They all have the potential for moldiness. Here's how to protect yourself. Air-conditioners can save lives and keep us comfortable on blistering days. But they may also carry health risks - namely, those related to mold. This was highlighted again last week, when the manufacturer Midea voluntarily recalled about 1.7 million air-conditioners because of a design flaw that encouraged mold growth.
Health Effects and How to Protect Yourself

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Maggie Astor

A plume of dust is affecting air quality in Florida and may reach other Southern states soon. Here's what we know about the potential health effects. A plume of dust that has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara was affecting air quality in Florida on Thursday and may reach other Southern states by the weekend. Such events occur in the Caribbean and the Gulf Coast region several times a year, and scientists are studying how climate change may affect their frequency and intensity.
White House health report included fake citations

4 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Dani Blum |Maggie Astor

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration released a report last week that it billed as a “clear, evidence-based foundation” for action on a range of children’s health issues. But the report, from the presidential Make America Healthy Again Commission, cited studies that did not exist. These included fictitious studies on direct-to-consumer drug advertising, mental illness and medications prescribed for children with asthma.
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Dani Blum |Maggie Astor

A report on children's health released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission referred to scientific papers that did not exist. The Trump administration released a report last week that it billed as a "clear, evidence-based foundation" for action on a range of children's health issues. But the report, from the presidential Make America Healthy Again Commission, cited studies that did not exist.
What to Know About Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, the Disorder Billy Joel Was Diagnosed With

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Maggie Astor

The singer canceled his upcoming concerts because of the brain disorder. Here's what to know about the symptoms, prognosis and treatment. Billy Joel has canceled his upcoming concerts because of a brain disorder that has affected his hearing, vision and balance, the singer-songwriter announced on Friday. The condition, known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, or N.P.H., is estimated to affect hundreds of thousands of older Americans. Here's what to know about the disorder.

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