Gina Kolata
Medical reporter for the New York Times and author of six books. The latest, Mercies in Disguise, will be published in March of 2017.
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Tiny Device Is a ‘Huge Advance’ for Treatment of Severe Heart Failure
A clip used to repair damaged heart valves sharply reduced deaths among patients with a grim prognosis.
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A surprisingly powerful tool to treat the nearly two million with severe heart failure
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The Secret to Keeping Black Men Healthy? Maybe Black Doctors
In an intriguing study, black patients were far more likely to agree to certain health tests if they discussed them with a black male doctor.
Clues to Your Health Are Hidden at 6.6 Million Spots in Your DNA
With a sophisticated new algorithm, scientists have found a way to forecast an individual’s risks for five deadly diseases.
They Thought Hemophilia Was a ‘Lifelong Thing.’ They May Be Wrong.
Experimental gene therapies have yielded promising results in early trials. But the drugs have left some patients wary, worried that success will not last.
For Scientists Racing to Cure Alzheimer’s, the Math Is Getting Ugly
To find 25,000 participants to enroll in all the approved trials, researchers would have to begin by approaching more than 37 million people with early memory loss.
Dr. Alan S. Rabson, Influential Cancer Researcher, Is Dead at 92
A longtime leader of the National Cancer Institute, he was known for his willingness to help anyone with a cancer diagnosis seeking advice or a referral.
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"You could not be in his presence without smiling." Obit of a scientist, administrator, and just a really nice and really kind man.
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Un procedimiento médico que puede salvar corazones
Los trasplantes de mitocondrias en bebés parecen revivir y restaurar el músculo cardiaco que resulta dañado en intervenciones quirúrgicas para la reparación de defectos congénitos en el corazón. Y en un futuro, podría ayudar también a los adultos.
Swift Gene-Editing Method May Revolutionize Treatments for Cancer and Infectious Diseases
Scientists report that they have discovered a way to tweak genes in the body’s immune cells by using electrical fields.
Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments
An unusual transplant may revive tissues thought to be hopelessly damaged, including the heart and brain.
Alfred Alberts, Unsung Father of a Cholesterol Drug, Dies at 87
His discovery led to lovastatin, but he shunned the limelight — until he was a patient himself and doctors, learning who he was, treated him “like a rock star.”
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The Online Gene Test Finds a Dangerous Mutation. It May Well Be Wrong.
Third-party analysis of raw DNA is not as rigorous as that done in a certified laboratory. But many consumers don’t understand that their results are not conclusive.
A Landmark Diet Study Was Flawed. The Researchers Stand By the Findings Anyway.
A highly publicized trial in Spain found that the Mediterranean diet protects against heart disease. Now the original work has been retracted and re-analyzed, with the same result.
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Mediterranean diet study is retracted and re-analyzed. But not everyone is convinced.
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The Ideal Subjects for a Salt Study? Maybe Prisoners.
Leading scientists propose to track salt’s effects on health by controlling how much is given to inmate volunteers.
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A proposal to end the salt wars -- is our dietary salt level too low or just right? Maybe there can be a rigorous study to find out.
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Fecal Transplants vs. Antibiotics. The Test.
Instead of waiting until antibiotics have failed before trying fecal transplants, researchers tried giving the fecal bacteria first.
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Why wait for antibiotics to fail? A new study tests fecal transplants as the initial treatment for a type of severe diarrhea.
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Is It a Migraine? Many Patients Don’t Realize What Causes Their Suffering
Here’s a guide to help you recognize the symptoms of migraines, understand why the signs are so often missed, and think about treatment options.
Un cambio de vida para quienes sufren migrañas
Las autoridades estadounidenses aprobaron un medicamento para prevenir las migrañas que, aunque no previene todos los ataques, puede disminuir su fuerza y su frecuencia hasta en un 50 por ciento o más.
New Cancer Treatments Lie Hidden Under Mountains of Paperwork
Guideposts to powerful treatments may be buried in the nation’s medical records. But there is no easy way to gather those records or to get them into a usable format.
New Drug Offers Hope to Millions With Severe Migraines
The F.D.A. has approved the first drug designed to prevent migraines, a persistent cause of misery worldwide.
Risk Calculator for Cholesterol Appears Flawed
An online calculator meant to help doctors assess treatment options appears to overestimate risk, so much so that it could mistakenly suggest that millions more people are candidates for statin drugs.
Stanley Falkow, Who Saw How Bacteria Cause Disease, Dies at 84
He found resistance to antibiotics spreading among bacteria and was hailed for his discoveries, though a Nobel Prize eluded him. (Not that he wanted one.)