Jan Hoffman
@JanHoffmanNYT
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I write about behavioral health and health law for NYTimes. (Translation: all sorts of topics.) Owned by two small dogs, two tall kids.
New York, NY
Joined April 2010
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."
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The risk of canine cognitive dysfunction, a.k.a. “doggy dementia,” is far greater in dogs who don’t get enough exercise, researchers found. Their risk factors echo some in humans, whose homes they...
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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.
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The new state bans don’t explicitly cover embryos created outside the womb, but legal experts say overturning Roe could make it easier to place controls on genetic testing, storage and disposal of...
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Judge Clears Distributors of Blame for Opioid Crisis in Hard Hit County https://t.co/jf6CHqu1oh West Virginia's Cabell County and the city of Huntington opted out of national settlement offer but lost at trial in federal court.
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Often described as ground zero for the epidemic, the communities of Cabell County and Huntington, W. Va., had opted out of a settlement and lost their case at trial.
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12 Americans Die of an Overdose Every Hour. We Have the Knowledge to Prevent That. https://t.co/Ss0oNSAFc2 Addiction and mental-health treatment programs should often be joined at the hip. Why aren't they? A wise, deep-dive must-read by @JInterlandi
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Why haven’t we solved the addiction crisis?
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The New Abortion Bans: Almost No Exceptions for Rape, Incest or Health https://t.co/vSjB5YSAFh In some states, post-Roe abortion laws could be narrower than even pre-Roe ones.
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Most of the state abortion prohibitions that would go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned do not contain carve-outs that were once widely supported by abortion opponents.
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The startling rise of young people dying from Fentanyl. They are heading to Snap, Instagram, other social media for pills and get deadly fentanyl counterfeits instead by @JanHoffmanNYT
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Teenagers and young adults are turning to Snapchat, TikTok and other social media apps to find Percocet, Xanax and other pills. The vast majority are laced with deadly doses of fentanyl, police say.
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Seeking Pills, Young People Head to Social Media, With Deadly Results https://t.co/67TSJNgXgN Fake prescription meds, mixed with fentanyl, are easy to locate on social media apps and difficult to control.
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Teenagers and young adults are turning to Snapchat, TikTok and other social media apps to find Percocet, Xanax and other pills. The vast majority are laced with deadly doses of fentanyl, police say.
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Are You Reluctant to Get a Covid Booster? https://t.co/Qv2Y0tDgK4 If you haven’t gotten a Covid booster, please let us know your thoughts: would you answer these questions?
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Some of the Biggest Brands Are Leaving Russia. Others Just Can’t Quit Putin. Here’s a List.
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Which companies have left Russia? And which are staying?
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When they want you to hold them, you do… even it if means you cannot do your notes as quickly. I ❤️ my patients and sometimes they like me too! #BlackDoctorsMatter #PedsPMR #MedTwitter #Cuddles #ClinicalPearl #pediatrics
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The Sacklers were forced to listen to victims today, but I hope they truly heard the pain and anguish in the voices of the people who have lost loved ones. The survivors who spoke today showed bravery and courage in the face of incredible suffering.
‘You Murdered My Daughter’: Relatives of OxyContin Victims Confront the Sacklers https://t.co/NCScWAjKL3 At an extraordinary hearing, Purdue Pharma victims describe the terrible toll of an addictive prescription painkiller.
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‘You Murdered My Daughter’: Relatives of OxyContin Victims Confront the Sacklers https://t.co/NCScWAjKL3 At an extraordinary hearing, Purdue Pharma victims describe the terrible toll of an addictive prescription painkiller.
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It was the first time, after years of lawsuits, that the family that owns Purdue Pharma heard directly from families who had lost loved ones to addiction.
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Sacklers and Purdue Pharma Reach New Deal With States Over Opioids https://t.co/hMfdbyUnCo The Sacklers will pay $6 B, Purdue will pay at least $1.5 B and the Sacklers cannot be personally sued for opioid claims. Will appeals be dropped?
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The agreement brought holdout states on board, and would settle thousands of lawsuits over the company’s and family’s roles in the opioid epidemic. The Sacklers agreed to pay an extra $1 billion.
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law on Adopting Native American Children https://t.co/R0ueOyHoox Tribes say the law is about preserving identity and the right to raise their children in an extended tribal family. Challengers claim it is race-based. @adamliptak
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The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 gives preference to adoption solutions that would keep Native children within the tribal community.
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Were These Doctors Treating Pain or Dealing Drugs? https://t.co/qIoW3vyDTy Where should the criminal line be drawn between a doctor's unorthodox but good-faith prescribing and flat-out drug dealing?
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The Supreme Court will hear from two convicted pill mill doctors in cases that could have significant implications for physicians’ latitude to prescribe addictive painkillers.
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Companies Finalize $26 Billion Deal With States and Cities to End Opioid Lawsuits https://t.co/ir08xIvlbA After roughly 3 years of talks, some Big Pharma companies could start sending checks in April to communities hit hard by opioids.
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The first checks could be cut in April. The money — from the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson — will be used for addiction treatment and prevention.
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Tribes Reach $590 Million Opioid Settlement With J. & J. and Distributors https://t.co/001mDwKzaS Native Americans have been hit disproportionately hard by the opioid crisis and wanted their own deal with Big Pharma. @NYTHealth
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Money from the tentative deal would go toward addiction and treatment and would be overseen by Native American tribal leaders.
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