Jan Hoffman

Will Your Dog Get Dementia? A Large New Study Offers Clues. nytimes.com/2022/08/25/hea… 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. nytimes.com/2022/07/05/hea… 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.

Judge Clears Distributors of Blame for Opioid Crisis in Hard Hit County nytimes.com/2022/07/05/hea… West Virginia's Cabell County and the city of Huntington opted out of national settlement offer but lost at trial in federal court.

12 Americans Die of an Overdose Every Hour. We Have the Knowledge to Prevent That. nytimes.com/2022/06/24/opi… 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

The New Abortion Bans: Almost No Exceptions for Rape, Incest or Health nytimes.com/2022/06/09/hea… In some states, post-Roe abortion laws could be narrower than even pre-Roe ones.

@stoptheVOID @ceciliakang @McGruffatNCPC I am certainly aware of your organization and am so terribly sorry for your loss.

@ceciliakang @McGruffatNCPC @JanHoffmanNYT My beautiful son. Daniel J. Puerta-Johnson 04/25/03-04/06/2020 Forever 16 Fentanyl Poisoning He thought he was consuming a 30 Mg Oxycodone Pill and it turned out to be a counterfeit made to look like a pharmaceutical grade opioid. Kids are dying in mass! #stoptheVOID

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 nytimes.com/2022/05/19/hea…

Seeking Pills, Young People Head to Social Media, With Deadly Results nytimes.com/2022/05/19/hea… Fake prescription meds, mixed with fentanyl, are easy to locate on social media apps and difficult to control.

Are You Reluctant to Get a Covid Booster? nytimes.com/2022/04/13/hea… If you haven’t gotten a Covid booster, please let us know your thoughts: would you answer these questions?

Some of the Biggest Brands Are Leaving Russia. Others Just Can’t Quit Putin. Here’s a List. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

@taraparkerpope Wait, what? WashPo hires away our WonderWoman?!! Congrats for you, sucks for us!

Some news! After working at the WSJ and my beloved New York Times, I have truly hit the trifecta of journalism and will be joining the incredible staff of the Washington Post. SO excited! washingtonpost.com/pr/2022/03/28/…

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

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 nytimes.com/2022/03/10/hea… At an extraordinary hearing, Purdue Pharma victims describe the terrible toll of an addictive prescription painkiller.

Sacklers and Purdue Pharma Reach New Deal With States Over Opioids nytimes.com/2022/03/03/hea… 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?

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law on Adopting Native American Children nytimes.com/2022/02/28/us/… 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

Were These Doctors Treating Pain or Dealing Drugs? nytimes.com/2022/02/28/hea… Where should the criminal line be drawn between a doctor's unorthodox but good-faith prescribing and flat-out drug dealing?

@EdwardNeiger Article pointedly says no money set aside for victims.