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Received yesterday β€” 16 December 2025

Heart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be Good for You

16 December 2025 at 13:40
The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies β€” and the group’s own guidelines β€” that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.

Β© Colin Clark for The New York Times

While there is no dispute that heavy drinking is harmful to health, the question before experts is whether light to moderate drinking provides more protection from cardiovascular disease than not drinking at all.
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The Young Women Grappling With an β€˜Old Man’s Disease’

11 November 2025 at 16:21
Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod.

Β© Lucy Lu for The New York Times

Leah Stavenhagen, now 32, started Her A.L.S. Story in 2021, two years after she herself was diagnosed with A.L.S., because she wanted to connect with other young women with the disease. A BiPAP machine helps her breathe.

Radiation May Be Unnecessary for Many Breast Cancer Patients

6 November 2025 at 21:13
Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.

Β© Mark Kostich/iStock, via Getty Images Plus

Researchers followed 1,600 women for a median of 9.6 years and found that survival rates were similar in two groups of patients: 81.4 percent among the patients who had received radiation treatment and 81.9 percent among those who had not.
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