Jan Hoffman

I write about behavioral health and health law for NYTimes. (Translation: all sorts of topics.) Owned by two small dogs, two tall kids.

[Jascha Hoffman @JaschaHoffman]

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[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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."

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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.

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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.

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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.

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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

[Cecilia Kang @ceciliakang]

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 https://t.co/sLeuIsXPXh

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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.

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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?

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

Some of the Biggest Brands Are Leaving Russia. Others Just Can’t Quit Putin. Here’s a List. https://t.co/nh09TEciok

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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

[Dr. Maurice Sholas @docmosho]

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

[AG William Tong @AGWilliamTong]

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.

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

‘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.

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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?

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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?

[Jan Hoffman @JanHoffmanNYT]

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