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2025-04-15 21:57:16

"Around 250 doctors at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) have been certified as the first unionized resident and fellow physicians in Minnesota, according to union officials.
The physicians are represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union (CIR/SEIU)..."
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/hennepin-county-physicians-certified-union-minnesota-seiu/
#healthcare #hospitals #physicians #residents #fellows #MedEd #unions #labor #workers #organizing #CIR #SEIU

2025-03-29 01:23:01

"A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military, the second nationwide injunction against the policy in as many weeks."
https://apnews.com/article/trump-transgender-military-tacoma-washington-hegseth-e36e2b113662872b2fa29a9e74f36f72
#lgbtq #transgender #military #courts #USpol

2024-12-25 22:57:00

"An administration that prioritizes the sacraments of wellness above all—especially if it undermines the efficacy of vaccines, cuts funding for infectious-disease research, and reduces regulation around raw milk—won’t make Americans healthier. This country reckoned with the limitations of wellness’s promises in the last century; perhaps, in this one, Americans can resist substituting wellness for what public health has to offer."
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/12/rfk-wellness-history-debunking/680948/
#healthcare #PublicHealth #wellness

2024-12-08 19:31:00

"Find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
ProPublica’s Claim File Helper lets you customize a letter requesting the notes and documents your insurer used when deciding to deny you coverage. Get your claim file before submitting an appeal."
https://projects.propublica.org/claimfile/ via @nprofile…j3rp
#healthcare #insurance #ClaimFile #appeal

2024-12-04 16:03:00

"This is why the stakes for families feel impossibly high as the Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday in a challenge to the Tennessee law. They fear a ruling in favor of the ban, which passed last year, could further jeopardize care for their children at a moment when the incoming Trump administration has pledged to impose restrictions on life for transgender people."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/politics/transgender-care-tennessee-ban.html
#healthcare #lgbtq #transgender #tennessee #SCOTUS

2024-11-21 18:50:31

"On and off the screen, he has...champion[ed] healthy habits like a nutritious diet. But he has also sown misinformation — about Covid treatments, weight loss hacks and unproven supplements. He has invested in drug companies, even as he has publicly taken aim at Big Pharma, and has profited from a medical device that he helped invent but that has been subject to several recalls."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/well/dr-oz-health-medicare-record.html
#healthcare #medicare #medicaid #misinformation

2024-11-12 02:23:01

"In a report released this week, the National Retail Federation, an industry trade group that is heavily opposed to Trump’s plans, estimated that his tariffs will drive up the cost of fashion by as much as 20 percent. That translates to an $80 pair of jeans costing $10 to $16 more, while a $100 coat could cost $12 to $21 more."
Could be better for the environment?
https://www.thecut.com/article/how-will-trumps-tariffs-affect-clothing-prices.html
#economics #tariffs #clothing #FastFashion

2024-10-17 01:23:00

"The Biden administration says it has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act to speed rebuilding of a major American factory of intravenous fluids that was wrecked by Hurricane Helene last month. Damage to the plant in North Carolina has worsened a nationwide shortage of IV fluids, and hospitals say they are still postponing some surgeries and other procedures as a result."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iv-shortage-hurricane-defense-production-act/
#healthcare #hospitals #NorthCarolina #hurricane #disaster

2024-09-15 16:55:00

"DebunkBot, an A.I. chatbot designed by researchers to 'very effectively persuade' users to stop believing unfounded conspiracy theories, made significant and long-lasting progress at changing people’s convictions, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Science."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/health/chatbot-debunk-conspiracy-theories.html
#PublicHealth #misinformation #disinformation #chatbot #AI #research

2024-08-17 22:03:44

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@npub18zt…pnkv
Texas, and I currently work in a clinic with limited medical resources for folks without insurance. I don't usually recommend people come see me!

2024-08-17 14:55:09

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@npub18zt…pnkv
Putting the "public" back in "public health."

2024-08-16 23:07:36

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@npub18zt…pnkv
🙋🏽‍♀️ Any patients unwilling to wear a mask can reschedule with another doctor.

2024-08-12 22:30:22

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@npub10p4…jn3m
Wikipedia says France has mostly government health insurance, many private general practitioners, and a mix of public, non-profit, and for-profit hospitals. So not socialism?

2024-08-11 21:57:00

"Today, Harris is faced with the shortest presidential campaign in modern U.S. history after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in mid-July...So All Things Considered spoke with five people who knew Harris well during various chapters of her life to better understand what makes her the person she is today."
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/05/nx-s1-5052893/kamala-harris-election-2024
#aapi #aanhpi #BlackMastodon #USpol #elections #elections2024

2024-08-08 23:00:50

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@npub10pr…qn7d
A bit embarrassing for the U.S., non?

2024-08-06 16:55:01

"Texas is home to the country's largest share of Americans under 65 without health insurance, according to new Census Bureau data, with 18.8% of residents uninsured as of 2022.
Why it matters: That's a big improvement over 2006, when 27.6% of Texans were uninsured — but still nearly double the national uninsured rate of 9.5%."
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/06/uninsured-americans-texas-map
#healthcare #insurance #ACA #Medicaid #texas

2024-08-05 12:59:36

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@npub1gam…6sj2
Thanks for sharing - languages are fun!

2024-08-05 12:58:50

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@npub1ekx…puy8
I hope you're safe. 🙏🏽

2024-08-05 12:58:28

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@npub1m8g…0nnt
I hope he's safe. 🙏🏽

2024-08-03 16:55:00

"Obstetrician-gynecologists are seeing more pregnant patients with dangerous medical complications two-plus years after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, while at the same time receiving less training as residents about how to perform abortions, according to a new report."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/obgyn-abortion-training-pregnancy-complications-report-rcna164479
#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #pregnancy #abortion #MedEd #doctors

2024-08-01 23:36:17

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@npub1wy9…p34g
Thank you for sharing! I've never heard this before and love old school Latin jazz.

2024-08-01 16:55:01

"Dark chocolate and similar cocoa products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals that are linked to cancer, chronic disease, or reproductive and developmental issues, especially in children, a new study found."
🫠
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/31/health/cacao-dark-chocolate-lead-heavy-metals-wellness/index.html
#PublicHealth #chocolate #lead #cadmium #food #nutrition

2024-07-30 01:23:01

"These diversified businesses are, in fact, some of the country’s largest nonprofit hospital systems. And they have somehow managed to keep myriad for-profit enterprises under their nonprofit umbrella — a status that means they pay little or no taxes, float bonds at preferred rates, and gain numerous other financial advantages."
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/commentary-nonprofit-hospitals-rolling-in-money/
#healthcare #hospitals #CostsOfCare #taxes #nonprofit

2024-07-29 22:28:08

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@npub153s…cvd9
😞

2024-07-26 18:31:01

"A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday."
https://apnews.com/article/texas-abortion-arrest-0a78cbb8f44cc24c3c9c811e1cc2b4d3
#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #pregnancy #abortion #Texas

2024-07-25 15:03:02

"Despite the challenges, North Carolina has had relatively few unwinding problems, compared with other states. More than 2.3 million reviews had been completed as of last month, according to DHHS, and the vast majority of participants remained enrolled in Medicaid."
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/07/24/unwinding-winding-down/
#healthcare #Medicaid #unwinding #insurance #NorthCarolina

2024-07-24 18:31:00

"An Iowa law banning most abortions in the state will take effect Monday, roughly one year after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it.
The law prohibits physicians from administering an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected — around six weeks into pregnancy, before most women even know they’re pregnant."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/iowa-abortion-law-to-go-into-effect-rcna162810
#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #pregnancy #abortion #Iowa

2024-07-24 13:37:38

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@npub1dav…x5ld
Unfortunate how it's been bipartisan pressure. 😒

2024-07-23 22:45:48

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@npub1m9m…78lk
🔥

2024-07-23 22:32:07

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@npub1hsw…340q
Truly a self-own

2024-07-23 22:31:28

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@npub1q2h…k2s5
😮

2024-07-23 18:31:01

"The Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to ban the use of formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers and hair straighteners on the market in the U.S. has been pushed back yet again. The deadline for the agency's proposal, at this time, still remains unclear."
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/20/g-s1-12400/fda-misses-formaldehyde-hair-relaxers-ban-deadline
#PublicHealth #hair #beauty #FDA

2024-07-21 15:33:53

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@npub1gam…6sj2
There are other countries that do a better job of supporting women and families.

2024-07-21 15:27:56

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@npub1ggl…fzlt
Corruption? Whatever it is, it is not an effective use of funds toward reproductive health in this state.

2024-07-21 15:22:25

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@npub1e3w…uayf
SCOTUS didn't help.

2024-07-20 18:31:01

"None of them knew what, exactly, was causing these symptoms. But they all shared a singular grievance: a dull aural hum had crept into their lives, which growled or roared depending on the time of day, rattling their windows and rendering them unable to sleep. The hum, local law enforcement had learned, was emanating from a Bitcoin mining facility that had recently moved into the area—and was exceeding legal noise ordinances on a daily basis."
https://time.com/6982015/bitcoin-mining-texas-health/
#PublicHealth #texas

2024-07-20 16:47:15

https://techhub.social/@estelle/112818901490279048

2024-07-18 22:29:21

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@npub1es2…tv6n
😞

2024-07-17 22:35:34

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@npub1qar…s22e
🔥 🔥 🔥
Too much complacency here, when they've controlled the state for decades.

2024-07-17 22:34:19

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@npub1kpp…pelf
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2024-07-17 01:23:00

"Although National Anthem is indeed a story about star-crossed lovers, it is also, more importantly, a coming-of-age exploration of what it means for a person to find community and a place to belong. It also poignantly asks how much autonomy we have in that pursuit."
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13960850/luke-gilford-takes-you-on-a-journey-to-the-queer-rodeo-in-national-anthem
#movies #films #entertainment #lgbtq #cowboys #rodeo

2024-07-16 23:18:10

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@npub1dt0…7205
😋

2024-07-16 18:31:01

“Epilepsy medication costs between $780 and $1,000 [a month], and we have to have it at home and at school. With the rent increases, I have to decide which medicine to request first, see which one is more urgent and find a balance,” De Santiago said in an interview.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/corporate-landlords-affect-tenants-health-report-rcna161624
#PublicHealth #housing #rent #SDOH #DrugPrices #PrescriptionDrugs #healthcare

2024-07-16 16:55:01

"But a year since its launch, Pathways to Coverage has roughly 4,300 members, much lower than what state officials projected and a tiny fraction of the roughly half-million state residents who could be covered if Georgia, like 40 other states, agreed to a full Medicaid expansion."
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-work-georgia-trump-97dac3117ab57fd3f772dd582d21d08a
#HealthPolicy #Medicaid #WorkRequirement #Georgia #USpol #ACA #Obamacare

2024-07-16 13:28:35

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@npub1dnz…kune
It's hard to raise these issues earlier when the alleged perpetrators are in positions of power.

2024-07-15 23:39:17

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@npub1lhw…czza
Truly, a force for good!

2024-07-15 21:57:01

"Kevin Foster, the director of the Arizona Burn Center, said, “Almost all of these burns are preventable with a little bit of forethought.”
He recommends not going out during the hottest part of the day, if it can be avoided, making sure someone knows where you’re going or taking someone with you. Staying hydrated is paramount, he said."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/heat-wave-pavement-burns.html
#PublicHealth #heat #climate #environment #burns

2024-07-15 01:23:00

"In the opening episode, Cowboys boss Charlotte Jones admits the cheerleaders are 'not paid a lot' – but says women on the team do not join for the pay, rather to be part of something bigger than themselves."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqv548yny18o
#cheerleaders #sports #athletes #labor #income #docuseries #entertainment #NFL #Dallas #football

2024-07-14 22:42:00

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@npub1dt0…7205
Wat?!? I'm sorry you went through that.

2024-07-14 22:40:05

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@npub1447…fn50
I kinda can't believe this after the grief Ted Cruz got for going to Cancun during winter storm Uri.

2024-07-14 22:39:31

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@npub1gag…cu2j
But at what cost? 🤔

2024-07-13 21:18:11

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@npub18zt…3eka
I laugh every time I see the pink multi-purpose balm in a K-drama.

2024-07-13 15:03:01

"Nearly 1 in 10 people infected with the coronavirus during pregnancy developed long covid, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Thursday’s study, which highlights the consequences of the virus during pregnancy, suggests long covid is more prevalent among people infected while pregnant than in the population overall."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/07/11/long-covid-pregnant/
#PublicHealth #covid #LongCovid #pregnancy

2024-07-13 01:23:01

"A stifling heat wave in the Western U.S. has turned some of its most alluring nature trails deadly. Here's why hiking in extreme heat can be so dangerous and how to keep yourself safe."
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/11/nx-s1-5035209/extreme-heat-hiking-safety
#PublicHealth #hiking #heat #climate #environment

2024-07-11 21:57:01

"When it is hot out, the air is thin, meaning choppers’ blades have less air to grab onto. That affects their ability to lift off and navigate. The systems onboard can overheat and stop working. Pilots have to make adjustments to weight, equipment and route planning — or they may have to decline to go altogether."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/07/10/excessive-heat-helicopter-emergency/
#healthcare #heat #climate #environment #helicopters

2024-07-11 02:59:06

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Update: There is a Centerpoint Energy map of greater Houston area outages now!
https://abc13.com/post/centerpoint-energy-outage-map-when-will-power-come-back-beryl-houston/15048348/
#Beryl #Texas #Houston #electricity #power #PublicHealth

2024-07-11 02:53:56

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@npub1w4g…snm3
I wonder how much he's making.

2024-07-10 15:03:01

Oh the Whataburger app tracking open locations to estimate power outages is a good estimate!
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/hurricane-beryl-whataburger-app-power-outage-19562677.php
Because there is no official map tracking outages, just a counter 😞:
https://gisoutagetracker.azurewebsites.net/?_ga=2.3061236.533283965.1720533166-522910709.1720533165
#PublicHealth #beryl #PowerOutages #Texas #Houston #electricity

2024-07-10 03:28:51

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@npub1esh…5fqz
Could we focus on keeping people's power on during extreme temperatures and natural disasters?
I have gone through power outages like once a year here. Does this happen in other U. S. cities?

2024-07-10 03:26:16

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@npub1ezl…22vy Lucky! Mine is still out. Had to find a place to sleep because I was sweating in the dark while cleaning inside home.

2024-07-06 01:23:01

"For the next several years, tenants moved in and paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy their apartments. Then in 2018, each unit received a thick envelope in the mail. Inside was a foreclosure notice, and the tenants came to a horrifying realization: It was all a sham."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/realestate/they-thought-they-owned-condos-they-never-got-the-deeds.html
#aapi #aanhpi #RealEstate #fraud #NewYork

2024-07-04 01:23:01

" In letters to health-care providers Tuesday, the Biden administration reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that pregnant people have access to emergency treatment, even if that treatment necessitates an abortion and the person lives in a state with an abortion ban."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/health/emtala-abortion-reminder-letter/index.html
#healthcare #EMTALA #EmergencyMed #pregnancy #abortion

2024-07-03 21:57:01

"A key indicator for tracking the spread of COVID-19 has officially reached "high" levels across western U.S. states, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now shows. But the agency says it remains too early to say whether this year's summer COVID-19 surge has arrived nationwide."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-trend-high-western-us-cdc-data/
#PublicHealth #covid #UnitedStates

2024-07-03 15:03:01

"Beaches in several states across the country have been closed to swimmers over the last few days due to harmful levels of bacteria in the water."
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/high-levels-bacteria-water-lead-multiple-beach-closures/story
#PublicHealth #beaches #PrimaryCare #IDMastodon #FamilyMedicine

2024-07-02 21:57:00

"As the nation sizzles, the Biden administration is proposing the nation’s first-ever standards aimed at protecting workers from extreme heat.
If finalized, the proposal would mandate that employers provide rest breaks and access to shade and water for workers who face extreme heat risks."
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4750856-biden-nationwide-worker-protections-heat/
#PublicHealth #labor #heat #climate #environment

2024-07-02 16:55:00

"New test results released by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday found that bird flu virus is making its way from dairy farms and into milk processing plants but also confirmed that the commonly used flash pasteurization method fully neutralizes the virus."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/health/fda-bird-flu-flash-pasteurization/index.html
#PublicHealth #AvianFlu #BirdFlu #H5N1 #cows #dairy #RawMilk #pasteurization

2024-06-30 15:03:00

"Qvin is part of a small but growing wave of companies and research initiatives doing something that science and medicine have neglected for thousands of years: treating menstrual blood not as a waste product, but as an important trove of information about the bodies it comes from."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/menstruation-science-sexism-period-blood-qvin-rose-endometriosis-jen-gunter/
#science #research #menstruation #blood #womenshealth

2024-06-30 01:16:38

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@npub1600…3hjv Likely, but will probably have to wait and see.

2024-06-29 15:03:02

"The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that individuals aged six months and older should be given an updated COVID-19 vaccine for the 2024-25 immunization campaign, irrespective of whether they have previously been vaccinated for the disease."
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-advisers-recommend-updated-covid-vaccines-those-six-months-older-2024-06-27/
#PublicHealth #covid #LongCovid #vaccines #immunizations

2024-06-27 15:03:01

“Pretty much everyone is the same,” she said. “They say: ‘I’d love to treat obesity. I’d love to help people. It’s just too expensive.’ But you can’t not treat cancer because it’s too expensive. Why can you do that with obesity?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/health/obesity-ozempic-wegovy-west-virginia.html
#healthcare #insurance #obesity #WeightLoss #PhRMA #DrugPrices #PrescriptionDrugs

2024-06-26 22:51:49

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@npub1kaq…nvvg
I'm hoping this means they are finalizing drafts, not procrastinating til the last minute.

2024-06-25 15:03:01

"Cases are most likely increasing in 39 states and aren’t declining anywhere in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — evidence that an anticipated summer wave is underway.
The CDC no longer tracks Covid cases, but it estimates transmission based on emergency department visits. Both Covid deaths and ED visits have risen in the last week. Hospitalizations also climbed 25% from May 26 to June 1, the latest data available."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-summer-wave-rcna158638
#PublicHealth

2024-06-24 15:03:00

"The Texas Medical Board on Friday adopted guidance for how doctors should interpret the state’s new abortion laws, reducing paperwork requirements some saw as overly burdensome but declining to provide a list of cases in which an abortion would be legal."
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/21/texas-medical-board-abortion-guidance/
#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #pregnancy #abortion #texas

2024-06-24 01:23:01

"Vincent Chin was a Chinese-American draftsman who was killed in Detroit in June 1982. He was beaten to death by Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz, both who were White men. At that time, Detroit was experiencing an economic downturn...Before Chin’s death, witnesses said the two called him a derogatory, anti-Asian name, and blamed him for the downturn and loss of jobs in the auto industry."
https://www.sgvtribune.com/2024/06/22/monterey-park-event-to-reflect-on-1982-racial-attack-on-vincent-chin/
#aapi #aanhpi #UShistory

2024-06-23 21:57:01

"Seventeen don't do collaborations. Unlike most Korean pop acts, they also write and produce their own material. Now, they're making history as the first K-pop act on Glastonbury's main stage."
This title is silly. If only Taylor Swift sold more albums than them last year, it sure seems like a lot of people are familiar with them, non?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn00npn4yl0o
#kpop #music #popculture #glastonbury #MusicFestival

2024-06-23 18:31:00

How Did Republican Women End Up Like This?
"The spectacle can provoke amusement, fury, and a frisson of horror-movie unease. For if the women of today’s Republican Party are upending gender conventions in unprecedented fashion, they’re doing it in service of a party that has never been more openly hostile to women and their rights."
https://getpocket.com:443/share/34901a19-4a14-4d3c-af2c-9692bd9db910
#Republicans #women #USpol #longread

2024-06-22 01:23:00

"Democrats are seeking to overhaul an 1873 federal law that bans abortion-related materials from being sent through the mail, worried that a future Trump administration could invoke the Comstock Act to crack down on abortion access or effectively ban the procedure altogether."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/06/20/comstock-abortion-repeal-tina-smith-senate/
#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #pregnancy #abortion

2024-06-19 18:31:01

"A push by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to slap tobacco-style warning labels on social media galvanized supporters on Monday — but with no power to issue warnings unilaterally, Murthy can only plead with Congress to act."
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/17/vivek-murthy-social-media-warning-label-00163792
#PublicHealth #MentalHealth #SocialMedia #kids #children #USpol

2024-06-19 15:03:01

"On 19 June 1865 - months after the northern US states defeated the South in a civil war fought over slavery - enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free...The liberation of enslaved people in Texas came more than two and half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people in the rebellious states to be free."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57515192
#juneteenth #UShistory #texas

2024-06-18 16:55:00

"Taking certain drugs — including some used to treat mental health conditions, high blood pressure and allergies — can make it even more difficult to stay hydrated or efficiently cool your body when it’s hot outside. Here’s what to know, and how to stay safe during scorching temperatures."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/well/live/heat-weather-medication-safety.html
#PublicHealth #heat #medications #PrescriptionDrugs #drugs

2024-06-18 13:35:25

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@npub1xjw…4q6j
I lost it at the 🎷
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2024-06-18 13:04:40

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He thinks he hasn't done anything wrong: https://www.city-journal.org/article/a-whistleblower-on-gender-affirming-care-speaks-out

2024-06-17 15:03:01

"Scientific publishing has a problem, and it’s getting worse. Vigilance against fraudulent or defective research has always been necessary, but in recent years the sheer amount of suspect material has threatened to overwhelm publishers."
An epidemic of scientific fakery threatens to overwhelm publishers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/11/scientific-journals-retractions-paper-mills/
#science #research #academia #ScientificJournals #retractions

2024-06-16 21:57:01

"Use of CGMs is already rising, with the tell-tale arm patches easily spotted during morning commutes in major American cities. But experts say that even if there is no proven harm, there is little evidence to warrant spending the hefty fees - as much as $300 (£240) a month - if you’re not a diabetic."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ddk1ddme5o
#healthcare #MedicalDevices #WearableDevices #FDA #health #glucose

2024-06-16 18:31:01

"Our imperfect application is also the reason why high-SPF sunscreen — even above 50 — is actually better than SPF 50. In the places where your sunscreen application is a little half-assed, an imperfectly smeared SPF 100 will still offer some protection, while an SPF 50 in the same scenario offers substantially less."
https://www.vox.com/even-better/354203/sunscreen-sunblock-spf-sun-damage-skin-cancer-tiktok-confusion
#PublicHealth #sunscreen #SkinCancer #prevention

2024-06-16 16:55:01

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“Stilettos cross generations,” said Marion Parke, a designer and podiatrist in Manhattan whose shoes include an inset for heightened comfort. “My 20-year-old niece wanted a pair…My mother, who is 78, has the same ones,” she said.
🎁: https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/stilettos-are-a-gen-z-obsession-baby-boomers-approve-7c867f3a?st=h1ina125oh876az&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
#style #fashion #shoes #heels #stilettos

2024-06-15 16:55:01

"Many firearm owners in the United States do not securely store their guns, even when the weapon is kept loaded and there are children in the home, according to a report released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/health/gun-storage-homes-children.html
#PublicHeath #GunViolence #GunSafety #SafeStorage #PrimaryCare #Pediatrics #FamilyMedicine

2024-06-15 15:03:01

"The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it had advised drugmakers to update the Covid vaccines to target the KP.2 strain, a descendant of the highly contagious JN.1 variant that began circulating widely in the U.S. this winter."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-recommends-covid-vaccine-update-target-kp2-strain-rcna157089
#PublicHealth #covid #longcovid #vaccines #immunizations #FDA

2024-06-15 01:23:01

"The Senate on Thursday fell short of the votes needed to move forward on legislation that would protect access to and expand coverage of commonly used fertility treatments, with just two Republicans joining Democrats in support of the legislation.
Interest in protecting access to and demonstrating support for fertility treatments...have skyrocketed following a February Alabama Supreme Court ruling recognizing frozen embryos as unborn children."
https://rollcall.com/2024/06/13/senate-falls-short-on-ivf-vote/
#ReproductiveJustice

2024-06-14 01:23:01

"The move may signal the beginning of a broad turn on the right against IVF, an issue that many evangelicals, anti-abortion advocates and other social conservatives see as the 'pro-life' movement’s next frontier — one they hope will eventually lead to restrictions, or outright bans, on IVF at the state and federal levels."
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/12/ivf-southern-baptist-convention-evangelical-00162994
#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #fertility #IVF

2024-06-13 13:01:37

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It doesn't seem like H5N1 has been able to transmit to and across humans consistently...yet.

2024-06-12 21:57:01

"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden administration over a new federal rule that he says would require states to pay for gender care procedures for transgender people through their Medicaid programs and require health care providers to perform them."
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/11/ken-paxton-sues-biden-transition-race/
#healthcare #lgbtq #transgender #texas

2024-06-12 18:31:01

"A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s new restrictions on gender-affirming treatment for children are unconstitutional, and that Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican lawmakers who supported them were not acting in the interest of public health."
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/11/florida-ban-gender-affirming-care-00162721
#healthcare #lgbtq #transgender #florida

2024-06-11 21:57:01

"Scientists don’t yet know the exact health effects of all those plastic particles — but their concerns are rising. In recent years, research has shown for the first time that humans are breathing, eating and drinking microplastics in much larger quantities than previously thought. And that plastic is burrowing its way into almost every major organ."
🎁: https://wapo.st/3XhRUHq
#PublicHealth #plastics #microplastics #nanoplastics

2024-06-11 16:55:01

"Chemical and manufacturing groups sued the federal government late Monday over a landmark drinking-water standard that would require cleanup of so-called forever chemicals linked to cancer and other health risks."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/climate/pfas-forever-chemicals-lawsuit.html
#PublicHealth #water #PFAS #EPA

2024-06-11 15:03:01

"The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit by more than 200 hospitals that serve low-income populations accusing the federal government of shortchanging them on Medicare funding by about $1.5 billion per year."
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/supreme-court-will-hear-case-claiming-us-underpays-hospitals-serving-needy-2024-06-10/
#healthcare #hospitals #Medicare #SCOTUS

2024-06-11 12:39:09

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@npub14wv…74wz
Thank you for sharing. I think this brings up good points: In these situations, what would be appropriate punishment and penance? I don't know.

2024-06-10 22:47:54

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Got an error message just now!

2024-06-10 16:55:00

"'We have this extraordinary paradox: the institutions, nursing homes and assisted livings who care for the most vulnerable members of our society are some of the most violent in our society,' said Karl Pillemer, a Cornell University gerontologist who has studied resident-to-resident conflict for years."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/health/conflicts-violence-long-term-care.html
#healthcare #NursingHomes #AssistedLiving #aging #violence

2024-06-09 18:31:01

"In 2023, millions of apples were left to rot on the ground on purpose across the country. A combination of money — bumper crops, declining exports, retaliatory tariffs — and ugly fruit (made so by hail) hit farmers hard...In so many other places, the apples were left to rot. It was just good business sense."
https://www.inverse.com/health/food-waste-statistics-in-4-charts
#food #nutrition #FoodWaste