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The trump regime's latest FDA schemes are not about healthy eating or healthy living. It's all about spreading disinformation and marketing junk food as less junky.
Jake Scott - "It’s performative, hollow, and entirely industry-serving. Meanwhile, actual public health crises - obesity, diabetes, food insecurity - go unaddressed."
Nutzen und Sicherheit einer Embolisation der Prostataarterien – News – Deutsches Ärzteblatt - Deutschland
Cáceres – Patienten mit einem Prostatakarzinom könnten möglicherweise von einer Prostata-Arterienembolisation (PAE) profitieren – auch als ChemoembolisationDeutschland
RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization
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Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could drive drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots, experts say.
“If (Kennedy’s) unstated goal is to basically destroy the vaccine industry, that could do it.”
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#News #Health #Vaccines #RFKJr #Children #Medicine #PublicHealth
RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccines.ProPublica
Trump’s new spending law could leave 17 million more Americans without health insurance by 2034.
Medicaid cuts, expiring ACA subsidies and new work rules mean:
✅ Less coverage
✅ Higher costs
✅ More chaos for hospitals
✅ Rural hospitals going broke
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#news #health #medicaid
How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034
The biggest changes will be to the Medicaid program, which currently covers more than 78 million people. And Congress may cut health care spending further.The Conversation
New today: People living near a power plant experience an 11 percent increase in asthma rates, a 15 percent increase in acute respiratory infections, and a 17 percent increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. texasobserver.org/abilene-texa…
#health #AI #ElonMusk #news #politics #USpol #Texas #NorthTexas #pollution #tech
In Abilene, Stargate Project Puts AI Boom Ahead of Human Health
The first data center for a $500-billion artificial intelligence project arrives in small-town Texas, alongside a potentially harmful natural gas plant.Aditya Panangat (The Texas Observer)
A resident of northern #Arizona has died from Pneumonic Plague.
#Plague is rare to humans, w/ on avg ~7 cases reported annually in the #US, most of them in the western states, acc/to federal #health ofcls.
The death in #CoconinoCounty, which includes #Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local ofcls said. Further details including the identify of the victim were not released.
#PublicHealth #Science #Medicine #HHS #RFKJr #Trump
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Exercising in wildlife smoke can impair blood vessel and nervous system function, even in healthy people.
We had an exercise scientist explain how fine particles from smoke enter your bloodstream, trigger inflammation and raise long-term #health risks: theconversation.com/wildfire-s…
Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk
Factors like your health status and how hard you exercise can help gauge the risk of wildfire smoke exposure.The Conversation
I would like to recommend this movie to you which on the surface is a fantasy horror movie but I like the hidden ethics where it's about the pharmaceutical industry and who has access to medicine: themoviedb.org/movie/1153714-d…
#movie #Hollywood #entertainment #BIGpharma #medicine #ethics #fantasy #horror #unicorn #economy #capitalism #money #finance #moral #cinema #politics #health
Death of a Unicorn
Vader Elliot en zijn dochter Ridley rijden per ongeluk een eenhoorn aan op weg naar het afgelegen landgoed van Elliots steenrijke baas.The Movie Database
Exercising in wildlife smoke can impair blood vessel and nervous system function, even in healthy people.
We had an exercise scientist explain how fine particles from smoke enter your bloodstream, trigger inflammation and raise long-term #health risks: theconversation.com/wildfire-s…
Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk
Factors like your health status and how hard you exercise can help gauge the risk of wildfire smoke exposure.The Conversation
Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight
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After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detailed accounting of their expenses.
“Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, first ever rapid study finds”
- 1500 excess deaths in 12 cities
- possibly tens of thousands across Europe
- 88% of deaths over 65 yrs old
- but young should not think they’re invulnerable!
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#Heat #Heatwave #Europe #EU #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScience #Science #Health
Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, first ever rapid study finds
A ‘silent killer’, the June to July heatwave is estimated to have claimed many more lives than the Valencia floods last year.Lottie Limb (Euronews.com)
A breast cancer vaccine has completed Phase one trials, with more than 75 percent of the 35 participants showing a strong immune response. The shot is aimed a preventing and treating triple-negative breast cancer, the deadliest form, and targets a milk protein. Side effects were limited to mild injection-site irritation. Here's more from @Independent.
#Science #Health #Cancer #Research #BreastCancer
Breast cancer vaccine breakthrough as more than 75% of women show immune response in new test
A breast cancer vaccine targeting a key protein showed strong immune responses in over 75 percent of its trial participants, offering hope to eradicate the disease by 2030.Erin Keller (The Independent)
The American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and several other major medical organizations are suing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy over vaccines. Also listed as a plaintiff is an anonymous pregnant woman who lives in Massachusetts, where the suit was filed, and who says she was unable to get a COVID-19 vaccination after Kennedy changed the recommendations. Dr. Jason Goldman, president of the American College of Physicians, which is also involved with the suit, said during a briefing on the matter that adults who come to his practice are “hesitant” about vaccines. “They are not trusting the system anymore, and this is a direct impact on the health of our patients, because if they don’t get vaccinated, they can get sicker, they can end up hospitalized or even die."
#Health #Medicine #Science #Vaccines #RFKJr. #RobertFKennedy #HealthSecretary #COVID
RFK Jr. sued by pediatricians, other medical groups over Covid vaccines
Several major medical organizations are suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over removing a recommendation for pregnant women and children to get a Covid shot.Erika Edwards (NBC News)
#PlannedParenthood sued the #Trump admin on Monday over a provision in Trump's #OneBigBeautifulBill that would prevent its #health centers from receiving #Medicaid reimbursements.
…Late on Monday afternoon, US District Judge Indira Talwani temporarily blocked enforcement of the #law against Planned Parenthood, & ordered #HHS to file any opposition to a longer-lasting injunction by July 14.
With deep job cuts at the FDA, inspectors say the ongoing strain could compromise policing an industry spread across more than 90 countries.
“Things will be missed, we are going to have a lot less safe drugs,” a former inspector said.
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#News #FDA #Drugs #Safety #Health #Medicine #Government
FDA Cuts Will Limit Scrutiny of Troubled Foreign Drug Factories, Inspectors Say
Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangerous manufacturing practices.ProPublica
Fake #health information – whether shared unknowingly and innocently, or deliberately to mislead or cause harm – can be far more captivating than accurate information.
theconversation.com/why-we-fal…
Why we fall for fake health information – and how it spreads faster than facts
If the health content you see on social media sounds too good to be true, it’s very likely false – but there are ways to check it out before sharing.The Conversation
⚠️ 🚨 Health Alert-Wildfire Smoke⚠️
Be aware:
Breathing wildfire smoke?
At any level, it is Not Safe !
Read this is link and download the PDF
Link here: canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/do…
#Canada #Health #EU #USA
#Afria #SouthAmerica
#Australia #NZ
Imagine if the isolation of pandemic lockdowns never ended.
That’s daily life for many people with serious mental illness, not because they want to be alone, but because communities exclude them.
A psychologist explains how building more inclusive workplaces, schools and faith groups is good for everyone’s #health.
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Philadelphians with mental illness want to work, pray, date and socialize just like everyone else – here’s how creating more inclusive communities is good for public health
Creating inclusive communities means not just offering services to people with serious mental illness, but changing negative beliefs and behaviors toward them.The Conversation
FFS — RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn #Health #USPol #HHS #RFKjr #BirdFlu via Live Science
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RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms. Health experts warn it could lead to a new pandemic.Ben Turner (Live Science)
It's called the itch-scratch cycle: when you scratch, it causes more inflammation, which makes you feel itchy.
theconversation.com/an-itching…
#science #health
An itching paradox – a molecule that triggers the urge to scratch also turns down inflammation in the skin
Itch-sensing neurons in your skin are intertwined with your immune cells. Counterintuitively, the molecule that connects them triggers responses that both worsen and improve skin conditions.The Conversation
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
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A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
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#News #Texas #Women #Health #Hospital #Pregnancy #Abortion #Medicine
#SCOTUS tosses rulings that favored #transgender people
The #US #SupremeCourt threw out on Monday judicial decisions that favored transgender people in cases from #NorthCarolina, #WestVirginia, #Idaho & #Oklahoma, including in legal challenges to #state #health #insurance programs that deny coverage for patients seeking gender-affirming #medical #treatment.
#law #hate #discrimination #bigotry #LGBTQ #ActivistCourt
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“ProPublica’s reporting revealed these cancelled contracts were delivering essential services … and exposed the cruel and dumb AI formulas DOGE bros used to cancel contracts,” Sen. Blumenthal said. “Veterans and all Americans deserve transparency.”
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#DOGE #Veterans #AI #Health #Government #Technology #Journalism #Transparency
Senators Demand Investigation of DOGE’s AI-Driven VA Cuts, Cite ProPublica Reporting
The senators are calling for a federal watchdog to investigate the Trump administration’s killing of hundreds of VA contracts. Among their concerns: ProPublica revealed DOGE used artificial intelligence to mark contracts as “munchable.”ProPublica
MYTH: Sunscreen prevents melanoma in everyone.
FACT: Most melanomas in Black people aren’t caused by the sun — and sunscreen won’t help.
A dermatologist explains:
theconversation.com/its-a-myth…
#health #summer #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon
It’s a myth that sunscreen prevents melanoma in people of color – a dermatologist explains
While sunscreen has the potential to reduce skin cancer for light-skinned people, it has never been shown to do the same for Black people. Yet that distinction is lacking in public health messaging.The Conversation
RFK Jr. is spreading false claims about vaccines.
A physician who curates an open database of hundreds of vaccine studies covering millions of people sets the record straight:
theconversation.com/im-a-physi…
I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong
The health secretary has made many inaccurate statements about vaccines. But the science is clear that vaccines have dramatically reduced childhood illness, disability and death.The Conversation
Cavities are common but preventable.
Research shows school #fluoride programs slash tooth decay by up to 32%. Simple, effective and a game changer for kids’ oral #health.
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More than half of US teens have had at least one cavity, but fluoride programs in schools help prevent them – new research
Fluoride varnish, easily and quickly applied to a child’s teeth, is an affordable and effective way to help prevent cavities.The Conversation
In the time before widespread #vaccination, #death often came early.
Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of #children & leaving others w/lifelong #health problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly 1 in 5 children in 1900 never made it to their 5th birthday.
#Trump #RFKJr #PublicHealth #USpol #policy #science #medicine #vaccines #ConspiracyTheories #AntiVax #eugenics
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Hot take: Heat waves might literally be aging your DNA.
Researchers found that people in hotter regions show faster biological aging, even after accounting for lifestyle differences.
theconversation.com/extreme-he…
#health #summer #heatwave
Extreme heat silently accelerates aging on a molecular level
People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.The Conversation
There's no solid evidence that thimerosal harms children. It was removed from almost all vaccines more than 20 years ago out of an abundance of caution, but RFK Jr.'s hand-picked vaccine advisory committee is looking into it.
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#health #news #vaccines #USPoltics
A preservative removed from childhood vaccines 20 years ago is still causing controversy today − a drug safety expert explains
There’s no solid evidence that thimerosal harms children. RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine advisory committee voted against using it in the one type of flu vaccine where it is still used.The Conversation
#Ransomware #attack contributed to #patient’s #death, says #Britain’s #NHS
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#cybersecurity #security #technology #fail #problem #health #hospital #UK #fail #news
Ransomware attack contributed to patient’s death, says Britain’s NHS
A cybercrime group's attack against a London-based pathology service last year was one of the "contributing factors" in the death of a patient, U.K. officials said.Alexander Martin (The Record)
An anti-vaccine activist gave a presentation at the CDC's vaccine advisory committee today about the supposed risks of thimerosal. Lynn Redwood, a nurse practitioner who is president emerita of Children's Health Defense, claimed that the preservative is linked to brain inflammation, which she said was "one of the hallmarks we see in autism." Any association between thimerosal and autism has been widely debunked. Nevertheless, after her presentation, the committee voted 5-1 to recommend that children, adults and pregnant people get thimerosal-free flu vaccines. Here's NBC News's story about it. At the second link, find @TheConversationUS's story by a pharmacist and drug safety expert.
#Health #Science #Vaccines #AntiVaxx #Thimerosal #Pharmaceuticals #Vaccination
Anti-vaccine activist presents data to RFK Jr.'s reshaped CDC advisory panel
A longtime anti-vaccine activist gave a presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee meeting Thursday about an issue that has long been considered settled scienceAria Bendix (NBC News)
#RFKJr #CDC #vaccine advisory committee recommends against #flu #vaccines
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (#ACIP), made up of members recently hand-selected by #HHS Secy Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted 5-1 on Thurs to recommend against #FluBaccines containing the preservative #thimerosal.
One committee member, Vicky Pebsworth, abstained on each vote.
#Trump #USpol #law #health #PublicHealth #policy #science #medicine #AntiVax #ConspiracyTheories #eugenics
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CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal
Opponents worry the decision will reduce access and fuel skepticism.Mary Kekatos (ABC News)
U.S. is pulling funding from Gavi, global group that has paid for more than a billion kids to get vaccinated
LONDON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the country is pulling its support from…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #Entertainment #health #sports #unitedstatesofamerica
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U.S. is pulling funding from Gavi, global group that has paid for more than a billion kids to get vaccinated
LONDON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the country is pulling its support from the vaccines alliance Gavi, saying the organization hasEUROPE SAYS
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Cuz #poor people don’t have #rights. Especially if they are #women.
#SCOTUS upholds #SouthCarolina’s ban on #Medicaid funds for #PlannedParenthood
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed SC to bar Planned Parenthood's access to federal Medicaid funding for NON-abortion services. The decision allows states to #ban the org from getting Medicaid reimbursements for #cancer screenings & other care not related to #abortion.
#law #health #insurance #ActivistCourt
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Senators Demand Investigation Into Canceled VA Contracts, Citing “Damning Reporting From ProPublica”
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The senators are calling for a federal watchdog to investigate the Trump administration’s killing of hundreds of VA contracts. Among their concerns: ProPublica revealed DOGE used artificial intelligence to mark contracts as “munchable.”
propublica.org/article/doge-ve…
#News #DOGE #Veterans #AI #Health #Government #Technology
