Whee! Perfect timing for bird flu! We have the most competent federal government and CDC now! /s

ABC News: 1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before

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#birdflu #health #disease

1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before

The patient is an older adult with underlying health conditions.

^{Mary Kekatos (ABC News)}

Thank you my friends for all your well wishes!

My bride is home and I've fed her my home made pizza for dinner. A massive improvement from hospital food!

It was actually a young nurse who connected the dots to determine that what was mimicking a stroke was actually her atrophying pancreas pumping out too much insulin, and she was on Metforman for another health issue and it was tanking her blood sugar!

Monday will have us finding a specialist to deal with the pancreas issue! #health

#health #COP30

If our planet were a patient, it would be admitted to intensive care. Its vital signs are alarming. It is running a high fever, with average global temperatures increasing year after year. Its lung capacity is compromised, with the destruction of forests that absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. & many of the earth's water sources - its lifeblood - are contaminated. Most concerning of all, its condition is deteriorating
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#ChangementClimatique #climate

This week's comic is about how easily conventional wisdom gets turned on its head by bad faith actors, especially in a media environment lacking responsible editors.

#health #science #food #consumers #media #disinformation

As they should, #Democrats hold out for #healthcare talks as Thune says 'time is now' to reopen government

Senate Majority Leader John Thune asked Democrats on Friday to “end these weeks of misery” without offering anything in return, which is the way of democratic government: compromise.

Dems pledged to vote against reopening the government until #Trump & #Republicans negotiate with them on an extension of #health #care benefits.

#RepublicansDontGiveAShitAboutYoy
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Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.

“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.
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#News #FDA #Food #Safety #Health #PublicHealth #Trump #Data #Research

Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts

The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fruit.

^{andrea.wise@propublica.org (ProPublica)}

Projection

#Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by #Democrats seeking #healthcare for the people

The government #shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as #Republicans continue to refuse to negotiate with #Democrats. Millions of people could lose #FoodAid benefits, #health #care subsidies are set to expire & there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it.

#PublicDisservice
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"The trump administration is moving to undercut state-level efforts to wipe medical debt from Americans’ credit reports, just as millions across the country are facing massive healthcare premium increases stemming from congressional Republicans’ refusal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies."

Sick!

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#UsPol #Health
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Trump CFPB Moves to Bar States From Wiping Medical Debt Off Credit Reports

One consumer advocate said the effort adds "salt to the wound" as tens of millions of people face healthcare premium spikes that are likely to worsen the nation's medical debt crisis.

^{jake-johnson (Common Dreams)}

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Electric vehicles could save thousands of lives by reducing pollution, new study finds
Electrifying 30 per cent of cars in Chicago could save $10 billion US annually, improve health

#Chicago #USA #Environment

#EV #Health

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It’s #apple time! A paradise of colours in regions with traditional #Streuobstwiesen, a very special form of #meadow #orchards meanwhile becoming rare in Europe. And I had to experience a culture clash of people who are afraid of #nature because they think it is dirty and dangerous:
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#reconnectWithNature #apples #gardening #newsletter #soil #health #taste #food #farmLife #culturalHeritage #alienation #natureDeficit #ecoPsychology

The Apple Culture Clash

It’s apple time! A paradise of colours in regions with traditional “Streuobstwiesen”, a very special form of meadow orchards now becoming rare in Europe. In earlier…

^Steady

"The man’s mental faculties are crumbling like blue cheese, and major media need to write prominent stories about this alarming problem – not just stick a sentence into the 14th paragraph of a news story."

~ Mark Jacob

#Trump #MentalAcuity #MentalDecline #dementia #health #media #sanewashing
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Media must cover — not cover up — Trump’s unfitness

The president benefits from the failure to focus on his broken brain

^{Mark Jacob (Stop the Presses)}

Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight
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Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.
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#News #Congress #Senate #Law #FDA #Drugs #Safety #Health #PublicHealth

Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight

^ProPublica

“cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting an immunotherapy treatment for advanced forms of lung cancer or melanoma lived significantly longer than those who didn’t get the vaccine”

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#vaccines #vaccination #cancer #melanoma #skincancer #health #science #medicine

Study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer - UF Health

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived…

^ufhealth.org

Does a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease already exist? Researchers have recently discovered more about how the disease spreads and a cancer drug that has proven effective on mice. More from @ScienceAlert:

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#Science #Health #Disease #Humans #Parkinsons

Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Have an FDA-Approved Treatment Already : ScienceAlert

Researchers have discovered how a surface protein on brain cells, called Aplp1, can play a role in spreading material responsible for Parkinson's disease from cell to cell in the brain.

^{Rebecca Dyer (ScienceAlert)}

Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.
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The agency’s decision to conceal drug names on inspection reports has prevented doctors, pharmacists and patients from knowing whether medications made overseas are tainted by manufacturing failures that could make them ineffective or unsafe.
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#News #FDA #Medicine #Health #Safety #Drugs #Manufacturing

The FDA Is Hiding the Names of Drugs Made in Contaminated Factories

^ProPublica

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to double the size of the ICE workforce, but there's a problem with that. More than one-third of new applicants has failed the agency's personal fitness test, which comprises 15 push-ups, 32 sit-ups and a 1.5-mile run in 14 minutes. An email from ICE headquarters to top officials described the new wave of candidates as "athletically allergic." Here's more from @TheAtlantic.

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#USImmigration #ICE #USNews #TrumpAdministration #Health #Fitness

ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits

Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.

^{Nick Miroff (The Atlantic)}

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.

propublica.org/article/idaho-v…

#News #USPolitics #Idaho #Vaccines #Health

How the Idaho Medical Freedom Act Set a Precedent for Vaccine Mandate Bans in the U.S.

^ProPublica

There's way more lead in plant protein products than in milk protein, dangerous levels. The reason is that if you feed plants to a cow and then milk it, the lead stays in the cow.

medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10…

#health #diet

Why high levels of lead are found in plant-based protein powders and many brands of cinnamon

It's no surprise to Northeastern food policy expert Darin Detwiler that high levels of lead are being found in both protein powders and bottles of cinnamon.

^{Cynthia McCormick Hibbert (Medical Xpress)}

"California will start selling low-cost insulin in January, becoming the first state in the nation to bypass Big Pharma with its own supply of the expensive diabetes drug and marking a notable win in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to rein in health care costs with state-branded drugs.

They will come with a suggested price for consumers of no more than $55 for a pack of five ($11 per pen) – a significant discount from current prices."

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#UsPol #Health
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Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Thursday that the health situation in Gaza remains extremely critical, noting that the ceasefire has not been accompanied by the opening of crossings or the delivery of humanitarian aid.

In a statement, MSF said it has seen no improvement in its ability to bring in aid, citing the same obstacles that have blocked assistance.

#MSF #Health #Catastrophe #Healthcare #Genocide #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #StopIsrael #SanctionIsrael #BoycottIsrael

@palestine