🌎 Discussion: Health And Healthcare III

[MagnarTheGreat]

Why Water Beads Are Actually Dangerous for Kids

Former sensory favorite water beads are now considered unsafe. Super absorbent water beads can be inhaled or swallowed and cause serious injury or death. There are safer alternatives for entertaining kids with sensory bins and activities.

lifehacker.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

FDA approves the first genetic treatments for human illness​

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/08/1217123089/fda-approves-first-gene-editing-treatments-for-human-illness

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

FDA approves the first genetic treatments for human illness​

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/08/1217123089/fda-approves-first-gene-editing-treatments-for-human-illness

This is great news for a lot of people.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Orthodontic company SmileDirectClub shuts down

SmileDirectClub, the telehealth company that sold teeth alignment devices to customers by mail, has officially shut down.

scrippsnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Chronic fatigue affects far more Americans than previously thought

The CDC says the debilitating disease affects millions of Americans and there is no known cure for the syndrome.

www.usatoday.com

 

[squeekness]

Chronic fatigue affects far more Americans than previously thought

The CDC says the debilitating disease affects millions of Americans and there is no known cure for the syndrome.

www.usatoday.com

Tinfoil in cooking, forever chemicals in our water, pesticides, smoke....pick one. I have no doubt we are doing it to ourselves.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

As you shop, it's key to know concerning chemicals in some clothing

As you shop, it's key to understand some concerning chemicals that may be found in some of the clothing sold by many popular brands. A series of recent headlines have highlighted a list of possibly dangerous forever chemicals in fabrics. Here's what to know:

scrippsnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

After Dobbs, doctors say more people are turning to permanent contraception

In states where abortion was restricted following the fall of Roe v. Wade, a growing number of people are seeking permanent contraception.

www.iowapublicradio.org

 

[InCali]

FDA approves the first genetic treatments for human illness​

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/08/1217123089/fda-approves-first-gene-editing-treatments-for-human-illness

I read about this. It said the treatment would cost each person $2.2M, but some insurance companies would pay for some of it.

EF that. Life saving care shouldn't be predicated on ability to pay.

 

[squeekness]

After Dobbs, doctors say more people are turning to permanent contraception

In states where abortion was restricted following the fall of Roe v. Wade, a growing number of people are seeking permanent contraception.

www.iowapublicradio.org

I don't blame them one bit.

 

[squeekness]

I read about this. It said the treatment would cost each person $2.2M, but some insurance companies would pay for some of it.

EF that. Life saving care shouldn't be predicated on ability to pay.

I'd like to think that eventually the cost of this will come down. Hopefully.

 

[blueharvest]

I'd like to think that eventually the cost of this will come down. Hopefully.

Not if Insurance Companies have anything to say about it.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

After Dobbs, doctors say more people are turning to permanent contraception

In states where abortion was restricted following the fall of Roe v. Wade, a growing number of people are seeking permanent contraception.

www.iowapublicradio.org

"Banning abortion and contraception will force women to have children".

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds​

The revelation could shape the debate over Americans’ health privacy as states move to criminalize abortion and drugs related to reproductive health

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/12/pharmacy-records-police-privacy-abortion/

The nation’s largest pharmacy chains have handed over Americans’ prescription records to police and government investigators without a warrant, a congressional investigation found, raising concerns about threats to medical privacy.

Though some of the chains require their lawyers to review law enforcement requests, three of the largest — CVS Health, Kroger and Rite Aid, with a combined 60,000 locations nationwide — said they allow pharmacy staff members to hand over customers’ medical records in the store.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Every homeopathic eye drop should be pulled off the market, FDA says

Eye drops are uniquely risky because the eye is an immune-privileged site.

arstechnica.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

How loneliness and isolation has spurred incels to cause harm in the real world​

A new documentary delves into the secret world of incels and shows how people can spiral outside of reality

https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-passionate-eye/how-loneliness-and-isolation-has-spurred-incels-to-cause-harm-in-the-real-world-1.7048226

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Pedestrians, already dying at record levels, now face Elon Musk’s Cybertruck

The size and acceleration of the truck adds to a trend that safety advocates say has made accidents more lethal.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[squeekness]

49 bucks for an e-mail? Greedy buggers!

 

[Teelie]

That should be a crime.

 

[squeekness]

Maybe doctors are getting pestered by whiney patients so they are trying to discourage people from abusing the privilege? Other than that there is no good excuse for it.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ancestry, 23&Me and when genetic screening gifts aren't fun anymore

Everyone signing up for genealogical programs should weigh some options before clicking submit. People may not love what they find.

www.usatoday.com

 

[squeekness]

Ancestry, 23&Me and when genetic screening gifts aren't fun anymore

Everyone signing up for genealogical programs should weigh some options before clicking submit. People may not love what they find.

www.usatoday.com

Your criminal relatives won't like it, either lol. Forensic genealogy is taking the fun out of serial murder.