🌎 Discussion: Health And Healthcare III

[squeekness]

Some OB-GYNs aren't getting abortion training, report finds, while pregnancy complications are on the rise

House Democrats, in a monthslong investigation, interviewed leaders of OB-GYN residency programs and found worrisome effects of abortion restrictions.

www.nbcnews.com

Seems to me they should get it if only to care for the increase of botched alley way abortions that are sure to increase by now.

 

[blueharvest]

Second-largest Medicare Advantage insurer prepares to lose over 200K people

Louisville-based Humana said it expects to lose the patients as it limits benefits available and leaves several markets in 2025.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

Fifth of medicines in Africa may be sub-par or fake, research finds

Analysis suggests extent of problem UN estimates is causing 500,000 deaths a year in sub-Saharan region

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Hillary Clinton: Single-payer health care will "never, ever" happen

The Democratic candidate stresses to Iowa voters that Bernie Sanders' health care plan is unrealistic

www.cbsnews.com

It's rhetoric like this that makes Obama's comment about a soulless campaign more obvious.

 

[blueharvest]

Bird flu warning as blowflies found carrying the virus

Blowflies have been identified as carriers of bird flu in Japan, suggesting a new transmission route for the virus.

www.newsweek.com

 

[squeekness]

Bird flu warning as blowflies found carrying the virus

Blowflies have been identified as carriers of bird flu in Japan, suggesting a new transmission route for the virus.

www.newsweek.com

It just gets better, doesn't it?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

Deadly rat-borne virus spreading in US—What are the signs?

Four people have died from the disease in the U.S. since the start of 2024.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics From Your Drinking Water

Tiny fragments of microplastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, significantly through our food and drink.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Mpox outbreak puts Africa on brink of official public health emergency

African disease control centre urges ‘collective and collaborative approach’ after cases rise by 160% year on year

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

I've noticed my vet bills getting higher, too. I think my office got bought out a couple of years ago.

 

[Lily Adler]

I've noticed my vet bills getting higher, too. I think my office got bought out a couple of years ago.

Now you know.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Unsafe ingredients may enter US foods via FDA "loophole," scientists warn

Studies show that FDA policies allow companies to self-regulate potentially harmful additives.

www.newsweek.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

Popular artificial sweeter linked to blood clots and heart disease, study says

A Cleveland Clinic study linked the sugar substitute erythritol to increased risk of blood clots. Sugar did not have the same effect.

www.usatoday.com

 

[squeekness]

Unsafe ingredients may enter US foods via FDA "loophole," scientists warn

Studies show that FDA policies allow companies to self-regulate potentially harmful additives.

www.newsweek.com

Why have a FDA if they can't do their jobs?

 

[blueharvest]

Scientists hail ‘smart’ insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time

Exclusive: People with type 1 diabetes may in future only need to give themselves insulin once a week, say experts

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

Sounds like we know what the next infrastructure bill should cover.

 

[Lily Adler]

A lot of pedos are going to get away with it in Idaho.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law

More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022.

apnews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

I've been seriously debating on combining abortion with this thread...