🌎 Discussion: Health And Healthcare III

[Lily Adler]

Bariatric surgeries drop sharply as people turn to Wegovy, Saxenda for weight loss

The demand for bariatric operations dropped sharply last year as use of anti-obesity drugs such as Wegovy surged, study finds.

www.usatoday.com

I will never forgive Wegovy for butchering my favorite song from The Greatest Showman for their commercials.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Texas is slashing $607 million in Medicaid funding from program for students with disabilities

School officials say the state decision to cut federal money likely will hurt their ability to recruit and retain critical staff for students with disabilities.

www.texastribune.org

 

[blueharvest]

Teen with E. coli is battling kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

Kamberlyn Bowler, a high school freshman from Colorado, has been diagnosed with a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of the foodborne pathogen.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

A Texas Woman Died After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care

Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical team said it couldn’t act until the fetal heartbeat stopped.

www.propublica.org

 

[blueharvest]

Firefighters were elated after a federal bill provided them support for cancer. Then came ‘a slap in the face’

A 2022 law gave wildland firefighters with ‘presumptive cancer coverage’, but the list of ailments left out a range of cancers affecting women

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Mike Johnson promises ‘massive’ healthcare changes if Trump wins

House speaker’s comments could help Kamala Harris who outpolls Trump on healthcare in battleground states

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Patients have paid over $1 million for contraception care that should be free

A Scripps News investigation found thousands of women were billed for a variety of birth control and related services that should have been free.

www.scrippsnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Patients have paid over $1 million for contraception care that should be free

A Scripps News investigation found thousands of women were billed for a variety of birth control and related services that should have been free.

www.scrippsnews.com

Nice.

 

[blueharvest]

Parents are putting more trust into ChatGPT than actual doctors, study finds

Researchers at the University of Kansas said the findings were ‘surprising’ and that they were concerned about incorrect information generated by the chatbot

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

Baby powder potentially laced with asbestos now under recall in 35 states

The asbestos was found following routine sampling

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

A new dental scam is to pull healthy teeth to sell you expensive fake ones

It turns out you may not have needed those implants after all.

arstechnica.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms

It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban.

www.propublica.org

Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works

Texas hospital patients will be asked if they’re in the U.S. legally starting Friday. The new policy stems from an order by Republican Gov.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

‘It’s like collective daydreaming’: the giant study showing how dancing affects our brains

Dancers and audiences are being fitted with electrode caps as part of a massive neurological study into how we respond to live performance – and the findings go far beyond what was first imagined

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

As hospitals struggle with IV fluid shortage, NC plant restarts production

The initial batches will be shipped in late November at the earliest.

arstechnica.com

 

[blueharvest]

Idaho health district abandons COVID shots amid flood of anti-vaccine nonsense

Prominent anti-vaccine figures convinced the district not to offer COVID shots at all.

arstechnica.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Texas Teen Suffering Miscarriage Dies Days After Baby Shower Due to Abortion Ban as Mom Begs Doctors to 'Do Something'

Nevaeh Crain, 18, died after three emergency room visits without proper medical care during a miscarriage. The teen was six months pregnant and doctors said they couldn’t intervene until confirming “fetal demise” due to the Texas abortion ban.

people.com

 

[blueharvest]

‘Ghost network’ of US healthcare providers amounts to fraud, lawsuit says

New lawsuit finds ‘staggering’ cases of people struggling to find mental health care coinciding with mental health crisis

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

‘Ghost network’ of US healthcare providers amounts to fraud, lawsuit says

New lawsuit finds ‘staggering’ cases of people struggling to find mental health care coinciding with mental health crisis

www.theguardian.com

I don't get why mental health care isn't covered by most insurers. Therapy is cheaper than mass slaughter.

 

[blueharvest]

Donald Trump returns to the presidency with big ambitions to shake up health care

Trump promised to shake up public health institutions, reshape federal health programs, and slash high costs.

www.statnews.com

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

I hope you won't lose the ACA.

 

[blueharvest]

I hope you won't lose the ACA.

We probably will. Trump tried his best to get rid of it every year he was in the White House before.

 

[squeekness]

Donald Trump returns to the presidency with big ambitions to shake up health care

Trump promised to shake up public health institutions, reshape federal health programs, and slash high costs.

www.statnews.com

Dumping all the poor off the rolls will do that.