Drugs like Ozempic are very effective at helping people lose weight. But will the weight come back after they stop taking them? Yes, for most people, it will. Science Alert looks into whether these medications are just another (expensive) form of yo-yo dieting. https://flip.it/.7L1q2
#Science #Health #Dieting #WeightLoss #Ozempic
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A #Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly.
#Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.
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Cigna tracks every minute that its staff #doctors spend deciding whether to pay for #HealthCare.
Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.
No need to fear #menopause #HormoneDrugs
>2 decades ago, the shocking results of a major women’s #health study challenged the safety of menopause #hormone medication, & overnight, millions of #women & their #doctors abandoned the drugs….
Now, a long-term follow-up of the #WomensHealth Initiative (WHI)…found that for many younger menopausal women—under 60—the benefits…outweigh the risks for short-term treatment of symptoms, incl’g hot flashes & night sweats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/05/01/menopause-hormones-hrt-safety-whi/
Another mRNA #vaccine win:
Scientists have developed a cancer vaccine that can deliver treatments more effectively in people who have brain cancer and teach their immune systems to fight back. They’ve tested it successfully in four people now, and are moving on to more testing.
https://theconversation.com/brain-cancer-in-children-is-notoriously-hard-to-treat-a-new-mrna-cancer-vaccine-triggers-an-attack-from-within-228666
#health #science #vaccine #cancer
Chronic asthma could be caused by cell overcrowding in the airways.
Science News reports: "A glitch in the mechanical process that drives normal turnover of epithelial cells lining the lungs could be to blame. ... Better understanding of this physical force underpinning chronic asthma attacks might lead to new ways of combating the disease."
#Women are still being charged for #contraception even though federal #law dictates it should be free. The chair of the #Senate #health cmte wants a govt watchdog to investigate why.
Under the #ACA, health plans are required to provide #BirthControl to patients as a #preventive. Repeated probes have found that plans flout the law & #patients are asked to pay, Sen #BernieSanders said in a letter being sent Mon to the Govt #Accountability Office.
#ReproductiveRights
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/06/17/birth-control-free-sanders/
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i was told i was gonna hit a wall of fatigue sometime after the 2nd or 3rd week after finishing treatment. am glad to be alive and on my way to recovery but this sucks ass.
we need #UBI as part of health care. nobody should have to be precariously unemployed during a situation like this.
anybody having to go to a job during or after #cancer treatment is lying if they say they can handle it.
this is not bullshit. to be forced to work thru a #health crisis is eugenics.
Why #scientists fear a second #Trump term, & what they are doing about it
Several #FederalAgencies are working to safeguard #research, including #ClimateScience
When the union repping ~½ of #EPA employees approved a new contract w/the federal govt this month, it included an unusual provision that had nothing to do w/pay, benefits or workplace flexibility: protections from #political meddling into their work.
#Science #Climate #Health
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/06/12/trump-federal-scientists-climate-environment/
A white-tailed eagle in Hokkaido that was infected with bird flu has been successfully treated with a human antiviral drug and released back into the wild, marking a world-first recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/science-health/japan-bird-flu-treatment/ #japan #sciencehealth #birdblu #birds #endangered #hokkaido #medicine #health #environmentministry
#SCOTUS retains full #access to key #AbortionMedication #mifepristone
The #SupremeCourt on Thurs refused to limit access to a widely used #abortion #medication, rejecting a challenge from #antiabortion doctors 2 years after the court’s #conservative majority overturned #RoeVWade on procedural grounds.
#law #ReproductiveRights #FDA #medicine #medical #health #WomensHealth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/13/supreme-court-abortion-pill-ruling-mifepristone/
“Of all people, you have a #disability so you can relate, I hope.”
Out today from Austin Free Press: Disability rights activists protested outside the Governor's Mansion, for the "liberation" of more people from institutions, marking the anniversary of a key #SCOTUS decision:
https://austinfreepress.org/wheres-abbott-austin-disability-activists-picket-one-of-their-own-at-governors-mansion/
#news #politics #activism #health #HumanRights #disabled #protest #GregAbbott #USpol #politics #law #CivilRights
Whatever gripes we may have about publicly funded health care, privatization sure as hell isn’t the answer.
#health #healthcare
The #UnitedStates #SurgeonGeneral, Dr. #VivekMurthy, announced on Mon that he would push for #WarningLabels on #SocialMedia platforms advising #parents that using the platforms might damage #adolescents’ #MentalHealth.
Warning labels —like on tobacco & alcohol— are one of the most powerful tools available to the nation’s top #health ofcl, but…requires approval by #Congress.
#law #PublicHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/health/surgeon-general-social-media-warning-label.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
When #Therapists Lose Their Licenses, Some Turn to the Unregulated Life Coaching Industry Instead
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Despite past misconduct, some former therapists have continued their careers as life coaches.
Now, after a high-profile conviction in #Utah, legislators are asking whether it’s time for more oversight.
#Health #HealthCare #MentalHealth #News #LifeCoach #Therapy
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-therapists-life-coaches-regulation
Sen #MarkKelly & fmr Rep #GabbyGiffords on Their #IVF Journey: '#Freedom to Start a #Family Is Under #Threat'
In an exclusive essay for PEOPLE, the married #Arizona lawmakers share how a #gunman stole their dreams of having a child together — & why they fear politicians will do the same to other #families
#ReproductiveRights #ReproductiveHealth #FamilyPlanning #WomensHealth #Health #PublicHealth #GunControl #law #SCOTUS
https://people.com/mark-kelly-gabby-giffords-ivf-reproductive-freedom-exclusive-essay-8664641
American nurse Clara Maass was born #OTD in 1876.
In 1900, the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission, led by Dr. Walter Reed, was established to investigate the transmission of yellow fever. Maass volunteered to participate in the commission’s experiments, which involved being deliberately bitten by mosquitoes that had previously fed on yellow fever patients. She did this in the hope of advancing medical knowledge and finding a way to prevent the disease.
#Missouri Outlawed #Abortion, and Now It’s Funding an Anti-Abortion Group That Works in Other States
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With millions in expanded #tax credits and direct state funding going to anti-abortion groups, the nonprofit Coalition Life has expanded its operations beyond Missouri and into states where the procedure is still legal.
pls donate to my friend's link :
#gaza #emergency #urgent #gofundme #fundraiser #fund #donate #health #help #mastodon #savegaza #freegaza #freedom #international #hero #activism
Hey my A1C test just came back, whatever that is, and it looks normal.
Sweetness in the blood? I celebrated with 2 popsicles.
Several other tests I guess are happening.
Pretty cool how they ding on your phone when the results are in.
Bonkers:
#RFKJr sought job in a #Trump White House as he weighed endorsing Trump
The *independent* [insane] candidate suggested being given a senior job overseeing a portfolio of #health & #medical issues [can you even imagine?], an idea that [even] the Trump campaign rejected.
#Harris2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisForPresident
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/22/rfk-jr-floated-job-trump-white-house-he-weighed-endorsing-trump/
As someone who carries an EpiPen (but has never had to use it) due to an anaphylactic reaction to some unidentified food, I was super interested to read this news of a nasal spray alternative which just got approved.
https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/09/allergic-reaction-epipen-alternative-nasal-spray-fda-approval/
Brazilian physician, bacteriologist and epidemiologist Oswaldo Cruz was born #OTD in 1872.
He was the founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute. He led a successful campaign to eradicate yellow fever from Rio de Janeiro by focusing on mosquito control, which involved sanitation efforts, public education, & the use of fumigation techniques. He implemented measures to control the spread of the bubonic plague in Santos, including rat control & quarantine procedures.
Pink pear - I painted this acrylic painting in vibrant color combinations of pinks and greens.
Find it here:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/pink-pear-karen-kaspar.html
#MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #ArtMatters #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #fruits #fresh #health #vegan #veganfood #smile #happy #vegetarian #food #foodie #happiness #goodvibes #handmade #popArt #pear #pink
The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in #Food Deserts. The Real Test Is Their Survival.
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The community of Cairo, #Illinois, once a food desert, welcomed its new market last year with balloons and cheers.
But the store is struggling — exposing problems with the programs set up to help.
#News #Midwest #Government #Retail #Health #Business
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-desert-grocery-store-cairo-illinois
#WHO Declares Global #Emergency Over New #Mpox #Outbreak
The epidemic is concentrated in the #DRCongo, but the #virus has now appeared in a dozen other countries in #Africa.
#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #health #vaccinate
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/health/mpox-who-emergency-africa.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb