Turns out, boredom may have some advantages. @ScienceAlert explains in more detail, including how we all need to “embrace the pause.”
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Over 100 years ago, El Paso became the first city in the USA to ban marijuana. Now, #Texas is renewing its commitment to tradition with a bill that will destroy 10,000s of jobs if it goes into effect, fully banning all products with THC despite years of normalization of their usage in our state.
My latest for the @TexasObserver: https://www.texasobserver.org/dan-patrick-texas-devastating-thc-ban/
#drugs #health #cannabis #news #politics #USpol #TXlege #law #police
finished watching Novocaine 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Are #CIPA movies a thing? I learned it existed thanks to an episode of House (I owe that show most of my medical "knowledge") Years later I watched that little movie where the protagonist is an assassin insensitive to pain, The Midnight Man (2016) https://neodb.social/movie/0VkEK52ooUYWCGksk08HyL Now there's Novocaine too, that I know of. CIPA keeps coming up on my screen without me having ever looked for it.
I'm wondering if these shows help by raising awareness of a rare disorder, I did read a couple of articles after I watched House, so it kind of worked for me, I'm aware. Maybe some public interest could even get studies funded... or maybe this kind of thing (not talking about Novocaine in particular) is just a bit exploitative and doesn't help any patients at all.
Opinions welcome.
#HSANIV #films #tv #spoonies #polyneuropathy #awareness #health #media
We obtained records showing how a DOGE staffer with no medical experience used AI to identify which VA contracts to kill.
His tool concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-veterans-affairs-ai-contracts-health-care?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said prepackaged foods have “mass poisoned” tribal communities.
But the Trump administration ended a program that tribal food banks relied on for fresh, locally produced food important to their traditions and cultures.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-food-grant-cuts-trump-rfk-jr?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #RFKJr #Trump #Health #Food #Native #Indigenous #Nutrition #Culture
If books could kill: The poison legacy lurking in libraries
The Poison Book Project tested books and drew up a list of titles which are potentially harmful to humans.
By Pauline McLean
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2y9xq58no
Poison Book Project:
https://sites.udel.edu/poisonbookproject/
RFK Jr. says the CDC will no longer recommend COVID vaccines for healthy pregnant women.
Yet doctors have found that stillbirths can result from COVID directly infiltrating the placenta — even for people whose COVID symptoms were mild or nonexistent.
#News #Covid #Vaccines #RFKJr #PublicHealth #Health #Pregnancy #Women
“Texans know bullshit when we see it. This bill is a political stunt designed to distract us from the damage the state’s #abortion ban continues to cause.” https://www.texasobserver.org/legislature-abortion-reproductive-rights-bills-2025/
#news #politics #USpol #health #healthcare #TXlege #HumanRights #women #Texas
Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health
Exposure to wildfire smoke — especially if it's heavy and over a long period of time — can cause adverse health effects in anybody, regardless of health status or age. 👉 But even mild wildfire exposure can significantly impact at-risk groups, such as people with chronic health conditions, seniors, young children and pregnant women.
#Wildfire #Health
#Canada #USA #EU
#Climate
https://www.cbc.ca/news/wildfire-smoke-exposure-health-1.7551559
⚠️ 🚨 Health Alert-Wildfire Smoke⚠️
Be aware:
Breathing wildfire smoke?
At any level, it is Not Safe !
Read this is link and download the PDF
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
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The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
https://projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-research-lost-trump/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NIH #Trump #Science #Research #Health #PublicHealth #Medicine
Why hasn't Ian been liking or replying to my posts. Well I suffered a collapse on the 7th June
Fortunately the NHS workers worked miracles and managed to save my life and are now planning to repartate me to a Glasgow hospital to continue rehab.
I really can't say some of the ways NHS staff have worked to move me forward and backwards through the system a bit like the Snakes and Ladders. I'm thrown in with a chorht of wealthy foreigners
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With deep job cuts at the FDA, inspectors say the ongoing strain could compromise policing an industry spread across more than 90 countries.
“Things will be missed, we are going to have a lot less safe drugs,” a former inspector said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-cuts-drug-factory-inspections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#PlannedParenthood sued the #Trump admin on Monday over a provision in Trump's #OneBigBeautifulBill that would prevent its #health centers from receiving #Medicaid reimbursements.
…Late on Monday afternoon, US District Judge Indira Talwani temporarily blocked enforcement of the #law against Planned Parenthood, & ordered #HHS to file any opposition to a longer-lasting injunction by July 14.
The American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and several other major medical organizations are suing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy over vaccines. Also listed as a plaintiff is an anonymous pregnant woman who lives in Massachusetts, where the suit was filed, and who says she was unable to get a COVID-19 vaccination after Kennedy changed the recommendations. Dr. Jason Goldman, president of the American College of Physicians, which is also involved with the suit, said during a briefing on the matter that adults who come to his practice are “hesitant” about vaccines. “They are not trusting the system anymore, and this is a direct impact on the health of our patients, because if they don’t get vaccinated, they can get sicker, they can end up hospitalized or even die."
#Health #Medicine #Science #Vaccines #RFKJr. #RobertFKennedy #HealthSecretary #COVID
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
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A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight
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After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detailed accounting of their expenses.
ProPublica has sued the FDA, accusing the agency of withholding information about the safety and availability of generic drugs critical to millions of Americans.
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-fda-lawsuit-drug-safety?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Can a drug used to treat insomnia also ward off Alzheimer’s? @ScienceAlert tells us why it's worth looking into:
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They Asked an #AI #Chatbot Questions.
The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
#GenerativeAI #chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes & endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the #technology can deeply distort reality.
Mr. Torres, 42, an accountant in Manhattan, started using #ChatGPT last year to make financial spreadsheets & to get legal advice.
#MediaLiteracy #tech #health #PublicHealth #MentalHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P08.q54v.5I9Hb7nYzpyW&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
A resident of northern #Arizona has died from Pneumonic Plague.
#Plague is rare to humans, w/ on avg ~7 cases reported annually in the #US, most of them in the western states, acc/to federal #health ofcls.
The death in #CoconinoCounty, which includes #Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local ofcls said. Further details including the identify of the victim were not released.
#PublicHealth #Science #Medicine #HHS #RFKJr #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/pneumonic-plague-death-arizona-2c32ed6bd4a86be3d38828fe69aeb68b
Humans have wanted to live longer for centuries. A drug discovered decades ago might show promise. Read more from @ScienceAlert:
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The FDA allowed into the United States at least 150 drugs or their ingredients made at banned factories that were found to have mold, foul water, dirty labs or fraudulent testing protocols.
Key takeaways of our investigation:
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #FDA #Drugs #Safety #Health #Medicine #Pharma #Science #Lab
"It's interesting to me how clearly this isn't a choice for her. She doesn't waver."
As a bonus on my Patreon, I shared excerpts from my recent interview with an #Austin mother of a #trans teen girl:
(this one is totally free, no login needed)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-interview-133908707
#LGBTQIA+ #politics #USpol #news #healthcare #health #MentalHealth #transgender #SCOTUS #Republicans #fascism #news #Texas
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