I can’t even…

#RFKJr Blames Pills — Not #Guns — for #SchoolShootings

There is NO credible evidence that #antidepressants cause violence, but Kennedy now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.

#policy #law #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #ChildEndangerment #PublicHealth #GunControl #GunLaws #Health #MentalHealth #science #medicine #USpol #SchoolShooting #MassShooting #GunViolence #EnoughIsEnough
motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

RFK Jr. blames pills—not guns—for school shootings

There is no credible evidence that antidepressants cause violence, but the health secretary now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.

^{Mother Jones}

Crown corporation Santé Québec is hit by a class action lawsuit about unauthorized access to medical records.

The Crown corporation took over the management of the health network in December 2024.

montreal.citynews.ca/2025/11/0…
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La société de la Couronne Santé Québec est frappée par un recours collectif concernant l'accès non autorisé aux dossiers médicaux.

Santé Québec a repris la gestion du réseau de la santé en décembre 2024.

lp.ca/4AxE6I?sharing=true

#Québec #Health #Santé

Santé Québec hit with class action lawsuit over access to medical records without consent

A class-action lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Superior Court against Santé Québec to compensate Quebecers whose personal information was accessed without consent and without valid reason.

^{Jessica Barile (CityNews Montreal)}

Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started
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As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending a decadeslong public health success story.
propublica.org/article/fluorid…

#News #Health #RFKJr #PublicHealth #Michigan #Water #Government

Local Officials Waver on Water Fluoridation in Michigan, Where It Started

^ProPublica

Healthy life style. Cartoon from 2023.

#lifestyle #health #fitness

Wow!

‘The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global’

newatlas.com/infectious-diseas…

#health #hiv

The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global

An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark achievement set to save millions of lives.

^{Bronwyn Thompson (New Atlas)}

When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.

Trump laid off nearly all of them.
propublica.org/article/trump-c…

#News #Fire #Trump #DOGE #Musk #Deaths #Health #HHS

Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths

The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.

^ProPublica

😬

NPR: NIH autism study will pull from private medical records

npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-53726…

#privacy #health #medicine

360 On Aged Care, By Vision Australia Radio

Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/360-on…

#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Podcasters #Australia #Health #Fitness #Wellness

With #MAGA #antivax morons like #RFKJr in power in the #USA we have people dying of measles, soon polio, then what?

Consumption? Dropsy? Goiter?

What long defeated #health scourges in the #US will make comeback?

Is it going to be like that old game "#Oregon Trail"?:

"You have died of #dysentery"?

wait... what the fuck?:

"Dysentery outbreak hits Oregon

Published Mar 06, 2025 at 2:14 PM EST"

newsweek.com/dysentery-outbrea…

Okay, now #trump is claiming to be tackling #toxic #chemical exposure & heralding #RFKJr as the #health secy. This will be very difficult for me to watch. #Liar.

Holy shit, he’s claiming a kid received #transition #medical procedures at school during the school day. Literally impossible.

He says #transgender care is mutilation.

#POS

#PublicHealth #science #medicine #ConspiracyTheories #hate #bigotry #heterosexism #LGBTQIA #HumanRights #CivilRights #FactCheck #TrumpLies

"At least 146 measles cases have been ID'ed in W TX, incl. 20 hospitalizations & 1 death.

"MX has issued a warning to its citizens asking them not to travel to TX & 7 states due to a measles outbreak."

"Thanks to vaccines, #Measles was declared eliminated from the US in 2000. Anti-vaxers hosting measles parties are sending their own kids to the hospital."
-J Cabellero

#RFKJr is the #HHS Sec.

The US has a #PublicHealth crisis.

#USPol #Health

arstechnica.com/health/2025/02…
borderreport.com/news/health/m…

Mexicans warned not to travel to Texas over measles

Mexico has issued a warning to its citizens asking them not to travel to Texas and seven other states in the U.S. due to a measles outbreak.

^{Salvador Rivera (BorderReport)}

Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why #Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
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Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.

propub.li/4iQhhsh

#News #MentalHealth #Health #Healthcare #Law #MedMastodon

How Insurers Use Patient Progress to Justify Denials of Mental Health Coverage

^ProPublica

If You’re #Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
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#Women experiencing #pregnancy loss in states with #abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

#News #Health #Healthcare #Doctors #Miscarriage

propub.li/4gC4CaV

How Do Abortion Bans Affect Miscarriage Treatment? What to Know

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

^ProPublica

Exciting news for #KMP devs! JetBrains has officially launched this new site named "Klibs.io" for finding KMP libraries. It has 1400+ libs already, including our own "KHealth" too 😉

Check it out: klibs.io/?query=khealth

#Kotlin #Multiplatform #JetBrains #KHealth #Technology #Software #Health

A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
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U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal #law, the #military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother’s life.

#News #Abortion #Health #Government #Healthcare #Insurance

propub.li/3ZGoIJQ

Coast Guard Commander Elizabeth Nakagawa Nearly Died After Being Denied Miscarriage Care

U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother’s life.

^ProPublica

TIL Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimf…

#Health #Insurance #Claim #Denied #Appeal

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file from your health insurance company.

^ProPublica

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. #Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
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Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

#News #Health #Abortion #Miscarriage #Pregnancy #Healthcare #ReproductiveRights

propublica.org/article/porsha-…

Porsha Ngumezi Died After Not Getting a D&C in a Texas Hospital

Porsha Ngumezi died after not receiving a standard D&C procedure following complications from a miscarriage. More than a dozen doctors said the 35-year-old’s death was preventable.

^ProPublica

If you live in the United States, you can now order 4 free COVID-19 tests.

Visit covidtests.gov or special.usps.com/testkits for more details.

#covid #covid19 #CovidTests #FreeCovidTests #health #PublicHealth

#Alzheimers Disease: the 10 Warning Signs

#dementia #health #wellness #WorldAlzMonth #WAM2024 #TimeToActOnAlzheimers #TimeToActOnDementia

New #Biden Administration Rules Aim to Hold Insurers Accountable for #MentalHealth Care Coverage
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The regulations will force health insurance plans to collect and report more data on how they limit and deny mental health claims. ProPublica’s reporting has found that insurers regularly shortchange patients seeking treatment.

#News #Health #Insurance #Regulation #Government #Therapy

propublica.org/article/biden-a…

This #Mississippi Hospital Transfers Some Patients to Jail to Await #MentalHealth Treatment
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto doesn’t have a psychiatric unit, so it sends patients elsewhere for mental health treatment.

When publicly funded facilities are full, some patients go to jail to wait for help.

One doctor said that’s “unthinkable.”

#News #Health #Healthcare #Hospital #CriminalJustice #Law

propublica.org/article/baptist…

Some Baptist-Desoto Patients Go to Jail to Await Mental Health Treatment

Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto has no psychiatric unit, so some patients go to jail to await publicly funded mental health treatment.

^ProPublica

Hard water has health benefits, like extra magnesium and calcium (even if it’s bad for your pipes)

theconversation.com/is-hard-wa…
#health #water

Is hard water bad for you? 2 water quality engineers explain the potential benefits and pitfalls that come with having hard water

Hard water might dry out your hair and skin − but having hard water isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

^{The Conversation}

Philips Agrees to Pay $1 Billion to #Patients Who Say They Were Injured by Breathing Machines
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The proposed settlement will effectively end more than 700 #lawsuits filed after the 2021 recall of millions of the company’s widely used sleep apnea devices and ventilators.

#HealthCare #Health #Recalls

propublica.org/article/philips…

Philips Agrees to Pay $1 Billion to Settle Breathing Machine Lawsuits

The proposed settlement will effectively end more than 700 lawsuits filed after the 2021 recall of millions of the company’s widely used sleep apnea devices and ventilators.

^ProPublica

Latest comic: What did we learn from Covid?

#covid #COVID19 #coronavirus #cartoon #health #healthcare #pandemic #comic

It's Monday, and if you're like us, being online for work and fun can be a literal pain in the neck. @pocket_recommends has a great collection of stretches for the very online, and this week we're giving seated neck stretches a try: prevention.com/fitness/g204300… 🪑

How do you all remember to stay limber in front of your keyboard, whether it's at your desk or on your keyboard? 📱 ⌨️

#Productivity #Thunderbird #Health

5 Restorative Neck Stretches You Can Do Sitting Down

If you experience neck pain, release tension with this seated sequence that targets both neck and shoulder muscles.

^{Maggie Finn Ryan (Prevention)}

Our #health #software team at #Apple is #hiring ! We’re looking for an #ios engineer - please consider joining us to work on products that literally save lives.

jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/2…

Sr iOS Application Developer - Health Software - Careers at Apple

Apply for a Sr iOS Application Developer - Health Software job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.

^{Apple Jobs}

Wow… this is a mass-scale health data grab (DNA, etc.) by industry if ever there was one.

inkl.com/a/bvAAPoILNmL

Just look at how it’s funded and the people running it: ourfuturehealth.org.uk/about-u…

Also looks like the Silicon Valley/Stanford/startup folks have finally well and truly got their nails into the NHS after constant lobbying and facilitated by folks (useful idiots or accomplices?) like NESTA.

CC @glynmoody

#ourFutureHealth #uk #surveillanceCapitalism #health #BigData #peopleFarming

Millions invited to take part in world’s largest health research programme

Our Future Health plans to develop new ways to detect illnesses earlier and predict who is at higher risk of…

^inkl

Members of German Chaos Computer Club (CCC) have demonstratively patched "highly secure" VPN-routers encrypting medical data
in order to enable the use of updated encryption certificates.

Router manufacturers had provided devices without a certificate update option.
The hack could save health insurances & their customers from up to 400 mio €€€ of extra cost for new hardware.

Press release (German)
ccc.de/en/updates/2022/konnekt…

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#medicaldata #encryption #hack #health #vpn