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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…


In a full-on #antivax #ConspiracyTheory moment, #Trump vowed again to figure out “what is going on” with high rates of #autism, by tasking his #health secy, #RFKJr, w/the responsibility. This question has been a focus for Trump since his first term — & is a source of concern for Democrats & in the #PublicHealth community.



"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…



If You’re #Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

#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

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A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied 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.

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

propub.li/3ZGoIJQ


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


A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. #Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.

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-…



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…



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…


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




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


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…

/2

#medicaldata #encryption #hack #health #vpn


Fascinating website on air pollution. addresspollution.org/ Put in my current postcode here in Cambrian Mountains- 1st percentile (phew!)
Previous address in Bucks 81st percentile! Previous address to that in Bristol was 64th percentile. So Bristol was actually cleaner than rural Bucks! Who knew. #environment #pollution #Health