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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 6h ago
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NEW: A veteran who couldn’t get cancer treatment. Another unable to get surgery for a burst appendix. Trump officials claim their VA overhaul hasn’t harmed veterans, but our reporting in New Jersey reveals a healthcare system stretched thin and falling short. https://www.propublica.org/article/east-orange-va-hospital-veterans-decline-new-jersey?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Veterans #Hospital #NewJersey #VeteransDay #Health #Medicine #Trump
Trump Promised to Care for America’s Veterans. The VA Is Now “Collapsing From the Inside.”
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Trump Promised to Care for America’s Veterans. The VA Is Now “Collapsing From the Inside.”

A vet who couldn’t get cancer treatment. Another unable to get surgery for a burst appendix. Trump officials claim their VA overhaul hasn’t harmed veterans, but our reporting in New Jersey reveals a healthcare system stretched thin and falling short.

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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 2d ago
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We uncovered a secret practice within the FDA, one that affects the prescription drugs millions of Americans take every day. And then we built a tool to tell you what this powerful government agency wouldn’t. Watch how we did it: https://www.propublica.org/article/generic-prescription-drug-supply-fda-explained?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#Video #Explainer #FDA #Health #Medicine #Government #Regulation
We Know Where Our Food and Clothes Are Made. Why Not Our Prescriptions?
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We Know Where Our Food and Clothes Are Made. Why Not Our Prescriptions?

ProPublica spent 14 months investigating how the Food and Drug Administration regulates foreign drugmakers. We found a system that gives manufacturers a special pass to continue sending generic drugs from substandard factories to the U.S.

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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 3d ago
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NEW: As more parents reject a long-standard shot for babies, hospitals are seeing cases of vitamin K deficiency bleeding — once considered virtually eliminated. Doctors don’t always recognize or know how to treat the life-threatening condition. https://www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-shot-texas-lonestar-emergency-room-nicole-malouf?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #Hospital #Medicine #Parenting #Health #PublicHealth #Texas #Emergency
An 11-Day-Old Baby Couldn’t Stop Bleeding. For Hours, the ER Didn’t Provide a Critical Vitamin Shot.
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An 11-Day-Old Baby Couldn’t Stop Bleeding. For Hours, the ER Didn’t Provide a Critical Vitamin Shot.

As more parents reject a long-standard shot for babies, hospitals are seeing cases of vitamin K deficiency bleeding — once considered virtually eliminated. Doctors don’t always recognize or know how to treat the life-threatening condition.

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Medical Daily @medical_daily@robot.villas
· 1w ago
Headspin Hole, Surfer's Knots, Prayer Bumps: The Body Builds Lumps Where Pressure Repeats https://www.medicaldaily.com/headspin-hole-surfers-knots-prayer-marks-pressure-lumps-480765 #Health #Medicine #Research
Headspin Hole, Surfer's Knots, Prayer Bumps: The Body Builds Lumps Where Pressure Repeats
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Headspin Hole, Surfer's Knots, Prayer Bumps: The Body Builds Lumps Where Pressure Repeats

A breakdancer's headspin lump has relatives. Surfers, boxers and people who pray daily develop similar pressure lumps where skin meets a surface.

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RDN @rdnielsen@floss.social
· 1w ago
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A 14-year-long retrospective cohort study of almost 960,000 hospital inpatients with acute medical conditions (congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, COPD, pneumonia, stroke, and GI tract bleeding) found that those who were treated by female physicians had significantly lower 30-day mortality rates and readmission rates. Summary: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-hospitalized-medical-patients-fare-female.html Paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2856025 #Science #Health #Medicine #GenderDifferences #Hospitalization
Hospitalized medical patients may fare better when treated by female physicians, study finds
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Hospitalized medical patients may fare better when treated by female physicians, study finds

Patients cared for by female physicians in the hospital were less likely to die or be readmitted than those treated by male physicians, according to a new ICES study led by a University of Toronto researcher. This suggests that care by female physicians may be associated with better short- and long-term outcomes among patients hospitalized with common medical diagnoses.

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Susan Ville @villebooks@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
🗨️ 👩🏽‍💻 This is by far the most harrowing #book I've read about #gaza to date: ⚠️ It's certainly not recommended for anyone diagnosed with PTSD However, I highly recommend this account of daily life in a Gaza hospital to those working in #medicine or #emergency services - As a first responder accustomed to blood, treating accident victims, I could not read a single page without bursting into tears - Author: Dr Salman Khalid, Canadian ER #physician at Al-Aqsa Hospital 2024 #books #palestine
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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 1mo ago
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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk --- Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of raw dairy products. https://www.propublica.org/article/raw-milk-ban-children-pediatricians-health-safety-parents?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Health #Food #Safety #Regulation #Children #Medicine #Dairy #RFKJr
American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk
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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk

Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of raw dairy products.

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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 1mo ago
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NEW: Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died. Then their brother died from the same complication of untreated diabetes that killed Ava Joan. Later, a fourth sibling died. Their parents believed in prayer, not medicine. https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-faith-healing-multiple-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Idaho #Religion #Law #Medicine #Health #Children #Family
Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.

An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to protect a dead child’s surviving siblings.

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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai
· 1mo ago
It’s all bullshit. It’s ONLY about #SelfEnrichment #RFKJr Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized #MAHA A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to #CherylHines, the “health” secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda. #PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
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Gizmodo @gizmodo@robot.villas
· 1mo ago
Stroke Rates in Younger Americans Have Nearly Doubled Since the 90s--and Scientists Can't Fully Explain It https://gizmodo.com/stroke-rates-younger-adults-nearly-doubled-2000816135 #Science #Health #Medicine
Stroke Rates in Younger Americans Have Nearly Doubled Since the 90s—and Scientists Can't Fully Explain It
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Stroke Rates in Younger Americans Have Nearly Doubled Since the 90s—and Scientists Can't Fully Explain It

New research shows that strokes are increasingly hitting Americans under the age of 55, but scientists aren't sure why.

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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai
· 1mo ago
At least 6 major #hospitals have agreed to refuse #GenderAffirming hormones & surgery for #transgender young people & agreed to make payments [?] to the #FederalGovernment, acc/to deals with the #DOJ. The most recent agreements came last week. Most of the hospitals had already stopped offering the treatments because of state bans or previous pressure from #Trump’s admin. #law #medicine #healthcare #BodilyAutonomy #privacy #government #LGBTQ #FarRight #Trump
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 4mo ago
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Update. "The #EPA Relied on an Influential #Glyphosate Study Even After Learning #Monsanto Was a 'Ghost Writer'." https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/06/epa-roundup-glyphosate-monsanto-ghostwritten-herbicide-cancer-bayer/ #GoldStandardScience #Medicine #Misconduct #USPol #USPolitics
SCOTUS just used a glyphosate study ghostwritten by Monsanto to rule in the company's favor
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SCOTUS just used a glyphosate study ghostwritten by Monsanto to rule in the company's favor

The EPA knew the study was compromised—but relied on it for nearly a decade to help justify Roundup's safety.

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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
· 1mo ago
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Update. "The #EPA allowed pesticide giant #Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller #dicamba, newly released internal agency documents show." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/20/epa-bayer-regulation-pesticide-dicamba #Medicine #USLaw #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
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US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show

Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule

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Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧 @Peter_Link@expressional.social
· 1mo ago
#Trump’s Economic Vise Leaves Cubans Desperate for Food and Medicine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/americas/trump-sanctions-cuba-shipping-containers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVE.2zr_.SG3X16-Pb4-m&smid=url-share Sept. 17, 2026 from #NewYorkTimes #NYT [shareable 30-day gift article] [will get a prompt to sign up for limited-access free account] Thousands of containers filled with food, #medicine and other goods bound for #Cuba have been stranded throughout the #Caribbean since two shipping giants stopped deliveries to avoid tough #US #sanctions, according to diplomats, Cuban officials, merchants and others involved in the imports. The containers stranded in various ports include humanitarian aid, from #SolarPanels to #medication to colostomy bags. Dozens of containers of aid purchased by different #UN agencies are among them. US sanctions have also hobbled shipments by air, and forced the #WorldHealthOrganization to scrap planned deliveries of cancer drugs. #EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive #news #politics #USpol
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