From arstechnica.com
Measles outbreak in undervaccinated Texas area doubles—again
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The outbreak now spans four counties.
#gop #rfkjr #texas #trump #measles #bethmole #children #pneumonia #religious #contagious
on Feb 16
From medium.com
Nestlé: How a Corporation Killed 10.9 Million Babies
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The statistics confirm a catastrophic toll: Nestlé’s aggressive marketing of infant formula in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)…
#aid #health #nestle #melkplas #development #nederlandse #globalhealth #publichealth #agroindustrie #overheidssteun
22h ago
From heart.org
Plaque buildup in the necks of stroke survivors may be loaded with microplastics
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Microplastics and nanoplastics from degraded consumer products have been found in neck artery plaque, with the highest amounts in people who have had strokes, a new study finds.
#stroke #science #medicine #pollution #publichealth #cardiovascular #plasticpollution #health #plastic #environment
on Fri, 5AM
From liberationnews.org
48 years ago a militant sit-in redefined the fight for disability...
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From April 5-28,1977, more than 100 people with disabilities sat-in at the Department of Health Education and Welfare in San Francisco demanding that the government enforce Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and significantly improve access to basic services for... #disabilityjustice
#publichealth #disabilityrights
on Fri, 3AM
From arstechnica.com
Louisiana officially ends mass vaccinations as RFK Jr. comes to power
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Staff reported a pullback from vaccines late last year, but nothing was in writing.
#nazisraus #Epidemiology #publichealth #didntelonimmigrate
on Feb 14
From politico.eu
It’s time to address this leading cause of death: COPD
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A new report about the global state of COPD offers insights from 30 national experts on how policy action can be implemented worldwide.
#press #growth #pollution #department #healthcare #prevention #Environment #airpollution #globalhealth #publichealth
on Sep 6
From abc.net.au
The ramping crisis meant Marilyn waited 11 hours to get to hospital and onto a bed
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After Marilyn Anstiss had a fall and waited eight hours for an ambulance, she got to hospital late at night and remained ramped outside until early the next morning — much like more than 40 per cent of other Queensland patients.
#Health #publichealth #nikkisorbello #gracewhiteside #ambulanceservice #regionalcommunities
on Sep 5
From independent.ie
Tess Finch-Lees: If parents don’t fight to protect children from Covid in schools, nobody else will
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“It’s not your fault,” I told 16-year-old Cara, whose mother died of a SARS-CoV-2 infection she gave her. To be clear, the doctor confirmed Cara (not her real name) had passed on the virus and Covid was entered on the death certificate as the cause of death.
#n95 #mcas #pots #mecfs #MaskUp #denial #ableism #spoonie #Pandemic #bullying
on Sep 5
From abc.net.au
Defeated by a lack of representation, some women are tuning out of politics
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Researchers say women are feeling under represented in politics and struggle to speak up about the issues that matter to them.
#women #voting #childcare #sharihams #costofliving #mentalhealth #publichealth #womenshealth #gemmaferguson #housingpolicy
8h ago
From stanford.edu
Measles may be making a comeback in the U.S., Stanford Medicine-led research finds
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Diseases such as measles, rubella and polio could become endemic to the U.S. again if vaccine rates decline, according to modeling run by researchers at Stanford Medicine and their colleagues.
#hhs #rfkjr #measles #publichealth #republicansdidthis #republicansownthis #trumpadministration
10h ago
From cnn.com
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Concerned that the nation’s health leadership is casting unfounded doubt on the safety of well-studied vaccines and may take action to curb their use, a group of public health experts is working to put pieces in place to respond.
#experts #vaccine #publichealth
10h ago
From allafrica.com
Africa: Russia, African Nations Launch First Joint Health Emergency Drill
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- A landmark joint health emergency exercise between Russia and 15 African nations kicked off here yesterday, marking a significant step forward in bolstering continental health security and epidemic preparedness.
#africa #russia #publichealth #healthsecurity #epidemicpreparedness
11h ago
From youtube.com
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Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.
#rfkjr #pasteur #germtheory #louispasteur #publichealth #malcolmgladwell
12h ago
From nbcnews.com
Parents of kids with cancer fear GOP budget cuts could slash Medicaid
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President Donald Trump has promised not to touch Medicaid, the largest single source of health coverage in the U.S., covering nearly half of all children.
#medicaid #publichealth #childhoodcancer #childhoodhealth
17h ago
From allafrica.com
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Press Release - Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises, and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children, adolescents, and adults at risk, warn WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunization Week, 24-30 April.
#who #unicef #vaccination #immunization #publichealth
18h ago
From allafrica.com
Africa: Malaria Scorecard - Battles Have Been Won and Advances Made, but the War Isn't Over
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Analysis - Sub-Saharan Africa continues to bear the brunt of malaria cases in the world. In this region 11 countries account for two-thirds of the global burden.
#africa #endmalaria #globalhealth #publichealth #malariaawareness
18h ago
From allafrica.com
Africa: We Finally Have A Shot at Ending Malaria, But We Must Scale Up To Save Lives
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Guest Column - Almost six years ago, we embarked on a journey to address one of the deadliest diseases on the African continent – malaria. In 2019, Burkina Faso, where nearly 5,000 children die from malaria every year, became the centre of the R21 malaria vaccine Phase II trial. What began as a...
#africa #malaria #vaccines #endmalaria #publichealth
21h ago
From allafrica.com
Africa: More Action Needed to Beat Malaria for Good, Says UN
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Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the past 25 years, more action is needed to stamp out the disease.
#un #africa #malaria #globalhealth #publichealth
on Fri, 4AM
From statnews.com
Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health
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STAT is tracking, day by day, what's happened in the words of science and health during the first months of the Trump administration.
#trump #health #science #medicine #research #healthcare #medmastodon #publichealth #sciencemastodon
on Thu, 10PM
From allafrica.com
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Press Release - Africa CDC proudly celebrates the recognition of our Director-General, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, who has been honored with a prestigious award from outgoing AU Chairperson, H.E. President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
#africacdc #jeankaseya #AfricanUnion #publichealth #healthleadership
on Feb 17
From gallup.com
Majority Worldwide Cannot Swim; Most of Them Are Women
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The first World Drowning Prevention Day is Sunday. Research from the Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll in 2019 found that 55% of the world's adults could not swim unassisted.
#watersafety #publichealth #DrowningPrevention
on Feb 17
From substack.com
How to be (and make others) sick less often
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No one enjoys being sick, not even with a common cold -- let alone with a serious flu, stomach bug, or COVID. No one wants to make others sick either. Fortunately, we have tools to fight viruses.
#H5N1 #uspol #health #birdflu #publichealth
on Feb 16
From youtube.com
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Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.
#usdia #health #publichealth #tuberculosis
on Feb 16
From springermedizin.de
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Das Forschungs- und Handlungsfeld „Gesundheitskompetenz und Gesundheitsverhalten“ differenziert sich zunehmend aus. Allgemeine Gesundheitskompetenz (aGK) ist etabliert, mit dem Fokus auf bevölkerungsweite Studien. Spezifische …
#publichealth #Gesundheitskompetenz #gesundheitsverhalten
on Feb 16
From yale.edu
Health Care Company Payouts Favor Shareholders, New Research Shows
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Most of health care companies’ net income goes to shareholders, according to a research letter recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
#money #medicine #healthcare #publichealth
on Feb 16
From forbes.com
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1300 probationary workers at the Center for Disease Control are being let go by the Trump administration, threatening public health and science.
on Feb 15
From vox.com
How to stop mass shootings before they start
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Experts reveal what works to prevent mass shootings.
#GunSafety #prevention #GunViolence #massshooting #mentalhealth #publichealth
on Sep 4