‘Time for action’: Australian healthcare workers sign open letters on Gaza
One of the letters to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls on the government to apply “sustained diplomatic pressure to lift the blockade” on Gaza for medical supplies, food and water. ⌘ Read more
Queensland Health investigating locally acquired malaria cases
A second locally acquired malaria case was recently identified in the Torres Strait Islands. ⌘ Read more
‘Cost is significant’: NSW government defends inaction on broken mental health system
The problems in the system have been laid out and there’s a growing chorus of voices demanding urgent action before more lives are lost. ⌘ Read more
Push for e-scooter ban as mum recalls 11yo son’s horror crash
Public health experts want e-scooters banned for under 16s, with Australian-first figures highlighting the huge number of children injured or maimed while riding. ⌘ Read more
At least 27 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid site, health authorities say
The Israeli military said its forces had opened fire on a group of people who had left designated routes near the US and Israeli backed food distribution site. ⌘ Read more
Investigation underway following death of man in Brisbane psychiatric ward
A prisoner has died two days after an altercation with another mental health patient at the Princess Alexandra Hospital’s psychiatric ward, in Brisbane’s south. ⌘ Read more
Crackdown on cosmetic injectables industry putting profit before patients
The Australian health practitioner regulator introduces sweeping new guidelines for dentists and nurses performing non-surgical cosmetic injectable procedures, in a bid to better protect consumers. ⌘ Read more
‘I pleaded with them to admit her’: Families’ struggles with mental health care
Distraught families say the New South Wales public mental health system abandoned their loved ones when they needed care the most — and doctors warn the crisis is only getting worse. ⌘ Read more
Farmers restore nature to help river smashed by agriculture and drought
Authorities say farmers revegetating the banks of the Hopkins River is crucial to saving the key south-west Victorian catchment, which is grappling with the impacts of climate change, drought and intensive agriculture. ⌘ Read more
Lambie tells of surprise at Labor’s federal election comeback
In her first interview since the election, Jacqui Lambie has told of her surprise at Labor’s electoral turnaround, her flagging health, and her determination to keep Tasmanian issues on the national stage. ⌘ Read more
Why south-east Tassie has suffered a succession of major marine events
A Tasmanian scientist says multiple marine events in her state suggests the environment is under stress, and there’s a critical need to reduce pollution to alleviate some pressure. ⌘ Read more
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Federal Funds for Rural Health Care Are on the Chopping Block—Here’s What That Could Mean
Rita Rubin, Staff Writer - Journal of the American Medical Association
_Stephan: When I look at the healthcare trends that are shaping America’s future what really stands out for me is the the MAGAt Red state rural voters who overwhelmingly voted for aspiring dictator Trump, did not really seem to understand that Trump cares nothing for the peas … ⌘ Read more
Why Do Americans Pay More for Prescription Drugs?
David Armstrong, Investigative Health Care Reporter - ProPublica
_Stephan: I have been searching for weeks for some good news coming out of the Trump administration coup, and have finally found something. Because we have an illness profit system, not a real healthcare system, U.S. drug prices are orders of magnitude higher than the same drugs in other developed nations. Now a bi-partisan bill backed by Trump may finally do … ⌘ Read more
Cat stuck in drain final update: perfect clean bill of health, and in a loving home. ⌘ Read more
Trump administration to cancel $1bn in Biden-era school mental health grants
, - Associated Press | The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: The Trump fascist coup administration is making it clear they care nothing about the wellbeing of actual Americans, particularly children. As I am writing this I am thinking particularly about the Oklahoma mother and his young daughters, all American citizens, who were awakened at 0600 by armed men who would not ide … ⌘ Read more
Teens, Social Media and Mental Health
Michelle Faverio , Monica Anderson and Eugenie Park, Research Staff - Pew Research Center
_Stephan: Are you old enough to remember a time when there was no internet or social media, and what your life was like. More social activity. More physical activity. More hanging out physically with friends. Drive-in movies and dances. Today’s teens are fatter, less socially comfortable, woefully misinformed, and influenced by the weaponization of misinform … ⌘ Read more
Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump
Editorial Staff Agence France-Presse, https://www.rawstory.com/trump-super-rich/ - Agence France-Presse | Raw Story
_Stephan: Despot Trump has proven repeatedly that he doesn’t give a damn for the health, wellbeing, longevity, or education of you and your family. But he sure cares for the oligarchs and uber-rich who bought him his office with their hundreds of millions of dollars of donations and gifts. The United … ⌘ Read more
Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City
Rushdi Abualouf, Reporter - BBC (U.K.)
_Stephan: Israel has now destroyed the last functioning medical center in Gaza City, thus ending the health system available to the Palestinians in Gaza. Israel claims it has destroyed all the Gazan hospitals because they are being used as terrorist command centers by Hamas. However, all journalists and all medical staff at t … ⌘ Read more
‘Fossil Fuels Are Killing Us’: Major Study Details How Fossil Fuels Are Driving Climate, Health and Biodiversity Crises
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Contributing Writer - EcoWatch
_Stephan: As a madman and his enabling oligarchs and quisling Senators and Representatives are dismantling American democracy, social order, and economy they are also destroying all efforts to stop the planetary disaster being wrough … ⌘ Read more
MAGA Podcaster Turned FBI Boss Demands 20-Agent Security Detail
Liam Archacki , News Reporter - The Daily Beast
_Stephan: The thing that stands out for me is the utter incompetence of the people in the Trump administration, and how much they wanted to be pampered and indulged. They claim they want efficiency but produce just the opposite. I wonder how many American voters realize that the two largest agencies overseeing health care in the United States are b … ⌘ Read more
10 Fascinating Facts About Accidental Medical Discoveries
Over the past 200 years, revolutionary advancements in medicine have allowed us to combat some of the deadliest diseases and improve public health. Better hygiene, healthier lifestyles, and medical advancements have significantly increased life expectancy worldwide. These breakthroughs were led by visionary doctors who overcame monumental odds through curiosity, genius, and determination. The insatiable curiosity […]
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CDC’s top laboratory on sexually transmitted diseases is shut by Trump administration
Helen Branswell, Senior Writer, Infectious Diseases - STAT
_Stephan: American healthcare already the worst amongst the developed democracies of the world and by orders of magnitude the most expensive, has been so severely destroyed that your healthcare is already seriously compromised and your health may be at risk. Imagine, we have a system in which th … ⌘ Read more
A catastrophe is unfolding at the top US health agency — and it will put American lives at risk
Dylan Scott, Staff Writer - Vox
_Stephan: In 2024 the United States was ranked by the World Health Organization as the worse healthcare, yet by orders of magnitude the most expensive, in the developed democracies. Thanks to psychopath “monarch” Trump American healthcare will now get significantly worse, Almost unbelievably America’s h … ⌘ Read more
Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership
Rob Stein, Sydney Lupkin, Selena Simmons-Duffin, Joseph Shapiro, Carmel Wroth, and Yuki Noguchi, Staff Writers - npr
_Stephan: Today psychopath “monarch” Trump gutted your healthcare. The result is going to be not just increased death, as Senator Bernie Sanders said, but a significant increase in avoidable injuries and illnesses. The lifespan of Americans is alr … ⌘ Read more
Apple Watch ‘Many Years Away’ From Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring
Apple’s attempts to develop a non-invasive glucose monitoring feature for Apple Watch remains “many years away” from debuting, despite over 15 years of work to make the capability a reality in a consumer device, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
 is a “mental health condition where distressing, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) trigger repetitive behaviors (compulsions) aimed at reducing anxiety or preventing something bad from occurring.” When most people think of OCD, they think of orderliness, cleanliness, color-coded closets, pristine lists, and grouping your Skittles into colors before eating them. Television and movies like […]
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NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
Annie Waldman and Sharon Lerner, Staff Writers - ProPublica
_Stephan: An important part of the psychopath “king” Trump’s coup and strategy to create a kind of neo-medieval society owned and controlled by Trump’s oligarch aristocracy, is to dismantle and disable any attempt to prepare for climate change. This report describes the coup group’s latest move. Why is this happening? The an … ⌘ Read more
10 Severe Medical Conditions with Surprising Health Benefits
Throughout human evolution, genetic variations that cause devastating diseases have persisted in populations at rates that seem to defy natural selection. This genetic paradox has prompted scientists to investigate why traits that cause serious illness in some individuals remain so common. Research has revealed a fascinating pattern: Many severe medical conditions offer unexpected health advantages […]
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10 Unbelievable News Headlines Surrounding Breakfast
Breakfast is often called “the most important meal of the day” for good reason. Whether you choose a savory breakfast such as scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast, a sweet breakfast such as pancakes, waffles, or french toast, or a more health-conscious option such as yogurt, oatmeal, or a smoothie, the choices we make for our […]
The post [10 Unbelievable News Headlines Surrounding Breakfast](https://listverse.com/2025/03/21/10-un … ⌘ Read more
Local food for schools helps farmers and kids. So why is Trump cutting funding?
Sunny Baker, Reporter - The Guardian (U.K.)
Stephan: For hundreds of thousands of American school children their lunch at school is an essential part of their diet, and interrupting these lunches could have horrible lifelong health consequences for these children. So why are the Trumpers sabotaging these school lunches?
Apple Still Working to Expand AirPods Hearing Aid Feature to Canada
While the AirPods hearing aid and hearing test features received Health Canada approval at the federal level in December, the features are not yet available in Canada. According to reports from CTV News and the [Toronto Star](https://www.thestar.com/life/he … ⌘ Read more
What Is a Psychopath?
: Hailey Shafir, LCMHCS, LPCS, LCAS, CCS, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Supervisor Licensed Professional Counselor Associate - Choosing Therapy
Stephan: A reader wrote me today asking, “Why do you keep our President a psychopath? On what basis do you say that?” Well, here is the answer, based entirely on the evidence of medical science.
_Trump Polic … ⌘ Read moreA New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any Taxes
Jeremy Kohler, Contributing Writer - ProPublica
_Stephan: If you are a woman and you live in the Red state, and maybe you voted for psychopath Trump and other MAGAt Republicans, you voted to put your personal health at risk. OB/GYN specialist physicians and nurses are fleeing your state, Trump and his DOGE Frankenstein have … ⌘ Read more
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What does the #twtxt community think about having a p2p database to store all history? This will be managed by Registries.
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@prologic@twtxt.net If it develops, and I’m not saying it will happen soon, perhaps Yarn could be connected as an additional node. Implementation would not be difficult for any client or software. It will not only be a backup of twtxt, but it will be the source for search, discovery and network health.
10 Wacky but Fascinating New Health Stories
Human health findings aren’t always dignified. Sometimes, they’re wacky, goofy, or maybe a bit head-scratching. But here’s a great thing about them: no matter how downright silly sounding they may seem, they’re still usually useful. Or at least, they provide an amusing tidbit to share with a friend over your beverage of choice. The following […]
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How Medicaid and Medicare Cuts Will Hurt Everyone’s Health Care
Gabe Fenigsohn, Contributing Writer - US News and World Report
_Stephan: By June I think we will not only be in a recession, we will also have millions of people – notably in Republican-controlled states - in chaos over their healthcare. I predict elder mortality, maternal mortality, and infant mortality will all increase. As I do this research day after day it is like watching a society wreckin … ⌘ Read more
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
Lizzie Presser, Andrea Suozzo, Sophie Chou and Kavitha Surana, Staff Writers - ProPublica
_Stephan: As you know if you read SR regularly, I don’t care about political partisanship. SR is based on objectively verifiable social outcome data. What I care about is: does something foster and increase wellbeing at every level of the matrix of life, or does it decrease it? Here are facts about what has happened to the health of pregn … ⌘ Read more
Mass firings continue across nation’s health agencies
Adam Cancryn, Megan Messerly and David Lim, Staff Writers - Politico
_Stephan: America’s already poor illness profit system is going to get much worse. I find it hard to believe that “king” Trump and the Republicans have such little concern for the people who voted them into office. It is going to be interesting, if tragic, to watch Trump voters face the reality of what they have done, as all the social systems that … ⌘ Read more
Urgent CDC influenza and bird flu data missing as outbreaks escalate
Amy Maxmen, Public Health Local Editor and Correspondent - Kaiser Family Foundation Heatth News
_Stephan: ”King” Trump handled the Covid-19 so badly hundreds of thousands of Americans died. Maybe you knew one of the dead. It looks like he is doing it again. Our already bad illness profit system is being torn apart by Trump and his co-president Musk. Your healthcare is very probably goi … ⌘ Read more
Silencing Science: How Trump is Reshaping U.S. Health
Issam AHMED, - Agence France-Presse (France) | Raw Story
_Stephan: As a scientist my entire adult life, and the son of an internationally recognized physician father and a surgical nurse mother, I am angered and appalled at what “emperor” Trump and his vassals are doing to America’s science community, organizations, and agencies. Everything this christofascist coup is doing to the United States degrades it, and deg … ⌘ Read more
Avoiding Outrage Fatigue while Staying Informed
Rachel Feltman, Tanya Lewis, Madison Goldberg & Fonda Mwangi, Contributing Writer | Senior Editor for Health and Medicine | Science Journalist | Multi-Media Editor - Scientific American
_Stephan: Recently I have had four readers write to tell me that the MAGAt coup has just left them emotionally exhausted, and I had lunch with a friend today who told me the same thing. I understood what all of them were telling me, and it p … ⌘ Read more
Malcolm Turnbull backs health start-up for burnt-out bosses
The former PM has previously spoken about his mental health struggles including bouts of depression, particularly after the defeat of the republican referendum. ⌘ Read more
Confusion over federal funding freeze prompts public health concerns
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech , Staff Writer - The Hill
Stephan: The coup we are undergoing is putting millions of Americans at risk by screwing up their healthcare. There is confusion and chaos raging throughout the system, and I think we are going to very shortly see worsening health reports across the country.
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CDC health officials in US ordered to stop working with WHO immediately
, - The Guardian (U.K.) | Associated Press
_Stephan: As part of his effort to dismantle the American government and turn it into a dictatorship, Trump has isolated the United States from the international healthcare network maintained by the World Health Organization. This is the organization that coordinates amongst countries when a pandemic occurs. This is the organization … ⌘ Read more
Tomato grower defends unauthorised transport of infected seedling
Tomato seedling trade has once again been halted after seedlings were moved from South Australia to Victoria without a plant health certificate. ⌘ Read more
National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives
Selena Simmons-Duffin, Staff Writer - npr
Stephan: We are in day four of the ongoing disaster of the Trump regime, and today he ripped the guts out of the leading healthcare research institute in the world. The implications of this are devastating.
_The histori … ⌘ Read moreVA exempts 300,000 health care positions from governmentwide hiring freeze
Jory Heckman, Reporter -
_Stephan: Trump and his MAGAt villeins (yes, that is the correct spelling, look it up) want to privatize the Veterans Administration so it can be turned into a profit source, and to this end, he issued an Executive Order to stop all VA hiring. However, it created such an uproar that the VA had to back off and allow at least medical staff to be hired. … ⌘ Read more
10 Controversial Experiments Conducted on Children
Through experiments, scientists and psychologists hope to improve the lives of humans and uncover new information that can benefit our health and well-being. Sometimes, these experiments can be looked at as unconventional and controversial when conducted on humans. Many believe these experiments cross ethical lines, especially when children are involved. Here are ten controversial experiments […]
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Got my teeth cleaned professionally today and I am still feeling it. Recommendation is that I use an electric toothbrush… Health over sustainability I suppose.
Parkinson’s tremors disappear with use of machine that sends heat waves to the brain
Cindy Krischer Goodman, Reporter - South Florida Sun Sentinel
Stephan: I know a number of people with Parkinson tremors, and perhaps you do too. Here is some very good news on that front, and if you suffer from tremors take this to your physician and see what can be done, or pass it along to someone you know who has this health issue.
Stephan: This column is a confirmation of what I said in the previous comment. This is why what Australia is doing is so important, and why the United States has to act.
Want to start the new year off with a great fitness tracker to help motivate your workouts and track your health stats and vitals? Then don’t miss this great deal on the all new Apple Watch Series 10 is available for just $329 in select color and band options, available right now on Amazon. Maybe … Read More ⌘ Read more
Trump Medicare Pick Dr. Oz Says Uninsured ‘Don’t Have Right to Health’ in Resurfaced Clip
David Badash, Staff Writer - The New Civil Rights Movement
_Stephan: Both my wife and I, like many of you, pay for and receive Medicare so we could be affected by what Mehmet Oz has in mind. This should not be mistaken for the evil Medicare Advantage programs designed to enrich insurance corporations. You would think Mehmet Oz’s heartless nonsens … ⌘ Read more
** Year in review, 2024 **
As a treat, I figured I could write a year in review kinda thing, too. In no particular order here are some reflections organized into some mostly sensical categories.
Since recovering from my brain bleed and the subsequent repair procedures, this year I’ve enjoyed getting back into a routine of exercising. I’ve never been one to track numbers, or reps, or distances — I mostly exercise because I enjoy doing it. This year I got back into going for regular short runs, very long walks (sorry aging d … ⌘ Read more
@prologic@twtxt.net Do you have any data about the #twtxt health? How many people are currently using twtxt?
American doctors hate the health care system almost as much as you do
Dylan Scott, Staff Writer - Vox
_Stephan: I recently talked with a friend of mine who is also one of my doctors and he told me how bad the hassle of being a physician trying to practice in the American illness profit system has become. Another of my physicians told me her group practice was sold to Optum, and she is now an employee, and not very happy about it. My wife goes to two do … ⌘ Read more
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu
Amy Maxmen / KFF Health, KFF Staff Writer - truthdig | Kaiser Family Foundation
_Stephan: We may be on the verge of a new pandemic, as this report from the Kaiser Family Foundation reports. What it also makes clear is that once again the American public’s interest has been sacrificed on the altar of greed. We simply seem to be a country that is incapable of making the fostering of social and individual wellbeing a priority. Greed and corr … ⌘ Read more
Jemperli (dostarlimab) receives US FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H rectal cancer
, - GSK
Stephan: This is more technical than I usually run in SR but it is a special kind of good health news. If you or anyone you know has rectal cancer this may be important. If that is an issue giovve it to your physician or give it to them to give to their physician.
 has become so expensive and bad that many apparently see the shooting of United Healthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson as a killing done by someone enflamed with rage by something that happened to them done by the IPS. I think Trump, the oligarchs who serv … ⌘ Read more
Cafes and suppliers say matcha demand outpacing supply
Matcha’s vibrant colour and health benefits have made it a new fad food, fuelling a surge in demand that is outpacing supply. ⌘ Read more
California suspends distribution of Raw Farm raw milk products after bird flu detection
Jamie Gumbrecht, Staff Writer - CNN
Stephan: The raw milk trend, which seems to be the choice of anti-vaxxers, and anti-science people, is dangerous, as this article describes. The only time you can safely drink raw milk is when you are in direct contact with the farmer and his cows, and know exactly what their health status is.
 > Given the incredible damage social media has done to democracy and our mental health, I’d like to see it banned for anyone under 20 …
Given the incredible damage social media has done to democracy and our mental health, I’d like to see it banned for anyone under 200 years old.
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Australia To Ban Under-16s From Social Media After Passing Landmark Law
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media after its senate approved what will become a world-first law. From a report: Children will be blocked from using platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook, a move the Australian government argue is necessary to protect their mental health and wellbeing.
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Clinicians React to Trump’s Appointees; Beyonce in the OR? Diagnosing Shiny Legs
Gillian Booth and Katie Smith, Social Media Editor | Social Media Assistant - MedPage Today
_Stephan: It is clear from reading the social posts of physicians and nurses that they are seriously alarmed by what the Trump administration and the MAGAt Republicans in Congress have in mind for health care. I have selected this story because it offers links you can click … ⌘ Read more
U.S. gets poor grade for maternal, infant health care outcomes
Marina E. Franco, Contributing Writer - https://www.axios.com/2024/11/21/march-of-dimes-pregnancy-maternal-health-infant-mortality
_Stephan: Yet another report about how inferior United States’ healthcare is, and how many women die and children are born what is called “preterm” as this article describes. And, of course, all these problems are worst in the states Republicans govern because the voters … ⌘ Read more
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
Annie Waldman, Staff Writer - ProPublica
Stephan: This is yet another chapter in the ongoing story of the inferiority of the American illness profit system. As always, it is always about corporate greed and profit.
 has emerged as a transformative technology across the healthcare industry. It has the potential to vastly transform the clinical decision-making process and ultimately improve patient health outcomes.
The adoption of generative AI is now valued at over [$1.6 billion](https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/generative-ai-in-healthcare-market#:~:text=Generative%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20(AI)% … ⌘ Read more
Which Apple Watch Models Support WatchOS 11? Here’s the List
WatchOS 11 features some intriguing new capabilities for Apple Watch, particularly for health and fitness. With a new Vitals app, training load feature, customizations for and the ability to pause Activity rings, Translate app for Apple Watch, Cycle Tracking app, Smart Stack, customizations to the Photos face, and more, it’s easy to see why Apple … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/09/05/watchos-11-supported-apple-watch-list/ … ⌘ Read more
No, your mobile phone is not giving you brain cancer
A World Health Organisation review of more than 5000 studies, led by Australian scientists, found no increased risk of several cancers associated with mobile phone use. ⌘ Read more
How to build an open source metrics dashboard
How GitHub volunteers built an open source metrics dashboard for the World Health Organization and some best practices they picked up along the way.
The post How to build an open source metrics dashboard appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Automating open source: How Ersilia distributes AI models to advance global health equity
Discover how the Ersilia Open Source Initiative accelerates drug discovery by using GitHub Actions to disseminate AI/ML models.
The post [Automating open source: How Ersilia distributes AI models to advance global health equity](https://github.blog/open-source/social-impact/automating-open-source-how-ersilia-distributes-ai-models-to-advance-glo … ⌘ Read more
The new technology helping Vietnamese coffee farmers adapt to a changing climate
The way farmers manage soil health could soon become cheaper, easier, and better for the environment thanks to artificial intelligence. ⌘ Read more
Almost 500,000 black market cigarettes, 380kg of ‘chop chop’ seized in Queensland raids
Health officials and police are cracking down the sale of illicit vapes, cigarettes and “chop chop” tobacco in Queensland. In the Wide Bay area alone sellers are estimated to have avoided paying about $1.2 million in tax. ⌘ Read more
Docker Scout Health Scores: Security Grading for Container Images in Your Docker Hub Registry
The Docker team introduces Docker Scout health scores to help quickly evaluate image health and simplify software security for developers. ⌘ Read more