‘This is a big deal’: Health Canada approves 1st drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease ⌘ Read more
@movq@www.uninformativ.de Yeah, this is similar to my 2025 GWM Cannon Ute (truck) that we recently bought. It has this app called the “GWM App” that lets you view various health/stats of the vehicle, open/close the door, locks, control the A/C etc, all from your Mobile Phone. – But… Guess what?! :D It has a goddamn fucking SIM card in the head unit (dash) somewhere that once you “consent” and agree it signs up to some god knows what local cellular service and all that wonderul functionality is controlled by, guess what… A fucking goddamn CLOUD service! da actual flying fuck is wrong with these people?! – Are we some of the only people in the world that realize how fucking dumb all this Internet-connect shit™ really is?
ChatGPT’s move towards AI porn a risk to children, eSafety warns
The company behind ChatGPT also claims it can make the chatbot more human-like without negative mental health effects. ⌘ Read more
Poorer health linked to more votes for Reform UK, 2024 voting patterns suggest
Poorer health is linked to a higher proportion of votes for the populist right wing political party, Reform UK, indicates an analysis of the 2024 general election voting patterns in England, published online in the open access journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research. ⌘ Read more
‘Oops’: Trump health official admits half of ‘sweeping’ layoffs at CDC were a mistake
David McAfee, Senior Editor - Slate
Stephan: At one level, this is a bit of good news. At another level it is a further picture of the chaos the Trump administration has created in America’s already low ranking, but most expensive in the world, healthcare system.
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Each level is … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: What is Remote Patient Monitoring?
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is changing how care is delivered. By tracking health data through connected devices outside traditional settings, it helps clinicians act sooner, reduce readmissions, and focus resources where they’re most needed. With rising NHS pressures and growing demand for digital care, RPM is becoming central to how both public and private providers support long-term conditions, recovery, and hospital-at-home mod … ⌘ Read more
@movq@www.uninformativ.de Happy birthday and good health! :-)
We quit our jobs, sold our home twice and spent 10 years fighting for the truth
A NHS trust and hospital manager have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of Alice Figueiredo. ⌘ Read more
Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone, dies aged 82
The funk music icon died following a “prolonged battle” with COPD and other underlying health issues, his family said. ⌘ Read more
Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone, dead aged 82
The funk music icon died following a “prolonged battle” with COPD and other underlying health issues, his family said. ⌘ Read more
Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone, dead aged 82
The funk music icon died following a “prolonged battle” with COPD and other underlying health issues, his family said. ⌘ Read more
Cosmetic clinics ‘left scrambling’ as Queensland clarifies storage rules
Queensland’s injectable rules have left some clinics scrambling to survive, with fears price hikes will drive patients underground. ⌘ Read more
Patients call for Queensland government to save Toowong Private Hospital
The embattled psychiatric health facility is expected to close on Wednesday due to financial pressures. ⌘ Read more
Hospital convicted of safety failings over woman’s death in mental health unit
An NHS trust was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of safety failings in the death of a patient. ⌘ Read more
Hospital convicted of safety failings over woman’s death in mental health unit
An NHS trust was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of safety failings in the death of a patient. ⌘ Read more
Hospital convicted of safety failings over woman’s death in mental health unit
An NHS trust was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of safety failings in the death of a patient. ⌘ Read more
Hospital convicted of safety failings after woman’s death in mental health unit
An NHS trust was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of safety failings in the death of a patient. ⌘ Read more
Hospital and medic convicted over patient death
Alice Figueiredo took her own life on a mental health ward in 2015, after previous suicide attempts. ⌘ Read more
Iran expands dog-walking ban, citing ‘public health, peace and comfort’ concerns
Many religious scholars consider petting dogs or coming into contact with their saliva as ritually impure, while others see them as a symbol of Western influence. ⌘ Read more
Are EVs more likely to catch fire? Why we’re still falling for the myths
A new study finds that EV myths are so ingrained in society that even owners believe misinformation that they catch fire more easily and emit electromagnetic fields that damage health. ⌘ Read more
NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies run low
The health service issued an “amber alert” last year and stocks remain low ever since. ⌘ Read more
NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies run low
The health service issued an “amber alert” last year and stocks remain low ever since. ⌘ Read more
NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors to maintain supply
The health service issued an “amber alert” last year and stocks remain low ever since. ⌘ Read more
Victoria is in the grip of drought, but what’s different about this one?
Victorian Country Hour host Warwick Long reflects on how farmers focus on mental health, modern farming practices and climate change preparation. ⌘ Read more
Private mental hospital closure in Brisbane ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
The private hospitals association blames the facility’s shut down and the potential closure of others on health insurers, but a representative for insurers rejects the accusation and says how we fund mental health must change. ⌘ Read more
More farmers seek mental health support as drought a ‘daily rollercoaster’
A clinical psychologist warns that winter rain will not “wash away the worries” caused by severe drought across southern Australia. ⌘ Read more
‘Every cell, every organ’: The rising health issue affecting 40 per cent of Australians
“Are you losing sleep tonight, like I am?” They’re not just the lyrics to a country music heartbreaker but a question Australians should be asking each other to avoid some major health issues. ⌘ Read more
Community services buckling under demand for mental health support
Mental health support services in regional WA are in such short supply that severely unwell residents are turning to grassroots community service groups, which are struggling to cope with surging demand. ⌘ Read more
‘I had an experience that rocked my world’: Super Netball player Cara Koenen on violence against women
Australian Diamond and Super Netball player Cara Koenen had her existence rocked after becoming a victim of gendered violence. She lost confidence on court and struggled to sleep. She’s telling her story in the hope it’ll raise awareness of the major health and welfare issue in Australia. ⌘ Read more
Robert Pether ‘unrecognisable’ after release from Iraqi prison, wife says
The Australian engineer spent four years languishing behind bars before being released on bail late on Thursday night, along with an Egyptian colleague. ⌘ Read more
Patterson responds to prosecution accusations in mushroom murder trial
Health issues “planted” and mushrooms weighed to determine fatal doses. Here’s how accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson responded to a number of accusations the prosecutions put forward during cross-examination. ⌘ Read more
Trump administration strips federal protections for emergency abortion providers
Adriel Bettelheim, Senior Health Care Editor - Axios
_Stephan: The Trump Republican coup is devastating health care, but particularly for women, in ways few women seem to realize. If you are a pregnant woman in a Republican-controlled state, and it comes down to your life or the baby’s life, thanks to the Trump coup, it may be your life, because no doctor will d … ⌘ Read more
Doctors flee Trump’s America: ‘It’s no longer safe or sane to practice here’
Brett Kelman, Kaiser Family Foundation Health News - Kaiseer Family Foundation | Raw Story
_Stephan: It is not only that the Republicans and Trump are trying to terminate the healthcare of millions of Americans. All of this dismantlement of the medical system in the U.S. is also causing a significant number of physicians to just leave the country, as this article describes. … ⌘ Read more
‘Can cause overdose’: Dangerous drug cocktail found in counterfeit Xanax
A public health alert is issued after a dangerous drug cocktail is found circulating in Canberra for the first time, sold as a counterfeit prescription anxiety medication. ⌘ Read more
‘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
@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