@RememberUsAlways@newsie.social avatar RememberUsAlways , to random

Gov. Gavin signs the budget bill Wednesday to help keep more than 100 clinics in running.
Several local Planned Parenthood clinics closed last year after in Congress passed President Donald Trump’s tax bill that ends payments to providers like .



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https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/02/lawmakers-vote-to-fund-planned-parenthood-00772146

https://calmatters.org/health/2025/10/california-gives-planned-parenthood-140-million-boost-to-keep-clinics-open/

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange avatar briankrebs , to random

ICYMI, from Reuters:

"Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell on Tuesday said Verizon and AT&T are blocking release of key documents about an alleged massive Chinese spying operation that infiltrated U.S. telecommunications networks known as Salt Typhoon and wants their CEOs to appear before Congress to answer questions."

"Cantwell asked both companies to turn over security assessments conducted by Alphabet cybersecurity unit Mandiant. She said Mandiant refused to provide the requested network security assessments, apparently at the direction of AT&T and Verizon."

"In some cases, hackers are alleged to have intercepted conversations, including between prominent U.S. politicians and government officials. Several lawmakers have described them as the worst telecom hacks in U.S. history."

"Cantwell said Salt Typhoon allowed the Chinese government to "geolocate millions of individuals" and "record phone calls at will," and that the incident targeted almost every American."

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/senator-says-att-verizon-blocking-release-salt-typhoon-security-assessment-2026-02-03/

emory ,
@emory@soc.kvet.ch avatar

@briankrebs this is exactly why out of 9 business entities i have participated in forming 0 of them are anything more than a side hustle.

i cannot afford to go all-in without an extremely generous investor.

@bicmay@med-mastodon.com avatar bicmay , to random

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates more than 2 million Americans could benefit from a treatment known as PrEP, but only a quarter of them are getting a form of the drug. Zach Dyer appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” on Feb. 4 to share tips patients can use to avoid those pitfalls and find a doctor who knows more about PrEP."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/wamu-health-hub-prep-hiv-treatment-access-workarounds-february-4-2026/

@bicmay@med-mastodon.com avatar bicmay , to random

"The FDA removed a webpage that warned consumers about potentially dangerous products and therapies marketed as autism treatments.

An archived version of the page said the agency had warned or taken action against companies that made improper claims that their products could treat or cure autism or autism-related symptoms."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/autism/119734

@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

New training from a Texas regulator about when doctors can legally terminate a pregnancy comes nearly five years after the state passed its abortion ban in 2021.

Experts contend the guidance can’t capture all complications that arise in pregnancy.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

@AfroIsReborn@mastodon.social avatar AfroIsReborn , to random

REPOST @joelbervell

Can you believe that the man who helped invent heart surgery wasn’t even a surgeon? Welcome back to Epiaode 4 of Woke Black History. Let’s talk about the legend himself, Vivien T. Thomas.

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@goinfawr@mstdn.social avatar goinfawr , to random

Imagine paying for NetFLIx every month, and then paying when you watch the movie, and then getting another bill three months later because one of the actors isn't signed with NetFLIX so you have to pay him directly. Also, your taxes are going to NETFLIX

That'd be stupid, right?

This a (stolen) post about healthcare in Alberta, CANADA

ftr public ins. works exactly like private, so priavatization is flat-out STEALING the premiums paid into public ins.




@poisonpunk@mastodon.social avatar poisonpunk , to random
@aSweetGentleman@mstdn.social avatar aSweetGentleman , to random

"This Is the Vaccine Story RFK Jr. Doesn’t Want You to Hear"

"The Trump administration says we should learn from other countries. Maybe they should have looked someplace besides Denmark."

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-the-vaccine-story-rfk-jr-doesnt-want-you-to-hear-meningitis-meningococcal-disease

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The bluntly named "Are You Dead?” platform rocketed to the top of the app-store charts in China before going viral globally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/25/world/dying-app-chinas-latest-tech-obsession/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@Peter_Link@expressional.social avatar Peter_Link , to random

New York nurses continue to strike in frigid weather as Mamdani shows support
New York mayor was joined by Senator at a Tuesday rally with nurses as strike entered second week
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/mamdani-sanders-new-york-nurse-strike

from
Fri 23 Jan 2026 07.00 EST

Almost 15,000 nurses who work for three separate hospital systems have been on strike since 12 January, holding out for increased staffing, better safety in hospitals, and improved benefits. The State Association (NYSNA) has pointed to the giant pay packages that hospital CEOs have received, at a time when say there are too few of them to adequately care for patients.

The has pulled support from , the mayor, and Bernie Sanders, the democratic Vermont senator, both of whom joined striking nurses outside a Mount Sinai on Tuesday.

@CheapPontoon@beige.party avatar CheapPontoon , to random

Molar City.

If you can find a dentist in the US to treat you after you get back in case you have problems, then it might be an alternative for you. Implants, crowns, etc..

https://www.molarcity.com/fotosarticulos/where-is-molar-city.webp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

OpenAI and Anthropic are launching AI tools in health care, but their success may depend on transparency about reliability and accuracy, an issue that has already caused Google to fail in the sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/20/world/chatgpts-ai-health-care-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion Bans

Our reporting has found that abortion bans generally don’t include exceptions that cover health concerns pregnant women with chronic conditions can face — or if they do, doctors aren’t using them.
https://www.propublica.org/article/high-risk-pregnancies-chronic-conditions-abortion-bans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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@lisagetspolitik@union.place avatar lisagetspolitik , to random

“I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.” - AOC




@cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com avatar cbarbermd , to random

“The cuts to your healthcare, all that extra money —nearly a trillion dollars that was taken out— was given to ICE. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face."💵🔫

video/mp4

@cbarbermd@mastodon.social avatar cbarbermd , to random

“The cuts to your healthcare, all that extra money —nearly a trillion dollars that was taken out— was given to ICE. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face."💵🔫

video/mp4

@halcionandon@aus.social avatar halcionandon , to MECFS group

Help me escape abuse & finally get out of here this 🎉🥳

Please help by hitting 🔄 BOOST , 📝QUOTE & 💸 GIVE if you can. Share on all social media platforms.

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Urgent Appeal: Help Anna – Time is Running Out!

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Anna, an Australian woman battling severe () for over 20 years, is trapped in a toxic home with abusive family members. Bedbound and forced to stay in a dark room, she is vulnerable and that vulnerability is taken advantage of. She is not allowed access to aids or workers and needs approval for all mailed items including food, which may be binned or sold regardless. There are no steady rules, just excuses for her abuse. She faces deliberate exposure to sensory overload, days without food, constant yelling, stolen belongings, and three infections in 15 months due to unmasked family members. She now has as well. Compounded by , , , , and more - her health is deteriorating rapidly.

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@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

A teacher called over a dozen therapists to find mental health care following a miscarriage.

An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.

They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/emblemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

@illmarks@www.illmarks.com avatar illmarks , to random

the figure on the manila anatomical bookmark is against a dark ink background. their body is colored in dark green-blue, with vibrant trans pride flag colors across their body diagonally, the white at their lower abdomen. Their face is drawn in extreme concern. A speech bubble shows them asking, "is there a less invasive option?" a drawing of a disembodied white coat,with jagged edges and allmost glitch-like shaking lines is before them. The white coat also has a speech bubble, and replies, "this is the less invasive option."Symptom: Assigned Female At Birth

https://www.illmarks.com/symptom-assigned-female-at-birth/

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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random
@lymphomation@mastodon.social avatar lymphomation , to random

Public health policies are NOT based on expert opinion, by theories, or by Pharma. They are based on evidence from large randomized controlled studies.

An independent FDA evaluates the results of the studies carried out by investigators at academic centers and overseen by institutional review boards.

There is no conspiracy. The experts and their family members get diseases too.

The company does not decide.

My background is here: https://lymphomation.blogspot.com/2022/01/karl-schwartz-advocacy-cv.html