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"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/

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@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu avatar EUCommission , to random

Violence against women must end, now!

This nonverbal Signal for Help is a way to discreetly communicate when you need help.

But, of course, a hand sign isn’t enough.

Violence against women is not inevitable. It is preventable.

For a world where women can live free from fear 🧡

Find out more about what the EU’s doing to fight it: https://link.europa.eu/PPBCf4

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crecente ,
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@EUCommission

Teach people from an early age about healthy relationships. Most who experience IPV, first experience it as an adolescent.

Teens are more receptive when you use an approach they prefer.

🧡 HONEYMOON

One of the many digital interventions from the Gaming Against Violence program. Evidence based. Award winning. Free. No ads. No surveillance.

https://playhoneymoon.com

@gamingagainstv @stopTDV

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@fdroidorg@floss.social avatar fdroidorg , to random

trips over its own words, when they sell you it's the best computing device in the world that does everything. After you bought it Google doesn't let you do anything you want to.

is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called “installing”, regardless of whether that computer is in your pocket or on your desk.

What Do You Talk About When You Talk About Sideloading?

What does Google?

Here's : https://f-droid.org/2025/10/28/sideloading.html

stopTDV ,
@stopTDV@mastodon.social avatar

@fdroidorg @gamingagainstv

No, not truly .

Our games are free and can be shared freely; no DRM.

But, due to the nature of the games, we don't allow changes to the meaning and nature of the narratives.

The games are non-violent, trauma-informed, and designed for ages 11-15. Topics include and . We won't allow the games to be adapted into something violent or harmful.

This approach limits our reach - but helps us protect students from harmful content.

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🧼🔬 14-year-old Heman Bekele developed a revolutionary soap that reactivates immune cells to fight skin , inspired by memories of people working under the harsh Ethiopian .

His costs just $0.50 to produce compared to $40,000 cancer treatments, and he's now working at Johns Hopkins to bring it to underserved communities worldwide.

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/teenager-soap-cancer-rep/

@appassionato@mastodon.social avatar appassionato , to bookstodon group

Nutraceutical Fruits: Overview and Disease Prevention by Raj K. Keservani, 2025

While nutritional supplements have enormous advantages, food ingredients such as fruits and vegetables can play a significant preventative and therapeutic role in our daily lives. Fruits are found to have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and chemopreventive properties that can boost health, as well as prevent diseases.

@bookstodon





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@appassionato@mastodon.social avatar appassionato , to bookstodon group

Alzheimer's: Prevention Is the Cure by Patrick Holford, 2025

Alzheimer’s is a preventable disease. Less than 1% of cases are caused by genes. We already know how to prevent at least 8 out of 10 cases and cut your risk by at least 80% if not completely for the vast majority of people.

@bookstodon



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@stopTDV@games.ngo avatar stopTDV , to EduTooters group

Our latest newsletter is out:

  • sharing another retro game to prevent teen dating violence

  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month

  • a few other updates

🌐 https://mailchi.mp/bf22fca6de88/jennifer-anns-group-may-2025-a-retro-game-mental-health-and-more

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The United States on Friday approved the first blood test for Alzheimer's, a move that could help patients begin treatment earlier with newly approved drugs that slow the progression of the devastating neurological disease. @ScienceAlert reports:
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-just-approved-the-first-blood-test-for-alzheimers-disease

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@gamingagainstv@games.ngo avatar gamingagainstv , to psychology group

🥳 It is wonderful to see so many schools using our free games at the end of the school year!

These students are learning about important issues like , , and through our free video games and lesson plans.

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

"A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency’s splintering.

Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren’t infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created Administration for a Healthy America, the agency official told senior leaders in calls and meetings."

https://apnews.com/article/cdc-hiv-administration-for-a-healthy-america-8309109b91e6e4025878f335ea15dc96

@crecente@games.ngo avatar crecente , to EduTooters group

NIH grants weekly email:

▪️ General Notices

  • revised schedule for grants
  • early expiration of grant notice for "Centering the Health of Women Across the HIV Research Continuum"

▪️ Funding Opportunities

  • (none)

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@crecente@games.ngo avatar crecente , to sociology group

🎉 Finalists announced for the 2025 game design challenge focused on . Announced this morning at the Games for Health Conference in Eindhoven.

Studio names and countries are listed below. For individual developers their initials and country are listed.

We received so many fantastic game pitches, it was difficult to narrow them down to these 16 Finalists:

2GEN Team
(Argentina )

CelleC Games
(U.S.)

CoLab
(U. K.)

DOTDOT
(U.S.)

Misfit Adventure
(U. S.)

Monkey Dori Team
(India)

Necther Louie
(Philippines)

Pawzzle Studios
(Canada)

Story Tonic
(U. S.)

Unwise Tootsie
(U.S.)

The Whole Circus
(U. S.)

A.R.
(Georgia)

D.T.
(India)

F.Z.
(Czech Republic)

L.V.
(France)

S.H.
(U.S.)

Congratulations Finalists - - and thank you to all participants. We are sending further details via email to all entrants later today.

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@crecente@games.ngo avatar crecente , to sociology group

This article is encouraging -- to the extent it highlights how very far Australia is from reaching their goals to end "".

But it's also a frustrating read because it explores the well-intentioned, but generally misguided, government strategies.

I've not found many folks here focused on so I'll just leave it at that. 😶

🌐 https://theconversation.com/australia-has-promised-to-end-domestic-violence-within-a-generation-jess-hill-asks-are-our-strategies-working-250525

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@crecente@games.ngo avatar crecente , to sociology group

🥺 This is a long shot:

I'm trying to find a based in focusing on teen dating violence and/or consent (IPV).

I will be in Paris April 7th & 8th.

I want to briefly meet & share our free resources & let others know about our unique work to help adolescents. (I'm speaking at Games for Health Europe in Eindhoven & returning via Paris.)

I founded a nonprofit org in 2006.

We hope to collaborate with groups in France -- especially while France is working on issues about .

🎮 We have an innovative program using prosocial video games to engage young people (11 - 23). We want to find a group in France interested in making these games available in French.

👉🏽 I've been interviewed by France24 about our innovative games about consent.

👉🏽 One of our consent games was made into a lifesize exhibit at a museum in Australia.

👉🏽 We worked with WorldVision to create a game about consent for young people in Vanuatu.

🎉 Over 20,000 folks / year learn about consent through our free games.

Please let me know if you have questions -- and please share with groups / instances who might know somebody who knows somebody.

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@gamingagainstv@games.ngo avatar gamingagainstv , (edited ) to Game Development

🚀 Our 18th annual game design challenge has launched!

💬 Topic:

📆 Submit ideas by March 24th

⭐ $10,000 in cash prizes
⭐ Critiques for all Finalists

🎮 Please boost to reach , , , , , and more.

🧡 Presented by an award-winning program producing videogames for since 2008.

Details, rules, communication resources at the contest website.

🌐 https://communicating.games

gamedev@programming.dev icon Game Development

@crecente@games.ngo avatar crecente , to sociology group

Daily Quote - February 19

"We can't shape what we don't understand, and what we don't understand ends up shaping us."

~Catarina Mota

📣 📣 📣. 📣 📣

📖 'Understanding Violence'
🏛️ Offered by Emory University
❤️ Featuring President Jimmy Carter

Helping the public understand violence in order they may help prevent it.

🌐https://www.coursera.org/learn/violence

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roserudd ,
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@georgetakei also thankful to all the scientists and investigators who figure out how to prevent crashes or the loss of life when crashes do occur, and thankful for the required training of all personnel involved and the regulations that require construction that keeps us all safe.

@stopTDV@games.ngo avatar stopTDV , to sociology group

⭐ NO MORE Week 2025 Tech Summit

Join us Tuesday March 4th, 2025 for a special online event exploring the impacts of technology on domestic and sexual violence, including the innovations and the dangers.

👉🏼 Our Executive Director @crecente will be speaking about our innovative work using technology to prevent dating violence.

💜 Details & Registration:
https://www.nomore.org/tech-summit/

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