Why pregnancy triples your chances of getting severe malaria (www.vox.com)
Tennessee governor signs bill criminalizing adults who help minors get abortions (fox17.com)
Colon cancer rates are rising in young Americans, but insurance barriers are making screening harder (theconversation.com)
Heat waves associated with increased risk of preterm birth in the U.S. (www.statnews.com)
Heat waves are becoming more frequent and more intense, posing more of a health risk around the world. High temperatures can be deadly, and are especially dangerous for those with cardiovascular and chronic disease — but they begin affecting human lives even before birth....
'Forever' Chemicals and Other Endocrine-Disruptors May Increase Child Obesity Risk (www.healthline.com)
Damages From PFAS Lawsuits Could Surpass Asbestos, Industry Lawyers Warn - The New York Times (Free article) (www.nytimes.com)
Is Shrimp Good for You? It’s Complicated. Americans love their prawns. So how healthy are they — for us and for the planet? (May 2024) (www.nytimes.com)
Because they’re near the bottom of the food chain, shrimp don’t generally tend to accumulate the environmental toxins, like mercury or dioxins, found in big predators such as tuna or swordfish....
The first pill for postpartum depression is finally getting to patients. Doctors say it’s working. (www.nbcnews.com)
Psychiatrists are writing the first prescriptions for zuranolone, which got approved last year....
Florida Allows Doctors To Perform C-Sections Outside of Hospitals (kffhealthnews.org)
World’s first diabetes cure with cell therapy achieved in China (interestingengineering.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16202201...
How doctors are pressuring sickle cell patients into unwanted sterilizations (www.statnews.com)
Los Angeles County launches ambitious plan to tackle medical debt. Hospitals groan. (www.usatoday.com)
After leaving a so-called 'abortion desert,' this doctor worries about what's next (www.npr.org)
Covid will still be here this summer. Will anyone care? (www.washingtonpost.com)
How Oregon’s right-to-die law has inspired other US states and countries (www.theguardian.com)
New rules are in the works about abortion bans in Texas. Almost nobody's happy. (www.npr.org)
Is systemic racism in medicine putting Black people’s lives at risk? (www.theguardian.com)
“Deny, denounce, delay”: The battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods (arstechnica.com)
After mice drink raw H5N1 milk, bird flu virus riddles their organs (arstechnica.com)
FDA Urged To Relax Decades-Old Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay and Bisexual Men (kffhealthnews.org)
The HPV vaccine prevents head and neck cancers in men, study suggests (www.nbcnews.com)
The new research underscores the importance of vaccination for both sexes, experts say....
When profit-driven clinics kick "noncompliant" patients off dialysis, is anybody watching? (www.motherjones.com)
Like to bike? Your knees will thank you and you may live longer, too (www.mprnews.org)
We are in the middle of National Bike Month, and cycling enthusiasts love to talk up the benefits of their favorite activity....
A Security Camera Caught an Employee Beating a Patient. It Took 11 Days for Anyone to Take Action. (www.propublica.org)
California Pays Meth Users To Get Sober (kffhealthnews.org)
