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"...menstruation has been understudied for decades, creating a knowledge vacuum in which patients with pain or heavy bleeding wait years for a diagnosis. In recent years, however, more scientists have begun to study the process and menstrual fluid — research that could uncover crucial information about human health that’s been unjustly ignored."
"Since February, there have been 11 reported [mpox] cases within Cuyahoga County, which encompasses Cleveland and surrounding suburbs. Eleven have been reported in the Cuyahoga County and 12 have been reported within the state, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) said."
"It's really upsetting that we're investing so much time and energy, money, resources into this when we know that if we have a highly vaccinated public, we won't be seeing these cases," McMasters said. "Yes, I've been in public health for 25 years, and it kind of feels like going backwards."
"Braun is part of a trend across the United States to integrate oral health into medical checkups for children, pregnant women, and others who cannot afford or do not have easy access to dentists. With federal and private funding, these programs have expanded in the past 10 years, but they face socioeconomic barriers, workforce shortages, and the challenge of dealing with the needs of new immigrants."
"Thousands of women between ages 50 and 74 are not receiving life-saving mammograms, according to new federal data...Social isolation, life dissatisfaction, lost or reduced hours of employment, being on food stamps, lack of reliable public transportation and cost barriers were all associated with not having had a mammogram within the previous two years."
"Consumer Reports (CR), a consumer advocacy group, said it tested 12 store-bought versions of Lunchables — which are made by Kraft Heinz — along with similar lunch and snack kits and found “relatively high levels of lead and cadmium” in the Lunchables kits...There is not a safe level of lead for children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes."
“This is one of those studies at ACC that I think is potentially practice changing,” said Kim Eagle, director of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan who wasn’t involved in the trial. It’s “a very important landmark study that will change the way patients who are currently managed with [heart attacks] are cared for.”
"The loss of a trusted doctor is never easy, and it’s an experience that is increasingly common.
The stress of the pandemic drove a lot of health care workers to retire or quit. Now, a nationwide shortage of doctors and others who provide primary care is making it hard to find replacements. And as patients are shuffled from one provider to the next, it’s eroding their trust in the health system."
"'Nationally, the primary physician works hard and has a lot of responsibilities but not well compensated compared to other specialties, so if you and me are in the same class and we have the same amount of debt, but you chose a specialty, I'm choosing to be a family physician, my pay is about half of yours,' Xu said."
"Over the last decade, however, health experts have increasingly recognized that boys and men also suffer from eating disorders, and they have gained a better understanding of how differently the illness presents in that group. A small but growing body of scientists and physicians have dedicated themselves to identifying the problem, assessing its scope and developing treatments." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/health/adolescents-boys-eating-disorders.html
"The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.
But there’s some unexpected good news: The rate of new gonorrhea cases fell for the first time in a decade.
It’s not clear why infectious cases of syphilis rose 9% while gonorrhea dropped 9%..."
"A historic new study out of Scotland shows the real-world impact of vaccines against the human papillomavirus: The country has detected no cases of cervical cancer in women born between 1988-1996 who were fully vaccinated against HPV between the ages of 12 and 13."
"Children's was one of seven hospitals around the country that studied how the flu vaccine in pregnant moms protected newborns who can't get the flu vaccine until they're 6 months old. They found it reduced hospitalizations or ER visits in young babies by about a third, and for the youngest infants under 3 months old, it went down by half."
"Got an upcoming doctor's appointment? Perhaps a prescription to refill or a dental cleaning? Odds are your phone has been pinging away with incessant reminders about it.
Why it matters: It's not just you. There's a growing flood of emails, texts, phone calls and other prods to patients that — beyond just potentially becoming another digital annoyance — may make them tune out the important stuff."
The survey found Canadians are feeling the impact, as 70 per cent of respondents say they worry they won't be able to get good quality #MedicalCare if they or a family member need it.”
"The Houston Health Department, which declared a local syphilis outbreak last year, lost about $4.2 million of grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a result of the federal debt ceiling deal. The money was intended for states and local jurisdictions to train and hire additional disease intervention specialists."
"In one small study from 2020, 21 children ages 4 to 12 carried foam cups of blue paint—meant to mimic containers of instant noodles—from a microwave toward a table. Blue splashes on their white shirts revealed that nearly one in five children spilled the “soup,” most commonly on their arms."
I clearly do not come up with creative science projects. Apparently there is a body of literature about pediatric soup injuries!
@exchgr
20+ year PCP here- #primarycare has been going down the drain (#enshittification) long before #amazon got involved so (so far) they are more of a symptom than cause.
Plenty of good articles in past few years explaining it but #healthinsurers AND #medicare and #medicaid are big drivers of this so don't kid yourself that nationalizing it will be any better. #MedMastodon
"The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which led the PrEP Impact Trial with the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said it was the largest ever real-world study of its kind.
It was carried out at 157 sexual health clinics across England between October 2017 and July 2020.
The study found use of PrEP...reduced the chances of getting HIV by 86%. Clinical trials suggested it was 99% effective."
"A handful of purple and red states are poised to be the next battlegrounds in the abortion rights fight after advocates won a major victory in Ohio this month...Abortion rights advocates are now looking to amend state constitutions in states such as Nevada, Arizona and Florida in an effort to establish or strengthen existing abortion protections..."
"By midway through this year, 47 countries were reporting serious measles outbreaks, compared with 16 countries in June 2020. Nigeria is currently facing the largest diphtheria outbreak in its history, with more than 17,000 suspected cases and nearly 600 deaths so far. Twelve countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, are reporting circulating polio virus."