CaroltheCrone, to H5N1
@CaroltheCrone@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

When H5N1 goes off the rails as it almost certainly will in the not-too-distant future, who do you want to be in charge of the country?

Competent leaders and scientists or a clown show. Because this stuff is not a joke.

A new unreviewed preprint is ringing alarm bells about the possibility of human to human transmission coming from cows. (Similar to the problem with pigs.) It's not good.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/21/h5n1-bird-flu-cdc-urges-summer-flu-surveillance/

br00t4c, to random
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
bicmay, to northcarolina
@bicmay@med-mastodon.com avatar

“As a physician I am deeply concerned about North Carolina’s potential total ban on mask-wearing. It’s disturbing to think immunocompromised and cancer patients could be deemed criminals for following medical advice aimed at safeguarding their health,” [Jerome] Adams said in one post.

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/05/20/doctors-call-public-mask-ban-unconscionable-political-point-making/

#PublicHealth #covid #masks #NorthCarolina #Gaza

steve_zeke, to environment
@steve_zeke@freeradical.zone avatar

Excellent article by Sharon Lerner. Long, but reads fast like intrigue fiction (but 100% true).

> After the late ’70s, when 3M scientists established that the chemical was toxic in animals and was accumulating in humans, it produced millions of pounds per year.

> all people have at least one forever chemical in their blood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story

steve_zeke,
@steve_zeke@freeradical.zone avatar

For more on how this affected one community, read this from Dec 2022

https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/12/14/there-must-be-something-in-the-water/

> 3M dumped chemical waste in Washington County for decades. A lot of young people got cancer. Some of them made it, some didn’t.

Amara Strande, profiled in the article, died on April 14, 2023 at age 20.

https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/03/amara-kind-of-was-someone-who-looked-out-for-the-underdog/

msquebanh, to medical
@msquebanh@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

Many #Canadians supported #EugenicPolicies in the early 20th century, including some #medical professionals, #politicians & #feminists. #Alberta & #BritishColumbia passed #SexualSterilizationActs, not repealed til 1970s. #Eugenics have continued into the 21st century, including #CoercedSterilization of #IndigenousWomen & what some have termed the #NewEugenics#GeneticEditing & the screening of fetuses for #disabilities.

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eugenics

#FactsAboutCanada #CanadianHistory #Racism

msquebanh,
@msquebanh@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

New in emerged from & vulnerable populations have pretty much been abandoned to fend for ourselves. Our authorities are sacrificing the elderly, the disabled, the immunocompromised & also people struggling with mental illnesses. They'll help you kill yourself but won't help you much with getting essential help/services that are needed to live & to manage medical issues.

Horrible history repeats itself. Marginalized are punished for being alive.

bicmay, to Texas
@bicmay@med-mastodon.com avatar
CaramelizedShallots, to random
@CaramelizedShallots@ohai.social avatar

Fingers crossed on this one. Here is a petition to sign if you are in North Carolina. Keep the pressure on.

https://www.change.org/p/halt-the-passage-of-nc-bill-237-banning-masks-in-public

#masks #NC #PublicHealth

CharlieMcHenry, to random
@CharlieMcHenry@connectop.us avatar

Ontario reports first death from measles in over a decade - An unvaccinated child under five years old has died from the disease. #PublicHealth #Vaccination #Measles #pediatrics https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ontario-reports-first-death-measles-over-decade-2024-05-17/

robsonfletcher, to Canada
@robsonfletcher@mas.to avatar

A child has died from measles in Hamilton, Ontario.

It's the first measles death in the province since 1989.

The child was not immunized against measles.

🔗: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/measles-death-child-ontario-1.7207293

br00t4c, to ontario
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Ontario child's death from measles is 1st in province since 1989, public health says

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/measles-death-child-ontario-1.7207293?cmp=rss

currentbias, to H5N1
@currentbias@open-source-eschaton.net avatar

"On 24 April, the USDA mandated testing of lactating dairy cows prior to their movement between states, and reporting of positive influenza A test results in livestock."

This is why I'm going so hard on . When the air is left out of the conversation, nothing gets done to stop non-lactating cows -- you know, the ones that still have lungs, and can breathe -- from continuing to spread airborne

This is just theater (again)

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01416-7

currentbias, to random
@currentbias@open-source-eschaton.net avatar

The evidence that covid can dysregulate the immune system is — at this point — extensive, though not well-publicized. A close eye on covid-related subreddits will reveal — with surprising frequency — posts asking about, or describing, anecdotal experiences with this. Here are over a dozen:

https://blog.open-source-eschaton.net/immune-dysregulation-reddit-edition

#SARSCoV2 #covid #covid19 #pandemic #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver #immunology #ImmuneDysregulation

beadsland, to random
@beadsland@disabled.social avatar

A dairy farm worker starts showing symptoms March 27.

On May 3, we get confirmation that they did, in fact, get H5N1 from cows.

A round of applause for Usian everyone!

Couldn't confirm before then, y'see, 'cause no one bothered to collect serology data from the cows.

But then, what do we expect, when scientists have to sleuth data via yubtub:

https://disabled.social/@beadsland/112357048787070395

And CDC has to resort to percentiles in lieu of longitudinal baseline:

https://disabled.social/@beadsland/112447778023501564

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

"Police were pushing into the camp after an hours-long standoff. Chan, 31, a medical tent volunteer, said protesters limped in with severe puncture wounds, but there was little hope of getting them to a hospital through the chaos outside. Chan suspects the injuries were caused by rubber bullets or other 'less lethal' projectiles, which police have confirmed were fired at protesters."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/ucla-protest-gaza-israel-rubber-bullets-injuries-volunteer-medics/

currentbias, to random
@currentbias@open-source-eschaton.net avatar

"... how many people know COVID-19 infection can cause headaches and migraines weeks or months later? Or that it can cause fainting? Nausea? Heart attacks? Cardiac complications in adults and children? Embolisms? ADHD-like symptoms? Neurological issues? How many people are suffering the long-term sequelae of COVID-19 infection but not drawing the causal link and instead ascribing their new conditions to bad luck or aging?"

https://johnsnowproject.org/primers/honesty-about-covid-is-essential-for-progress/

CaramelizedShallots, to random
@CaramelizedShallots@ohai.social avatar

Biden, CDC silent as North Carolina lawmakers vote to ban masks

https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/biden-cdc-silent-as-north-carolina?r=8hs6m

#NC #USPol #Masks #PublicHealth

arstechnica, to random
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

NC Senate passes bill to make it illegal to publicly mask for health reasons

Senators skeptical of legal trouble for harmless masking after moving to make it illegal.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/nc-senate-passes-bill-to-make-it-illegal-to-publicly-mask-for-health-reasons/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

msdropbear42,

@arstechnica Do Merkans have any idea at all how totally batshit crazy they look, to we on the rest of the rock? 🤣

grrlscientist, to random
@grrlscientist@mstdn.social avatar

idiots

After Legalizing Raw Milk🥛, Fall Ill From Drinking Raw Milk

"Raw milk can harbor dangerous microorganisms that can pose serious health risks to you and your family"

🛟 🦠 https://www.eater.com/2016/3/9/11186922/raw-milk-lawmakers-ill-after-drinking-raw-milk

mimjnews, to random
@mimjnews@mastodon.social avatar

Heads up, Michigan! 🚨 Infused pre-rolls by Flavor Galaxy LLC are being recalled due to insufficient safety tests. Bought any between Nov '23 and May '24?

https://mimjnews.com/flavor-galaxy-llc-infused-pre-rolls-recalled-over-safety-testing-failures

brittanytrang, to Health
@brittanytrang@newsie.social avatar

I need an entire streaming series of Nick Florko buying illegal stuff!!

"I'm on my way to what feels like the world’s weirdest drug deal," he writes.

The stuff he picked up (in the driveway of a $1.5M home outside of DC)?

Raw , which the will tell you not to drink but won't stop people from selling to you

More at @STAT
https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/15/bird-flu-raw-milk-fda-loophole-lax-enforcement-interstate-ban/

CroakeyNews, to random
@CroakeyNews@newsie.social avatar

A rare opportunity to hear from the experts responding to disasters and public health emergencies https://www.croakey.org/a-rare-opportunity-to-hear-from-the-experts-responding-to-disasters-and-public-health-emergencies

br00t4c, to random
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
researchbuzz, to random
@researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host avatar

#Pennsylvania #ticks #LymeDisease #PublicHealth

"Just in time for National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the Pennsylvania Department of Health launched a new online dashboard to provide Pennsylvania residents and health care providers with information about tickborne diseases. The online dashboard not only pinpoints where ticks are prevalent but also shows the latest state data on tickborne disease activity."

https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/new-tool-pennsylvania-department-health-shows-where-ticks-are-prevalent/ORWGL6BXURABJBAGZAVM4VDO3Y/

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

Join Doctors for America in Silver Spring, Maryland June 6-8, 2024 for our biennial National Leadership Conference. This year's theme is “Reclaiming the Voice of Medicine.” Confirmed speakers include: Bernie Sanders, Vivek Murthy, Kavita Patel, Ellana Stinson, Cedric Dark, Alister Martin, and more!

https://doctorsforamerica.org/event/2024-national-leadership-conference/

#healthcare #doctors #physicians #HealthPolicy #advocacy #HealthEquity #FDA #PublicHealth #GunViolence #GunSafety #ReproductiveJustice #abortion

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