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New Study Reveals Heightened Fear And Mistrust Of Health System in Black Community ( newsone.com )

Abortion is becoming more common in primary care clinics as doctors challenge stigma ( www.kpbs.org )

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Miserable, Aggressive, Dull- How Heat Affects the Brain - The New York Times (Free article) ( www.nytimes.com )

Looks like critical thinking deteriorates above 72f/22c. Crime swings higher. Lowering your core temperature seems to help, even if you live in a climate with unavoidable heat.

Processed foods are hiding in plain sight — and that could be a big public health problem ( www.salon.com )

How Oregon’s right-to-die law has inspired other US states and countries ( www.theguardian.com )

Many US dairy workers yet to receive protective gear for bird flu ( www.reuters.com )

CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Many U.S. dairy farms have not yet increased health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to workers, activists and farmers, worrying health experts about the risk for more human infections of a virus with pandemic potential.

California Pays Meth Users To Get Sober ( kffhealthnews.org )

What to Know About the Link Between Stomach Paralysis and Ozempic ( gizmodo.com )

“All of my friends are dead”: The overdose crisis is taking a toll on harm reduction workers ( www.salon.com )

Obtaining Abortions Is Even Harder If You’re Undocumented in a State With a Ban ( truthout.org )

Severe obesity in childhood can halve life expectancy, global modeling study finds ( medicalxpress.com )

New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) has for the first time quantified the impact of different aspects of childhood obesity on long-term health and life expectancy....

FDA panel to consider MDMA for PTSD treatment ( www.nbcnews.com )

While no psychedelic-based therapy has been approved yet in the U.S., Lykos Therapeutics studied MDMA, more commonly called ecstacy or molly, in two late-stage studies....

High blood pressure in kids doubles their risk of cardiovascular disease, study finds, bringing a call for routine screening ( www.statnews.com )

Children and adolescents diagnosed with high blood pressure have double the risk of major cardiovascular problems as adults, a new study that followed them into their 20s and 30s reports. ...

Aetna agrees to provide equal fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ people in landmark settlement ( www.lgbtqnation.com )

A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her. ( www.propublica.org )

Man in remission from blood cancer and HIV after remarkable treatment ( www.theguardian.com )

Paul Edmonds of California is fifth-known person in world confirmed to be in remission from both, says cancer institute...

States Target Health Insurers’ ‘Prior Authorization’ Red Tape ( kffhealthnews.org )

Christopher Marks noticed an immediate improvement when his doctor prescribed him the Type 2 diabetes medication Mounjaro last year. The 40-year-old truck driver from Kansas City, Missouri, said his average blood sugar reading decreased significantly and that keeping it within target range took less insulin than before....

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