Colon cancer rates are rising in young Americans, but insurance barriers are making screening harder ( theconversation.com )
Florida Allows Doctors To Perform C-Sections Outside of Hospitals ( kffhealthnews.org )
Damages From PFAS Lawsuits Could Surpass Asbestos, Industry Lawyers Warn - The New York Times (Free article) ( www.nytimes.com )
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....
Is systemic racism in medicine putting Black people’s lives at risk? ( www.theguardian.com )
After mice drink raw H5N1 milk, bird flu virus riddles their organs ( arstechnica.com )
Drug-resistant Trichophyton fungus represents emerging threat in US ( www.cidrap.umn.edu )
Raw-milk fans plan to drink up as experts warn of high levels of H5N1 virus ( arstechnica.com )
Social media abstinence can boost self-esteem ( www.dw.com )
A Canadian study has found that refraining from social media for a week can have a positive impact on one's body image. Online beauty ideals are most harmful to young women who try to achieve unhealthy body shapes....
Colon cancer rates have been rising for decades in younger people, study finds ( www.nbcnews.com )
Researchers saw a sharp increase among teenagers but noted that the overall number of cases in that age group are very low....
Louisiana Doctors Are Fighting GOP Bill That Wants to Criminalize Possession of Abortion Pills ( www.jezebel.com )
Cholera is making a comeback — and the world doesn’t have enough vaccines ( www.vox.com )
A new study linked intermittent fasting to cardiac death — but don't worry just yet ( www.salon.com )
Common stomach bug linked to higher risk of Alzheimer’s, study finds ( www.euronews.com )
While a stomach bug is undoubtedly an unpleasant experience, its symptoms normally disappear in a matter of a few days. But now researchers have found that a stomach bug found in a majority of people can be quite dangerous in the long term....
Idaho’s OB-GYN Exodus Throws Women in Rural Towns Into a Care Void ( kffhealthnews.org )
Big Pharma’s fight against drug price reforms takes weird, desperate turn ( arstechnica.com )
Your gut microbes may influence how you handle stress ( www.npr.org )
I Started Taking a Walk Every Morning. Here's What Happened to My Health | The Art of Manliness ( www.artofmanliness.com )
Since March, I’ve been waking up earlier. Before that time, I’d typically go to bed at 11 p.m. and naturally wake up between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m. Then, for some reason, regardless of what time I went to bed, I started spontaneously waking up between 5:30 and 6 a.m. Consequently, I moved my bedtime earlier, […]
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 )
