<p>My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.<br>---</p><p>The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has seen in decades.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/measles/" rel="tag">#Measles</a></p>
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<p>A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer.</p><p>The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-male-breast-cancer-coverage-trump-executive-order?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-male-breast-cancer-coverage-trump-executive-order?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/vet</span><span class="invisible">erans-affairs-male-breast-cancer-coverage-trump-executive-order?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#Cancer</a> <a href="/tags/men/" rel="tag">#Men</a> <a href="/tags/veterans/" rel="tag">#Veterans</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>Tear gas — currently being deployed in Minneapolis — can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses.</p><p>The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods.</p><p>From our 2020 investigation:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tear-gas-is-way-more-dangerous-than-police-let-on-especially-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tear-gas-is-way-more-dangerous-than-police-let-on-especially-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tea</span><span class="invisible">r-gas-is-way-more-dangerous-than-police-let-on-especially-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a></p>
<p>A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.<br>---</p><p>In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nor</span><span class="invisible">th-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>
<p>Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.</p><p>“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/for</span><span class="invisible">eign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a></p>
<p>Next time you catch yourself saying: 'Fuck. That was stupid. Why did I do that?'</p><p>--- rewrite it: ---</p><p>'Fuck. That was thoughtless. Why did I do that?'</p><p>Then it becomes a problem you can work on vs. a reprimand from a shitty boss. </p><p>Be kind to yourself.</p><p><a href="/tags/kindness/" rel="tag">#kindness</a> <a href="/tags/selfcare/" rel="tag">#selfcare</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#psychology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#alttext</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
<p>Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion Bans<br>---</p><p>Our reporting has found that abortion bans generally don’t include exceptions that cover health concerns pregnant women with chronic conditions can face — or if they do, doctors aren’t using them.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/high-risk-pregnancies-chronic-conditions-abortion-bans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/high-risk-pregnancies-chronic-conditions-abortion-bans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hig</span><span class="invisible">h-risk-pregnancies-chronic-conditions-abortion-bans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>
<p>Last month, we released Rx Inspector, a groundbreaking tool that lets you find the factories where your generic drugs were manufactured.</p><p>See the never-before-released data that ties everything together.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-generic-drugs-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-generic-drugs-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rx-</span><span class="invisible">inspector-generic-drugs-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>
<p>At least 11 people died and more than 1,400 residents sought emergency care for carbon monoxide poisonings during the 2021 winter storm in Texas.</p><p>Here’s what you should know about keeping your family and home safe, especially during power outages.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/how-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/how</span><span class="invisible">-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/winterstorm/" rel="tag">#WinterStorm</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> <a href="/tags/winter/" rel="tag">#Winter</a> <a href="/tags/storm/" rel="tag">#Storm</a></p>
<p>Who has enjoyed healthy fruit for breakfast today?</p><p>Green pear with leaves - hand-painted watercolor and pencil<br>--> <a href="https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/green-pear-with-leaves-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karenkasparartprints.com/featured/green-pear-with-leaves-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karenkasparartprints.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/green-pear-with-leaves-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/pear/" rel="tag">#pear</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalart/" rel="tag">#TraditionalArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#kunst</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#contemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#watercolor</a> <a href="/tags/watercolour/" rel="tag">#watercolour</a> <a href="/tags/fruit/" rel="tag">#fruit</a> <a href="/tags/fresh/" rel="tag">#fresh</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/vegan/" rel="tag">#vegan</a> <a href="/tags/veganfood/" rel="tag">#veganfood</a> <a href="/tags/smile/" rel="tag">#smile</a> <a href="/tags/happy/" rel="tag">#happy</a> <a href="/tags/vegetarian/" rel="tag">#vegetarian</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a> <a href="/tags/foodie/" rel="tag">#foodie</a> <a href="/tags/happiness/" rel="tag">#happiness</a> <a href="/tags/goodvibes/" rel="tag">#goodvibes</a> <a href="/tags/handmade/" rel="tag">#handmade</a> <a href="/tags/veganuary/" rel="tag">#veganuary</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/interiordesign/" rel="tag">#InteriorDesign</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonart/" rel="tag">#MastodonArt</a> <a href="/tags/artistsonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#creativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/breakfast/" rel="tag">#breakfast</a> <a href="/tags/cafe/" rel="tag">#cafe</a></p>
<p>New training from a Texas regulator about when doctors can legally terminate a pregnancy comes nearly five years after the state passed its abortion ban in 2021.</p><p>Experts contend the guidance can’t capture all complications that arise in pregnancy.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica built the Rx Inspector tool to show you.</p><p>Now a proposed bill would also require manufacturing location information on packaging for both generic and brand-name drugs.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-manufacturer-labels-us-senate-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/drug-manufacturer-labels-us-senate-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dru</span><span class="invisible">g-manufacturer-labels-us-senate-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>
<p>Colorado Marijuana Regulators Consider Major Changes to How Labs Test for Contaminants<br>---</p><p>Critics say the current method of allowing manufacturers to choose the samples they send to labs is vulnerable to abuse and allows contaminated products to reach dispensaries.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-regulators-marijuana-lab-testing-system?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/colorado-regulators-marijuana-lab-testing-system?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/col</span><span class="invisible">orado-regulators-marijuana-lab-testing-system?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/colorado/" rel="tag">#Colorado</a> <a href="/tags/marijuana/" rel="tag">#Marijuana</a> <a href="/tags/testing/" rel="tag">#Testing</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>
<p>The Boarman family’s water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt.</p><p>But why was this happening? For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/okl</span><span class="invisible">ahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/oklahoma/" rel="tag">#Oklahoma</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a></p>
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<p>NEW: For years, the <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> website warned of products and remedies claiming to treat <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> that were being marketed deceptively and can be harmful. </p><p>Just a few: <br>•hyperbaric oxygen therapies <br>•chlorine dioxide<br>•raw camel milk. </p><p>Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone. </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rfk</span><span class="invisible">-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJR</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a></p>
<p>NEW: EmblemHealth has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with the New York attorney general’s office after failing to correct provider directory errors that made it more difficult for customers to get mental health care.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/emblem-health-ghost-network-settlement-mental-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/emblem-health-ghost-network-settlement-mental-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/emb</span><span class="invisible">lem-health-ghost-network-settlement-mental-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/newyork/" rel="tag">#NewYork</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a></p>
<p>NEW: South Carolina, which doesn’t require hospitals to disclose measles-related admissions, has reported only 20 such hospitalizations since Oct. 2. </p><p>That leaves doctors with an incomplete picture of how the outbreak is affecting the community.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/south-carolina-measles-hospital-admissions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-20" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/south-carolina-measles-hospital-admissions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-20"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sou</span><span class="invisible">th-carolina-measles-hospital-admissions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-20</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/southcarolina/" rel="tag">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/measles/" rel="tag">#Measles</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#HealthCare</a></p>
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<p>NewScientist: "Antibodies harvested from the blood of paediatricians are up to 25 times better at protecting against the common respiratory infection RSV than existing antibody therapies, and are now being developed as preventative treatments" </p><p><p>This is both so logical and yet absurdly like a science fiction story ... </p></p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516079-paediatricians-blood-used-to-make-new-treatments-for-rsv-and-colds/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.newscientist.com/article/2516079-paediatricians-blood-used-to-make-new-treatments-for-rsv-and-colds/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.newscientist.com/article/2</span><span class="invisible">516079-paediatricians-blood-used-to-make-new-treatments-for-rsv-and-colds/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>
<p>Okay, time to prepare for my half-marathon (21 km) attempt tonight. My attempt last Sunday got split into two activities, smartwatch fail. 😭</p><p>Let's try it again, for March! Alongside the 50th Milo® Marathon race event in the Philippines.</p><p>🏃🏽🏃🏽🏃🏽</p><p><a href="/tags/running/" rel="tag">#Running</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/fitness/" rel="tag">#Fitness</a> <a href="/tags/run/" rel="tag">#Run</a></p>
<p>Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week</p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2517389-human-brain-cells-on-a-chip-learned-to-play-doom-in-a-week/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.newscientist.com/article/2517389-human-brain-cells-on-a-chip-learned-to-play-doom-in-a-week/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.newscientist.com/article/2</span><span class="invisible">517389-human-brain-cells-on-a-chip-learned-to-play-doom-in-a-week/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/distopia/" rel="tag">#distopia</a></p>
<p>WATCH: “Keep the family healthy.” Those were some of the last words Clifford Thomas’ mother said to him.</p><p>But in Albany, a town with a health care monopoly and no Medicaid expansion, staying healthy is a luxury that many are priced out of.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOgCsj9nDZQ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOgCsj9nDZQ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOgCsj</span><span class="invisible">9nDZQ</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/georgia/" rel="tag">#Georgia</a> <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/blackmastodon/" rel="tag">#BlackMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>
<p>Decades after patients first warned Columbia University that one of its doctors sexually abused them, the school is acknowledging a culture of silence that allowed the abuse to continue and some school administrators are finally facing consequences.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/columbia-university-robert-hadden-obgyn-sexual-abuse-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/columbia-university-robert-hadden-obgyn-sexual-abuse-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/col</span><span class="invisible">umbia-university-robert-hadden-obgyn-sexual-abuse-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/columbia/" rel="tag">#Columbia</a> <a href="/tags/university/" rel="tag">#University</a> <a href="/tags/doctors/" rel="tag">#Doctors</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/sexualabuse/" rel="tag">#SexualAbuse</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/highered/" rel="tag">#HigherEd</a></p>
<p>Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump<br>---</p><p>Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as six months for help.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-mental-health-therapists-quit-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-mental-health-therapists-quit-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/vet</span><span class="invisible">erans-affairs-mental-health-therapists-quit-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#Military</a> <a href="/tags/army/" rel="tag">#Army</a> <a href="/tags/veterans/" rel="tag">#Veterans</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/ptsd/" rel="tag">#PTSD</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#Psychology</a> <a href="/tags/psychiatry/" rel="tag">#Psychiatry</a> <a href="/tags/socialwork/" rel="tag">#SocialWork</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>Nevada Regulators Fine Peptide Providers at Anti-Aging Festival Where Two Women Became Critically Ill<br>---</p><p>Three individuals, along with the group accused of supplying the peptides, were fined between $5,000 and $10,000 for their involvement in an incident at the Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival in Las Vegas last summer.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/raadfest-peptide-injections-nevada-fines?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/raadfest-peptide-injections-nevada-fines?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/raa</span><span class="invisible">dfest-peptide-injections-nevada-fines?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/nevada/" rel="tag">#Nevada</a> <a href="/tags/lasvegas/" rel="tag">#LasVegas</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/doctors/" rel="tag">#Doctors</a> <a href="/tags/peptide/" rel="tag">#Peptide</a></p>
<p>They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.<br>---</p><p>Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has also constricted the rights of pregnant women.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-ordered-c-sections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-ordered-c-sections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/flo</span><span class="invisible">rida-court-ordered-c-sections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/florida/" rel="tag">#Florida</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/doctors/" rel="tag">#Doctors</a> <a href="/tags/courts/" rel="tag">#Courts</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a></p>