Nobody Cares about Your Health

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I find it suspicious, but not enough to do more than read that one linked article, that the article didn't mention where the new teeth grow.

I would suspect in your mouth.

 

[Kokoro Fasching]

I would suspect in your mouth.

 

[Isabeau]

 

[Casey Pelous]

I find it suspicious, but not enough to do more than read that one linked article, that the article didn't mention where the new teeth grow.

I'm guessing the teeth grew in Japan.

 

[WolfEyes]

I Sent My Son To The ER For Help. Instead, They Sent Him To Jail. (msn.com)

 

[Rose Karuna]

I Sent My Son To The ER For Help. Instead, They Sent Him To Jail. (msn.com)

The way addiction is "not treated" in the US is unconscionable and the death rates certainly show that.

 

[WolfEyes]

For a long time now I've tried to explain what I've meant by "the cancer was already in you". Someone finally found the words.

Why do some get cancer and others don't? Scientists find 'revolutionary' answer (msn.com)

Australian cancer researchers have discovered the role played by circular RNA in causing cancer. These are a recently discovered family of genetic fragments present within our cells.

The study, published in Cancer Cell, explains how specific circular RNAs within many of us can stick to the DNA in our cells and cause mutations which result in cancer.

‘While environmental and genetic factors have long been believed the major contributors to cancer, this revolutionary finding – which we call ‘ER3D’ [endogenous RNA directed DNA damage] – ushers in an entirely new area of medical and molecular biology research,’ said Professor Simon Conn, one of the authors of the study.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Doctor's warning over 'Barbie' drug that causes 30-hour erections

 

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Crazy.

Hookworms successfully prevent type 2 diabetes in human trial

For many, the idea of having a few dozen hookworms set up shop in your gut sounds more like a Survivor challenge than a beneficial health therapy, but scientists see a bright future in this human worm farm for treating many chronic conditions.

newatlas.com

For many, the idea of having a few dozen hookworms set up shop in your gut sounds more like a Survivor challenge than a beneficial health therapy, but scientists see a bright future in this human worm farm for treating many chronic conditions.

In a world first, a two-year human trial conducted by James Cook University (JCU) has wound up, and the worms graduated with flying colors, particularly in relation to type 2 diabetes, paving the way for a larger international trial.

What’s more, of the 24 participants who received worms, when offered a dewormer at the end of the second year of the trial, with the option to stay in the study for another 12 months, only one person chose to kill off their gut buddies – and it was only because they had an impending planned medical procedure.

“All trial participants had risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes,” said Dr Doris Pierce, from JCU’s Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM). “The trial delivered some considerable metabolic benefits to the hookworm-treated recipients, particularly those infected with 20 larvae.”

 

[Isabeau]

I wasn’t expecting the giant image of an Arrakis worm when I clicked.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

I Sent My Son To The ER For Help. Instead, They Sent Him To Jail. (msn.com)

That's horrible but not really surprising... I've heard many horror stories of people going to ER's with mental health issues only to be treated with terrible disrespect. A lot of ER doctors seem to think only physical problems are real and mental health issues are just some moral failing. Addiction in particular is often treated as a moral failing and not a real heath problem.

Kind of related, a close friend of mine has a nephew with bad alcoholism and she considered calling the cops on him thinking he needed to hit rock bottom... I talked her out of that. Cops can't be counted on to help such things at all.

 

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Cool.

A group of Philadelphians erased $1.6 million in local medical debt. They celebrated with an unofficial debt burning.

Two regular residents got their friends to raise more than $17,000 to buy medical debt worth $1.6 million. Instead of cashing in on the debt, they forgave it, helping more than 1,700 Philadelphians.

www.inquirer.com

The more than 30 proud, self-described gutter-pagan, mostly queer dirtbags in their early 30s gathered ‘round Friday night bearing shots of Svedka and Roman candles and sparklers, as the glow of Camden kissed their faces from across the river. The thing that drew them to what’s affectionately known as Chicken Pier was about to be burned to bits.

There was just one hiccup. The giant “medical billing statement” was not responding to the long candle lighter South Philly union organizer Claire Hirschberg was aggressively taking to its bottom-left corner.

Someone sprinted for the backup lighter fluid and someone else led a “debt is hell” chant.

The jubilant crowd handed back a “let it burn” in response.

While the giant bill was fake, it represented a very real accomplishment. The group raised more than $17,000, which purchased more than $1.6 million in medical debt owed by Philadelphians, according to their nonprofit partner RIP Medical Debt.

When hospitals or physician groups have delinquent debts they have little chance of collecting on, they’ll typically go to what’s called the secondary market and sell their portfolios for pennies on the dollar. This is where collectors can come in and begin hounding patients anew. Enter RIP Medical Debt. The nonprofit helps people like Hirschberg and fellow campaign organizer Lou Garner buy portfolios with the explicit goal of forgiving outstanding balances. The relief comes with no strings attached.

 

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It's really not that funny...

 

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Biden administration to ban medical debt from Americans' credit scores

The White House said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will develop new regulations that would prevent unpaid medical bills from being counted on credit reports.

www.cbsnews.com

The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thursday, outlining plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients' credit scores.

The regulations, if enacted, would potentially help tens of millions of people who have medical debt on their credit reports, eliminating information that can depress consumers' scores and make it harder for many to get a job, rent an apartment, or secure a car loan.

 

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I just learned there is a condition known as constipation-related amnesia.



Also, being chronically constipated, where you poop once every 3 days or so, can cause cognitive decline!

Pooping only every 3 or more days linked with cognitive decline, research finds

In the first research to look at constipation’s impact on the aging brain, scientists have found some concerning links.

Being chronically constipated, defined by the authors as having a bowel movement only every three or more days, has been linked with a 73% higher risk of subjective cognitive decline, according to research presented Wednesday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam.

“Our study provided first-of-its-kind evidence that examined a wide spectrum of bowel movement frequency,” said Dr. Chaoran Ma, the research’s first author and assistant professor in the department of nutrition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, via email. “We were surprised at how strong the associations were, especially for those with very infrequent bowel movements.”

 

[Isabeau]

So when you say “You’re full of shit!” to someone, they may be literally full of shit.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

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[GoblinCampFollower]

From the article:

We used to be better equipped culturally to deal with different forms of setbacks. We are now forced to think about every setback as a way to quickly get back into the saddle.

I'm not sure how true this is... on one hand, I think older generations were bigger into the idea you can just will your way out of mental illnesses and often viewed "Madness" and addiction as moral failings; but on the other hand, I do think the "grind" mindset has gotten worse. Many people buy into the the idea that you must proudly work yourself into the grave for corporations. And snake oil salesmen offering cures for many ills has a very, very old history in the USA and many other countries. I'm not so sure this has gotten much worse... I think maybe marketing has gotten more clever though.

It's overall a good article and makes a lot of good points. I'm not trying to debunk the main point of the article, just saying I'm suspicious of the idea this is a recent thing as she says.