Notices by Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: (bicmay@med-mastodon.com), page 3

"Women are less likely than men to get early diagnoses for conditions from heart disease to cancer, studies have found, and they are more likely to have their medical concerns dismissed or misdiagnosed. Because disorders specifically affecting women have long been understudied, much remains unknown about causes and treatments.

That’s especially true when it comes to the effects of menstruation on mental health."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd-beyond-pms/

#healthcare #science #research #medicine #WomensHealth

"Infants and children in the U.S. are dying at higher rates than in other wealthy, developed countries.
A new study estimates that the U.S. sees 20,000 excess pediatric deaths per year relative to a group of 16 other countries.
The researchers point to high infant mortality rates, along with deaths caused by guns and drug overdoses, as some of the reasons for the disparity."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/us-kids-dying-higher-rates-wealthy-countries-why-rcna159757

#healthcare #PublicHealth #children #pediatrics #InfantMortality #guns #drugs

"The Texas Supreme Court found that parents in the state do not have the constitutional right to seek gender-affirming care for their children.

The court on Friday upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth in a ruling that pushed the state’s interpretation of parental rights into a more limited scope when it comes to medical decision-making."

https://19thnews.org/2024/06/texas-gender-affirming-care-trans/

#healthcare #lgbtq #transgender #children #minors #Texas

"The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that individuals aged six months and older should be given an updated COVID-19 vaccine for the 2024-25 immunization campaign, irrespective of whether they have previously been vaccinated for the disease."

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-advisers-recommend-updated-covid-vaccines-those-six-months-older-2024-06-27/

#PublicHealth #covid #LongCovid #vaccines #immunizations

"UnitedHealth Group's OptumRx pharmacy benefit manager unit has agreed to pay $20 million to settle claims by U.S. authorities that it improperly filled certain opioid prescriptions, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday.

The settlement appeared to be the first reached by the government with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) over allegedly illicit opioid prescriptions. "

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/unitedhealths-optum-pay-20-mln-over-us-claims-it-ignored-opioid-red-flags-2024-06-27/

#healthcare #PrescriptionDrugs #opioids #benzodiazepines #MuscleRelaxants #PBM

"The Philippines is still seeking clarification from the Pentagon about a secret U.S. propaganda operation that aimed to cast doubt among Filipinos about Chinese vaccines at the height of the COVID pandemic, a foreign ministry official said on Tuesday."

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-seeking-us-clarification-anti-vax-propaganda-operation-2024-06-25/

#PublicHealth #misinformation #disinformation #USmilitary #propaganda #Phillippines

"Cases are most likely increasing in 39 states and aren’t declining anywhere in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — evidence that an anticipated summer wave is underway.

The CDC no longer tracks Covid cases, but it estimates transmission based on emergency department visits. Both Covid deaths and ED visits have risen in the last week. Hospitalizations also climbed 25% from May 26 to June 1, the latest data available."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-summer-wave-rcna158638

#PublicHealth

"The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it had advised drugmakers to update the Covid vaccines to target the KP.2 strain, a descendant of the highly contagious JN.1 variant that began circulating widely in the U.S. this winter."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-recommends-covid-vaccine-update-target-kp2-strain-rcna157089

#PublicHealth #covid #longcovid #vaccines #immunizations #FDA

"Chemical and manufacturing groups sued the federal government late Monday over a landmark drinking-water standard that would require cleanup of so-called forever chemicals linked to cancer and other health risks."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/climate/pfas-forever-chemicals-lawsuit.html

#PublicHealth #water #PFAS #EPA

"The joy of the birth of their third son turned to fear, tragedy and now — after the partial loss of Brie Morgan Bauer’s legs and arms to toxic shock — has turned to hope and inspiration for hundreds of thousands of the Kansas City area mother’s followers on social media."

Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article288967725.html#storylink=cpy

#healthcare #pregnancy #IDMastodon #disabilities #kansas

"The Senate will vote on Wednesday on legislation that would protect access to contraception at the national level, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced in a letter to colleagues Sunday.

A vote on the bill, which is led by Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, is an effort to force Republicans to stake out a position on a hot-button issue during an election year."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/02/senate-birth-control-contraception-abortion/73949365007/

#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #contraception #USpol

Early voting runs today through Tuesday, June 11 for the special election run off for property appraisers board of directors with election day Saturday, June 15. Make a plan to vote if you're in one of the municipalities affected (counties with populations of >=75,000).

Here's information for Harris County: https://mailchi.mp/cco/early-voting-begins-june-3-for-the-harris-central-appraisal-district-board-of-directors-runoff-election?e=006832cc1b

Attached is the previous endorsement from the Texas Gulf Coast AFL-CIO. Places 2 and 3 are in the run off.

#texas #HarrisCounty #houston #elections2024 #voting

“The Texas Supreme Court has showed us today that they don't wish to help pregnant Texans access health care, and they don't want to help doctors practice medicine in the state of Texas.

The Supreme Court had the opportunity to provide clarity, but they didn't. And we are right back where we started.”

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/emergency-abortion-women-19489152.php

#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #pregnancy #abortion #texas

"Experts say that offering consistent and reliable care and services is important to building trust with people who use drugs, particularly people who are unhoused, but the state’s inconsistent supply of free naloxone has made that difficult. Officials at UT Health San Antonio say they have improved distribution and communication in recent months."

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/30/texas-hhsc-narcan-distribution/

#PublicHealth #naloxone #texas

"One in 5 mothers in the United States report being ignored, threatened, forced to accept treatment they didn’t consent to, physically abused or otherwise mistreated by their providers during pregnancy and delivery, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."

https://thehill.com/maternal-mental-health/4616291-widespread-disrespect-abuse-in-maternity-care-leave-mothers-with-lasting-trauma/

#healthcare #ReproductiveJustice #obstetrics #MaternalHealth #MentalHealth

"For years, oil refineries across the country have pumped out dangerous levels of benzene, a toxic chemical that can cause leukemia and other blood cancers.

But in a rare example of environmental progress, benzene emissions from nearly all of those refineries have recently plummeted due to strong federal regulations and oversight, according to a new analysis by a watchdog group."

🎁: https://wapo.st/4byA331

#PublicHealth #environment #EPA #benzene #air #pollution #neighborhoods

"When her doctor recommended that she not lift more than 25 pounds, her employer wouldn’t let her move temporarily to a role where she didn’t need to lift furniture, even though those roles were available, she said. She was forced to go on leave and then lost her job. Her marriage unraveled and she spent time after the birth in emergency housing."

https://stateline.org/2024/05/22/new-rules-protect-pregnant-workers-but-red-states-sue-over-abortion-provisions/

#ReproductiveJustice #labor #pregnancy #EEOC #abortion #employment #PublicHealth

"One root of the problem is the very high prices set by drugmakers. About 54% of adults who had taken a GLP-1 drug, including those with insurance, said the cost was 'difficult' to afford, according to KFF poll results released this month. But it is patients with the lowest disposable incomes who are being hit the hardest. These are people with few resources who struggle to see doctors and buy healthy foods."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/high-prices-ozempic-mounjaro-wegovy-glp1s/

#healthcare #PrescriptionDrugs #diabetes #insurance

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

“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