Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
pawb.fun is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
This instance aimed at any and all within the furry fandom, though anyone is welcome! We're friendly towards members of the LGBTQ+ community and aiming to offer a safe space for our users.

Administered by:

Server stats:

297
active users

pawb.fun: AboutStatusProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.6+glitch

#health

67 posts53 participants3 posts today
BellingenNSW<p>From water pollution to blue gold</p><p>Water "“blighted by mats of algae, mountains of foam, scum, and dead fish floating on the surface. Pollution from water companies and agricultural runoff are driving the contamination, which affects all parts of the country, causing toxic algal blooms, mass die-offs of fish, and risks to human health."</p><p>"A country that once let raw sewage and industrial wastewater flow directly into its water. Today, it is 98%, and the country has a reputation for pristine swimming waters, sometimes referred to as its “blue gold” – and it’s all thanks to a complex network of sewage plants."<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/17/from-sewage-and-scum-to-swimming-in-blue-gold-how-switzerland-transformed-its-waterways-aoe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/17/from-sewage-and-scum-to-swimming-in-blue-gold-how-switzerland-transformed-its-waterways-aoe</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/micropollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropollutants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ImperviousSurfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImperviousSurfaces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MassMortalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassMortalities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SepticTanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SepticTanks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a></p>
Leisureguy<p>Finally found Jerusalem artichokes at the market. I bought some and made a stew, and it's quite good.</p><p><a href="https://leisureguy.ca/2025/03/21/jerusalem-artichokes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">leisureguy.ca/2025/03/21/jerus</span><span class="invisible">alem-artichokes/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/vegancooking" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vegancooking</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/wfpb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wfpb</span></a></span><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/recipe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recipe</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFPB</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/vegetarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetarian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/omnivore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>omnivore</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JerusalemArtichockes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JerusalemArtichockes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/sunchokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunchokes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/stew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stew</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>PFAS in drinking water linked to increased cancer risk, groundbreaking study finds <a href="https://usrtk.org/healthwire/pfas-drinking-water-cancer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">usrtk.org/healthwire/pfas-drin</span><span class="invisible">king-water-cancer/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a></p>
The Skeptic magazine<p>Humans long to cheat death, but is there any validity to life extension technology?</p><p>Billionaire Bryan Johnson is the latest figure to hit the headlines in his attempts to defy ageing, but is there anything to life extension technologies?</p><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/03/humans-long-to-cheat-death-but-is-there-any-validity-to-life-extension-technology/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">skeptic.org.uk/2025/03/humans-</span><span class="invisible">long-to-cheat-death-but-is-there-any-validity-to-life-extension-technology/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Wes Streeting *can* be right every now &amp; then; his assertion that the use of health service staff from countries with there own health sector crises is immoral seems correct.</p><p>Certainly, there are also those who are learning in the NHS &amp; will take their skills/experience back with them to help those country's health care systems, but Streeting (I have to admit) is right that overall the dependence on staff from 'red list' countries is unacceptable!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/21/post-brexit-reliance-on-nhs-staff-from-red-list-countries-is-unethical-streeting-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/21/post-brexit-reliance-on-nhs-staff-from-red-list-countries-is-unethical-streeting-says</span></a></p>
Robert Sanscartier<p>Maryland Lawmakers Show Support for Bills Favoring Fossil Fuels, Jeopardizing Climate Commitments</p><p>A slate of bills in the General Assembly could unravel the state’s aggressive climate goals, contradicting Gov. Wes Moore’s pledge to protect public health</p><p><a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20032025/maryland-lawmakers-support-fossil-fuel-bills/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/200</span><span class="invisible">32025/maryland-lawmakers-support-fossil-fuel-bills/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maryland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maryland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrreversibleOverheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrreversibleOverheating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSuicide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassExtinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>Japanese politician Tamaki Yuichiro of the Democratic Party for the People recently claimed foreign residents can get reimbursed for high-cost health care after only three months here. Theoretically, he's correct. But here's why the data shows this is a made-up problem.</p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/high-cost-healthcare-foreigners-japan/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/high-cost-hea</span><span class="invisible">lthcare-foreigners-japan/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Now have six people with measles in Kansas. 3/20/25</p><p>KWCH: 6 measles cases confirmed in SW Kansas, according to KDHE</p><p>"...WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) confirmed on Thursday that there are now six cases of measles in the southwestern part of the state. The first case was reported last Thursday.</p><p>The KDHE said the affected counties are Grant and Stevens. No patients have been hospitalized at this time, and all six cases involve unvaccinated individuals. This marks the first measles outbreak in Kansas since 2018...."</p><p><a href="https://www.kwch.com/2025/03/20/6-measles-cases-reported-kansas-according-kdhe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kwch.com/2025/03/20/6-measles-</span><span class="invisible">cases-reported-kansas-according-kdhe/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreak</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kansas</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/fact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fact</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
Robert Sanscartier<p>Research is still developing, but some studies suggest that even "forever chemicals" — synthetic substances that will persist in the environment for generations that humans come in contact with and ingest — could be making allergies worse by impairing the immune system</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/spring-allergies-symptoms-prevention-tips-how-to-manage/3872618/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcwashington.com/news/health/</span><span class="invisible">spring-allergies-symptoms-prevention-tips-how-to-manage/3872618/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrreversibleOverheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrreversibleOverheating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSuicide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassExtinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
RationizedInsanity<p>You should really think twice about taking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antipsychotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antipsychotic</span></a> drugs unless you ABSOLUTELY need them.</p><p>Recent studies have shown that they caused brain damage, due to oxidative stress put on the brain by messing with dopamine, reducing gray matter, or otherwise, neurons for those unsure about what that means.</p><p>They caused ME brain and nerve damage in about six years of misdiagnosis.</p><p>Turns out many disorders aren't degenerative. It was being caused by the drugs themselves.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
Hannah Howe<p>Wednesday 20 March 1963</p><p>A revolutionary research plane will make its first test flight from the Royal Aircraft Establishment field at Bedford today, if the weather is good. The plane is the Hunting 126, built on a new principle called jet flap, which will enable a short take-off.</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SocialHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialHistory</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Motoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Motoring</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1960s</span></a></p>
Badass Britt :mastodon_lgbt:<p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/ChronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicIllness</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> </p><p>I appreciate my doctor's efforts to help me with my ongoing complex health issues ... but if he tells me one more time to “just hang in there" when I tell him I'm struggling, I swear I'm just going to start breaking things. </p><p>It's not normal to be housebound 80% of the time. <br>It's not normal to need to rest in bed for days after spending just 2 hours 'out in the world doing things.’ <br>It's not normal to have doctors tell you to 'just hang in there' when you say your combined disability is severely affecting the quality of your life and ability to work, study, and participate in society. </p><p>Normalize treating complex, disabled patients. <br>Normalize prioritizing our well-being. <br>Normalize hearing our self-advocacy. <br>Normalize advocating for us.</p>
Texas Observer<p>Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, a certified nurse midwife, and Jose Ley, 29 and her employee, were charged with the illegal performance of an <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a>, as well as practicing medicine without a license. The abortion charge is a second-degree felony, which comes with up to 20 years in prison. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-first-abortion-arrests-attorney-general-investigation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/texas-first-</span><span class="invisible">abortion-arrests-attorney-general-investigation/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
Alkaris :verified_trans: :verified:<p>The effects of climate change and the longer and hotter heat waves you have is chemically modifying people's DNA that affects biological age over long periods affecting our Epigenetic clock when exposed to temperatures of 32°C or above could age you about 14 months faster.</p><p><a href="https://theweek.com/environment/extreme-heat-aging-climate-change" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theweek.com/environment/extrem</span><span class="invisible">e-heat-aging-climate-change</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5325273/heat-accelerates-aging-new-study-finds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-53252</span><span class="invisible">73/heat-accelerates-aging-new-study-finds</span></a></p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/worldhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldhealth</span></a></p>
Robert Sanscartier<p>Only 6% of people over 50, though, had talked with a health care provider</p><p>Our findings suggest a need to help more older adults understand and take steps to prepare for the impacts of wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme heat waves, winter storms and more, especially when it comes to the medications, medical supplies, electricity and access to care that these emergencies can disrupt</p><p><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-weather-emergencies-affect-older-adults.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03</span><span class="invisible">-weather-emergencies-affect-older-adults.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>How Elon Musk Helped Close Your Local Pharmacy</p><p>The billionaire’s rage-tweets protected the corporate middlemen inflating your medicine prices &amp; killing your community’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.levernews.com/how-elon-musk-helped-close-your-local-pharmacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">levernews.com/how-elon-musk-he</span><span class="invisible">lped-close-your-local-pharmacy/</span></a></p><p>"Pharmacy benefit managers[PBMs] are for-profit <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> middlemen standing between insurers &amp; drugmakers...</p><p>326 pharmacies — 237 of them independent — have closed since December, when <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> single-handedly tanked bipartisan PBM reform with one tweet."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>The FDA Finally Visited an Indian Drug Factory Linked to U.S. Deaths. It Found Problems.<br>—</p><p>The inspection comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that drugs made at the Glenmark Pharmaceuticals plant accounted for an outsized share of U.S. recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/glenmark-pharmaceuticals-recalls-fda-inspection?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/glenmar</span><span class="invisible">k-pharmaceuticals-recalls-fda-inspection?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drugs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a></p>
Robert Sanscartier<p>99% of the world’s population is exposed to air pollution that exceeds the health standards of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.). According to U.N.I.C.E.F., polluted air can lead to serious health issues, including lung damage, cardiovascular disease, and hindered brain development</p><p><a href="https://theowp.org/reports/the-health-and-climate-impacts-of-air-pollution/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theowp.org/reports/the-health-</span><span class="invisible">and-climate-impacts-of-air-pollution/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrreversibleOverheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrreversibleOverheating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSuicide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassExtinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>A new report suggests that for UK employers (due to a low level of mandatory sick pay) its often cheaper to pay the sick pay, replace the worker(s) &amp; not bother with occupational health support intended to retain staff.</p><p>The report suggests employers want to retain staff who are sick, but what reality tells us is that they treat workers as a cost, especially when they're ill &amp; mostly fail to invest in their health &amp; wellbeing to get them back to work.</p><p>No surprise there</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <br>h/t FT</p>
ExploreLive feeds
About