Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related
# Resources gathered from beehaw.org , https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/ and hexbear.net Thank you to: [@emi@lemmy.blahaj.zone](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/u/emi) for the amazing [Resource Collection Thread](https://lemmy.world/post/179686) [@Dislodge3233@feddit.de](https://feddit.de/u/Dislodge3233) for the [International HIV PReP](https://lemmy.world/post/92075) [@fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/u/fadingembers) for the [Hair loss recovery for Transfems guide](https://lemmy.world/post/1332401) --- ## Comment with your favorite resources I missed here, I plan to revisit and edit with additional resources as time goes on. --- > |Crisis Lines|| > |------------|---| > |[Trevor Project](https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/)| Connect to a LGBTQ understanding crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S. It is 100% confidential, and 100% free.| > |[Trans Lifeline](https://translifeline.org/hotline/)| Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in crisis or if you’re not sure if you’re trans.| > |[Suicide Hotlines and Prevention Resources Around the World](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide)|Hotlines available internationally| > |[RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)](https://www.rainn.org/)|RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE, [online.rainn.org](https://online.rainn.org/) & [rainn.org/es](https://online.rainn.org/)| > |[LGBT Youth Hotline](https://www.youthline.ca/)|LGBT YouthLine is a *2SLGBTQ+ youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario.| > |[988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline](https://988lifeline.org/)| The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.| --- --- > ## Resources > > > [Trans Lifeline Resources](https://translifeline.org/resources/) More than just the hotline, they have a great page linking to many resources, including but not limited to... [ID Change Library](https://translifeline.org/resources/id-change-library/), [Community-Based Crisis Support Resources](https://translifeline.org/resources/community-based-crisis-support/), A [Binding Guide for All Genders](https://translifeline.org/resources/community-based-crisis-support/), [Microgrants for some legal and medical fees](https://translifeline.org/microgrants/#types), and [much more you can easily search](https://translifeline.org/resources/). > > [The Trans Resistance Network](https://transresistancenetwork.wordpress.com/) Formed to ensure the survival of gender diverse people and families through strategic coordination of resources for relocation, alternative systems of gender-affirming care, mutual aid, and community defense. > > [Erin’s National Informed Consent Clinics Map](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1DxyOTw8dI8n96BHFF2JVUMK7bXsRKtzA&ll=-3.81666561775622e-14%2C-109.09443705000001&z=2) Erin Reed’s informed consent map lists every informed consent hormone therapy clinic. > >[Rainbow Passage](https://rainbowpassage.org/) Providing transportation for individuals in harm's way, with a focus on bringing them to the Sanctuary States and Cities. Safely escorting individuals to communities with the necessary legal, financial, educational, and medical resources to meet their needs. > >[Rainbow Railroad](https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/) Rainbow Railroad is a global not-for-profit organization that helps at-risk LGTBQI+ people get to safety worldwide. Based in the United States and Canada, we’re an organization that helps LGBTQI+ people facing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics > >[Elevated Access](https://www.elevatedaccess.org/) Elevated Access was launched in 2022 in response to the extreme healthcare bans being enacted in state legislatures. We are a non-profit organization that enables people to access healthcare by providing flights on private planes at no cost. Our volunteer pilot network transports clients seeking abortion or gender-affirming care across the United States. > >[Transgender Map](https://www.transgendermap.com/) This free website shows how to make a gender transition.It tells about gender identity and gender expression, as well as the social, legal, and medical ways to make a transgender transition. > >[Hudson's FtM Guide](https://ftmguide.org/) This Guide is intended to provide information on topics of interest to female-to-male (FTM, F2M) trans men, and their friends and loved ones. Non-trans men have also found the pages on men's grooming and clothing to be helpful. Transgender, cisgender, intersex, non-binary, genderqueer, questioning, and "just plain folks" are all welcome. > >[Gender Spectrum](https://www.genderspectrum.org/) Gender Spectrum is a national organization committed to the health and well-being of gender- diverse children and teens through education and support for families, and training and guidance for educators, medical and mental health providers, and other professionals. > >[Trans Health Project](https://transhealthproject.org/) The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund's Trans Health Project aims to ensure that all transgender and non-binary people can access the trans-related health care that they need. > >[Trans Resources](https://trans-resources.info/) Trans-Resources aims to help transgender, non-binary, and other gender non-conforming people find resources where they live. Our goal is to be a directory of advocacy organizations, legal resources, support & social groups, and other resources that servce the trans community. > >[LGBTQ Healthcare Directory](https://lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org/) The LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory is a project of the Tegan and Sara Foundation and GLMA – Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality. It is a free, searchable database of all kinds of doctors, medical professionals and healthcare providers who are knowledgeable and sensitive to the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ people in the USA and Canada. > >[UK Gender Kit](https://genderkit.org.uk/) Gender Construction Kit, the UK guide to changing things that are linked to gender. > >[Gender Dysphoria Bible](https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en) The purpose of this site is to document the many ways that gender dysphoria can manifest, as well as the numerous forms of gender transition, in order to provide a guide for those who are questioning, those who are starting their transgender journey, those already on their path, and those who simply wish to be better allies. > >[Beehaw.org LGBTQ+ Wiki](https://docs.beehaw.org/docs/community-wikis/lgbtq_plus/) Parts of this page have been adapted from the Global Transgender Resources Registry, the Tildes ~lgbt wiki (to which one of our admins was a previous contributor), and Emi’s blahaj.zone thread > >[FtM Packer+ Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/115zI3opsYcJAiygoiH0d0MIghMRz3WMcivXeDQ9wbkQ/htmlview) Includes information on Binders, Packers, and More > >[nominal.naomi's research document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZBpR9Ll3lNi7-ig8FvB2grMlhsmRZNa34cROGK2rEE/edit) A great document containing research documents related to trans health and more > >[/r/asktransgender wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/wiki/resources/) Provided below are a list of general resources to help everybody out. > --- ## Cross Post & Link In Communities That May Benefit From This Info ---
*Last update: Sept 1; Count: 102* This is a continuously updated list of communities dedicated to health, or specific diagnoses, from all around the Lemmy network. There are some disclaimers and notes below the list. Check them too. ========== **How to use links?** If you're having problems with some links (such as a "community not found" message), see the [FAQ on this post](https://lemmy.world/post/101664). I had to remove the dual links due to the character limit. ========== **~General Health & Medicine:** !medicine@mander.xyz !health@lemmy.ml !medicine@kbin.social (1) !health@exploding-heads.com (2) !health@midwest.social !medical_advice@lemmy.world **~Disabilities & Accessibility:** !disabled@lemm.ee !disability@feddit.uk !disability@beehaw.org (2) !deaf@lemmy.world !deaf@kbin.social (1) !main@rblind.com !blind@lemmy.world !eyetriage@lemmy.world **~Health Conditions:** Autism !autism@lemmy.world !autism@lemmy.ml !Autism@kbin.social (1) !autismexperiences@lemmy.ml !autisticpride@infosec.pub !autism_uk@feddit.uk !womenwithautism@lemmy.world !autisticandadhd@lemmy.world Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis !cfs@feddit.de !mecfs@kbin.social (1) COVID-19 !coronavirus@lemmy.ml Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis !crohnsandcolitis@lemmy.world Diabetes !diabetes@lemmy.world !diabetes@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz !t1diabetes@lemmy.world Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome !ehlersdanlos@lemm.ee Hyperhidrosis !hyperhidrosis@lemmy.world Kidney Disease !kidneydisease@lemmy.world !kidneydisease@kbin.social (1) !dialysis@lemmy.world !dialysis@kbin.social (1) Neurodegenerative Diseases !neurodegdissupport@lemmy.world Neurodivergence !neurodivergent@discuss.online !neurodivergent@sh.itjust.works !neurodiversity@lemmygrad.ml !neurodivergence@beehaw.org (2) !neurodivergente@bolha.social Pain, Migraine, Fibromyalgia !chronicpain@lemmy.world !fibromyalgia@lemmy.world !migraine@lemmy.world !pain@lemmy.world TMJ !tmj@lemmy.world Transplants !transplant@lemmy.world !transplant@kbin.social (1) Women's Health: !menopause@lemmy.world **~Mental Health and Addiction:** General !mentalhealth@lemmy.world !mentalhealth@lemmy.ml !mentalhealth@lemmygrad.ml !mentalhealthsupport@midwest.social !antidepressants@slrpnk.net !appliedpsychology@mander.xyz !therapy@lemmy.world ADHD !adhd@lemmy.world !ADHD@kbin.social (1) !adhdtalk@lemmy.world !adhdwomen@lemmy.world Addiction and Support !sobriety@lemmy.ca !stopdrinking@lemmy.world !stopdrinking@discuss.tchncs.de !stopsmoking@lemmy.world !quittingsmoking@lemmy.world !recovery@lemmy.world !fafopwa@lemm.ee (Friends and Family of Persons with Addiction) Anxiety !anxiety@lemmy.world !socialanxiety@lemmy.blahaj.zone Avoidant Personality Disorder !avpd@sh.itjust.works Bipolar Disorder !bipolardisorder@lemmy.world Borderline Personality Disorder !bpd@sh.itjust.works CPTSD/PTSD !cptsd@lemmy.ml Depression !depression_now@lemmy.world Men’s Mental Health !mensmentalhealth@lemmy.world **~Other** ========== !dangerdust@lemmy.world (Dangerous Dusts, Toxins and Occupational Hazards) Healthcare Professional Communities !healthcareworkers@lemmy.ml !ems@lemmy.world !ems@lemm.ee !medicine@lemmy.world !pharma@lemmy.world !nursingUK@kbin.social (1) !radiology@lemmy.world Healthy Eating: !healthyfood@lemmy.world !cheaphealthyfood@lemmy.world !cico@lemmy.world (Calories In, Calories Out) !EatCheapAndHealthy@kbin.social (1) !nutrition@mander.xyz !loseit@discuss.tchncs.de (LoseIt: Lose the Fat) Healthy Lifestyle: !bodyweightfitness@lemmy.ml !sauna@exploding-heads.com (2) !soakingtub@exploding-heads.com (Ofuro Japanese Soaking Tub) (2) !longevity@mander.xyz !sports_science@mander.xyz Drugs (Warning: Some posts may promote drug use.) ::: spoiler spoiler !drugs@lemmy.world !drugs@sh.itjust.works !drugs@exploding-heads.com (2) ::: Satire and Memes !adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com !aspiememes@kbin.social (1) !depression_now@lemmy.world !Evil_autism@kbin.social (1) !neurodiversimemes@lemmygrad.ml ========== Notes: - I'm not vouching for any of these communities, check at your own discretion. Some of them are abandoned or inactive, so if you see one without activity that might be interesting, consider bringing it back to life and crosspost here. Communities with no content whatsoever aren't included. - Work in progress - let me know if you know of new communities that aren't in the list, or if you have other feedback. (1) Kbin is a different network from Lemmy. Interactivity may be limited or delayed. (2) These instances aren't federated with lemmy.world. To interact, you need to have an account on an instance that federates with them. **Important**: Some instances may gravitate towards politics or philosophies different from your own. Inclusion of a health community of any instance does not mean endorsement of that philosophy.
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**_Research at the Francis Crick Institute could lead to new drugs to counter progress of diseases like Alzheimer’s_** British scientists are about to launch a remarkable research project that will demonstrate how the air we breathe can affect our brains. This work will be vital, they say, in understanding a major medical problem: how atmospheric pollution can trigger dementia. In recent years, scientists have discovered that air pollution is one of the most pernicious threats to human health and have shown it is involved in causing cancer, heart disease, diabetes, low birthrates, and many health conditions. Now scientists at the [Francis Crick Institute](https://www.crick.ac.uk/) are to look at its involvement in the phenomenon of neurodegeneration through a research project, titled Rapid, which is being funded by the charity Race Against Dementia and will be launched tomorrow.
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The exact nature of long COVID is still coming to light, but we just got some of the best evidence yet that this debilitating condition stems from a brain injury. Using high-resolution scanners, researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have shown microscopic, structural abnormalities in the brainstems of those recovering from COVID-19. Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. "We show that the brainstem is a site of vulnerability to long-term effects of COVID-19, with persistent changes evident in the months after hospitalization," the authors of the study conclude.
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***High blood concentrations of ‘forever chemical’ compound PFOS linked to problems falling asleep and waking up *** Some of the most common types of PFAS may cause sleep disorders in young adults, new research finds, and the study’s authors for the first time identified how the chemicals probably impact the brain to cause disruptions. The peer-reviewed University of Southern California (USC) [study](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765724001030#sec0015) looked at PFAS levels in the blood of adults between 19 and 24 years old, and found those in the highest one-third slept an average of about 80 fewer minutes nightly than those in the lowest third. For PFOS, a common compound, high blood concentrations were linked strongest to problems falling asleep, staying asleep, waking up or feeling tired during waking hours.
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**_Hospitals, doctors and other health providers claimed the insurer underpaid them and increased cost of insurance nationwide_** US insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield has agreed to pay $2.8bn to resolve antitrust class action claims by hospital systems, physicians and other health providers alleging they were underpaid for reimbursements, the plaintiffs said in an Alabama federal court filing recently. The settlement is the largest ever for a healthcare antitrust case, they added. Blue Cross Blue Shield denied the allegations in a statement but said it agreed to the settlement and to make operational changes to “put years of litigation behind us”.
we created a signal support group to connect a supportive network of people struggling with cptsd, bpd and other forms of trauma https://signal.group/#CjQKIDyYlgFaxeDUSqLmJBwWiVzGgbtBC0exF3kew0J4A-3LEhA9q2epnMPa-nL_gmAqa2Xo
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**_Pertussis outbreaks are at the highest level in a decade and doctors say many cases are going undetected — allowing people to spread the bacterial infection unknowingly for weeks._** The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many [whooping cough](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/whooping-cough-vaccine-less-effective-because-bacteria-mutating-study-suggests-n982816) cases compared with last year — a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue. “With the increase in vaccine hesitancy that has been going on since the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re seeing outbreaks occurring in kids who are not vaccinated,” said Dr. Tina Tan, president-elect of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Babies are given the DTaP vaccine, which helps protect against three diseases: [pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/unvaccinated-boy-almost-died-tetanus-hospital-bill-was-more-800-n981256). The vaccine works well against diphtheria and tetanus, but is less effective over time for pertussis.
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Hello, I recently made a post that I was tired and high and didn't really make a detailed you know post. Today I looked to bring you a detailed analyst and observations of fast track evolution. I began fast, tracked to evolution about five years back. This was a process to not only heal my body, but enhance it. What is fast tracked evolution? I’m guessing we all know the process called evolution. A process that takes hundreds of millions if not billions of years. Through many generations. Now, how does this relate to my fast tracked evolution? Fast tracked evolution is a process in which a person or power influences a specific growth pattern, matching evolutionary changes, but within grand spectacles. How does fast tracked evolution specifically work? Within my own experience, I found a grand power beyond human comprehension. Something that at first I didn’t have full belief in or it was an unconscious untrusting due to my background. Leading me to explore options that are normally seen as fantasy even in these contexts. It wasn’t originally about being right or wrong. It was just about having fun and figuring new things out. Eventually, the prospect of experimenting with these powers ended up with me, actually utilizing them on my own body instead of others. Such as mine came out to be the most scientifically enhanced and accurate change possible. Just as an evolution as an entity's body, bones and muscles all change in development. This is the exact same for me. One thing to remember, there is no growth without suffering. Evolutionary processes The evolutionary process included Wing structures growing in my back non-mature feathers growing non-mature. And this was all the start of my graphs, such as my spinal cord started lengthening and strengthening. This felt like knives and popping sensations going in my back. Along with tingling and extremely sharp pains. This was the longest area of growth. It felt like my whole body was rebuilding itself from each individual fiber when I stood when I walked. Everything was excruciatingly painful. Eventually, this ended about before my arms changed. No, for reference this was just about three years later from when my spinal cord began. It randomly popped one day and my entire body felt completely different; it felt younger or enhanced. I was extremely high. As I took a break from marijuana for about 4 to 6 months. I decided to hop back on it and take edibles. I ended up getting so high that I ended up puking everything out of my system, and then when I laid down my arms, snapped off of my body, and I could taste the blood and feel blood all throughout my body. And I will fully admit I was honestly scared at this moment. I think that being high specifically made it more scary because I had more of an emotional reaction to it, and even though I was quite used to very intense growth going on, this was probably one of the most intense it’s ever happened to me. After that experience, it came about that my knees disappeared specifically, my kneecaps got replaced by tendons and then slowly regrow into a more powerful and stable kneecap on both sides. My walking for a little bit was painful and unstable. The instability lasted longer than the uncomfortableness. I also had my ribs begin to fuse and my rib cage extended upwards. I think this part was quite painful. I was high so it managed the pain quite well. Currently, I have realized I am developing a coat of lift on my wings. As they are maturing and getting all the proper additions to utilize them, such as neural pathways attachments onto the scapula and sternum. I learned I can glide my arm after my wing muscles activated at least partially. How of these all relate As you saw in that final paragraph, I mentioned connections and Neuro pathways. This is a really important part of the entire growth process such as the body modifications. If you look at proper evolutionary changes for wings and humans you would have to have such as stronger ribs and bones. With extended muscles in the neck and upper body. As the body produces the wings, the wing muscles will have to attach the scapula and places around such. These have to be strong enough to withstand the pressure to fly. Thank you for reading this paper. If you wanna need clarifications or have any questions, please feel free to ask. Edit: My psychiatrist has stated that I am not crazy in a mental way and my general doctor has been made aware but has not made any deeper comments.
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***The ready-to-eat poultry and meat products are being recalled by BrucePac, an establishment from Durant, Oklahoma*** Almost 10 million pounds of meat has been recalled by the US Department of Agriculture following concerns they may be contaminated with Listeria. The ready-to-eat poultry and meat products are being recalled by BrucePac, an establishment from Durant, Oklahoma, after tests found products were positive for Listeria monocytogenes. [According to the USDA](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/brucepac-recalls-ready-eat-meat-and-poultry-products-due-possible-listeria), the items were produced from June 19 to October 8 and shipped to other establishments and distributors nationwide, before being distributed to restaurants and institutions.
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UK pharmaceutical giant GSK says it will pay as much as $2.2bn (£1.68bn) **to settle thousands of cases in US courts over claims that a discontinued version of its heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer.** The firm announced that it had reached agreements with 10 law firms who represent around 80,000 claimants. The settlements account for 93% of all cases. GSK will also pay $70m to resolve a whistleblower complaint by a laboratory that alleged the drugmaker defrauded the US government by concealing Zantac's cancer risks.
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***Urgent recall occurred last month when dozens across nine states became infected with the bacteria outbreak*** More than a month after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initially issued a recall of eggs after people in nine states fell ill with salmonella, the government agency has now upgraded its warnings, saying that the eggs in question could cause serious adverse health consequences or even death if ingested.
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***A new report estimates that 40 percent of all cancer cases are associated with factors we can change—alcohol consumption being a prominent one.*** A little bit of alcohol was once thought to be good for you. However, as scientific research advances, we're gaining a clearer picture of alcohol's effect on health---especially regarding cancer. The complex relationship between alcohol and cancer was recently highlighted in a [new report](https://www.aacr.org/about-the-aacr/newsroom/news-releases/aacr-cancer-progress-report-highlights-innovative-research-novel-treatments-and-powerful-patient-stories/) from the American Association for Cancer Research. The report's findings are eye-opening. The authors of the report estimate that 40 percent of all cancer cases are associated with “modifiable risk factors”—in other words, things we can change ourselves. Alcohol consumption being prominent among them. Six types of cancer are linked to alcohol consumption: head and neck cancers, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and stomach cancer.
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If blowing out the candles on your 100th birthday cake is a pillar of your retirement plan, you might want to skip to the next article. An analysis of death data from the world’s longest-lived populations reveals that the rapid improvements in life expectancy achieved in the 20th century have slowed dramatically in the past three decades. The finding suggests that if 100 is to become the new 80, radical new medicines that slow the ageing process itself are needed, rather than better treatments for common killers such as cancer, dementia and heart disease.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved **the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known**, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus. The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs. Currently, samples have to be sent to a laboratory for testing and the patient and medics have to wait days for the result. Limited testing capacity and delays in confirming cases continue to be a challenge in Africa - worsening the spread of mpox that was previously known as monkeypox.
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**_Global trial finds treatment with amivantamab and lazertinib halts progression for average of 23.7 months_** Doctors are hailing “amazing” trial results that show a new drug combination stopped lung cancer advancing for more than 40% longer than the standard treatment. Lung cancer is the world’s leading cause of cancer death, accounting for about 1.8 million deaths every year. Survival rates in those with advanced forms of the disease, where tumours have spread, are particularly poor. Patients diagnosed with advanced forms of lung cancer who took the combination of amivantamab and lazertinib were still alive with no progression in their disease after 23.7 months on average, according to data from the global study. Average progression-free survival in patients using the standard drug, osimertinib, was 16.6 months, the trial found.
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In a randomized controlled trial, the probiotic *Bifidobacterium animalis* subsp. l*actis*—used in many probiotic products, including Dannon's Activia yogurts—did nothing to improve bowel health in people with constipation, according to [data from a randomized triple-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2824333) Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.
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Full-time workers have an increased risk of cancer, say researchers from the University of Fribourg. In a new study, they found that people with a 100% workload are more likely to develop cancer than people with other career paths. The reasons for this are unclear.
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Hospitals across the U.S. are taking steps to conserve their supplies of IV fluids after [Hurricane Helene](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/north-carolina-mountain-town-wrecked-hurricane-helene-rcna173670) **struck a critical manufacturing plant belonging to the country’s biggest supplier**. Baxter International, a medical technology company responsible for making IV fluids for most U.S. hospitals, said Sunday that it [would temporarily close production at its North Cove, North Carolina-based facility ](https://www.baxter.com/baxter-newsroom/baxter-provides-update-north-cove-nc-facility-and-hurricane-helene-relief-plans)because of flooding from [Helene](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/volunteer-pilots-are-flying-supplies-trapped-hurricane-helene-victims-rcna173885), raising concerns about a potential nationwide shortage. IV fluids are used to deliver drugs or water with electrolytes directly into a patient’s bloodstream. They’re also critical for surgery, when a person is unable to eat or drink, to keep them hydrated. Baxter also makes specialty fluids, such as peritoneal dialysis fluid, which helps [patients with kidney failure](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/donating-kidney-safer-ever-new-research-finds-rcna168524) filter waste from their blood, as well as irrigation fluids, used during procedures to clean or flush wounds.
… [Fewer young people](https://apnews.com/article/teen-sex-survey-high-school-3d45d0441f531d1da9f5b44373becee4) are [having sex](https://apnews.com/article/teen-sex-sexual-intercourse-meaning-fa0b10e0fb7e8fd8fd72ac9990c3321a), but the teens and young adults who are sexually active aren’t using condoms as regularly, if at all. And people ages 15 to 24 made up half of new [chlamydia, gonorrhea](https://apnews.com/article/syphilis-gonorrhea-std-sexually-transmitted-cdc-17c748701b8da8024f06869460b33961) and [syphilis cases](https://apnews.com/article/syphilis-std-cdc-federal-funding-e82f78f3d30c393538e5e421548e7758) in 2022. The downward trend in condom usage is due to a few things: medical advancements like [long-term birth control options](https://apnews.com/article/iud-pain-lidocaine-gynecologist-f25a198bada157a53514e84dbf57c5a7) and [drugs that prevent sexually transmitted infections](https://apnews.com/article/doxycycline-std-morning-after-pill-cdc-20a087e32c4a81f7c3413363e6255785); a fading fear of [contracting HIV](https://apnews.com/article/hiv-latino-hispanic-treatment-prevention-aids-ca5f73b064e5ed491ee0315dd60d69d1); and [widely varying degrees of sex education](https://apnews.com/article/florida-sex-education-curriculum-5b1a46f5a73e3122f4815cf1d439aef0) in high schools. Is this the end of condoms? Not exactly. But it does have some public health experts thinking about how to help younger generations have safe sex, be aware of their options — condoms included — and get tested for STIs regularly.
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**_Even as death rates from breast cancer have fallen, rates of new diagnoses continue to tick upwards, according to an American Cancer Society report._** Americans have benefited from huge leaps in [breast cancer treatment](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/breast-cancer-treatment-drug-kisqali-approval-expanded-earlier-stage-d-rcna170632) over the last two decades, but diagnoses are becoming more common, especially among younger women, according to a report published Tuesday by the American Cancer Society. The new report shows that breast cancer mortality has decreased by 44% since the late 1980s. Rates of breast cancer, however, have increased by 1% every year since 2012. In younger women, rates have increased at a faster clip — by about 1.4% every year since 2021. “That is very alarming because we know that [screening only starts at age 40](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/breast-cancer-screening-start-40-new-recommendations-rcna149777),” said Dr. Sonya Reid, a breast medical oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, who was not involved with the report. “It’s not just one racial or ethnic group affected, we are seeing it across the board, so it’s hard to link it to ancestral or genetic factors alone.”
A network of illegal drug sellers based in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and India packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions of them through fake online drugstores, federal prosecutors said Monday. At least nine people died of narcotics poisoning between August 2023 and June 2024 after consuming the counterfeit pills, according to an indictment unsealed in federal court in Manhattan. The indictment charges that the leader of the enterprise, Francisco Alberto Lopez Reyes, orchestrated the scheme from the Dominican Republic, directing co-conspirators to **set up dozens of online pharmacies that mimicked legitimate e-commerce sites. The sites lured customers into buying synthetic opioids — in some cases methamphetamine — disguised as prescription drugs such as Adderall, Xanax and oxycodone.** The counterfeit pills were sold to tens of thousands of Americans in all 50 states and to customers in Puerto Rico, Germany and Slovenia, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said at a news conference announcing the indictment.
www.theguardian.com
>The new review showed that prevalence in 2021 was highest in Germany, where almost 15.98% of teenagers and young adults were diagnosed. > >Researchers said rates of acne had been on the rise in all countries, except New Zealand. >“Our research didn’t look at why this is, but it could be linked to lifestyle factors like diet, stress, obesity rates, increased exposure to pollution from urbanisation, or simply a greater likelihood of seeking treatment. > >“It is plausible that, as healthcare becomes more accessible in countries, reported acne rates increase. This is unlikely to be the only factor though, as even in countries with good access to healthcare, cases have increased.
arstechnica.com
**Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily.** Billions of cells die in your body every day. Some go out with a bang, others with a whimper. They can die by accident if they’re injured or infected. Alternatively, should they outlive their natural lifespan or start to fail, they can carefully arrange for a desirable demise, with their remains neatly tidied away. Originally, scientists thought those were the only two ways an animal cell could die, by accident or by that neat-and-tidy version. But over the past couple of decades, researchers have racked up many more novel cellular death scenarios, some specific to certain cell types or situations. Understanding this panoply of death modes could help scientists save good cells and kill bad ones, leading to treatments for infections, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. “There’s lots and lots of different flavors here,” says Michael Overholtzer, a cell biologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He estimates that there are now more than 20 different names to describe cell death varieties.
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A historic new study out of Scotland shows the real-world impact of vaccines against the human papillomavirus: **The country has detected no cases of cervical cancer in women born between 1988-1996 who were fully vaccinated against HPV between the ages of 12 and 13**. Many previous studies have shown that HPV vaccines are [extremely effective](https://www.statnews.com/2023/11/08/hpv-vaccines-cancer-screenings/) in preventing cervical cancer. But the study, published on Monday in the [Journal of the National Cancer Institute](https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/116/6/857/7577291), is the first to monitor a national cohort of women over such a long time period and find no occurrence of cervical cancer. “The study is super exciting. It shows that the vaccine is extremely effective,” said Kathleen Schmeler, a professor of gynecologic oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, who was not involved in the research. “It’s obviously early. We’re just starting to see the first data of the impact of the vaccine because it takes so long from the time of the vaccine to the effects.”