StevenSaus 1 week ago • 100%
Sure, because we've been taught that is cringe. Personally, I like learning new things (even if it's not something I'd "normally" be interested in), so I love it when my people both infodump, and then the look of pure joy when they realize that I'm into it.
StevenSaus 1 week ago • 100%
Just saw that DeWine is sending $ and National Guard to help out: https://apnews.com/article/springfield-ohio-haitian-influx-governor-dewine-f5a552d7ebc6e246882dca96a39a3aaa
(In Dayton, so sorta close?)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/28724345 > The governor of Ohio will send law enforcement and millions of dollars in healthcare resources to the city of Springfield as it faces a surge in temporary Haitian migrants that has landed it in the national spotlight. > > Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday he doesn’t oppose the Temporary Protected Status program under which some 15,000 Haitians have arrived in the city of about 59,000 people since 2020, but said the federal government must do more to help impacted communities.
StevenSaus 1 week ago • 83%
You aren't wrong; it's just WORSE for female-presenting folx.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/16766192 > Cost, wait times, transportation problems, and negative interactions with healthcare professionals are causing U.S. women to delay or skip medical care, according to a Deloitte survey. Half of the surveyed women reported forgoing care in the past year, compared to 37% of men. Women require nearly 10% more health services than men but are 35% more likely to skip or delay care. Financial issues, access gaps, and poor provider experiences are key factors. Deloitte suggests increased investment in women's health products and a multi-pronged strategy involving providers, insurers, and policymakers to improve women's healthcare.
Cost, wait times, transportation problems, and negative interactions with healthcare professionals are causing U.S. women to delay or skip medical care, according to a Deloitte survey. Half of the surveyed women reported forgoing care in the past year, compared to 37% of men. Women require nearly 10% more health services than men but are 35% more likely to skip or delay care. Financial issues, access gaps, and poor provider experiences are key factors. Deloitte suggests increased investment in women's health products and a multi-pronged strategy involving providers, insurers, and policymakers to improve women's healthcare.
Two more Ohio laws restricting abortions have been blocked by the courts as the legal impacts of a 2023 constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to the procedure continue to be felt. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Alison Hatheway issued a preliminary injunction Aug. 29 that extends an existing order temporarily halting enforcement of a law banning use of telemedicine in medication abortions.
New research from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago shows that states with the most severe abortion restrictions often lack robust public support programs for low-income families. The study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, categorized states based on their abortion laws and assessed access to reproductive healthcare and social services. The research also revealed that the most restrictive states had the highest rates of uninsured women of reproductive age and lower enrollment in state-funded assistance programs.
A STAT investigation reveals that race-based algorithms are still prevalent in healthcare, affecting millions of patients. Clinicians and researchers are debating the best ways to modify these tools to reduce harm and promote fairness. The Biden administration has introduced a rule to address discriminatory tools, but advocates remain skeptical about its impact.
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro has reportedly stopped offering forensic exams for sexual assault survivors since early this year. Ericka Downing, director of the Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center, said no exams have been performed since January. District Attorney Jennings Jones expressed concern, stating the hospital’s refusal to provide forensic exams hampers prosecution efforts. Despite these claims, hospital spokesperson David Leaverton denied any change in services, citing challenges in maintaining 24/7 nurse coverage. Rachel Freeman, CEO of Nashville's Sexual Assault Center, confirmed her facility has conducted exams for Rutherford County survivors.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/16488072 > A judge in Ohio has issued a temporary restraining order against a security researcher who presented evidence that a recent ransomware attack on the city of Columbus scooped up reams of sensitive personal information, contradicting claims made by city officials. > > The order, issued by a judge in Ohio's Franklin County, came after the city of Columbus fell victim to a ransomware attack on July 18 that siphoned 6.5 terabytes of the city’s data. A ransomware group known as Rhysida took credit for the attack and offered to auction off the data with a starting bid of about $1.7 million in bitcoin. On August 8, after the auction failed to find a bidder, Rhysida released what it said was about 45 percent of the stolen data on the group’s dark web site, which is accessible to anyone with a TOR browser.
A judge in Ohio has issued a temporary restraining order against a security researcher who presented evidence that a recent ransomware attack on the city of Columbus scooped up reams of sensitive personal information, contradicting claims made by city officials. The order, issued by a judge in Ohio's Franklin County, came after the city of Columbus fell victim to a ransomware attack on July 18 that siphoned 6.5 terabytes of the city’s data. A ransomware group known as Rhysida took credit for the attack and offered to auction off the data with a starting bid of about $1.7 million in bitcoin. On August 8, after the auction failed to find a bidder, Rhysida released what it said was about 45 percent of the stolen data on the group’s dark web site, which is accessible to anyone with a TOR browser.
Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash for holding rallies in places described as "sundown towns."
Dr. Kade Goepferd, medical director of Children’s Minnesota Hospital’s Gender Health Program, like many providers who treat transgender youths, has received death threats. Goepferd said the growing waitlist, which has expanded due to surrounding states' bans on gender-affirming care, is more concerning. The program has seen a 30% increase in calls, leading to a waitlist of at least a year. NBC News found that clinicians in states like Connecticut and California are similarly overwhelmed by the influx of out-of-state patients. Legal risks and logistical challenges, such as insurance denials, are straining providers. Shield laws are "a tenuous protection," according to Dr. Molly McClain of the University of New Mexico’s Deseo clinic. A "majority of gender-affirming care providers NBC News interviewed had received threats, ranging from angry calls and emails to arson."
StevenSaus 4 weeks ago • 100%
Exactly so; while it seems obvious to anyone who has worked in healthcare in direct patient care, health facilities are increasingly owned by private investors.
StevenSaus 4 weeks ago • 100%
It can be, but isn't necessarily so. As an AuDHD (autism + ADHD) person, I have "structural alterations" that result in things being different in ways that can be positive or negative. The brain is also EXTREMELY plastic and able to adjust to a lot. That said, the short-run effects are almost always going to be inconvenient at best for the person in question.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/16044688 > Brain enlargement may be linked to symptom severity in kids with autism spectrum disorder > > Specifically, social and communication symptoms appear to be more severe in children who display brain overgrowth on MRI scans. Experts believe this overgrowth may be associated with alterations in the activity of the Ndel1 enzyme, which is related to embryonic neuron differentiation and migration. > > Study: [https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-024-00602-8](https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-024-00602-8) > >
Brain enlargement may be linked to symptom severity in kids with autism spectrum disorder Specifically, social and communication symptoms appear to be more severe in children who display brain overgrowth on MRI scans. Experts believe this overgrowth may be associated with alterations in the activity of the Ndel1 enzyme, which is related to embryonic neuron differentiation and migration. Study: [https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-024-00602-8](https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-024-00602-8)
StevenSaus 4 weeks ago • 100%
You could try using a relay somewhere in your process; while I was on a travel gig I had to do some finicky work with a travel router (though this may not work, since you need a VPN for your work, but maybe it'll give you an idea: https://ideatrash.net/2022/05/howto-secure-and-share-your-internet-on-free-wireless-wifi.html
Also if you have your DNS resolvers manually put in, you may not encounter their portal. Had that problem when on hotel wifi as well.
All that said, I ended up using phone data a lot.
In a cohort of over 600,000 hospitalized patients, each day of low RN staffing was associated with an increased risk of death within 30 days of admission (adjusted HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.07-1.09), as was each day of low nurse support staffing (aHR 1.07, 95% CI 1.06-1.08), reported Peter Griffiths, RN, PhD, of the University of Southampton, and co-authors in JAMA Network Open. While these findings aren't novel, knowing the level of nurse staffing for every single day of a patient's stay makes it more likely that the findings are causal, Griffiths told MedPage Today. Of note, when low staffing was prevented with the use of temporary staff, the risk of patient death was reduced but remained elevated compared with the baseline, the authors said.
Many individuals who lost their sense of smell when infected with COVID-19 show structural and functional brain alterations on imaging, according to new work published in Nature. Now, experts are concerned that the symptoms could be associated with long-term brain alterations. In a group of people who reported anosmia as one of their COVID symptoms, experts recently observed an association between the loss of smell and decreased functional activity during decision-making tasks, reduced cortical thickness and other neural measures.
A hacking group called USDoD claims to have stolen 2.7 billion records of personal information from Americans, including their Social Security numbers and physical addresses. USDoD offered to sell the stolen records, which included personal data for everyone in the US, UK, and Canada, to a forum of hackers. The data was stolen from National Public Data, a platform that offers personal information to employers, private investigators, staffing agencies and others doing background checks.
A study offers insights into the inequity in trauma activation fees, showing that for-profit hospitals have trauma activation charges that are 60% higher than those at nonprofit hospitals. What's more, "much of the variation in trauma fees can't be explained by clinical need, indicating that the current system for financing trauma centers is inequitable for both the patients receiving care and the hospitals themselves, the researchers said."
You will not often get me to agree with the NY Post, but this is that one time: Disney is trying to get a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the husband of a doctor who died because of a food allergy (after staff were warned repeatedly) tossed — because he signed up for the Disney+ streaming service years earlier, which included an arbitration agreement.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/15659995 > New research from the University of Southern California indicates cannabis may help individuals reduce or quit opioid use. Lead author Sid Ganesh, a PhD student at USC's medical school, interviewed 30 opioid and cannabis users in Los Angeles. Participants, receiving services from a methadone clinic and syringe exchange, found cannabis useful for managing opioid use due to easier access. The study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, highlights cannabis's role in easing withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
New research from the University of Southern California indicates cannabis may help individuals reduce or quit opioid use. Lead author Sid Ganesh, a PhD student at USC's medical school, interviewed 30 opioid and cannabis users in Los Angeles. Participants, receiving services from a methadone clinic and syringe exchange, found cannabis useful for managing opioid use due to easier access. The study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, highlights cannabis's role in easing withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18587310
StevenSaus 1 month ago • 96%
:: chef's kiss ::
Universal free school lunches could lead to fewer obesity cases, improved attendance, and fewer suspensions, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. The Texas A&M-led study reviewed six programs covering over 11,000 schools. Researchers found that universal free school meals were associated with increased meal participation and some positive effects on attendance, particularly for students from food-insecure homes.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/15495672 > Routine childhood vaccinations will have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths among people born between 1994 and 2023, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. > > A new report, published Thursday by the CDC, analyzed the benefits of routine childhood immunizations in the United States through the CDC’s Vaccines for Children Program, which launched in 1994. The research also found that the vaccinations saved the country billions of dollars.
Routine childhood vaccinations will have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths among people born between 1994 and 2023, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new report, published Thursday by the CDC, analyzed the benefits of routine childhood immunizations in the United States through the CDC’s Vaccines for Children Program, which launched in 1994. The research also found that the vaccinations saved the country billions of dollars.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/15454358 > A new study suggests virtual reality pain relief interventions may be effective at reducing pain in hospitalized populations with cancer.
A new study suggests virtual reality pain relief interventions may be effective at reducing pain in hospitalized populations with cancer.
As Texas adults struggle to access mental health care, people in San Antonio are turning to faith leaders, new data shows.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/15452841 > People who identify as LGBTQ can face major disparities and stigma when it comes to cancer care, often resulting in later-stage diagnoses and poorer outcomes than other patients. > > Dr. Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, an oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is determined to change that. > > This summer, Cathcart-Rake and a team at Mayo launched Rainbows, a cancer clinic tailored to meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, gender-diverse and intersex patients. Rainbows will initially focus on supporting patients with breast cancer, with the goal of eventually expanding to include other types of tumors already treated at Mayo.
People who identify as LGBTQ can face major disparities and stigma when it comes to cancer care, often resulting in later-stage diagnoses and poorer outcomes than other patients. Dr. Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, an oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is determined to change that. This summer, Cathcart-Rake and a team at Mayo launched Rainbows, a cancer clinic tailored to meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, gender-diverse and intersex patients. Rainbows will initially focus on supporting patients with breast cancer, with the goal of eventually expanding to include other types of tumors already treated at Mayo.
Discharged hospital patients can carry superbugs home and infect relatives or caregivers, even if they weren't sickened by the bacteria, per a study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. The University of Iowa-led research examined 158 million insurance claims from 2001 to 2021, finding methicillin-resistant staph (MRSA) in over 424,000 patients. Family members of hospitalized MRSA patients were 71 times more likely to contract the infection. Exposure to a recently discharged family member raised infection risk by 44%, increasing with longer hospital stays. Researchers recommend hospitals improve MRSA testing at discharge, even for asymptomatic patients.
StevenSaus 1 month ago • 100%
True; the rapidity of the weight loss is one of the main draws of GLP-1 agonists, and that shifts the timeframe for adjusting those meds. My thyroid levels get checked about twice a year, for example.
A deep-learning model performs comparably to an abdominal radiologist when it comes to finding clinically significant prostate cancer on MRI, researchers have reported. The model shows promise as a way to improve radiologists' diagnostic performance on MRI by increasing cancer detection rates and decreasing false positives, study lead author Naoki Takahashi, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, said in a statement released by the RSNA. The study findings were published August 6 in Radiology.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/15413291 > Perceptive announced it performed the world's first fully automated dental procedure using a robot. The system integrates AI, 3D imaging, and robotics, enabling tasks like crown placements in just 15 minutes. Perceptive claims their robotic dentist can diagnose and plan treatments using a 3D volumetric data procedure and an optical coherence technology (OCT) scan. Perceptive's CEO, Chris Ciriello, mentioned that FDA approval could take up to five years.
Perceptive announced it performed the world's first fully automated dental procedure using a robot. The system integrates AI, 3D imaging, and robotics, enabling tasks like crown placements in just 15 minutes. Perceptive claims their robotic dentist can diagnose and plan treatments using a 3D volumetric data procedure and an optical coherence technology (OCT) scan. Perceptive's CEO, Chris Ciriello, mentioned that FDA approval could take up to five years.
A man experienced severe health complications after losing 30 percent of his body weight in six months using tirzepatide, a new weight loss drug. Researchers at the University of Colorado reported the case in JAMA Internal Medicine. The 62-year-old, who had obesity, Type 1 diabetes, and hypothyroidism, was taking a weight-based dose of levothyroxine. After significant weight loss, he developed atrial fibrillation due to an excess of thyroid hormone.
Some of America's largest hospital systems saw significant financial gains in the first half of 2024, while over 700 facilities nationwide face closure risks. A report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform found that more than one-third of rural hospitals are at risk of closure.
Many Americans still receive unexpected bills or coverage denials and need better health literacy to challenge them, according to an issue brief from Commonwealth Fund. Investigators found, in a survey of more than 5,600 insured adults, that 45% of participants or their family members had received an unanticipated bill or copayment for a service they expected to be free or insured. Among those who received an unexpected bill, only 45% challenged it. The survey also indicated that Medicare beneficiaries (53%), Medicaid plan members (50%), Hispanic individuals (49%), and those with incomes exceeding 400% of the federal poverty level were most likely to challenge a bill.
New Mexico is appealing directly to Texas healthcare providers through a "Free to Provide" initiative, urging them to relocate due to Texas' strict abortion laws. The New Mexico Department of Health ran full-page ads in major Texas newspapers, featuring a letter from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), saying, "You took your oath with patients -- not politicians -- in mind." Texas' abortion legislation bans the procedure except to protect the mother's life, while New Mexico offers legal protections for abortion providers. More than 14,200 Texans sought abortion care in New Mexico in 2023. The campaign, costing around $400,000, includes billboards in Houston.
A direct quote from the finance minister of Israel today: "Nobody will let us cause 2 million civilians to die of hunger, even though it might be justified and moral, until our hostages are returned."
Intermittent calorie restriction improved executive function and memory measures in cognitively intact older adults, an exploratory pilot study suggested. The 8-week randomized clinical trial of 40 overweight, cognitively normal older adults with insulin resistance examined the effect of two interventions -- a 5:2 intermittent fasting plan versus a "healthy living" diet based on portion control and calorie reduction guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- on brain health. The 5:2 intermittent fasting group had 2 days of food intake of 480 calories/day (two meal replacement shakes), and 5 days of a healthy living diet. Both interventions improved executive function and memory, with intermittent fasting showing better results on certain cognitive measures, said Dimitrios Kapogiannis, MD, of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, in a poster presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference.
Through one, two, or three doses of COVID-19 vaccine, people who receive the shots generally see lower risks of overall arterial and venous thrombotic events, according to a study of nearly 46 million people living in England. The incidence of major events like acute MI, acute ischemic stroke, pulmonary embolism, and deep venous thrombosis was either similar or lower after receipt of one of the three vaccines used during the first 2 years of the pandemic in the United Kingdom compared with before or without the shot.
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 100%
You are completely correct; what it's doing is not presenting new ideas so much as pushing back against the narrative of the freeloading immigrant, which is only supported by cherry-picking what taxes "count" as taxes and ignoring the regressive taxes that you, appropriately, note that most people don't think of when they say "taxes".
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 100%
Flatpak can sometimes complain when there's a symlink (Steam, in particular, does this) so you can use the symlink, but have to update XDG-USER-DIRS to point to the actual location. I wrote it up here: https://ideatrash.net/2024/07/howto-update-xdg-user-dirs-to-avoid-symlink-issues-with-flatpak.html
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 60%
Doesn't really matter if it's Catholic teaching or not if you're not Catholic.
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 100%
WV native here. He and his family (see his daughter's involvement in EpiPen pricing) have enriched themselves by swindling those who have less than themselves. He's a Republican dressed up as a Democrat so he could run in WV.
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 100%
The whole point of the scientific method is to test -- and re-test -- things that are "obvious". Sometimes they are (as they are here). Sometimes they are not. Having certainty and evidence means that it is harder for those who would cut such benefits to pretend as if it doesn't matter.
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 50%
You are absolutely correct. Not to mention that -- considering only normal operation -- coal plants release more uncontained radioactivity into the environment. (I'm VERY aware of the caveat that I specified "normal operation" and "uncontained", before anyone brings it up.)
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 100%
The pun was intended. :)
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 80%
The pun was intended. :)
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 97%
You are making a false equivalency between "being Christian" and "being a bigot". While there is a high correlation, particularly with some denominations of Christianity, they are not synonymous. (Heck, I've seen some religious groups at my local Pride celebrations for years.)
Presumably you're aware of this.
StevenSaus 2 months ago • 100%
Well, sure, if they weren't misrepresenting their motives. The real motive is indoctrination and the incorporation of a specific flavor of Christianity into all aspects of USAian society, transforming it into a theocracy. They're not particularly subtle about this. :)
StevenSaus 3 months ago • 100%
PSA == Prostate Specific Antigen, referring to a blood test used to screen for prostate cancer.
I presume the rest of the words are easily understandable or able to be looked up.
StevenSaus 3 months ago • 100%
I believe their logic is such (I'm not involved with the study, but have a background in medicine and research):
Elevated PSA (a blood test) signals prostate cancers.
PSA tests are relatively routine bloodwork with an assumption of uniform coverage across all patients, trans or not.
PSA tests are presumed to uncover early cancer presentation.
Therefore, if we're only seeing advanced cancer presentation in trans women, the PSA test is a poor screening device for early prostate cancer in that population.
Point 2 is a big assumption; I am ignorant if that would be a confounding variable in real life, or if that's even been studied.
StevenSaus 6 months ago • 100%
I get this argument... but I keep seeing folks talk about Threads as if it's somehow an existential threat to Mastodon rather than "big crappy instance with asshats on it," and I don't quite understand how it's more than that... at least at a level that users and instance admins have any influence over. Can someone ELI5?
StevenSaus 6 months ago • 57%
Unlike? I think you mean they're JEALOUS of TikTok's appeal to minors...
StevenSaus 7 months ago • 100%
Right, but that's what the language of the bill is intended to silence.
StevenSaus 7 months ago • 100%
Oh, neat! Thanks for pointing out the USA centrist viewpoint I had there! My bad indeed!
StevenSaus 7 months ago • 100%
They're getting two birds with one stone.
StevenSaus 7 months ago • 100%
For what it's worth, if you post a story (for example) to the open internet -- your blog, social media -- and there is NOT a paywall or explicitly restricted access, many (if not all) publishers will consider that material previously published. That doesn't mean it's public domain at all, but it does recognize that the work is not private. Likewise, I'd consider any social media post being akin to posting a sign in my front yard. If someone does the work of driving by and taking pictures of the signs in my front lawn, that's their right -- unless I'm in a closed, gated community.
Then again, i see people thinking that they somehow "own" their Facebook feed, so ....
StevenSaus 7 months ago • 95%
Neurodivergent person shares one special interest, neurotypical tells you everything you need to know about them.
StevenSaus 7 months ago • 100%
Dude, I mean high school clubs advertising to other high school students, like this one: https://www.coolidgeshs.org/ourpages/auto/2023/5/3/45488112/image _2_.jpg
StevenSaus 7 months ago • 100%
The effect would be felt by both LGBTQIA+ clubs and GSA's in the schools, at a bare minimum. They would be unable to utilize the pride flag, for example, in any kind of advertisement, logo, banner, etc.
StevenSaus 7 months ago • 100%
Hello, all. I've done a bunch of weird stuff from injecting people with radioactive stuff, a pit stop at writing and publishing fiction, to renting virtual apartments for real money. Currently spend half my time in northern IL, half in southwest OH.