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8 votes
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Finland blazes trail in keeping citizens cycling and healthy – country routinely praised for its schools system aims to do the same with preventive health
4 votes -
“Flood the zone with shit”: How misinformation overwhelmed our democracy
13 votes -
New Coronavirus Protease Structure Available
7 votes -
What I learned about life at a company that deals in dead bodies
5 votes -
The UK has one of the most equitable health care systems in the world. Here’s how.
11 votes -
I worry for my teenage boys – the beauty standards for young men are out of control
28 votes -
Analysis of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland
5 votes -
YouTube moderators are being required to sign a statement acknowledging the job could give them PTSD
26 votes -
China coronavirus spread is accelerating, Xi Jinping warns
29 votes -
America’s radioactive secret: Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year
10 votes -
Denmark to finally allow gay and bisexual men to give blood – but only after four month abstinence period
24 votes -
First case of new coronavirus detected in US
17 votes -
Coronavirus spreads to Beijing as China confirms 139 new cases
18 votes -
Wuhan virus: China confirms human-to-human transmission, says medical workers infected
11 votes -
USDA proposes new rules that would allow schools to cut the amount of vegetables and fruits required at lunch and breakfasts while giving them license to sell more pizza, burgers and fries
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Use this, not that: Positive swaps for the New Year
This is a bit of a sibling topic to the one about changing habits for 2020. Rather than looking at habits specifically, I want to look at "swaps" that people can make. What's something someone...
This is a bit of a sibling topic to the one about changing habits for 2020. Rather than looking at habits specifically, I want to look at "swaps" that people can make.
What's something someone could change out for a better alternative?
A swap should be recommended if it is,
- more ethical,
- more sustainable,
- heathier,
- or just overall better in an individual or collective way.
Importantly: the swap should be both feasible and sensical, and should be something that is relatively easy to do. This isn't about making huge lifestyle changes but about taking what we're already doing and making it better.
Please give your reasoning for your swap, as well as any important caveats. Mentioning specific brands/companies is fine if that's an important part of the swap. Also, swaps can be for anything so don't feel limited to consumer products. Feel free to give good food/service/app/software/store swaps as well!
See my post below for an example, if the setup I've given here is unclear!
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Gadgets for life on a miserable planet: At the Consumer Electronics Show, the only solution for technology-induced stress is more technology
13 votes -
Taiwan’s single-payer success story — and its lessons for America
12 votes -
Air filters create educational gains
14 votes -
Given up sugar? Great, now it’s time to cut the news from your diet
26 votes -
Untitled Mental Health I
I'm not quite like you A few words and that's it The façade fades Crumbles The carefully constructed mood dies Coping mechanisms defeated The castle is compromised A strong exterior only goes so...
I'm not quite like you A few words and that's it The façade fades Crumbles The carefully constructed mood dies Coping mechanisms defeated The castle is compromised A strong exterior only goes so far Each word pulls stones from the foundation Fragile walls, fragile heart I retreat to my secret home Away from the swords and arrows and fire No one can reach me here Safe and quiet and in control Equally secure, equally secluded
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For the eleventh year in a row, Iceland is the country ranking first in the World Economic Forum's Geneva Equality List
7 votes -
The terror queue - Google and YouTube moderators speak out on the work that's giving them PTSD
13 votes -
The IRS sent a letter to 3.9 million people. It saved some of their lives.
6 votes -
How herpes became a sexual boogeyman: It’s not a serious health threat. The CDC doesn’t even recommend regular testing. So how did herpes get so aggressively feared?
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Nothing to sneeze at: $2,659 bill to pluck doll's shoe from girl's nose
6 votes -
Why do billions of people still not have glasses?
6 votes -
Burning Out: Search and rescue teams train for the worst conditions. But the worst conditions are getting worse. Are they ready for the next big disaster?
5 votes -
Why the government should tax unhealthy foods and subsidise nutritious ones
11 votes -
The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations
10 votes -
Companion dog acquisition may reduce loneliness among community dog owners
6 votes -
Reversal of epigenetic aging and immunosenescent trends in humans
10 votes -
The math for Elizabeth Warren’s US health-care plan adds up if you accept its ludicrous premise
10 votes -
A test with no answer: No procedure exists that can prove virginity, yet dangerously unscientific virginity tests occur regularly—even in the United States
14 votes -
US Federal nutrition research is underfunded, even as the costs of diet-related diseases are skyrocketing. Does Washington hold the key to solving the obesity crisis?
9 votes -
Unified theory of evolution
4 votes -
Welcome to “Cancer Alley” in Louisiana, where toxic air is about to get worse
5 votes -
Demand for gynecological "premarital exams" in Utah worries sexual health experts
4 votes -
Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations
6 votes -
Questions to Bill Gates about global health and more
6 votes -
On finding the freedom to rage against our fathers
8 votes -
The end of silence - The tech industry is producing a rising din, and our bodies can’t adapt
12 votes -
World Mental Health Day 2019: Focus on suicide prevention
5 votes -
We are in the midst of a mental health crisis – advice about jogging and self-care is not enough
10 votes -
Donald Trump administration will deny visas to US immigrants who cannot prove they will have health insurance or the ability to pay for medical costs
6 votes -
For drivers, roads are safer than ever – but for people on foot, they are getting deadlier. Car companies and Silicon Valley claim that they have the solution. But is that too good to be true?
10 votes -
Inmates suffering heart attacks or brutalized in jail beatings have been released so sheriffs wouldn’t have to pay for their medical care. Some were rearrested once they had recovered.
6 votes -
Health insurance that doesn’t cover the bills has flooded the market under Trump
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Inside the Ethics Committee
Inside the Ethics Committee is a BBC Radio 4 programme. They describe it like this: Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to wrestle with the ethics arising from a real-life medical case....
Inside the Ethics Committee is a BBC Radio 4 programme. They describe it like this:
Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to wrestle with the ethics arising from a real-life medical case.
Each episode is chaired by Bakewell, with a range of different experts (who all sit on hospital ethics committees), talking about the ethical difficulties faced by healthcare professionals (and the organisations they work for) in different real life cases.
Some of it hasn't aged very well - there's an episode about HIV testing an unconscious patient after a needle-stick injury. With advances in treatment and reductions in stigma I think would have made it a very different programme today.
But most of it is pretty good, and explains in detail how some decisions are made.
For example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0643x61
Ashley is 14 years old when doctors discover a brain tumour. Tests reveal that it's highly treatable; there's a 95% chance of cure if he has a course of radiotherapy.
Ashley begins the treatment but he has to wear a mask which makes him very anxious and the radiotherapy itself makes him sick. He finds it increasingly difficult to bear and he starts to miss his sessions.
Despite patchy treatment Ashley's cancer goes into remission. He and his mother are thrilled but a routine follow-up scan a few months later shows that the cancer has returned.
Ashley is adamant that he will not have the chemotherapy that is recommended this time. He threatens that he will run away if treatment is forced on him. Although Ashley is only 15 he is 6'2" and restraining him would not be easy.
Should the medical team and his mother persuade him to have the chemotherapy? Or should they accept his decision, even though he is only 15?
5 votes