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8 votes
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At 15, he shot and killed his parents, two classmates at his school, and wounded twenty-five others. He’s been used as the reason to lock kids up for life ever since.
18 votes -
Heads up! The cardiovascular secrets of giraffes
6 votes -
Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open, takes break from tennis, one day after tennis’ Grand Slams threatened disqualification or suspension if she continued to skip press conferences
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Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (May 2021)
This is a monthly thread for those who need it. Vent, share your experiences, ask for advice, talk about how you are doing. Let's make this a compassionate space for all who may need one.
16 votes -
The mainstream narrative is that Sinead O’Connor ripped up a photo of the pope on “Saturday Night Live” and derailed her life. What if the opposite were true?
14 votes -
Lincoln's great depression
6 votes -
Insurers in Washington state must cover transgender health care under new bill
20 votes -
The reporters covering COVID are not okay: An underprepared industry is losing a generation of journalists to despair, trauma, and moral injury as they cover the story of a lifetime
10 votes -
They told their therapists everything. Hackers leaked it all.
15 votes -
US FDA to propose ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, with industry likely to challenge
15 votes -
California could be the first state to allow adults to add parents to health care plans
8 votes -
In the tales told by sewage, public health and privacy collide
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Our miserable 21st century
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Why do people follow social media from those presenting a perfect life when it makes them feel inadequate?
I've never been one to follow much social media - certainly not the kind that is just a (almost certainly fake) presentation of a perfect life. Someone's highlight reel. But I did catch myself on...
I've never been one to follow much social media - certainly not the kind that is just a (almost certainly fake) presentation of a perfect life. Someone's highlight reel. But I did catch myself on the other side of this. I spent hours on some days baking or cooking specifically to flex on people with well-crafted photos of the finished food. I still enjoyed it, but once I realized what I was doing I started cooking much more reasonably difficult dishes - so I'm sure it was motivated by a wish to instill envy in others.
So I think I understand that side of the equation. But I had a more or less captive audience (a Slack #food channel). Can anyone speak from the side of the willing consumer? The avid subscriber?
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Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots, the first European country to do so fully
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Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 years old implies many patients wait for Medicare to kick in before they seek care
18 votes -
A pediatric HIV outbreak in a remote Pakistan city shows the urgency of global health after Covid
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How mRNA technology could change the world
8 votes -
Miscarriage bereavement leave bill passes unanimously in New Zealand Parliament
15 votes -
Strategic spatiotemporal vaccine distribution
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Oil firms knew decades ago fossil fuels posed grave health risks, files reveal
12 votes -
Why vaccine safety experts put the brakes on AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
19 votes -
Covid-19: Brazil to get fourth health minister since pandemic began
6 votes -
Breakthrough male contraceptive pill derived from Chinese medicine
17 votes -
Thinking about death
Up until recently my girlfriend’s grandmother had a relatively good life. She’s taken care of, had some interesting allucinations, slept most of the day and had funny interactions with her...
Up until recently my girlfriend’s grandmother had a relatively good life. She’s taken care of, had some interesting allucinations, slept most of the day and had funny interactions with her grandaughter, some of which ended up on Instagram.
In recent weeks, she started refusing food and spent days at the hospital. The sudden lost in autonomy made her hostile. It’s a struggle to change her diapers. The situation was made worse by the feeding tube up her nose, which she attempts to remove non-stop, and can only be replaced at the hospital. We had to restrain her arm. That is no way to live.
She's made it very clear she does not want to be in this world any longer. Today I heard a hundred year old lady scream, multiple times: "just let me die!".
I don't know what to make of it.
Edit: I'd like to thank everyone's answers. I wasn't really looking for a solution since the legal situation in my country does not allow for any wiggle room. But it is always nice to read the smart people of Tildes passionately explore their ideas, sharing knowledge with compassion. Sometimes it is enough to feel less alone. Thank you and good night.
15 votes -
Counterproductive public-health messaging during the pandemic
9 votes -
Why prehistoric humans needed no braces: Crooked teeth are a modern phenomenon and a telltale sign of an underlying epidemic
19 votes -
Anyone have any homemade smoothie tips or tricks?
My husband and I invested in a smoothie blender for the purposes of incorporating more fruits and veggies into our diets. We made our first batch this weekend — quite tasty, but definitely not...
My husband and I invested in a smoothie blender for the purposes of incorporating more fruits and veggies into our diets. We made our first batch this weekend — quite tasty, but definitely not perfect. Does anyone more experienced in the art of homemade smoothies have any wisdom they can share as we start to experiment with them?
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The US' vaccine rollout is world-beating. That doesn't mean it's good enough. But let's take a moment to appreciate it.
7 votes -
Bring back the nervous breakdown
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NHS staff create videos in many different languages to discuss the importance of covid vaccination for people with diabetes
@Partha Kar: To tackle the issues of #Vaccine uptake in those from ethnic minority population,I am joining hands with many colleagues to create a series of videos - specifically for those with #Diabetes First up? @alkapandey08 in Gujarati 🙏🏽Please use and cascade as you can pic.twitter.com/PpAY49lj6l
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Federal officials have misused a fund intended for vaccine research to pay for unrelated expenses since at least 2010, the US Office of Special Counsel has alleged
7 votes -
Norway arrests highlight impact of pandemic on sex workers – governments should include sex workers in public health and financial support responses
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World Health Organization warns covid-19 is likely to become endemic and the world will have to learn to live with it
22 votes -
Known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns: the complexities of COVID-19 vaccine prioritization
8 votes -
Los Angeles Department of Public Health urges film industry vigilance to help contain COVID-19
7 votes -
Smartwatches monitor your health: An overview of what you get for the money
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Tethered to the machine: For years, Jamarcus Crews tried to get a new kidney, but corporate healthcare stood in the way
7 votes -
How New York City vaccinated six million people in less than a month
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US FDA clears Pfizer vaccine, and millions of doses will be shipped right away
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An equine influenza in 1872 brought the US to a standstill and laid bare how essential horses were to the economy
6 votes -
'Natural immunity' from Covid is not safer than a vaccine
7 votes -
Moscow begins distributing the Sputnik V Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine to the most exposed groups via seventy clinics
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Jreg (Greg Guevara) has recently "toured" his apartment and people are genuinely getting concerned about his mental health and wellbeing
Admittedly the forcibly neutral headline should probably be changed. The video has been unlisted but this is the link. One important thing to note is that he recently made a video satirizing how...
Admittedly the forcibly neutral headline should probably be changed.
The video has been unlisted but this is the link. One important thing to note is that he recently made a video satirizing how people pretend your life condition doesn't affect your mental health implies that wasn't satire, which is incredibly concerning.
He deleted the comment where he talks about his landlord but it has been screenshotted here. It's also proof that's actually where he lives.
Someone has unironically compiled how that house violates Canadian/Ontarian legislation
r/jreg is in some mix of meme-ing and genuine concern.
9 votes -
The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth
6 votes -
UK authorises Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
12 votes -
Educational and fun podcast episode about vaginal health: Dr. Jen Gunter with Jameela Jamil
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Due to the pandemic, an estimated fifty million children in Afghanistan and Pakistan missed polio vaccines this year
6 votes -
No game days. No bars. The pandemic is forcing some men to realize they need deeper friendships.
30 votes