‘This isn’t how good scientific debate happens’: academics on culture of fear in gender medicine research
Cass review found professionals in the field are scared to discuss views amid risk of reputational damage and online abuseCritical thinking and open debate are pillars of scientific and medical research. Yet experienced professionals are increasingly scared to openly discuss their views on the treatment of children questioning their gender identity.This was the conclusion drawn by Hilary Cass in her review of gender identity services for children this week, which warned that a toxic debate had resulted in a culture of fear.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin and Ian Sample Tags: Transgender NHS Medical research Children Young people Science Society UK news Source Type: news
Are E-Cigarettes Bad for the Heart? Are E-Cigarettes Bad for the Heart?
When considering damage to the endothelium and toxicity, e-cigarettes have a negative impact like that of conventional cigarettes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Kenya: Kenya, Nigeria Recall Children's Cough Syrup Over Toxic Substance
[Business Day Africa] Kenya and Nigeria's health regulators have initiated a recall of a specific batch of Johnson & Johnson's children's cough syrup following the detection of elevated levels of a potentially hazardous toxic substance. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 12, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Comparative medical importance of spider bites in Spain over 1997-2020: a retrospective study based on hospital cases coded using ICD - Cort és-Fossati F, Mendez M.
Envenomation by terrestrial toxic animals is considered a serious risk to human health worldwide. Snakes, hymenopterans, spiders, and scorpions have mainly attracted the attention of medical literature. However, the relative importance of spiders has been ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
"Everybody is impacted. Everybody's hurting": grief, loss and the emotional impacts of overdose on harm reduction workers - Kolla G, Khorasheh T, Dodd Z, Greig S, Altenberg J, Perreault Y, Bayoumi AM, Kenny KS.
BACKGROUND: The emotional impacts of witnessing and responding to overdose and overdose-related deaths have been largely overlooked during the drug toxicity overdose crisis in North America. Scarce research has analyzed these impacts on the health and well... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
US Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water Could Fuel Litigation US Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water Could Fuel Litigation
The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first federal regulations on toxic " forever chemicals " in drinking water.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news
Gene Discovery May Lead to Better Alzheimer's Treatments
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 -- The discovery of a gene variant that rids the brain of toxic plaques linked to Alzheimer ' s might lead to new treatments for the disease, researchers report.
The variant arises naturally in people who don ' t seem to get... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
New EPA limits on'forever chemicals' in drinking water could cost $1.5 billion to implement
Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, released long-awaited regulations Wednesday on some toxic "forever chemicals" found in drinking water. Known as PFAS,…#signage #epa #pfas #tomneltner #saferchemicals #usgeologicalsurvey #pfoa #pfos #hfpoda #genxchemicals (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Campaign launched to ban Lunchables from free school meals as report finds they contain toxic METALS
The watchdog group Consumer Reports tested 12 store-bought versions of Lunchables and other ready-meal kits, including from Armour LunchMakers and Good & Gather. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HYPORT Noninferior for GU, GI Toxicity in Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 -- For patients with prostate cancer, hypofractionated postprostatectomy radiotherapy (HYPORT) is noninferior to conventionally fractionated postprostatectomy radiotherapy (COPORT) in terms of gastrointestinal (GI) or... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
A report from a senior doctor in England says children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Should I Take Supplements to Sleep? What Experts Think
If you want to understand the importance of sleep, ask someone who spent the previous night tossing and turning. Sleep is a vital function: essential for physical recovery, preparing for the next day, even clearing waste material from the brain. Mounting evidence suggests that getting adequate amounts of sleep each night is even more critical than previously believed, responsible for reducing the risk of serious conditions including dementia, obesity, and stroke.
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Yet so many of us struggle to fall and stay asleep, with more than one-third of U.S. adults failing to get the re...
Source: TIME: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carly Weeks Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Renowned paediatrician behind bombshell report demolishing NHS's entire gender treatment model for children reveals she was vilified online while compiling her 400-page review into 'exceptionally toxic' debate
The topic of trans healthcare has become so vicious that medical professionals are 'afraid to openly discuss their views', Dr Hilary Cass said in her bombshell report. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EPA Imposes Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set its first-ever national, legally enforceable limits on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” in drinking water on Wednesday.
PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are chemicals widely used in consumer and industrial products to repel oil and resist heat since the 1940s. They break down very slowly and can build up in people, animals, food, and water and may lead to adverse health effects including decreased fertility, development delays, increased risk of cancer, and more, according to the EPA.
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Source: TIME: Science - April 10, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Mallory Moench Tags: Uncategorized News News Desk News desk edits Source Type: news
NHS's entire gender treatment model for children is demolished in bombshell report: Teens suffered irreversible changes based on 'remarkably weak evidence', 'toxic' debate taints key issues - and schools are ALSO blasted by eminent doctor
NHS gender identity services for children and young people have been based on 'remarkably weak evidence', the independent review warned. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
