The tragic lunch at the nursing home today.
#healthcare
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#Georgia officials have dismissed all members of the state's Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is charged with investigating deaths of #pregnant women, in response to ProPublica's reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller.
#Abortion #Pregnancy #Women #Mothers #Families #RoeVWade #Health #HealthCare
#Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to State’s Strict #Abortion Ban After the Deaths of Two Women
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The new legislation, prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, comes after 111 Texas #doctors signed a public letter urging that the ban be changed because it “does not allow us as medical professionals to do our jobs."
You can still get free COVID tests from USPS. Take advantage while you can, I suspect this will go away by January. https://special.usps.com/testkits
Content warning resources for Canadian victims of intimate partner violence
As the holiday season approaches there is an increase in intimate partner violence so here are resources for anyone who may need assistance.
Please bookmark and share this with everyone.
Thank you, and have a safe holiday season.
*National Services and resources:
Shelters, apps, help phone lines, and websites and more
Women
Men and Boys
Indigenous
Youth
Seniors
Trans
Resources for Professionals
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html
An example of the importance of journalism
"St. Paul officials are sending letters to 32,000 people this week alerting them that their medical debt will be erased.
Residents didn’t have to apply to be eligible. Instead, the city analyzed resident incomes and debt levels and prioritized those with the highest need.
By using federal American Rescue Plan funds, the city paired with the nonprofit, Undue Medical Debt, and M Health Fairview to wipe out $40 million in medical obligations."
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/11/12/st-paul-to-wipe-out-medical-debt-for-32000-residents
"Abortion is legal in Australia, but doctors say an 'unspoken ban' is robbing women in regional and rural areas of the right to choose"
#ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia #Abortion #Healthcare #RegionalAustralia #RuralAustralia #HealthcareAccess #Australia
Content warning Abortion access NSW
I've been sending this link to the men in my life, because while they're not as likely to notice it without their attention being called, I know they are concerned about abortion access. And I know there are men on here who probably haven't seen it either.
Orange hospital restricts access to abortion for no good reason. NSW only has two hospitals which offer abortion care.
They're trying to do this in the dark and quiet, let's not let them.
Hi #fedibookfair! I'm an #indieauthor (pubbed by a small press) and have 2 published novels. I write on themes of #hope & #humanity
THE ALGORITHM WILL SEE YOU NOW is a #medicalthriller #thriller #scifi set in near-future Seattle about a young surgeon battling a mega-corporation & its #AI -driven #healthcare to save her teen patient's life (on sale today $.99 on #kindle!)
THE COMMITTEE WILL KILL YOU NOW is the prequel, a #historicalfiction #suspense with a dual timeline 1960s/1990s Seattle
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to #Texas Emergency Rooms
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It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a #hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened.
Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.”
She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s #abortion ban.
#News #Health #HealthCare #Pregnancy #Government #Law #Safety #Family
https://www.propublica.org/article/nevaeh-crain-death-texas-abortion-ban-emtala
New: A #Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage
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Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.
She'd told her husband that the medical team said it couldn't act until the fetal heartbeat stopped.
#News #abortion #pregnancy #health #healthcare #government #law
https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban
The Canadian healthcare system might not be amazing, but Jesus at least we don't deal with this type of American craziness...
I read this article with increasing disquiet.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting (who, let us not forget, has accepted massive donations from private healthcare interests) is planning to make all our confidential patient information accessible to all 1.5m NHS workers, not just those treating us at the time. This will no doubt include privatised NHS branded companies.
That sound is Palantir rubbing its grubby hands..
Wild Woila reviewed Radicalized by Cory Doctorow
Here are four urgent stories from author and activist Cory Doctorow, four social, technological and …
The worst parts of Western society
3 stars
Four dystopian novellas about the worst parts of Western society: #enshittification, systemic #racism, dysfunctional #healthcare and sociopathic preppers. Gets increasingly dark.