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Women Are Calling Out ‘Medical Gaslighting’
Women Are Calling Out ‘Medical Gaslighting’
Studies show female patients and people of color are more likely to have their symptoms dismissed by medical providers. Experts say: Keep asking questions.
·nytimes.com·
Women Are Calling Out ‘Medical Gaslighting’
‘A cry for help’: CDC warns of a steep decline in teen mental health
‘A cry for help’: CDC warns of a steep decline in teen mental health
Nearly 30 percent of the teens surveyed said a parent or other adult in their home lost work during the pandemic, and a quarter struggled with hunger. Two-thirds said they had difficulty with schoolwork.
·washingtonpost.com·
‘A cry for help’: CDC warns of a steep decline in teen mental health
The Noom paradox
The Noom paradox
Noom is a diet app in an anti-diet moment.
·vox.com·
The Noom paradox
Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party
Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party
The man asked a manager not to have a party because he had an anxiety disorder. What followed spiraled into a legal dispute over whether the man had a panic attack or a violent outburst.
·nytimes.com·
Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party
How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
The formula, which helps estimate kidney health, has been discarded by many hospitals. But some judges still use it to decide whether to release those potentially endangered by Covid-19.
·nytimes.com·
How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
NFL pledges to halt 'race-norming,' review Black claims
NFL pledges to halt 'race-norming,' review Black claims
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias.
·apnews.com·
NFL pledges to halt 'race-norming,' review Black claims
Asian American young adults are the only racial group with suicide as their leading cause of death, so why is no one talking about this?
Asian American young adults are the only racial group with suicide as their leading cause of death, so why is no one talking about this?
Death by suicide is the number one cause of death for young adult Asian Americans. Kelvin Murray/Getty ImagesRacially motivated violence looks like the mass shootings that killed Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Chung Park, Hyun Grant and Suncha Kim in Atlanta on March 16, 2021. Racially motivated violence also looks like suicide, which is defined as a deliberate act of self-directed violence in order to cause injury to oneself that results in death. According to data from the Centers for Disease Contr
·yahoo.com·
Asian American young adults are the only racial group with suicide as their leading cause of death, so why is no one talking about this?
He Spurred a Revolution in Psychiatry. Then He ‘Disappeared.’
He Spurred a Revolution in Psychiatry. Then He ‘Disappeared.’
In 1972, Dr. John Fryer risked his career to tell his colleagues that gay people were not mentally ill. His act sent ripples through the legal, medical and justice systems.
·nytimes.com·
He Spurred a Revolution in Psychiatry. Then He ‘Disappeared.’
Opinion: It ain’t over ’til it’s over
Opinion: It ain’t over ’til it’s over
The Biden administration is sheepishly waving a checkered flag on the pandemic. The world is still barely vaccinated, and even in wealthy countries like the United States, resources are inequitably distributed. It absolutely ain’t over. And this is no time to drop the ball.
·science.org·
Opinion: It ain’t over ’til it’s over
‘Mom Brain’ Isn’t a Joke
‘Mom Brain’ Isn’t a Joke
When our culture makes fun of mothers’ forgetfulness, it is abdicating responsibility for the overwork women are experiencing and its effects on their health.
·theatlantic.com·
‘Mom Brain’ Isn’t a Joke