#heath care

[politijohn]

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[secondstar09]

Mississippi: “We’re declaring a public health emergency because our infant mortality rate is the highest it’s been in over a decade.”

Also Mississippi: closes rural hospitals, slashes healthcare programs, and acts confused when babies die.

9.7 babies per 1,000 births

didn’t make it to their first birthday in 2024. That’s not just a statistic, that’s a state-sized obituary.

Since 2014, over 3,500 Mississippi babies have died before turning one. But sure, let’s keep debating whether healthcare is a “luxury.”

Every dead infant = a devastated family.

Every devastated family = a broken community.

Every broken community = a policy choice dressed up as “oops, public health emergency.”

It’s not an emergency if you saw it coming for ten years. It’s negligence with a press release.

[darkskinwomen]

A recent study analyzing nearly one million births across 68 hospitals in New Jersey (2008-2017) reveals Black women are 25% more likely to undergo C-sections than white women, even when their medical histories are similar. Among healthy women with low-risk factors, Black mothers were twice as likely to receive unnecessary cesarean sections.

The study of nearly one million births in 68 New Jersey hospitals has revealed a troubling trend: Black women are 25% more likely to receive unnecessary C-sections than white women, even with similar medical histories. For healthy Black women with low-risk factors, this likelihood more than doubles.

These unnecessary surgeries not only increase the risk of serious complications like ruptured surgical wounds but also highlight racial bias in maternal care. Researchers suggest that financial incentives and bias contribute to these higher C-section rates, especially when hospital operating rooms are empty. Black women’s concerns are often dismissed or ignored, further contributing to these disparities.

This study underscores the urgent need for healthcare systems to address racial disparities and ensure Black women’s voices are heard and respected during childbirth.

Researchers suggest that financial incentives and bias contribute to these higher C-section rates, especially when hospital operating rooms are empty. Black women’s concerns are often dismissed or ignored, further contributing to these disparities.

Article based on findings from Sarah Kliff investigative health care reporter for The Times.

[killowave]

[beastgoddess]

A Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance Companies — by Michael Moore

I hereby give you my Oscar-nominated Documentary on the Killer Health Insurance companies like United HealthCare —SICKO — for FREE… and let’

Luigi Mangione named Michael Moore's healthcare documentary, Sicko, an influence. Moore responded by posting it to view on YouTube for free; and with this scathing response to requests from media outlets for him to condemn murder.

Senator and former Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren DESTROYING United Health CEO Witty, calling him out on price gouging, monopolies, illegal practices, Shady stock trades and more, months before the shooting.

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[mikitamn]

To the people who follow me or come across my account: I’m the type who cares about everyone’s wellbeing and the place I live and don’t like hateful people.

To some, that means I’m part of the evil “woke” crowd.

[shedidnthaveaface]

AND he's hot AS FUCK?!?!