Early evidence suggests that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, when given shortly before cancer immunotherapy, may significantly boost survival rates by activating the immune system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/12/world/can-covid-19-vaccine-save-cancer-patients/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #mrna #covid19 #vaccines #health #medicine #cancer
Early evidence suggests that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, when given shortly before cancer immunotherapy, may significantly boost survival rates by activating the immune system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/12/world/can-covid-19-vaccine-save-cancer-patients/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #mrna #covid19 #vaccines #health #medicine #cancer
…They described routine beatings & humiliations, medical neglect, & severe punishments in an isolation cell referred to as la isla, or the island, according to MJ reporting. “What they did there was #torture us,” one of the men said.
#HRW & #Cristosal found similar evidence of abuse. They concluded that the #Venezuelans sent to #CECOT “were subjected to what amounts to arbitrary detention & enforced disappearance under international human rights law.”
#HRW & #Cristosal also found detainees were subject to “constant beatings & other forms of ill-treatment,” including #SexualViolence. They noted guards withholding #food & #medicine. “Many of these abuses constitute #torture under international human rights #law,” the report says.
The #HumanRights orgs determined the #abuse was the result of “systematic violations,” rather than independent actions by guards & other ofcls at #CECOT.
Contextualizing Age-Friendly #Care Within Social Drivers of Health
#Geriatrics #Environment #SocialCare #SocialSciences #MedMastodon #Medicine #Aging #Ageing
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70197?af=R
UNICEF says essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/science-health/unicef-israel-syringes-gaza-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #unicef #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #children #vaccinations #health #medicine
Public hospitals in Japan are struggling to sustain regional health care systems, with more than 80% of them posting losses as medical service expenses rise faster than revenues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/public-hospitals-financial-strain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #localgovernment #medicine
UNICEF says essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/science-health/unicef-israel-syringes-gaza-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #unicef #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #children #vaccinations #health #medicine
Venus Williams’s candid admission that she returned to tennis for health insurance spotlights the deep flaws in America’s employer-based system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/world/all-that-is-wrong-with-health-insurance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #venuswilliams #healthcare #medicine #healthinsurance #cobra
Women live longer than men due to factors like menopause timing and ovarian aging, with research into anti-aging drugs and sex-based biology seeking to explain the difference. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/09/world/women-key-to-unlocking-longer-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #aging #health #medicine #women039sissues
The health ministry is beginning full-scale discussions on a proposal to review the public health insurance coverage of prescription medicines whose ingredients and effects are similar to over-the-counter drugs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/coverage-prescription-medicines-otc-drugs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #medicine #insurance
Opportunities to Improve End-of-Life Care in Assisted Living: Results From a National Survey of Administrators
#PalliativeCare #Care #Geriatrics #EndOfLife #Medicine #LongTermCare #LTC
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(25)00498-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/asia-pacific/science-health/china-longevity-aging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #aging #health #china #medicine #pharmaceuticals
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any takers?
one of the products from Dilute Laboratories. Rendered in really big :)