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Trans people in England missing out on vital cancer screening, experts warn

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 19 September - 17:13

Loss of key data when changing registered gender with GP means thousands are not invited to routine exams

Thousands of transgender patients in England are missing out on vital cancer screening because of the way their GP records are drawn up, experts have warned.

Everyone registered as female with their GP is automatically invited to breast screening from the age of 50 to 70, and to regular cervical screenings from 25 to 64.

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NHS reports increase in female genital mutilation cases

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 19 September - 16:24

‘More must be done to protect girls’ says head of National FGM Centre after attendances rose by 15% over 2023-24

The number of hospital or GP attendances regarding female genital mutilation (FGM) has increased by 15% over the past year, according to figures published by the NHS.

There were 14,355 attendances in the 2023-24 financial year according to NHS Digital statistics , compared to 12,475 the previous year.

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JP Morgan creates new role to prevent overwork among junior bankers

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 19 September - 12:26

Move to tackle long hours and support staff wellbeing comes months after deaths of two Bank of America workers

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JP Morgan has created an international role to oversee the “wellbeing and success” of junior bankers after the deaths of two Bank of America employees this year renewed concerns over the health and safety of overworked staff across the industry.

Ryland McClendon, its head of diversity and inclusion, has been appointed as the bank’s first “global investment banking associate and analyst leader”, referring to its most junior ranking staff.

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‘A troubling halo of health’: how Celsius became Red Bull for women

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 19 September - 11:00

The energy drink with 200mg of caffeine per can has gained a cult following in the US due to its wellness-coded image

On Dakota Johnson ’s first day on set to film her directorial debut Loser Baby, she grabbed a can of Celsius and started drinking. She said she spent much of the rest of the shoot with a Celsius in her hand. She recalled feeling exhilarated, and though she also found it hard to sleep, surely that was just inspiration from the creative process flowing through her body.

Then her costume designer let her in on a secret: Celsius is an energy drink that contains 200mg of caffeine per can. That’s why she was staying awake all night.

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Revealed: Far higher pesticide residues allowed on food since Brexit

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 19 September - 11:00

Exclusive: Unlike the EU, Great Britain has slashed protections for scores of food types

The amount of pesticide residue allowed on scores of food types in England, Wales and Scotland has soared since Brexit, analysis reveals, with some now thousands of times higher.

Changes to regulations in Great Britain mean more than 100 items are now allowed to carry more pesticides when sold to the public, ranging from potatoes to onions, grapes to avocados, and coffee to rice.

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US health system ranks last compared with peer nations, report finds

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 19 September - 04:01

Despite Americans paying nearly double that of other nations, the US fares poorly in list of 10 countries

The United States health system ranked dead last in an international comparison of 10 peer nations, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund.

In spite of Americans paying nearly double that of other countries, the system performed poorly on health equity, access to care and outcomes.

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The sweeping reorganisation of the brain in pregnancy, and why it matters – podcast

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 19 September - 04:00

Ian Sample talks to Dr Laura Pritschet, a postdoctoral fellow of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, about her research using precision scans to capture the profound changes that sweep across the brain during pregnancy. She explains what this new work reveals about how the brain is reorganised in this period, whether it could it help us better understand conditions like pre-eclampsia and postnatal depression, and why women’s brains have often been overlooked by neuroscience

Scans capture sweeping reorganisation of brain in pregnancy

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Poor NHS maternity care in danger of becoming normalised, regulator warns

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 18 September - 23:01

CQC issues damning report on maternity services in England as minister admits anxiety over ‘risk of disaster’

Maternity services in England are so inadequate that cases of women receiving poor care and being harmed in childbirth are in danger of becoming “normalised”, the NHS regulator has said.

A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report based on inspections of 131 maternity units sets out an array of problems, adding to the sense of crisis that has enveloped an NHS service that cares for the 600,000 women a year who give birth and their babies.

Some women, frustrated at facing such long delays in being assessed at triage, discharge themselves before they are seen.

65% of units are not safe for women to give birth in, 47% of trusts are rated as requiring improvement on safety and another 18% are rated as inadequate.

Some hospitals do not record incidents that have resulted in serious harm.

There is a widespread lack of staff and in some places a lack of potentially life-saving equipment.

Hospitals do not always consider women’s suffering after receiving poor care.

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Hawaii hikers report exploding guts as norovirus outbreak hits famous trail

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 18 September - 16:39 · 1 minute

The Kalalau Valley between sheer cliffs in the Na Pali Coast State Park on the western shore of the island of Kauai in Hawaii, United States. This view is from the Pihea Trail in the Kokee State Park.

Enlarge / The Kalalau Valley between sheer cliffs in the Na Pali Coast State Park on the western shore of the island of Kauai in Hawaii, United States. This view is from the Pihea Trail in the Kokee State Park. (credit: Getty | Jon G. Fuller )

The Hawaiian island of Kauai may not have any spewing lava, but hikers along the magnificent Napali coast have brought their own volcanic action recently, violently hollowing their innards amid the gushing waterfalls and deeply carved valleys.

Between August and early September, at least 50 hikers fell ill with norovirus along the famed Kalalau Trail , which has been closed since September 4 for a deep cleaning. The rugged 11-mile trail runs along the northwest coast of the island, giving adventurers breathtaking views of stunning sea cliffs and Kauai's lush valleys. It's situated just north of Waimea Canyon State Park, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.

"It’s one of the most beautiful places in the world. I feel really fortunate to be able to be there, and appreciate and respect that land,” one hiker who fell ill in late August told The Washington Post . "My guts exploding all over that land was not what I wanted to do at all."

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