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STUART YOUNG'S POST

RECEIPTS

The restructuring of Atlantic LNG was the vision and policy of the PNM in 2018 and we set about a difficult and complex task of negotiating with bp and Shell for five years until its completion in December 2023.

What we achieved with the restructuring of ALNG was unprecedented globally. It had never been done anywhere else in the world up to that point in time.

These reports from December 2023 record exactly what we said the benefits to Trinidad and Tobago would be back in 2023 - higher revenue for NGC and Trinidad and Tobago via higher gas prices, a new 10% shareholding across the whole of ALNG (where TT only had shareholding in Trains 1 and 4 before) and importantly via NGC getting an increased number of LNG cargos to sell.

Today, in 2026, exactly as we intended and fought hard to achieve, Trinidad and Tobago is benefitting, especially via NGC, from increased revenues as a direct result of the work that we did and completed in December 2023.

Do not be fooled by those who are in office now trying to mislead you and claim that increased revenues by NGC and the State from the energy sector are due to their policies or decisions. In fact, their actions are destroying the energy sector as you have seen with the departure of Nutrien and Methanex.

The gas prices we negotiated from 2019 and in ALNG are why NGC and TT are earning higher revenues today as we pegged our gas prices on Asian gas prices, European gas prices and Brent Oil prices. The Asian and European gas prices have been ten times higher than the gas price we would have gotten if we did not negotiate these new prices. So that is what is responsible for NGC and TT’s higher revenues not the incompetence of those who are currently in charge.

Lastly, I ask, why has NGC stopped supporting the wider development of our country by cancelling its sponsorship of national track and field, steelband, and other nation building initiatives?

So the ‘winning’ of higher and better revenue at NGC and in TT lies here as you can see in these receipts, in the PNM’s vision, hard work and achievements for all of Trinidad and Tobago.

In continued service,

Stuart R. Young, SC, MP

August 20, 2026

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NONSENSICAL PNM STATEMENT ISSUED BY
MARVIN GONSALVES PRETENDING TO BE BALANCED

By Pearce Robinson

The statement starts in the right place on due process, but then applies it selectively. It lectures Brian Manning while failing to call on Patricia Alexis and the San Fernando East Constituency Executive not to take unilateral action, to operate within the Party’s Constitution and processes, and to respect the very due process the statement invokes.

You cannot demand discipline from one side while avoiding the conduct of the other. If the Party’s inquiry heard both sides and made findings and recommendations, then the public message should have been equally clear to both sides. You cannot lecture one side about discipline while barely addressing the conduct of the other.

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ALEXIS KICKS MANNING OUT OF GROUP OVER CONCERNS HE RAISED ABOUT PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS

Why the heck did Patricia Alexis, Constituency Chairman kick the member of Parliament for San Fernando East Brian Manning out of the SFE Constituency Group 2024!!! She also deleted his post

What kind of recklessness is this Penny Beckles you seem to have misbehaviour taking place. I note with interest that Mr. Manning brought matters to your attention which has not been addressed.

Now it has escalated with him being removed as the duly elected MP?

Brian Manning MP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
19 August 2026

A Call for Transparency and Independent Oversight in San Fernando East
A statement by the Honourable Brian Manning, Member of Parliament for San Fernando East

To the people and party members of San Fernando East,
As your Member of Parliament, I am compelled to speak plainly about a matter of integrity that has caused deep concern among the membership of our constituency. Over the past several months, in consultation after consultation following last year’s general election, our members have raised with me a series of troubling questions about governance within the San Fernando East constituency executive. I have brought these concerns formally, and in writing, to the Party’s General Council. To date, they have not been addressed in a way that assures our members they will be examined independently and fairly.

At the centre of these concerns is an apparent conflict of interest. The Chairman of our San Fernando East constituency, Ms. Patricia Alexis, at the same time holds senior national office within the Party as Assistant General Secretary, is also a representative of San Fernando East on the General Council, and a member of the Central Executive. Many of our members have said they believe these myriad roles compromises the impartiality of decision-making whenever constituency matters are elevated to the national level, and that the interests of San Fernando East may not be fairly represented as a result.

Our members have also raised questions about a recent constituency executive election, in which an unannounced vacancy was reportedly filled by someone unfamiliar to many longstanding members and allegedly connected to the constituency Chairman. Members have described this process as lacking in transparency and proper constitutional procedure.

More broadly, I have experienced a growing unease among our membership about the perceived and unexplained affluence of certain members of the constituency executive; a perception that, left unaddressed, continues to erode the trust and confidence that hold our Party together. The media has reported that Ms Alexis was able to obtain millions of dollars in CEPEP contracts from the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government while being an employee (Chairman) of the Rural Development Company. Constituents would like to know what is the party leadership’s view on this concerning matter.

Let me be very clear: I make no accusation of guilt against any individual, including Ms. Alexis. These are serious concerns, raised in good faith by loyal members of our Party, and what I am asking for is simple — transparency, accountability, and a process our members can trust.

In that spirit, I asked that the committee appointed to verify the party groups in San Fernando East to include one independent member from outside the Central Executive, so that the exercise would be, and would be seen to be, impartial. In fairness, I offered Ms. Alexis the very same opportunity.

That request was declined. The General Council has instead insisted that my nominee be chosen only from among the members of the Central Executive; the very body on which Ms. Alexis serves as a senior officer. I cannot in good conscience accept that this arrangement inspires confidence. You cannot ask members to have faith in an inquiry when those closest to the concerns sit in judgement of it. To my mind, it reflects a reluctance to allow these matters to be examined by a genuinely impartial hand.

I have given much of my life, as my family has, to the People’s National Movement, and I say this as one who loves this Party: our strength has always rested on our commitment to integrity, fairness and service to the people. I call on the party leadership to give the people of San Fernando East the clarity and reassurance they deserve, without further delay.

To the people of San Fernando East: I hear you, I stand with you, and I will continue to defend the integrity of our Party and your interests with everything I have. I remain fully committed to due process and to fairness for all — but I will not be silent while the confidence of our members is allowed to erode.

Yours in service,

Brian Manning
Member of Parliament, San Fernando East

BREAKING NEWS 📰

A Legend Forever: Sir Garfield Sobers

Cricket has been blessed with many greats, but there will only ever be one Sir Garfield Sobers. Widely regarded as the greatest all-rounder the game has ever seen, Sir Gary inspired generations with his extraordinary talent, humility, and passion for cricket.

From his unforgettable performances with bat and ball to his leadership on the field, his impact reached far beyond the boundary ropes. Across the Caribbean and around the world, he became a symbol of excellence, determination, and pride.

His legacy will live on in every young cricketer who dreams of greatness and in every fan who witnessed his brilliance. Though legends may one day leave us, their achievements never fade.

Sir Gary Sobers will forever remain an icon of West Indies cricket and one of the greatest sportsmen the world has ever known. His name, his records, and his spirit will continue to inspire generations to come.

Rest in eternal peace, Sir Gary. Your legacy is timeless.

let me see if my mobile will show it.

Exactly poor parenting its sad very sad

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Published May 22, 2026

More Than 1 in 10 US Adults Use Sleep Aids Most Days

About 13% of US adults reported using sleep aids most days in 2024, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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In 2024, about 15% of adults aged 18 years or older had trouble falling asleep most days in the past month, a report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found. Data from more than 31 000 people who took the 2024 National Health Interview Survey indicated that 5% used prescription medications, 6% used over-the-counter medications or supplements, and 4% used marijuana or cannabidiol (CBD) products for sleep all or most days in the past month.

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Women were more likely than men to use sleep aids overall, although a similar percentage used marijuana or CBD to fall or stay asleep. Use of sleep aids increased with age, from 11% of people aged 18 to 34 years to 16% of people aged 65 years or older. Older adults were more likely to use prescription and over-the-counter medications, but marijuana and CBD use was more common among younger adults.

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Published May 22, 2026

GLP-1 Drugs May Help Treat Psoriasis

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists may benefit people with psoriasis, a review published in JAMA Dermatology suggests.

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GLP-1 drugs are already approved for a variety of conditions that commonly occur alongside psoriasis, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease. But emerging evidence indicates that these medications may also improve psoriatic skin disease, potentially through immune modulation.

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The US National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board analyzed existing evidence on the use of GLP-1 drugs in patients with psoriasis. According to the findings, the medications were associated with a decrease in affected body surface area and severity of skin disease, ranging from about 40% to 80%. The biggest effects were observed in patients with obesity or type 2 diabetes, and the reductions were accompanied by quality-of-life improvements.

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Although the review found that GLP-1 medications may target metabolic and inflammatory pathways associated with psoriasis, most studies were small, short-term, and lacked a control group, the researchers said. They emphasized that large randomized clinical trials are needed to draw definitive conclusions but that clinicians may consider GLP-1 drugs for certain patients with psoriasis, particularly those with metabolic comorbidities.

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i would not be surprised if this one is a fag too. The unc would not have time with him if so many of our youths did not follow him.

Huh i will like to know i dont have twitter anymore.

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Passengers From Virus-Hit Cruise Ship Fly Home as CDC Says Outbreak Threat Is Low

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Hantavirus

Key Facts & Current Situation

• Transmission: People usually get infected by breathing in air contaminated with the urine, droppings, or saliva of infected rodents. It can also spread through bites or touching contaminated surfaces.
• Recent Outbreak (May 2026): A cluster of cases involving the Andes virus strain was recently linked to a cruise ship, the MV Hondius, in the Atlantic Ocean. As of May 11, 2026, several Americans from the ship have been repatriated to quarantine centers in the U.S. for monitoring.
• Public Risk: Health officials, including the CDC and WHO, currently assess the risk to the general public as extremely low.

Disease Types & Symptoms

The specific symptoms depend on the strain of the virus:

• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS): Common in the Americas. It starts with flu-like symptoms (fever, muscle aches, fatigue) and can rapidly progress to severe shortness of breath as the lungs fill with fluid. The fatality rate is roughly 38% to 40%.
• Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS)

: More common in Europe and Asia. It causes fever, internal bleeding, and kidney failure.

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Human-to-Human Spread

Most hantaviruses do not spread between people. The Andes virus is the only known strain capable of person-to-person transmission, though it typically requires prolonged, very close contact.

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Prevention & Treatment

• Prevention: The best way to stay safe is to avoid rodent-infested areas. If cleaning areas where rodents have been, use a disinfectant or bleach solution to wet the area before wiping; never sweep or vacuum, as this can kick virus particles into the air.
• Treatment: There is no specific cure or vaccine for hantavirus. Treatment focuses on supportive care in a hospital setting, such as oxygen therapy or mechanical ventilation for those with respiratory distress.

Passengers Are Evacuated From Cruise Ship Tied to Hantavirus Outbreak

The Dutch-flagged cruise ship departed from southern Argentina on April 1 and followed an itinerary across the South Atlantic with multiple stops in remote islands.

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The ship, the MV Hondius, arrived at the port of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife, the largest of the islands, early on Sunday morning, one month after a person died on board. Passengers and crew members began disembarking in small groups on Sunday, wearing masks and blue personal protective equipment.

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Small groups of passengers and crew left the ship after it anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday. Those aboard were expected to be flown to their home countries. Passengers and crew from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were evacuated on Sunday after the vessel anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands. Global health officials have sought to calm fears about the passengers’ return to their home countries by vowing to closely monitor any signs of disease.

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Eighteen U.S. cruise passengers returned to the U.S. early Monday, after weeks aboard the MV Hondius. The Americans disembarked the cruise in the Canary Islands on Sunday and boarded a medical repatriation flight, arranged by the U.S. government, bound for Nebraska.

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What's ahead for the 18 American passengers

After landing at the Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, most passengers headed to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for an initial evaluation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 18 U.S. passengers — including one dual U.S.-British citizen — are among the total of nearly 150 people who were on the ship from 23 different countries. They've endured in the midst of a hantavirus outbreak which has caused at least eight cases, including three deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Sixteen of the U.S. passengers remain in Nebraska, including one passenger who tested "mildly" positive for hantavirus and is staying in biocontainment at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Two American passengers continued on to Atlanta — a couple, one of whom is showing symptoms —where they are staying in biocontainment in a specialized facility at Emory University. Also on Monday, a French woman tested positive for hantavirus. That brings the case count for the hantavirus outbreak to at least nine, including three deaths, according to the World Health Organization on Monday.

Unlike COVID, which was a novel pathogenic strain when it emerged, scientists have been studying hantaviruses — and specifically the Andes variant which caused this outbreak — for decades. This strain of hantavirus can be deadly, but it isn't considered to be very contagious between people. It tends to take prolonged, close contact with someone who's showing symptoms.

So far, most of the U.S. passengers are well. But symptoms can take up to 42 days after exposure to show up, according to the CDC. Health officials said the U.S. passengers would all be assessed clinically upon arrival. There were about 150 people aboard the ship when it arrived at the Canary Islands, including crew members, passengers and four medical staff members who boarded the vessel when it was anchored off the coast of Cape Verde, an island archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.

The World Health Organization has said that the risk of the outbreak to the public is low.

Since April 11, three passengers have died and five other people have fallen ill after showing symptoms of hantavirus, a rare family of viruses carried by rodents, according to the W.H.O. Although human-to-human transmission of the hantavirus is rare, W.H.O. officials said the strain that had infected patients from the ship, called the Andes strain, was the only one known to spread among humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent deadly hantavirus outbreak. CDC officials say its center is now operating on a Level 3 response. That's the lowest level of emergency activation.

Tracking possible exposure to the hantavirus

Three people have died aboard the MV Hondius from the virus, the first of whom died nearly a month before officials confirmed hantavirus in a ship passenger. Six U.S. States and 11 other countries are currently monitoring people who disembarked the cruise ship before cases of hantavirus were confirmed, the World Health Organization reported.

In Georgia, two residents who recently returned home are being monitored, state health officials announced on Wednesday

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Risk to Americans "extremely low"

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday said the agency had considerable experience with the Andes strain of the hantavirus, offering assurance to the American public that there was low risk of a widespread outbreak. Transmission of the virus from person to person was rare and the risk to the American public remains "extremely low." World Health Organization Director General urged the residents of Tenerife not to panic.

Hantavirus is typically contracted when humans come into contact with rodent urine, saliva or feces. The Andes strain of the virus, however — which is the one currently being monitored aboard the cruise ship — can, in rare instances, transmit person to person.

A Dutch couple and a German woman have died from the virus. The Dutch couple is thought to have come into contact with hantavirus before boarding the ship, during a birdwatching excursion at an Argentine landfill site.

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About Hantavirus

Hantaviruses can infect and cause serious disease in people worldwide. People get hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats and mice, especially when exposed to their urine, droppings, and saliva. It can also spread through a bite or scratch by a rodent, but this is rare.

Hantaviruses cause two syndromes. Hantaviruses found in the Western Hemisphere, including here in the United States, can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). The most common hantavirus that causes HPS in the United States is spread by the deer mouse.

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a group of clinically similar illnesses caused by hantaviruses found mostly in Europe and Asia. However, Seoul virus, a type of hantavirus that causes HFRS, is found worldwide, including in the United States.

Signs and symptoms

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)

HPS is a severe and potentially deadly disease that affects the lungs. Symptoms of HPS usually start to show 1 to 8 weeks after contact with an infected rodent.

Early symptoms can include:

• Fatigue
• Fever
• Muscle aches, especially in the large muscle groups like the thighs, hips, back, and sometimes shoulders

About half of all HPS patients also experience:

• Headaches
• Dizziness
• Chills
• Abdominal problems, like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain

Four to 10 days after the initial phase of illness, the late symptoms of HPS appear. These symptoms include coughing and shortness of breath. Patients might experience tightness in the chest, as the lungs fill with fluid.

HPS can be deadly. Thirty-eight percent of people who develop respiratory symptoms may die from the disease.

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)

HFRS is a severe and sometimes deadly disease that affects the kidneys. Symptoms of HFRS usually develop within 1 to 2 weeks after exposure. In rare cases, they may take up to 8 weeks to develop. Initial symptoms begin suddenly and include:

• Intense headaches
• Back and abdominal pain
• Fever/chills
• Nausea
• Blurred vision

People may have flushing of the face, inflammation or redness of the eyes, or a rash. Later symptoms can include:

• Low blood pressure
• Lack of blood flow (acute shock)
• Internal bleeding (vascular leakage)
• Acute kidney failure, which can cause severe fluid overload

The severity of the disease varies depending on the virus causing the infection. Hantaan and Dobrava virus infections usually cause severe symptoms where 5-15% of cases are fatal. In contrast, Seoul, Saaremaa, and Puumala virus infections are usually more moderate with less than 1% dying from the disease. Complete recovery can take several weeks to months.

Reducing risk

Eliminate or minimize contact with rodents in your home, workplace, or campsite to reduce your risk of exposure to hantaviruses. Seal holes and gaps in your home or garage to keep rodents from entering these spaces. Place traps in and around your home to decrease rodent infestation. Clean up any easy-to-get food that might attract rodents.

Diagnosis

Diagnosing hantavirus in a person who has been infected less than 72 hours is difficult. If the initial test is done before the virus can be found, repeat testing is often done 72 hours after symptom start. Early symptoms such as fever, headache muscle aches, nausea, and fatigue are easily confused with influenza.

If you suspect hantavirus disease, see a physician immediately and mention a potential rodent exposure.

State laboratories and CDC can confirm a diagnosis through testing.

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Treatment and recovery

There is no specific treatment for hantavirus infection. Patients should receive supportive care, including rest, hydration, and treatment of symptoms.

HPS can cause breathing difficulties, and patients may need breathing support, such as intubation. Intubation is a medical procedure where a tube is placed in the lungs from the mouth to help the patient get oxygen.

HFRS can disrupt kidney function. Patients with HFRS may need dialysis to remove toxins from the blood and maintain the right balance of fluids in the body when the kidneys aren't working well.

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Published May 1, 2026

From pediatrician offices to courtrooms, concern about children and screens has reached a new decibel. But in homes and schools across the globe, digital media use isn’t a fringe risk but an apparent inevitability—one that’s so embedded into nearly every aspect of a child’s daily life that it makes it less a question of whether kids use screens than how.

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A major meta-analysis of existing evidence published in JAMA Pediatrics offers some of the most comprehensive evidence to date on how this reality is affecting young people. By synthesizing data from more than 150 longitudinal studies, researchers found that digital media use is consistently linked with modest yet measurable declines in children’s mental health and development—outcomes that were most pronounced for social media. Although the findings don’t go so far as to indicate causation, their persistence underscores a need to shift away from perfunctory calls for simple screen-time limits toward a more nuanced, collective understanding of the ways different types of digital engagement shape young lives.

More Than a Snapshot

The current understanding of this issue has, for the most part, relied on cross-sectional studies. Instead, the current research focused exclusively on longitudinal studies, which—rather than comparing different people at one moment—track the same individuals over a period of time. This allowed the researchers to “better tease apart the time ordering” of digital media exposure and subsequent changes in mental health outcomes.

The systematic review encompassed more than 363 000 participants worldwide, with most studies conducted in Europe and North America and some covering Asia, Australia, and Latin America. Sample sizes ranged from 26 to about 55 000 children, and the participants—about an even split of boys and girls—were between 2 and 19 years of age. Durations varied from a single day to 22 years, with an average follow-up of 2.5 years. The researchers categorized exposures to various types of digital media, including social media, video games, fitness apps, online learning, email and text-messaging platforms, and general internet use. They then tracked results along 26 developmental outcomes, which they grouped into social-emotional, cognitive, and physical subdomains.

Overall, the associations were small to moderate. They reflected modest shifts in risk at the individual level, which is not unusual in longitudinal studies covering sizable groups. The authors wrote that small effects “can accumulate over time and at scale, contributing to meaningful shifts” at the population level. The key is that they were observed consistently.

Through the wealth of evidence they analyzed that effect, regardless of its size, appeared repeatedly across studies, populations, and timeframes. It might be argued that social or digital media only accounts for 3% or 5% of these impacts, but in practice, shifting the mental health score of 50 million teens by just 3% means hundreds of thousands of additional children are likely to cross the threshold into clinical depression or anxiety.

The magnitude of the relationship between digital media use and poor mental health was about the same as what we see for unhealthy diets, sleep disruption, and sedentary habits that lead to obesity.

Screen Type Over Time

When the researchers dug into specific types of media and the differences between them, the 2 biggest groups with notable evidence were video gaming and social media. Interestingly, video game use, while associated with greater levels of aggression and externalizing behaviors, was linked to better attention and executive functioning. Social media use, though, stood out most of all. It was associated with worse outcomes across every single domain we observed. Higher social media engagement was linked to behavioral problems, self-injury, lower self-perception and academic achievement, and higher rates of substance use.

Social media and depression links were stronger in early adolescence, in the 12- to 15-year-olds, than in elementary-aged children. “During this sensitive period, the brain is undergoing rapid socioemotional development. The reward systems that social media exploits are particularly active at this stage, so they’re more susceptible to some of its effects.

While screen time is commonly used to assess outcomes, not all time is created equal. The researchers opined that if you’re spending an hour watching an educational video, that’s not going to necessarily have the same effects as doom-scrolling on TikTok and changing the content you’re seeing every 2 seconds for an hour straight.

Who’s Responsible?

For years, managing this problem has been the responsibility of individual families. After the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) moved away from strict 2-hour-per-day screen time limits in 2016, the organization adopted a more “personalized approach.” The researchers recommend certain types of parental moderation—including active mediation and co-use, which have been shown to positively influence health outcomes over time.

On a broader scale, social media bans for minors have been gaining momentum globally: in late 2025, Australia implemented its ban, which prevents those younger than 16 years from accessing major social media services, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and Facebook. France now requires parental consent for users younger than 15 years, and Australia, Denmark, and Greece are planning to follow suit. In the US, a few states have passed similar laws.

Although some platforms have rolled out safety features to protect children, Blocker emphasized that most of those reinforce parental involvement and require them to enroll in supervision tools or sign up for alerts, which “may not be effective in different family structures.

Next Steps

In the absence of meaningful changes from the platforms themselves, clinicians are increasingly tasked as the first line of defense in addressing potential mental health outcomes. Screen use should be part of routine assessment, the same way they ask about sleep and physical activities and diet, especially for adolescents.

Although no official social media addiction diagnosis exists, if symptoms of problematic use are severe enough to require treatment, consulting best practices in addiction medicine for clinical interventions is recommended.

The most effective interventions going forward are going to be accomplished in either the design of the technologies or in legislation. In the meantime, clinicians should still be giving advice, and parents should still do their best to protect their children from harm.

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British Medical Journal

Published April 22, 2026

Bird Flu: mRNA Vaccine Trial Begins in United Kingdom

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A trial of a potential mRNA vaccine against avian flu is starting in the UK as part of the country’s preparedness for a potential pandemic.

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Avian flu, an infectious disease caused by the influenza A virus, is found in wild birds and poultry in much of the world. It has also spread to various mammals, including dairy cattle in the US. Some subtypes such as A(H5N1) or A(H7N9) have been associated with human disease, usually in people who have been directly exposed to infected birds or animals. However, experts warn that although the risk to humans is currently low, the virus could adapt and become more transmissible, leading to a future pandemic. There have been around 1,000 confirmed human Bird Flu cases reported to the World Health Organization since 2003 and nearly half of those proved fatal. More recently, a strain circulating in the United States caused milder symptoms with eye inflammation being the primary symptoms

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The phase 3 trial will assess the safety and immune response of Moderna’s investigational vaccine, mRNA-1018, against that targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide and has spread to some mammals. The vaccine uses the same mRNA technology used in current Covid jabs, with scientists saying this enables the vaccine to be created quickly and at scale, in the event of a pandemic. The large-scale trial will involve 4,000 volunteers with three-quarters recruited at 26 sites in England and Scotland, and the rest in the United States. There have been 116 confirmed human cases around the world since 2024, almost all linked to close contact with infected animals. The study will examine whether the vaccine is safe and can generate a strong immune response. If so, it could then be licensed for use if needed.

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The traditional method of creating flu vaccines involves growing the virus in eggs - but this can be a problem when there are virulent avian flu strains which can kill the eggs used during manufacturing. During the Covid pandemic, mRNA vaccines were shown to be highly effective at preventing serious illness, and could be produced and altered rapidly, as strains evolved. Flu pandemics are inevitable, even if the timing of the next global outbreak is uncertain. The flu virus is constantly evolving, which is why a new flu jab is needed every year.

A flu pandemic occurs when the strain shifts, rather than drifts, sufficiently that humans do not have any natural immunity to it. The last one in 2009, called swine flu, was comparatively mild. But the pandemic of Spanish flu after the First World War killed around 50 million people worldwide. It is impossible to know if H5N1 will be the strain that causes the next flu pandemic.

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There was a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Ruth E. Langley et al, published on March 25, 2026 titled “Transdermal Estradiol Patches in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer. Below is a summary of the article for your convenience.

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^Background

^{Transdermal estradiol (tE2) is an alternative to luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists as androgen-deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer. With tE2, testosterone is suppressed, and the side effects of estrogen depletion due to LHRH agonists and the thromboembolic side effects of oral estrogen are mitigated.}

^Methods

^{In this phase 3, noninferiority, randomized trial, we assigned men with locally advanced (M0 and N0 or N+) prostate cancer to receive tE2 patches (100 μg of estradiol every 24 hours) or LHRH agonists. The primary outcome was 3-year metastasis-free survival. The noninferiority margin was 4 percentage points; this corresponded to a target hazard ratio of 1.31, as derived from the observed 3-year metastasis-free survival in the LHRH agonist group. Secondary outcomes included castrate levels of testosterone (<1.7 nmol per liter), overall survival, and safety.}

^Results

^{Between 2007 and 2022, we recruited 1360 patients at 75 U.K. centers. The median age of the patients was 72 years (interquartile range, 68 to 77); 85% had a T3 tumor stage and 65% an N0 nodal stage. Observed 3-year metastasis-free survival was 87.1% with tE2 and 85.9% with LHRH agonists (hazard ratio for confirmed metastasis or death, 0.96; upper limit of the one-sided 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11, which met the criterion for noninferiority). Among patients continuing the assigned treatment, castrate levels of testosterone were sustained during the first year after randomization in 85% in each group. Observed 5-year overall survival was 81.1% with tE2 and 79.2% with LHRH agonists (hazard ratio for death, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.75 to 1.07). During treatment, hot flashes occurred in 44% of the patients who received tE2 and 89% of those who received LHRH agonists (grade ≥2 events, 8% and 37%, respectively) and gynecomastia in 85% and 42% (grade ≥2 events, 37% and 9%).}

^Conclusions

^{In patients with locally advanced prostate cancer, tE2 was noninferior to LHRH agonists for 3-year metastasis-free survival, with a lower incidence of hot flashes but a higher incidence of gynecomastia.}

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Day 44‼️🔥💥🇮🇷/ 🇺🇸🇮🇱: Iran to the United States: Our Rights Are Not Yours to Approve

Abbas Araghchi: "Why did we insist on uranium enrichment?"

I recommend you read it:

- "Why have we insisted—and continue to insist—so much on enrichment (uranium)? Why are we unwilling to give it up, even if war is imposed upon us? Because no one has the right to tell us what we should or should not possess. This is based on the principle of rejecting domination (nefy-i sulte).

Enrichment is my right under the laws, and whether I exercise that right or not concerns only me. The narrative that's been told to us for years and still continues—'You have no right to enrich; enrichment must be zero'... Why? 'Because we're concerned,' they say.

If you're concerned, we're ready to address those concerns. Is there a question? We'll answer it. Is trust lacking? We'll build trust. But no one has the right to say to us, 'You can't have this because I don't want you to.'

This is the secret of our movement that's persisted for years; we've been insistent about our own rights. Enrichment is important, but even more important is proving that the Islamic Republic of Iran takes no orders from anyone and submits to no domination.

If there are any questions or uncertainties regarding the goals of Iran's peaceful nuclear program, we're ready to provide answers and dispel that uncertainty. The path to that is solely through diplomacy. They've tried other paths and gotten nowhere.

Negotiations will only reach a conclusion when the rights of the Iranian people are acknowledged, respected, and we can exercise our right. We're not waiting for anyone to recognize our right; our right is already legitimate in and of itself, our right exists. What we want is for our right to be respected."

In my view, this statement by Abbas Araghchi is not just a dignified response to the United States, but to the condescending mentality they've represented toward us Muslims for nearly a century. This response is a declaration that the era of your bullying and dictating values has come to a close. If Iran emerges from this war with its honor intact, then—God willing—neither will the United States be the old United States, nor will Muslims be the old Muslims.

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Nuclear Apartheid: When Power Decides Who Has Rights and Who Doesn’t

He is right—every country has the right to civilian nuclear energy. This is a fundamental right for every nation. Nuclear technology is used in everyday life for the following:

Nuclear technology is quietly behind hundreds of products and services you use every day, ranging from the food in your pantry to the safety devices on your ceiling.

🏠 Home & Personal Safety

• Smoke Detectors: Most household smoke detectors contain a tiny amount of Americium-241, a radioisotope that ionizes the air to detect smoke particles.
• Self-Luminous Signs: “Exit” signs in buildings and airplanes often use Tritium gas to glow in the dark without needing batteries or electricity.
• Personal Care: Many cosmetics, bandages, and even contact lens solutions are sterilized using gamma radiation to ensure they are free of bacteria before they reach you.

🍎 Food & Agriculture

• Irradiated Food: To prevent spoilage and kill harmful bacteria like E. coli, foods such as spices, fruits, and meats are often treated with ionizing radiation.
• Non-Stick Cookware: Radiation is used to “cross-link” the coatings on non-stick pans, making them more durable and resistant to scratches.
• Hardier Crops: Many modern varieties of rice, wheat, and cocoa were created through “mutation breeding,” where seeds are exposed to radiation to develop better resistance to disease or drought.

🏥 Health & Medicine

• Sterile Medical Supplies: Roughly half of all single-use medical products, including syringes, surgical gloves, heart valves, and bandages, are sterilized with gamma rays because it’s a “cold” process that won’t melt plastic.
• Cancer Treatments: Targeted radiation therapy uses radioisotopes to destroy tumors with extreme precision.
• Diagnostic Tools: Technologies like PET and SPECT scans use radioactive tracers to create 3D images of your organs to find heart disease or neurological disorders early.

🏭 Industrial & High-Tech

• Space Batteries: Deep-space probes like Voyager and the Mars rovers are powered by “nuclear batteries” (Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators) because solar panels don’t work well far from the sun.

• Manufacturing Gauges: Radioactive sources are used in high-speed factory lines to ensure soda bottles are filled to the exact level or to measure the precise thickness of paper and sheet metal.

• Gemstone Enhancement: The brilliant colors in many topaz, diamonds, and sapphires are produced or enhanced by exposing the stones to radiation.

But the U.S. and Israel insist that Iran should not even have nuclear energy. That is the most absurd demand. For Israel to have the audacity to say Iran should not even have nuclear energy is, in itself, an insult—especially when it has not opened its own nuclear program for inspection and is sitting on hundreds of nuclear weapons. That, in itself, is a slap in the face of rationality, and yet it has gone to war to destroy Iran’s nuclear energy program. What kind of reasoning is this?

People have fallen into Israel syndrome thinking that Iran is bad and they are good, so Iran should not have nuclear weapons—or even civilian nuclear energy. They are seen as the “good” ones. But look at the number of killings carried out in the Middle East. “Israel” slaughtered over 75,000 Palestinians, including 10,000 children under 10 in Gaza. Within 40 days of the initial war, they killed 3,000 civilians in Iran and over 2,000 civilians in Lebanon. So tell me—which country is dangerous?

Do you know how many Israeli citizens have died in the war? About 20. Iran and Hezbollah target military installations and do not intentionally target civilians. So Iran is labeled a dangerous state and must not even have nuclear capability for civilian purposes—this is absurd and insane.

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IRAN IS DOING WHAT AFRICA HAS REFUSED TO DO: BREAK FREE FROM EXPL0ITERS.

Many Africans insult IRÆN today.
They say Iran is stubborn, aggressive, or anti-West.
But let’s ask an uncomfortable question:
Why is Iran so determined to stand up to the West?
Because Iran remembers its history.
And Africa seems to have forgotten hers.

1. How the West Exploited Iran’s Oil.
In 1908, massive oil reserves were discovered in Iran.
But who controlled them?
Not the Iranian people.

A British company called the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC)—today known as BP—ran Iran’s oil industry and took most of the profits.
Iran had little control over its own resources.

Imagine Nigeria’s oil being controlled entirely by foreigners.
That was Iran’s reality.

2. Iran Tried to Take Back Its Oil.
In 1951, Iran elected a nationalist Prime Minister named Mohammad Mossadegh.

His crime?
He nationalized Iran’s oil industry so the wealth would benefit Iranians instead of foreign corporations.
But Britain and the West refused to accept it.
They imposed economic blockades and tried to destroy Iran’s economy.

Sound familiar?
3. The West Overthrew Iran’s Democracy.
When sanctions didn’t work, the West chose another option:

Regime change.
In August 1953, the CIA and British intelligence (MI6) carried out a covert operation called Operation Ajax to overthrow Mossadegh.
The coup removed Iran’s democratically elected government and restored the pro-Western Shah.
Hundreds died during the coup.
Even the CIA later admitted the operation was carried out as an act of U.S. foreign policy.

Let that sink in:
A democratic government was overthrown because it wanted control of its own oil.

4. The West Took Back Iran’s Oil.
After the coup, a 1954 oil consortium gave Western companies control of Iran’s oil again:
40% to American companies
40% to British companies.
The rest to European companies.

Iran’s resources were once again divided among foreign powers.
This is the exact model that operated across Africa.

5. Why Iran Became Anti-Western
Fast forward.

In 1979, the Iranian Revolution overthrew the Western-backed Shah.
The revolution was driven by one powerful idea:
Independence from foreign domination.
Since then, Iran has endured:

Sanctions.

Isolation.
Economic warfare.
Military threats.

Yet the country still built:
A domestic missile industry.
A major scientific and nuclear research sector.
One of the strongest military deterrence systems in the Middle East.
Many analysts say Iran’s technological push became a symbol of sovereignty after decades of foreign exploitation.

6. Compare That With Africa.

Africa also has:
Oil
Minerals
Rare earth resources
Gold
Lithium

The youngest population on earth.
But who controls most of it?
Foreign companies.

Western corporations extract Africa’s resources while Africans export raw materials and import finished products.
Exactly the system Iran tried to end in 1951.

7. The Hard Truth Africans Don’t Want to Hear.

Iran chose resistance.
Africa chose dependence.

Iran built domestic industries despite sanctions.

Africa still imports:
Refined fuel
Machinery
even toothpicks.

Iran invested in self-reliance.
Africa invested in foreign approval.

My final thoughts?

You don’t have to agree with Iran’s politics.
But one thing is undeniable:
Iran decided its destiny would not be written in Washington, London, or Paris.

Until Africa makes the same decision, our resources will keep building other people’s economies.
And we will keep wondering why the richest continent on Earth remains poor.

#ahkinisolja
#activist
#youthsrising
#PPA

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Published March 11, 2026

TB surge: Is England About to Lose its Low Incidence Status?

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Once considered a disease consigned to the past, tuberculosis is making a resurgence in the United Kingdom.

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In 2024 England saw its largest annual increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases since national surveillance began in the late 1990s. The 13.5% increase (from 4831 cases in 2023 to 5490 in 2024), which continued an upward trend since 2020, prompted the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to warn that the country was on the brink of losing its low incidence status. While the UKHSA describes the current situation as “stable,” with 5424 cases reported in 2025, England’s TB notification rate remains high at 9.4 per 100 000 people. This is only just under the 10 per 100 000 threshold set by the World Health Organization.

In early 2026 the ongoing threat was highlighted by an outbreak at a warehouse in Coventry, where at least 10 people tested positive for latent TB. The national figures are also on the rise. Doctors working in TB services say that without additional resources to screen and treat people it is only a matter of time before the scales tip and the WHO threshold is surpassed.

What’s driving the trend?

Just over 80% of reported TB cases in England are in people born outside and immigrated to the UK. There has also been an increase, albeit to a lesser extent, in people born in the UK. This trend suggests there’s “definitely something happening that is outside of, or additional to, migration patterns.

Globally, TB remains a significant public health concern. In 2024 alone, an estimated 920 000 new TB cases and nearly 85 000 deaths occurred in the Region. A third of TB cases go undetected, many in fragile and high-burden countries such as Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Every 34 seconds, a person in the Region falls ill with TB. Every 6 minutes, a life is lost to the disease. High loss to follow-up contributes to drug resistance, limited access to services hampers progress and TB-affected patients and their households face catastrophic costs to access the TB prevention and care. Yet despite challenges, there are signs of progress. Between 2020 to 2024, over 2.8 million TB cases were diagnosed and successfully treated – treatment success rates exceeded 90% – contributing to a significant reduction in the TB burden across the Region.

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The was an editorial in the journal of The Lancet published by Liqun Jiang, et al on March 5, 2026 titled “Optimal exercise modalities for enhancing motor function recovery after stroke: a Bayesian systematic review with pairwise and network meta-analyses.” The article is attached in PDF format for your information, and below is a summary for your convenience.

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Introduction

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with prevalence rising most rapidly in low and middle-income countries. Survivors frequently experience persistent motor dysfunction, gait instability, and balance impairments that diminish quality of life and impose a substantial healthcare burden. Identifying effective strategies to restore function therefore remains a critical challenge in rehabilitation medicine.

Exercise interventions are central to stroke rehabilitation, providing safe, flexible, and cost-effective strategies that enhance cardiopulmonary endurance, muscular strength, postural stability, and neuromotor control. Their efficacy is typically quantified through internationally recognized functional outcomes encompassing walking capacity, gait speed, balance, and motor recovery.

Background

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of different exercise interventions in improving motor function recovery after stroke and to identify optimal rehabilitation strategies.

Methods

A comprehensive search of five databases was conducted for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) up to March 13, 2025. Primary outcomes included the 6-min walk test (6MWT), 10-m walk test (10MWT), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and FMA (total, UE, LE). Pairwise and Bayesian network meta-analyses were performed to compare the relative effects of different exercise modalities. Risk of bias was assessed using the RoB 2 tool, and evidence certainty was rated using CINeMA. This systematic review was prospectively registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251091242).

Findings

A total of 317 RCTs involving 14,464 stroke patients were included. Network meta-analysis showed that, compared with routine care, electrical stimulation plus exercise (ESX) was associated with the largest improvement in walking endurance (MD = 53.4 m, 95% CI 14.27–92.58, p < 0.05, I 2 = 0%), while aerobic exercise (AE), functional training (FT), gait training (GT), and mind-body exercise (MBE) showed smaller effects. Lower limb training (LLT) demonstrated the greatest improvement in gait speed (MD = 0.18 m/s, 95% CI 0.14–0.23, p < 0.05, I 2 = 0%), with TCMEX, task-oriented training (TOT), and MBE also showing benefits. For balance (BBS), core stability training (CST) ranked highest (SMD = 0.77, 95% CI 0.30–1.24, p < 0.05, I 2 = 93.24%), followed by MBE and FT. FT showed the largest pooled effect for total FMA (SMD = 2.15, 95% CI 0.48–3.81, p < 0.05, I 2 = 93.86%), whereas MBE showed larger pooled effects for FMA-LE (SMD = 1.94, 95% CI 0.04–3.85, p < 0.05, I 2 = 97.54%) and FMA-UE (SMD = 1.85, 95% CI 1.08–2.63, p < 0.05, I 2 = 95.57%). Substantial heterogeneity was observed in several pooled comparisons. Meta-regression analyses identified multiple outcome-specific clinical and contextual factors (e.g., intervention duration, stroke phase, stroke severity, routine rehabilitation, age, sex distribution, and socioeconomic setting) that partially explained between-study variability, although no single factor accounted for heterogeneity across all outcomes. Importantly, global network diagnostics indicated acceptable overall model fit and consistency, supporting cautious interpretation of the comparative estimates at the network level.

Interpretation

Several structured exercise interventions were associated with improved motor outcomes after stroke. High heterogeneity was observed in some comparisons; however, meta-regression analyses suggested several potential sources of variability, and global network assessments indicated generally acceptable heterogeneity. These findings should therefore be interpreted cautiously, particularly for outcomes with substantial between study variation.

Evidence before this study

We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Library to March 13, 2025, for RCTs on exercise after stroke. Prior reviews showed that structured exercise improves walking, balance, and motor function, but most were limited to pairwise comparisons, leaving uncertainty about the relative efficacy of modalities and the optimal dose. The dose-response relationship had not been systematically assessed.

Added value of this study

This review synthesized 317 RCTs (14,464 patients) evaluating 22 interventions. Using pairwise and network meta-analyses, we ranked exercise modalities across six validated outcomes, with the 6MWT as the primary endpoint. Additional model-based analyses were conducted to explore patterns of intervention effects.

Implications of all the available evidence

Structured exercise interventions improve post-stroke motor outcomes and provide a robust evidence base to support individualized, evidence-informed rehabilitation strategies. These findings help inform clinical decision-making by clarifying the relative effectiveness of commonly used exercise modalities, while emphasizing the need to tailor interventions to patient characteristics and rehabilitation context.

Conclusion

This study synthesized evidence from 317 RCTs using pairwise, network, and dose–response meta-analyses to compare 22 exercise interventions across six functional outcomes in stroke rehabilitation. The findings showed relatively favorable effects across multiple domains. Exercise prescriptions should not rely on fixed dose targets but instead be individualized according to stroke severity, clinical phase, safety, tolerability, and adherence, to ensure both effectiveness and feasibility in real-world rehabilitation practice.

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Published March 6, 2026

Most Older Adults Have Rotator Cuff Abnormalities, but Few Show Symptoms

Rotator cuff abnormalities are present in most individuals over 40 years of age, but routine imaging may not identify symptomatic vs asymptomatic shoulders, found a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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The research examined a nationally representative sample of 602 adults aged 41 to 76 years in Finland who had undergone clinical assessment and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of their shoulders from February 2023 through April 2024. Approximately 99% of the individuals had rotator cuff abnormalities, with 25% having tendinopathy, 62% having partial-thickness tears, and 11% having full-thickness tears. But only 18% of participants reported current shoulder symptoms. And although rotator cuff abnormalities were present in 98% of symptomatic shoulders, they were also present in 96% of asymptomatic shoulders. Severity appeared to increase with age.

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The finding that rotator cuff abnormalities were nearly universal after age 40 years but demonstrated poor concordance with shoulder pain and dysfunction suggests that they may often represent normal age-related changes rather than disease, the researchers said. They added that it calls into question the clinical value of using MRI for atraumatic shoulder pain, given the inability to distinguish between clinically meaningful abnormalities and incidental results.

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Quote from Pt Cumana Sharon

Read somewhere tha a percentage of the cyber attacks on these systems are not for data-mining ransome intentions, but are motivated by people who are railing against (what they see as ) a corrupt, nefarious health care system as a whole

Highly possible yep

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The was an editorial in the journal of The Lancet published by Oscar Freyer et al in January, 2026 titled “Are we heading towards a cybersecurity crisis in health care and are actions needed?.” The article is attached in PDF format for your information, and below is a summary for your convenience.

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Over the past 10 years, there has been a substantial rise in the number of major cyberattacks on hospitals, medical infrastructure, and associated supply chains. The WannaCry ransomware attack hit the UK’s National Health Service in 2017, affecting 34 hospitals, bringing global attention to the vulnerabilities of health-care digital security. In 2024, the Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident impacted the US health-care system, causing financial losses worth billions of US dollars, while a cyberattack in France on a health insurer compromised the data of more than 33 million people. These events, occurring across diverse health-care systems point to shared structural weaknesses, exposing millions of patients’ data, jeopardizing patient safety, and causing financial losses. Rapid digitization is causing these threats to evolve in complexity and grow exponentially in their frequency and impact.

Rapid digitization and the increasing use of innovative technology have resulted in cybersecurity becoming a key priority, with health care now being widely recognized as a high-risk sector requiring robust cyber measures such as network segmentation, real-time anomaly detection and response systems, and operational redistribution strategies to maintain continuity during widespread cyberattacks. Health-care infrastructure remains vulnerable due to its outdated information technology systems, legacy cyber-physical systems, poorly cyber-aware staff, and financial resource constraints. These risks are poised to become even more pronounced with the increasing adoption of emerging digital care delivery models, such as hospital-at-home services, artificial intelligence-driven clinical decision support systems, and the Internet of Medical Things.

According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023, health care had the highest average breach cost compared with all other industries for the 13th year in a row at US$10·93 million, nearly double the global average. Although health care accounted for just 5% of incidents, it remains highly targeted due to sensitive data, operational demands, and outdated systems. These issues highlight persistent security gaps and the need for stronger regulatory action. In response, both the EU Commission and UK Government have introduced new cybersecurity initiatives to protect health-care infrastructure from escalating threats.

To ensure meaningful change, stakeholders should prioritize crucial health-care infrastructure and secure consistent funding for impactful cybersecurity measures to enable health-care providers to take responsibility of protecting patient data and digital health systems. This objective can be ensured by raising awareness and knowledge among stakeholders and establishing a stronger culture of compliance supported by clear accountability measures for health-care organizations and device manufacturers. Such accountability measures include financial penalties for failure to comply with data protection requirements, mandated breach notification within 72 h, and cybersecurity audits, or certification requirements. Further attention is also needed for securing cyber-physical systems and medical devices, which remain particularly vulnerable components within the health-care ecosystem.

The high-level policy initiatives are essential for setting guardrails, but the focus on policy compliance could foster a checklist mentality in which health-care organizations direct finances towards meeting the bureaucratic requirements. Instead, policy initiatives should enable these organizations to implement a strong cybersecurity culture to ensure that additional funds are spent for meaningful activities. Policy makers should not only set the guardrails but also pave the road for secure digital health care to thrive.

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They are no different as a matter of fact they are worse. And they don't care about any veteran they ever trying to take away the little benefits they may have. look how many of them are struggling with mental issues , homelessness.

A Discussion on the Israel ,US, Epstein War against Iran.

Caution: some Colorful language.

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It wasn’t madness.
It wasn’t betrayal.
It was strategy.

During the 12-day war, Iran learned a brutal lesson:
missiles don’t die in the sky — they are seen first.

Early-warning radars.
Interceptor systems.
US bases planted across Muslim lands —
not just hosting troops,
but acting as the eyes and shield for Israel.

Every launch was tracked.
Every trajectory shared.
Every interception guided.
So this time, Iran didn’t start with the sword.

It started with the eyes.
Not to punish nations.
But to blind a system.

When warning systems sit on your soil,
your soil becomes part of the battlefield.
That’s the truth no one wants to say aloud.
This wasn’t Iran “attacking Muslim neighbours”.
This was Iran telling the region one thing clearly:
Neutrality ends
the moment you become a sensor.

Wars aren’t fought only with bombs anymore.
They’re fought with radars, data, and silence.
And this time, Iran chose
to break the silence
before the missiles flew.

Look deeper.
Because what looks like chaos
is often calculation.

KHANSPEAKS0.060

haha good

CIA most likely, they think its only them can kill people on boat.

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Published February 20,

Maternal Diabetes Associated With Increased Risk of Epilepsy in Children

Maternal diabetes was linked with an increased risk of epilepsy in offspring, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

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The retrospective study examined live births in Canada between 2002 and 2018. About 160 000 children were exposed to either type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes in the womb. Compared with approximately 1.9 million children who weren’t exposed to diabetes in utero, children who were had a greater likelihood of developing epilepsy. Although all forms of the disease were associated with increased risk, it was more pronounced for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

The researchers explained that the association could be mediated by pregnancy complications that are more common in individuals with diabetes, including cesarean deliveries, preterm birth, preeclampsia, congenital anomalies, and macrosomia. Fetal development may also be affected by complications of diabetes such as hyperglycemia, autoimmune dysfunction, and inflammatory conditions.

Considering the increased risk of epilepsy in children born to mothers with diabetes, the researchers highlighted the importance of early and more frequent monitoring for these children.

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You are on point and paying attention wow. i did notice you did not stream anything.