Waiting in line can determine a lot more than a person’s patience. It can determine a person’s shot at life if they are in need of an organ transplant — and there are a lot of people in that boat right now in New York and all over the country. New York is ranked 49th…
Tag: health-care
ZazzMe
Open-Source Everything: The Moral of the Healthcare.gov Debacle
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Right as the U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1, the new national health-care exchange went live at healthcare.gov. Intended for people who want to buy health insurance under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the website failed from the start. It was unusable to hundreds of thousands of Americans who wanted to enroll.…
Community, Health, Science & Technology
Don't Like The C-Word? Here's The Best Response You Could Hope For.
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A group of smartypants scientists don’t like the C-word either and decided to try something new to help. They’re working “together” instead of competing against each other in order to get quicker results. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ0aksbiiXw?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Here’s the kind of impact the research can have. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYmcCG1hqlE?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/dont-like-the-c-word-heres-the-best-response-you-could-hope-for
Community, Health
10 Simple Minutes A Day Could Change Your Perspective On All The Things
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Sometimes the stuff that can make us happier and healthier feels really unattainable. Like, it seems that in order to meditate I have to get into the perfect cross-legged position in my clutter-free meditation room and become totally zen. That sounds fantastic. However, it also sounds like it’s just not gonna happen. (For starters, I…
Health
Socialized Medicine: You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.
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Health, Science & Technology
OMG! Best Use Of A Billboard I Have Ever Seen.
by Staff •
Health
Is Sugar The Original Gateway Drug? What It's Doing To Our Brains Is Pretty Wild.
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Community, Health, Science & Technology
This Totally Revolutionary Product Is Definitely Going To Change How You See Vegetables
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I love it: “Carrot is designed with you in mind. It’s a seamless experience, meticulously crafted, from beginning to end.” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exth3f2tIM?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] After seeing the ridiculousness that is this ad, it’s worth thinking about what makes this style so appealing when it’s applied to an iPhone. Even though this is meant squarely as a critique…
Environment, Health, Parenting, Unilever Project Sunlight
What Does The Future Look Like? I'd Be Pretty Darn Excited If We Can Make It Look Like This.
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The world is a tough place. Kids go hungry, families struggle to get by without clean water, climate change is scary … the list goes on and on. It’s enough to make you want to dream of something better. Unilever launched Project Sunlight to help with some of those things. The project includes some cool…
Economy, Gender, Health
One Possible Reason Why The U.S. Has One Of The Highest Teen Pregnancy Rates In The World
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Here’s some quick, hardcore reasons why the “no sex because I said so” education model just isn’t working. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw4v-Hwc1w?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] FACT CHECK TIME: Lisa mentions that 58% of students sex it up in high school. Our snazzy fact checkers disagree. 54% was the highest number they found on a CDC chart. As of 2013, that…
Health
People Are Making This Mistake In Bed Every Day, And It's Making Us Sick
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You use this cognitive function all the time, but using it to make sexual decisions can get you sick or dead. Dr. Doe gives you an easy way to trick your brain into keeping your privates safe. (Stick it out for an adorable dog moment at the end.) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FERmhfxediM?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/people-are-making-this-mistake-in-bed-every-day-and-its-making-us-sick
All 7 Billion, Economy, Health, International
These Dogs Can't Really Help What They're Doing To People, But The Right People Can
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The dog may be “man’s best friend,” but not for people who are forced to live in fear of a dog bite turning their lives upside down. Good thing for health heroes like Dr. Miranda, working to keep them right-side up. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKFQii05vKI?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=810&h=456] Read more: http://upworthy.com/these-dogs-cant-really-help-what-theyre-doing-to-people-but-the-right-people-can
Health, Politics
If You Plan On Ever Getting Old And/Or Sick, You Need To See This
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So this is the kind of change Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan feel we so desperately need — paying more money for less health care and fewer years of coverage. You know … freedom. If corporations are people, does that mean we can take away their money when they get old too? Read more: http://upworthy.com/if-you-plan-on-ever-getting-old-andor-sick-you-need-to-see-this
ZazzMe
Cecile Richards gives Katie Couric tour of Planned Parenthood facility
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Hard-hitting investigative reporter Katie Couric has freed herself from the shackles of network TV andnow serves as Yahoo’s global news anchor. (Yes, Yahoo has a global news anchor.) She recently put her skills to work at a Planned Parenthood facility in New York, where she interviewed Cecile Richards and was given a tour of the…
All 7 Billion, Economy, Environment, Health, International
Clean Hands Can Help Prevent Disease, But Get A Load Of This Crap
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India has the second-largest population in the world, but only half of them have access to a toilet. Oy. That means at least 620 million — almost double the population of the United States — must do their business outside in the open. Are you like, “That’s really disgusting and must smell terrible”? Because I’m…
Gender, Health
Recognize: 58% Of Women Use Birth Control For Reasons Other Than Pregnancy Prevention
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I’m looking at these graphics, and I’m thinking to myself, “How did we ever put up with health care before the Affordable Care Act?” Were we really cool with paying $600 a year for birth control pills or being denied coverage for pre-existing conditions? Get the word out: The benefits of this law aren’t good,…
ZazzMe
Talk about busted! Ex-Mythbuster Adam Savage suckered by single-payer myths
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Yesterday afternoon, GOP Rep. Mo Brooksspoke with Jake Tapper about the AHCA’s provisions regarding pre-existing conditions: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGsIitxYOKc?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] Transcript: My understanding is that it will allow insurance companies to require people who have higher health care costs to contribute more to the insurance pool that helps offset all these costs, thereby reducing the costs to…
Community, Health
He And His Friends Wanted Some Beer, So They Asked A Homeless Guy To Buy It. Then Came The Message.
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Ben Grenrock has struggled with chronic depression, but he’s lucky to have a supportive family and access to the treatment he needs. This compelling story draws attention to all the young people who aren’t nearly as lucky as Ben. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2senVu65JQ?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/he-and-his-friends-wanted-some-beer-so-they-asked-a-homeless-guy-to-buy-it-then-came-the-message
Community, Health
This Video Might Hurt To Watch. Luckily, It Might Also Explain Why.
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“I feel your pain.” I’ve said it plenty of times before. But I never meant it like this. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2hO4_UEe-4?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/this-video-might-hurt-to-watch-luckily-it-might-also-explain-why