Don't tell anyone!

"Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show. Instead of taking action to protect babies and young children from toxic lead exposure, government officials have tied themselves in knots to protect a dangerous industry."

"The New South Wales environment watchdog sat on a report for four years linking elevated levels of lead in children’s blood to current mining, and promised mining companies they would not do any “finger-pointing”, new documents tabled in state parliament show.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/05/environment-watchdog-buried-report-on-lead-in-childrens-blood-to-placate-mining-companies-emails-show

"Lead exposure
can have serious consequences for the health of children. Exposure to very high levels of lead can severely damage the brain and central nervous system causing coma, convulsions and even death. Children who survive severe lead poisoning may be left with permanent intellectual disability and behavioural disorders."
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lead-poisoning-and-health
#Pollution #children #lead #HeavyMetals #neurotoxins #health #harm #NSW #EPA regulation #BrokenHill #NSW #mining #extractivism #governance #DelayDeny

I got notified though the misleadingly named website "CoverMyMeds" that a patient's insurance doesn't cover a particular medication. It's odd, isn't it, that the website knows enough about the formulary to tell me that the medication isn't covered -- but not enough to tell me what would be?

And the suggestion to call support or check online, without providing a phone number or a link, really makes my weekend work so much more productive.

#CoverMyMeds #UserHostile #EMR #DelayDeny #Burnout