Mastodawn

Karma Happens Oct 16, 2023

Laura Helmuth Oct 16, 2023

The flu vaccine doesn't necessarily stop the virus from infecting your nose, but it does stop influenza from infecting your heart, liver, kidney & other organs and threatening your life. Behind the CDC's new "wild to mild" campaign https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-flu-vaccine-works-in-a-way-most-people-dont-appreciate/

The Flu Vaccine Works—In a Way Most People Don’t Appreciate

The CDC is emphasizing how the flu vaccine can turn the virus from “Wild to Mild”

Scientific American

Karma Happens Oct 16, 2023

Derek Powazek 🐐Oct 16, 2023

Yelp is manually reviewing listings and labeling crisis pregnancy centers one by one as a service to its users. In a previous era, this was called JOURNALISM. The Texas AG is suing them for it.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/yelp-fighting-anti-abortion-misinformation-republicans-suing-1234853838/

Yelp Is Fighting Anti-Abortion Misinformation. Republicans Are Suing

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the review site have dueling lawsuits over a notice about crisis pregnancy centers

Rolling Stone

Karma Happens Oct 16, 2023

The Conversation U.S.Oct 16, 2023

No surprise here.

New research shows that when police get suspected drug abusers treatment rather than arresting them, those people are less likely to abuse drugs or commit drug-related crimes in the future.

https://theconversation.com/offering-treatment-to-drug-users-instead-of-arresting-them-reduces-crime-and-addiction-new-research-into-police-diversion-program-shows-212527

#criminaljustice #crime #recovery

Offering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction – new research into police diversion program shows

Police diversion programs for drug users shift officers’ focus from criminalization to treatment.

The Conversation