May is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues, as well as highlighting the ways how mental illness and addiction can affect all of us – patients, providers, families, and our society at large.
Probably won't be boosting much for a week or so.... I found out I have shingles today, which is bullshit because I'm basically a decade away from qualifying for the shingles vaccine 😞 So if you follow me for boosts... I'm not dead, I'll be back when I can find a comfortable position besides standing. #illness
The word was first mentioned in 1651 & described as an #illness in 1688.
In 1710, it was claimed that music of Swiss #Alpine herdsmen & the Guggisberglied (a #folk song), led Swiss soldiers to desert. The singing of the same resulted (allegedly) in capital #punishment.
One doctor thought that the low air pressure made the Swiss sick with longing & would lead, if not returned home, to their eventual #death.
END THE CRUEL IDITAROD RACE THAT DRIVES DOGS TO INJURY AND DEATH
Three young dogs died during the 2024 Iditarod. Several other #dogs suffered #injuries, #illness, and #exhaustion during the gruesome two-week, 1000-mile race that forces dogs to haul a sled while racing through treacherous Alaskan territory in sub-freezing temperatures.
Five additional dogs died and eight more were injured in collisions with snowmobiles while training for the 2024 event.
Turns out you can vote multiple times! It's not clear to me when the reset happens, but go spam that vote button!! (Please)
Context:
I've submitted a video, championing the Open Medicine Foundation. If you can vote for ours we could stand to direct a big chunk of money towards CFS research.
"Widely varying guidance on when to keep children home has only added to the confusion, which many see as a factor in the nationwide epidemic of chronic school absences. Some advocates and school systems — and the state of California — are now encouraging kids to come to class even when they have the sniffles or other nuisance illnesses like lice or pinkeye." https://apnews.com/article/covid-flu-school-attendance-4845073e737db87f786e1d8c815a48f7
Though commonly overlooked, seemingly familiar viruses, even influenza, can leave some with debilitating, long-lasting symptoms, as highlighted by a recent Lancet Infectious Diseases study on "Long flu".