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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 4m

yes with the caveat to smack lightly or you could cause a mild concussion and increase the ratio of dumbass to brain, not that I have experience in this specific scenario

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Chartreuse Wa-boo 👻 @chartreusewahoo.bsky.social · 1d

My cat people: what are your litter box setups? I’m not getting another cat just yet but I feel like the time is coming and I kinda want to look into different litter box setups before it does.

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 58m

ooh I just finished it it’s a good one

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 2h

same tbh

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 2h

i didn’t have a heart attack today

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 2h

this is all kellan’s fault

Kellan Olson @kellanolson.bsky.social · 2h

We're almost there to real basketball! But first! More bad injury news! Sorry! Fun is on the way! I promise! arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Jalen Green reaggravates hamstring, out for Suns opener

Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green reaggravated his hamstring strain and will now miss at least the regular season opener.

arizonasports.com

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 3h

tfw the nurses high five each other after the drug seeking patient leaves ama

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 6h

this post brought to you by “i’m not going to the emergency room every time I have chest pain”

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 6h

gonna be extremely annoyed if a low dose of estrogen doesn’t work for me bc the way it just fixed how bad my heath anxiety has gotten over the last few years is a major quality of life issue smh

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legal cat 🐾👻 @legalcat.bsky.social · 8h

when mom is busy so the pets are being rationed

A cat laying on her side with her paws held up but floppy like a bunny. She stares into the distance. It has been so long since she has felt love.

The same cat extends a paw. It is a cry for help. Someone please think of the cats.

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Claire @calamityjames.bsky.social · 8h

Guess who has a foster???

(Not out of foster jail until Halloween, but this guy went through panleuk treatment and is now negative, so I have him until Sunday.)

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 1d

Me: I just don't understand why I can't just out-think my anxiety and emotions and simply react and respond in the most ideal way every single time and never feel bad
My therapist of eight years: *audibly loading gun*

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 8h

this is extremely disappointing

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Josh Eberley @josheberley.bsky.social · 9h

Yea, it remains incredibly unfortunate that the nba migration was more like a vacation.

Andrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 11h

I AM really struggling with how little NBA talk there is on here and I'm tired of pretending I'm not. Ratio me, it's a badge of honor.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 13h

Private equity acquisition of hospitals have led to an increase in deaths among emergency department patients receiving Medicare, according to a recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

www.theguardian.com

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 9h

when reed o’connor sides against you— www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Humana loses challenge to 2025 Medicare Advantage ratings

A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected Humana's bid to challenge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2025 ratings for its Medicare Advantage plans, which could cost the health insurance company millions of dollars in bonus payments from the government.

www.reuters.com

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Air-rum @aarum.bsky.social · 10h

Via @phillewis.bsky.social GET CHECKED BLACK MEN & WOMEN EVERY YEAR FOR LIFE!

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 2d

i’m v serious when I say sam altman should be tried for crimes against humanity

Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 3d

A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.

She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!

Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:

A diagram of the bones and (some) deep muscles of the hand and forearm. AI says that we only have four digits. It’s also identified a tendon as the median nerve, another tendon as the ulnar nerve, among other issues.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the neck. It hallucinated the “ennocleidomasid” muscle, and the “anterior scalpalin muscle”.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the lateral thigh. It says that the gluteus Maximus (the big juicy butt muscle) is on the anterior side. It also points to the quadriceps muscle and says “attattment”. It also says that the same structure is the tibia AND the deep fascia of the leg.

An AI generated diagram of the bones of the hand and forearm. This time AI says we have 6 digits. It also says that the radius is the ulnar artery. Among other many issues.

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 10h

i’ve accepted the risk/benefit ratio of having a defective body and having specific/difficult needs bc of it but it would’ve been nice to have been born defective into a society that doesn’t fuck everyone over

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

there are currently about 12,000 registered supplement manufacturers. last year the FDA inspected only 600 of them!

when the agency does do inspections, it overwhelmingly focuses on domestic manufacturers. that's a problem because a LOT of these materials are sourced from foreign factories

$Manufacturers generally don’t even have to notify the FDA when introducing a new product. A 2023 Government Accountability Office report found the FDA’s oversight of the supplement industry so lacking that it urged Congress to expand its authority. The report noted that the FDA relies largely on voluntarily submitted complaints and inspections to identify safety issues and ensure companies are complying with manufacturing guidelines. Those inspections cover only a fraction of the industry. There are currently about 12,000 registered supplement manufacturers, according to an agency spokesperson. Last year the FDA inspected only 600 of them: 510 domestic and 90 foreign. With so little oversight, people who turn to supplements out of concern for their health are left to navigate the risks on their own. “When these products that should be straightforward contain more heavy metals than expected, that exposes the challenge for consumers these days,” says Cohen.$

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 10h

there’s a special place in hell for orrin hatch and I can’t wait until he gets there

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

i was surprised to learn that bc most protein powders are considered dietary supplements, they basically fall into a regulatory grey area

there's no federal limit on the amount of lead they can contain and neither manufacturers nor the FDA have to prove these products are safe before they're sold

Protein powders and shakes, like all dietary supplements, fall into something of a regulatory gray area.

There is no federal limit specifying the amount of lead allowed in protein powders. And while the FDA requires that manufacturers keep their products free of harmful contaminants, it largely leaves it up to companies to decide what counts as harmful and test their own products for compliance.

Before 1994, manufacturers had to prove herbal products were safe before selling them. That changed after Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. The law sharply limited the FDA’s authority, leaving supplements far less regulated than drugs.

Today, supplements are “presumed safe unless found otherwise,” says Cohen at Harvard Medical School, and most products face scrutiny only after reaching the market—meaning unsafe or contaminated supplements can reach consumers before problems are caught.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 10h

“my mom says I can hit my head just fine” is quite a take

Rich @rich531forever.bsky.social · 13h

Right. There’s a greater risk of a head injury in a car, even with airbags and seatbelts and a giant metal cage, than there is on a bike.

And you’re right; you’re not my mother. My mum knows that bike helmets don’t do much.

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 10h

I twisted my ankle in the shower a few days before my lumbar ablation and wasn’t allowed to walk into the op room bc I was classified as a fall risk

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bunnicula @eboldy.bsky.social · 11h

can’t wait to be told I need bilateral hip surgery before i’m 40

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