I stand corrected.
We received a bill for my husband's trip to the French public hospital ER.

That was early February, 6 hours there.
1 lab test.
1 electrocardiogram
1 brain scan
Total: 297.74 euros ($322.42).
I've put the detail in the alt-text.

That's the bill with NO insurance.

I'm pretty, pretty, pretty sure it's still way below what people would pay in the US.

#healthcare #insurance #UniversalHealthcare #health #travel #europe #er

Alarming levels of #microplastics found in human #brains

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/microplastic-human-brain-health

Life in plastic - not fantastic... 😱

#pollution #waste #plastic #microplastic #Problem #health #humanity #future #earth #science #news

Alarming levels of microplastics found in human brains

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

^{Olivia Ferrari (Science)}

Did you know that the first paramedics were Black Pittsburghers? The wildly successful program they were in became a model across the USA, but in Pittsburgh itself they were canned and replaced by all-white crews.

There's a whole book about it, American Sirens. https://time.com/6215072/first-paramedics-black-men-history/

#BlackHistoryMonth #medicine #paramedic #emergency #health #Pittsburgh

The Little-Known History of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics

In "American Sirens," author Kevin Hazzard spotlights the Black men in Pittsburgh who pioneered America's modern emergency medical service.

^{Olivia B. Waxman (Time)}