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This weekend on The Shoots: · Broken promises on drug treatment and coal ash in KY · Texas and northern WV struggle to find resources for flood response · Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts are turning to sex work to survive Read and subscribe to our news digest for free:

‘They’re Tryna Kill Me, I Believe That’Dear Reader, Happy weekend. Here’s a news digest on the world’s most pressing health and environmental disparities: 🧓 NEW from The Xylom: ‘We Are Such a...newsletter.thexylom.com

Conflicts with Nepalese residents are growing as expanded forest land and climate change push leopards into human settlements. There are solutions to try. This story by @scigat.bsky.social was first published by @knowablemag.bsky.social. www.thexylom.com/post/leopard...

Living With Leopards in the HimalayasConflicts with people are growing as expanded forest land and climate change push the creatures into human settlements. There are solutions to try.www.thexylom.com

Incarcerating a young person costs up to $70,000 annually. For an older person, this can soar up to between $100,000 and $240,000, according to a 2023 elder parole brief. These costs are funded entirely by the taxpayer, and often, people do not receive the level of healthcare they require.

In prison, “elderly” begins at 55, according to studies from the National Institutes of Health, unlike in the community, where being over 65 typically defines the elderly. People aged 55 and over make up nearly 17% of the incarcerated population nationwide. In 1991, this number was just 3%.

‘We Are Such A Punitive Country’: America’s ‘Death by Incarceration’ MachineAmerica’s prison population is aging into disability and disease. Understaffed clinics and delayed treatments turn serving life into a death sentence: as the system breaks down, the logic behind decad...www.thexylom.com

Myanmar’s menstrual health crisis reflects a pattern seen across conflict zones worldwide. In Gaza, the UN Population Fund estimates that nearly 700,000 menstruating women and girls face severe shortages of sanitary products, clean water, and private sanitation facilities amid ongoing conflict.

‘Who Thinks of Pads in the Middle of Airstrikes?’: Myanmar Women Fight for Menstrual Dignity“Targeting menstrual products might seem small compared to bombings and executions, but it is a serious threat to women survivors of war who need menstrual supplies to stay healthy. This has become a…www.thexylom.com

NEW: America’s prison population is aging into disability and disease. Understaffed clinics and delayed treatments turn serving life into a death sentence: as the system breaks down, the logic behind decades-long sentences begins to unravel. This story is copublished by @thenation.com:

‘We Are Such A Punitive Country’: America’s ‘Death by Incarceration’ MachineAmerica’s prison population is aging into disability and disease. Understaffed clinics and delayed treatments turn serving life into a death sentence: as the system breaks down, the logic behind…www.thexylom.com

This week on The Shoots: · U.S. military bases delay cleanup of toxic "forever chemicals" · EPA exempts power plants from acid rain regulations · A constitutional challenge to Canada's drug laws · Mysterious deaths of tuna fisherman in the Pacific Read and subscribe to our news digest for free:

The Necropolitics of OilDear Reader, Happy Hump Day! Here are the top stories on the world’s most pressing health and environmental disparities. Let’s get into it. Best regards,Alex...newsletter.thexylom.com

In 2025, major USAID programs were dismantled, forcing some local organisations to scale back services. “In war, people think survival means staying alive,” said nurse Wai Thin. “But survival means keeping your dignity, confidence, and sense of human being alive.” www.thexylom.com/post/myanmar...

‘Who Thinks of Pads in the Middle of Airstrikes?’: Myanmar Women Fight for Menstrual Dignity“Targeting menstrual products might seem small compared to bombings and executions, but it is a serious threat to women survivors of war who need menstrual supplies to stay healthy. This has become a…www.thexylom.com

In the past year, global public health has faced unprecedented institutional threats, which Hussain primarily attributed to the deluge of disinformation spread by U.S. President Trump through his global platform, as well as the drastic public health funding cuts his administration has carried out.

This Doctor Is Battling Health Misinformation One Wikipedia Edit at a Time"I think the biggest misinformation spreader in the U.S. is the President of the United States himself. When he says something, it gets echoed in different magazines, newspapers, everywhere. And…www.thexylom.com

Indigenous communities say burial sites are being disturbed by the EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania, and compensation is not adequate to move graves. “It is unheard of in our culture to exhume a dead body,” said 45-year-old Ike Emoilit, a Maasai. “But they refused to listen to our pleas.”

Africa’s Longest Crude Oil Export Pipeline Isn’t Just Taking Indigenous Land, It Is Disturbing the DeadIndigenous communities say burial sites are being disturbed by the EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania, and compensation is not adequate to move graves.www.thexylom.com

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This week on The Roots: We asked our colleagues what low-hanging fruit is attainable for Andy Burnham, the new British Prime Minister, to turn around the U.K.'s growing public health crisis. Join us every Sunday as we discuss one of the week's top news stories:

Is There a Turning Point to the UK’s Public Health Crisis?We asked our colleagues what low-hanging fruit is attainable for Andy Burnham, the new British PMnewsletter.thexylom.com

Since the 2021 coup, the Burmese military regime has established checkpoints across Myanmar, particularly in border regions, tightening control over the movement of goods and humanitarian supplies and making it increasingly difficult to transport essential items into conflict-affected communities.

‘Who Thinks of Pads in the Middle of Airstrikes?’: Myanmar Women Fight for Menstrual Dignity“Targeting menstrual products might seem small compared to bombings and executions, but it is a serious threat to women survivors of war who need menstrual supplies to stay healthy. This has become a…www.thexylom.com

This weekend on The Shoots: * The Sahel and Corpus Christi get much-needed rain to stave off droughts for now * Record-breaking measles cases in the U.S., predominantly in South Carolina and Utah * A Chinese gene-editing trial gone horribly wrong Read and subscribe to our news digest for free:

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NEW: Myanmar's civil war has made essential items, including menstrual products, increasingly out of reach for women in conflict-affected areas. "I use the same cloth shared by around six girls here and hide that in a small box. Privacy is nowhere now," says 23-year-old displaced student Shwe Sin.

‘Who Thinks of Pads in the Middle of Airstrikes?’: Myanmar Women Fight for Menstrual Dignity“Targeting menstrual products might seem small compared to bombings and executions, but it is a serious threat to women survivors of war who need menstrual supplies to stay healthy. This has become a…www.thexylom.com

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“We have two problems now. Dirty dust carries this sickness into our children’s eyes, and floods spoil the clean water that doctors say should be used to wash our children’s faces,” says Eva Bula, whose 8-year-old son is battling swelling and scarring inside the eyelid — evident signs of trachoma.

EXCLUSIVE: Climate-Induced Floods Wash Away USAID-Abandoned Mozambique’s Efforts to Eliminate TrachomaBefore Trump dismantled USAID, Mozambique had been battling hard-to-eliminate trachoma, an eye disease that causes blindness, especially among children. Now, a lack of stable funding and clean water…www.thexylom.com

"Up to 73 percent of counterfeit drugs have been adulterated with fentanyl. It’s pervasive in the drug supply. … Of the roughly 80 percent of the people who inject drugs and test positive for fentanyl, only about 20 percent are actually intending to take it." www.thexylom.com/post/fentany...

A Fentanyl Vaccine Is on the Horizon — If Trump Restores Funding for Its Clinical Trials"We have a fentanyl vaccine, and we lost funding for the Phase I clinical trial because of the current administration’s misalignment on vaccines. … Now we have a bunch of very expensive vials that…www.thexylom.com

With the highest number of critically endangered white-winged ducks in their natural habitat, India holds a vital chance to secure the species’ future. Yet, there are no conservation breeding programs. (Published April) www.thexylom.com/post/white-w...

The White-Winged Duck’s Last CallConservation breeding is key to increasing the number of critically endangered white-winged ducks. Although India has the largest remaining population in the wild, funding for conservation efforts…www.thexylom.com

This Hump Day on The Shoots: • Americans who responded to the Congolese Ebola outbreak are quarantined in Kenya, despite a court order • 77,000 fewer children got US-backed HIV treatment after aid cuts • Silicon Valley has a science fiction problem Read + subscribe to our free news digest:

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