KFF HEALTH NEWS – The continuance of defining manhood as being a provider, especially amidst financial uncertainties, means men are 16.3 times more likely to contemplate suicide, researchers have found.
The 19th: What’s Hurting American Men? New Report Points To Financial Pressure And Isolation
The alarm over men has intensified in recent years: They’re in crisis — disconnected, dejected and drawn to manosphere influencers peddling antifeminist and far-right ideologies.
“The State of American Men 2025,” a new report published this month by Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice, underscores how societal pressures, particularly the expectation to be a “provider,” are taking a heavy toll. It reveals that men are suffering primarily because of what they lack — meaningful relationships, economic stability and healthy gender norms. (Nittle, 6/30)
In other mental health news —
The Washington Post: Young People Show Addictive Behavior With Phones, Social Media, Video Games
Nearly half of young people in a recent study displayed strongly addictive use of mobile phones, a trend that the study results suggest raised the risk of suicidal behaviors. Researchers looked at data from surveys of almost 4,300 children from 2016 through 2022.
One-third of centenarians (35%) had a high amyloid load comparable to Alzheimer’s disease, the investigators reported in JAMA Neurology. (George, 6/30)More health and wellness news —
The Hill: Gut Microbes Can Absorb And Excrete Forever Chemicals: Study
Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings, a new study has found. When scientists introduced the microbes into the guts of mice to “humanize” their microbiome, they found that the bacteria rapidly accumulated the compounds consumed by the mice. (Udasin, 7/1)
The New York Times: A Common Assumption About Aging May Be Wrong, Study Suggests
Miami Herald: Recall: Acid Reflux Tablet Bottles Can Have A Different Drug
One lot of reflux medicine got recalled when fluid retention tablets were discovered in the medicine bottles. Teva Pharmaceuticals pulled lot No. 5420094 of 10 mg Metoclopramide tablets in 100-count bottles after “a single 20 mg Torsemide tablet that does not belong was discovered in each of three individual sealed bottles of 10 mg Metoclopramide tablets.” (Neal, 6/30)
The 19th: Jane Fonda, Actors Demand Answers From Amazon On Pregnant Workers
A group of Hollywood actors is calling on Amazon to respond to allegations from pregnant workers that the company is failing to offer them accommodations in their warehouses, leading to severe health complications and even miscarriages. (Carrazana, 6/30)
