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Weight and Healthcare β€’ 639 implied HN points β€’ 04 Mar 23
  1. The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is not an advocacy group for higher-weight people, but predominantly funded by and lobbies for the priorities of the weight loss industry.
  2. OAC's priorities aim to expand Medicare coverage for weight loss interventions, revealing ties to the weight loss industry such as funding from companies producing weight loss drugs and surgical equipment.
  3. There are parallels between OAC's actions and the tactics used by pharmaceutical companies in the past, like Purdue Pharma, to influence healthcare organizations and profit from weight loss interventions.
Dataplane.org Newsletter β€’ 0 implied HN points β€’ 03 Aug 22
  1. Dataplane.org has been accepted as a U.S. federally recognized not-for-profit organization, allowing them to accept donations to improve Internet infrastructure operations.
  2. They are deliberating on whether to continue funding Russian hosting providers due to ethical considerations, seeking legal counsel before making a decision.
  3. Insights into ISATAP DNS queries reveal patterns in network traffic, resolver behaviors, and DNSSEC deployment, shedding light on Internet DNS subsystem.
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