There are people I love. There are people who love me. I fight for what I believe, protect those I could, and stand my ground against the encroaching darkness.
You could try using a relay somewhere in your process; while I was on a travel gig I had to do some finicky work with a travel router (though this may not work, since you need a VPN for your work, but maybe it’ll give you an idea: https://ideatrash.net/2022/05/howto-secure-and-share-your-internet-on-free-wireless-wifi.html
Also if you have your DNS resolvers manually put in, you may not encounter their portal. Had that problem when on hotel wifi as well.
All that said, I ended up using phone data a lot.
The whole point of the scientific method is to test – and re-test – things that are “obvious”. Sometimes they are (as they are here). Sometimes they are not. Having certainty and evidence means that it is harder for those who would cut such benefits to pretend as if it doesn’t matter.
The pun was intended. :)
The pun was intended. :)
I believe their logic is such (I’m not involved with the study, but have a background in medicine and research):
Elevated PSA (a blood test) signals prostate cancers.
PSA tests are relatively routine bloodwork with an assumption of uniform coverage across all patients, trans or not.
PSA tests are presumed to uncover early cancer presentation.
Therefore, if we’re only seeing advanced cancer presentation in trans women, the PSA test is a poor screening device for early prostate cancer in that population.
Point 2 is a big assumption; I am ignorant if that would be a confounding variable in real life, or if that’s even been studied.
Sure, because we’ve been taught that is cringe. Personally, I like learning new things (even if it’s not something I’d “normally” be interested in), so I love it when my people both infodump, and then the look of pure joy when they realize that I’m into it.