A junior high teacher who beat a student for comparing him to an anime character was given a 10% pay cut for 3 months: Japan officials
Junior high school students attend the ceremony first day of their new academic year at a school in Japan. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) A junior high teacher had his pay temporarily cut by 10% after beating a student, per Osaka officials. The teacher was upset that the student had compared…#buddhikaweerasinghe #osaka #sankeishimbun #school #kawachinagano (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NNLM ’ s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series
Join us March 5-April 2 for the NNLM’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series! This series will feature experts in social determinants of environmental health, who will present on environmental health disparities and populations disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards, share informative resources, and discuss interventions to reduce environmental health disparities. This webinar series explores research-based aspects of environmental health, which may include topics such as: health effects of climate change, indoor/outdoor air quality, natural- and human-caused disasters, toxins in co...
Source: The Cornflower - February 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Source Type: news
French scientists alarmed by ‘disastrous’ cut to research budget
Scientists in France are reeling after the government announced it will cut €904 million from this year’s budget for research and higher education.
The cut, announced last week, is part of a broader €10 billion savings package that the government says is necessary to limit the nation’s public deficit in the face of dwindling economic growth since the budget law was adopted in December 2023. But scientists say the research sector is bearing a disproportionate share of the pain.
The move comes hot on the heels of recent social crises in France, including farmers protesting
rising costs and regulatory...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 28, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Residency programs should consider rotating more outpatient blocks
More outpatient scheduling blocks may reduce resident burnout without reducing medical knowledge, according to an article published in JAMA Network Open.
A team led by Daniel Heppe, MD, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System in Aurora, found that residents reported improved overall health and well-being, as well as reported improved ability to attend educational sessions without skimping out on clinical reasoning or skills.
"Burnout is a work-related syndrome of depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and low personal achievement that is prevalent among internal med...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 28, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Radiology Education Source Type: news
From COVID-19 to Measles, Florida ’ s War on Public Health
The culture of public health and medicine rests on open discussions in which different points of view are considered for the betterment of patient care and health. This process depends on psychological safety so individuals feel free and safe to speak and openly disagree. These factors collectively create a just culture, which improves systems and organizations and is being widely implemented in healthcare nationwide.
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However, in the face of politicized anti-science and anti-expert sentiment and attacks, we need to ask if just culture is being restricted in public health. Fo...
Source: TIME: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Scott A. Rivkees Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
India, Thailand sign MoU for academic collaboration in Ayurveda, Thai traditional medicine
The MoU will facilitate the exchange of experts for research and training programmes, academic and technical activities, and conducting research, exchange of information, technologies, and best practices of traditional medicine, it said. The participants will support each other with mutual cooperation and collaborative activities on the basis of equality and mutual benefits by facilitating training courses in Thailand and India. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Duke of Edinburgh meets Bristol academic at prestigious gathering of physics experts
His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was invited to meet with Institute of Physics (IoP) members from academia and business to discuss physics ’ role in the green economy. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 27, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements; Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, School of Physics; Press Release Source Type: news
Learning with conviction: exploring the relationship between criminal legal system involvement and substance use and recovery outcomes for students in collegiate recovery programs - Vest N, Bell JS, Nieder A, Smith R, Bannard T, Tragesser S, Hibbard P, Dick DM.
This study examines the association of criminal legal system involvement and age with substance use and academic related outcomes among students involved in collegiate recovery programs in the US. We examined 435 students in collegiate recovery using a nat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Systematic literature review on the applications, impacts, and public perceptions of autonomous vehicles in road transportation system - Olayode IO, Du B, Severino A, Campisi T, Alex FJ.
As the advancement of driverless technology, together with information and communication technology moved at a fast pace, autonomous vehicles have attracted great attention from both industries and academic sectors during the past decades. It is evident th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Yes, artificial intelligence is fuelling a bubble, and it will eventually burst
John Rapley is an author and academic who divides his time among London, Johannesburg and Ottawa. His books include Why Empires Fall (Yale University Press, 2023) and Twilight of the Money Gods (Simon and Schuster, 2017). The AI revolution is real and will transform the world. But that doesn’t…#johnrapley #johannesburg #ottawa #whyempiresfall #yaleuniversitypress #twilightofmoneygods #airevolution #sp500 #magnificentseven #amazon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Misinformation Researcher Sander Van Der Linden Caught Lying, Spreading Misinformation
Authored by Paul D. Thacker via The Disinformation Chronicle (subscribe here), Sander van der Linden's webpage at Cambridge University says he is an esteemed academic, with prior positions at Princeton and Yale,…#sandervander #pauldthacker #cambridgeuniversity #princeton #yale #economist #nbcnightlynews #vander #natesilver #linden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pass the Gavel 2024: Networking powerhouse AHC celebrates leaders, past and present
The Austin Healthcare Council recently hosted an event to formally recognize the organization ’s movers and shakers, while welcoming incoming chair Meredith Duncan.
With $5.2 billion in salaries and a whopping 170,000 professionals working in hospitals, academia, medical technology, pharmaceuticals and more, healthcare in Austin is booming. Although there’s no doubt its mettle was teste d during the Covid-19 era, AHC’s strong professional network was key to keeping the city’s mortality rate… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Felicity Grainger obituary
My father ’s partner, Felicity Grainger, who has died aged 80, began her working life as a research scientist before moving into the world of academic libraries, eventually becoming head of the library services serving three major medical schools.Born in Bournemouth to Stuart Grainger, a bank manager, and Phyllis (nee Brett), after gaining a first-class honours degree in zoology in 1964 from Queen Mary College, London, Felicity received a doctorate in anatomy from University College London, after which she spent 10 years as a researcher in neuroscience in London and Cambridge.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Clare Singleton Tags: Libraries Hospitals Information University of Glasgow Medical research Source Type: news
On school superintendents' minds: Guns, culture wars, AI and more
School safety, artificial intelligence, student mental health and academic freedom are top of mind for America's school superintendents, who gathered in San Diego last week for one of the biggest education conferences of the year. Why it matters: The preoccupations of the nation's schools chiefs…#sandiego #k12 #aasa #srn #matthewmcconaughey #uvalde #hopesquad #davidschuler #davidlaw #minnesota (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sony Pictures Television Announces ‘La Academia,’ Its First Spanish-Language Spain-Produced Series (EXCLUSIVE)
In a milestone move, Sony Pictures Television has unveiled “La Academia,” its first Spanish-language scripted series filmed in Spain for Prime Video and 3Cat. “La Academia” is produced for Sony by Brutal Media, commissioned out of Sony Pictures Television’s international production group. SPT is…#laacademia #spanish #spain #sony #brutalmedia #spt #apolofc #tonvieira #throughmywindow #marcsoler (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
