Neuroscience Trend Forecasters
As 2022 draws to a close, the SNL Trend Forecasters have agreed to divulge their predictions for the most — and the least— exciting research fads for the New Year.The Neurocritic: How do you guys predict today ' s most popular neuroscience trends? Trend Forecasters: Oh, well we have 4,000 computers, they ' re all big they all make charts and they beep LOUD.TN: Let ' s get started!In:posterior cingulate cortexHey Posterior Cingulate — we see you! You ' re fresh, you ' re mysterious, you ' re misunderstood. But we know you exist far beyond the default fashion mode. Thenew tripartite view proposes......that the bro...
Source: The Neurocritic - December 31, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Lumen Verum Academy
Colleen HroncichLumen Verum Academy, a hybrid Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Boston, is a purposeful blending of the old and the new.The school, which opened in fall 2021, follows a challengingclassical curriculum that “seeks to hand on the best of what human beings have thought, written, and created throughout the ages.” History and literature are linked chronologically, so students are reading literature from the same time period they’re studying in history. Science and math are taught in a way designed to help students appreciate the beauty and complexity of the world and to think about ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 2, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: An Epilogue
by Chad D. Kollas, MD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie JudySeveral important developments have occurred since the publication of our article, “Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence? ” in Pallimed on September 12, 2022 (1). Most notably, this includes the publication of the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain (2), which updated the guidance previously provided by the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (3). In this epilogue, we will describe those important developments and examine ...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - November 29, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Tags: CDC judy kollas opioids schechtman Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Sacred Heart Academy
Colleen HroncichSometimes the best way to move forward is to look back. That ’s a lesson Catholic schools can learn fromSacred Heart Academy in Grand Rapids, MI.In 2013, Sacred Heart was on the brink of closing. Enrollment in the K –8 school had plummeted to fewer than 70 students. Fr. Robert Sirico, who became a pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in 2012, wanted to try something new to see if the school could be revitalized.Fr. Sirico hired Sean Maltbie as the first headmaster as the school transitioned to a classical model. Sean didn ’t have the typical background for a head of school —he’s a&nbs...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 18, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
New Analysis Finds Expanded Child Tax Credit Reduces Work and Growth
Vanessa Brown CalderNew analysis produced by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) finds that extending the American Rescue Plan ’s (ARP) Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion would result in costly economic consequences.Last year ’s CTCexpansion increased the credit up to $3,600 per qualifying child (from $2,000), including a bonus for children under six years old. The expansion also eliminated the income (read: work) requirement and allowed the full value of the credit to be refunded. This ensures that the tax “credit” functions more like a welfare program administered through the tax code.Combining two different macr...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 16, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Vanessa Brown Calder Source Type: blogs
How to Become a Firefighter (An Unconventional Step-By-Step Guide)
Each cycle of our EMT class here at South Metro, I tend to have the firefighter by oberazzi via flickrsame conversation. It usually happens sometime toward the end of the second week, but sometimes sooner. It is almost always after class. It begins with one of my students approaching me while I’m gathering my things and putting my laptop away.
The conversation begins like this, “So…I’m taking the EMT class because I’d really like a job in the fire service. What other things should I be doing besides becoming an EMT? How should I prepare for the testing process?” Once the question has been asked, the group of...
Source: The EMT Spot - November 7, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Steve Whitehead Tags: EMT Source Type: blogs
Advancing American Indian and Alaska Native Health Through Research, Training, and Engagement
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations have long experienced health disparities such as higher rates of diabetes, certain cancers, and mental health conditions than those of other Americans. One contributing factor in these disparities is underrepresentation of AI/AN populations in biomedical science—as study participants, researchers, and health professionals. Unfamiliarity with health care options and opportunities, coupled with a distrust of biomedical research resulting from unethical studies in the past, have exacerbated this underrepresentation.
NIGMS-supported researchers, including Native scient...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 2, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Genes Injury and Illness COVID-19 Diseases Genomics Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
It is time for non-confrontational discussions of the unborn child ’ s humanity
The field of pediatrics has always been known for advocating and caring for the most forgotten and disadvantaged in our communities. The American Academy of Pediatrics was founded at a time when children were seen as lesser members of society. Through the efforts of this organization and tens of thousands of dedicated pediatricians, we have
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It is time for non-confrontational discussions of the unborn child’s humanity originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 2, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anonymous Tags: Physician OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
UK agencies to review and update regulation of digital mental health tools
Mental health funding of £1.8m welcomed by MHRA and NICE to explore regulation of digital mental health tools (gov.uk):
There has been a large increase in the number of digital mental health tools on the market in recent years. However, these products present regulatory challenges such as clarity around whether they are medical devices and, if so, which risk classification they would fall under.
Wellcome has therefore provided £1.8m of funding to help improve regulatory certainty and safety in this high growth, high impact area, focussing on producing guidance for appropriate, risk-proportionate regulation of digital men...
Source: SharpBrains - October 19, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation digital mental health Source Type: blogs
Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in Kids: Collaboration and Technology Are Key
The following is a guest article by Serrah Linares, Vice President of Partner Sales at Change Healthcare, and Rachel Mack Robinson, Founder and President at DotCom Therapy.
Children in America were increasingly struggling with mental health before COVID-19, but the pandemic compounded an already growing crisis. Today in the U.S., nearly one in five children experience a mental health disorder. What’s just as alarming is that for every five children with a mental health disorder, only one will receive treatment.
In October 2021, leading pediatric healthcare associations declared a national emergency in child and adolescen...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 19, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring AAP American Academy oF Pediatrics API behavioral health CARES Act Change Healthcare CHIP Coronavirus Aid Source Type: blogs
The Center for Immigration Studies Produces Improbably High Estimates of Illegal Immigrant Criminality in Texas
ConclusionRelative to my Cato research, CIS made two data changes to estimate higher illegal immigrant criminal conviction rates in Texas. The first change was to use updated and higher Texas DPS data on criminal convictions of illegal immigrants – changes that I can’t replicate in more recent and up to date Texas DPS data. The second change was to reduce the size of the illegal immigrant population. They chose the second lowest Texas illegal immigrant population estimate published, which contradicts CIS’sown pure population research elsewhere that finds a much higher illegal immigrant population in Texas and nati...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 13, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Video Games to Improve Cognition in Older Adults
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have developed a suite of video games that have been designed to improve cognition in older adults who are otherwise healthy. The games aim to recreate common activities, such as banging a drum or driving a car. They also include a sophisticated algorithm that automatically adjusts the game difficulty depending on how well someone is playing, helping to stop less skilled players from becoming overwhelmed and more skilled players from becoming bored. In trials so far, the games have produced impressive efficacy with a variety of cognitive metrics, including long- and...
Source: Medgadget - October 11, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Geriatrics Neurology Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Encouraging Education Entrepreneurship
Colleen HroncichWhen we first started homeschooling, I was fortunate to live in an area with plenty of opportunities for my kids —from traditional academic subjects to diverse enrichment classes. At the time, it never occurred to me that the parents who started these programs were entrepreneurs. But in retrospect, that’s exactly what they were. They saw a need in the homeschool community, and they stepped up to create something new to meet that need.In recent years, education entrepreneurship has exploded, aided in large part by school choice policies.Education savings accounts, which can be used for a v...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 7, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
October 2022: Baby Breathing Treatments—Are We Doing Them Wrong?
Children under 2 years of age who are wheezing may or may not have bronchiolitis syndrome. They could be experiencing the first wheezing episode of a young, aspiring asthma patient. Nevertheless, both conditions deserve treatment trials with a bronchodilator, yet there is significant concern in the literature that infants under 2 years old are less responsive to bronchodilator medications than older patients.This concern primarily stems from a perception of decreased responsiveness to medication in bronchiolitis patients. Truthfully, the vast majority of first-time wheezing episodes in children are associated with viral in...
Source: M2E Too! Mellick's Multimedia EduBlog - October 6, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
New Mental Health Company Led by Consumer Brand Industry Veterans to Revolutionize Mental Health Care Delivery for Seniors
Rippl Raises $32 Million to Build the Future of Mental Health Care for Seniors
Rippl, a mental health company focused on caring for seniors with dementia and other neurocognitive conditions, launched today with $32 million in seed round funding led by ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst. The round also includes investment from GV, F-Prime Capital, and Mass General Brigham Ventures.
“Mental health care for seniors is broken,” said CEO and Co-Founder Kris Engskov. “Our country’s health care system is not designed to tackle the needs of seniors with mental health challenges, particularly those stru...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Aaron Greenstein Aegis Living ARCH Venture Partners behavioral health F-Prime Capital General Catalyst GV Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investmen Source Type: blogs
