Study: Removing 'bad apples' from police forces unlikely to significantly reduce use-of-force complaints
(American Society of Criminology) A new study considered the extent to which police misconduct is likely to be reduced by removing police officers identified early in their careers as being at risk for misconduct. The study concluded that replacing the top 10 percent of police identified as being the most likely to generate use-of-force complaints with officers who have not or are less likely to do so would reduce use-of-force complaints by just 6 percent over a 10 year period. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Moderna Apples for Authorization of Its Covid Vaccine for Adolescents
A clinical trial found no cases of symptomatic Covid among teens fully inoculated with Moderna ’s vaccine, which translates to an efficacy of 100 percent. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: internal-essential Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Teenagers and Adolescence Moderna Inc Source Type: news
Hay fever treatment: Liz Earle says ‘stop tea and coffee’ - three alternative remedies
HAY FEVER season is in full swing and while antihistamine tablets and sprays are effective treatments for many, health and wellness guru Liz Earle has recommended some more natural remedies - stop drinking tea and coffee and opt for foods like red-skinned apples. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotics protect apples from fire blight, but do they destroy the native microbiome?
(American Phytopathological Society) " Our work adds to a growing body of literature that demonstrates the sustainability of current methods of disease control used by apple growers, " said Wallis. While previous research investigated this question by looking at just the soil or microbes living on the plant surface, this is the first study to look at the impact of streptomycin on the endophytic leaf microbiomes, which are likely attributing more to host health than the surface microbes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 21, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Of apples and oil pumpkins: News from microbiome research
(Graz University of Technology) The extent to which the composition of the microbiome of apples and oil pumpkins depends on the geographical location and what insights can be derived from this for breeding, health and shelf life of the fruits is shown in two recent publications by researchers at TU Graz. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 14, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
A Black Army officer is suing Virginia police after being held at gunpoint during a traffic stop
2nd Lt. Caron Nazario’s lawsuit shows policing’s systemic racial issues can’t just be boiled down to a few bad apples. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why comparing COVID-19 hospitalization numbers between provinces isn't apple to apples
The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital and intensive care has been on the rise in many provinces lately, but comparing these numbers isn't exactly an apples-to-apples comparison. Not all provinces count patients the same way. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Why comparing COVID hospitalization numbers between provinces isn't apple-to-apples
The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital and intensive care has been on the rise in many provinces lately, but comparing these numbers isn't exactly an apples-to-apples comparison. Not all provinces count patients the same way. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Forest Park fraud prosecutor: ‘It comes down to greed and arrogance’
"DFW just has a lot of bad actors. Ninety-nine percent of doctors and others in the health care industry do their jobs well. They care about patients and patient finances. But there are those bad apples out there, and they do seem to be particularly concentrated in Texas. I ’m not really sure why." (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - April 7, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Bruce Tomaso Source Type: news
Forest Park fraud prosecutor: ‘It comes down to greed and arrogance’
"DFW just has a lot of bad actors. Ninety-nine percent of doctors and others in the health care industry do their jobs well. They care about patients and patient finances. But there are those bad apples out there, and they do seem to be particularly concentrated in Texas. I ’m not really sure why." (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 7, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Bruce Tomaso Source Type: news
Cross-country comparisons of medicine prices are like comparing apples to oranges
Looking at differences in medicine prices between the United States and other countries can be misleading, often ignoring the complexities in the U.S. system and the repercussions of other countries ’ reliance on government price-setting policies. As the discussion unfolds, here are five often overlooked facts that are critically important to keep in mind. (Source: The Catalyst)
Source: The Catalyst - March 22, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Breaking Down What COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Means
The U.S. now has three safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines being shipped around the country and making it into people’s arms. All meet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s threshold for protecting people from COVID-19 disease. Yet two of them are about 95% efficacious, while another is 66% efficacious, which may make it tempting to rank them, and assume that people receiving the 66% efficacious shot are somehow less protected against COVID-19.
That’s not the case, however, since it’s not really possible to compare the vaccines to each other. In the table below, we’ve laid out what goes int...
Source: TIME: Health - March 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
‘We Will Handle It.’ An Army of Women Is Taking on the Hunger Crisis in Local Communities
Just before 3 p.m. on a warm Wednesday in February, 30-year-old Jammella Anderson—donning heart-shaped glasses, a Black Lives Matter tee and 2-in. platform boots—strolls up to a small bicycle-repair shop just north of Albany, N.Y. She’s here to persuade Troy Bike Rescue to let her use an electrical outlet so she can plug in a new refrigerator just outside the shop’s front door.
“It’s just two prongs,” she explains to one of the employees. “All I need is an outlet.”
Anderson, who works as a part-time doula and yoga instructor, is here on behalf of the one-woman...
Source: TIME: Health - March 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abby Vesoulis and Mariah Espada Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature food insecurity Magazine Women in Crisis Source Type: news
Apples boost brain function and 'can reduce Alzheimer's risk'
Experts from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) observed the creation of memory-boosting neurons in the brain, due to compounds from apples. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Food waste researcher: We must learn that brown fruit isn't bad fruit
(University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science) We tend to avoid choosing apples with brown spots, assuming that they taste bad. But if we are to end food waste, we'll need to upend that assumption. UCPH researcher emphasizes that there's nothing wrong with oddly shaped or bruised apples. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
