The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 27, 2022 Edition-----In the UK we have a political farce running with only a day or so to run when you read this, with a new PM (Rishi Sunak) in place..In the US the mid-term elections are coming in a week or so, thus some concern as to where the US is going!In China Xi has his third 5 year term so we all wonder how that will turn out!In OZ we have has a Budget with floods, inflation, data leaks, the threat of recession, Medicare concerns and other issues just rolling on! At least the Budget does not seem to have broken anything!Overall an ‘omnishambles’ as they say!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/wo...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The #1 Secret Weapon for Healing Mental Health
Life is tough.
There is so much worry and sadness. Listlessness, obsessive thinking and overall lack of energy are just some of the symptoms that are telltale signs of underlying depression and anxiety.
How do people deal with these mental health issues? There’s medication, of course, but understandably, not everyone is interested in medicating.
Psychotherapy has helped lots of people but I’ve seen that 1/3 of the people who go to psychotherapy find that it doesn’t help. As Deepak Chopra noted, “75% of people who improve their psychological state do so not with a therapist’s help, but by thems...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - October 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Faigie Kobre Tags: creativity depression featured philosophy psychology self-improvement Source Type: blogs
Why Would Mom Choose to Smell Rather Than Use Incontinence Products?
Dear Carol: My mom is only 79 but she has a lot of health problems including lung disease requiring oxygen. She receives good health care through her Medicare policies, and she doesn't need help around the house other than what I can provide by going to see her two or three times a week. Since we live near each other, that's not a problem. The problem is she leaks urine. She doesn't leak constantly, but she does smell most of the time even though she showers. I've told her that she should try some pads, but she refuses, saying that she doesn't need them. Why will she agree to use oxygen but then feel insu...
Source: Minding Our Elders - October 26, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - October 25, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and any related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon, a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The Best Way To Put A Crying Baby Back To Sleep (M)
Just holding the infant is not enough, researchers found. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - October 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Child Psychology subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
Heart disease in pregnancy? Cardiology Basics
Changes in blood circulation during pregnancy and labour can adversely affect many of the significant heart diseases. Increase in blood volume and heart rate are the important factors during pregnancy. Increase in blood volume is needed to give enough nutrients and oxygen to the growing baby. Nutrients and oxygen are transferred to the baby through the placenta during pregnancy, though there is no actual mixing of the blood of the baby and mother. In general, obstructive lesions and complex cyanotic congenital heart diseases have high risk in pregnancy.
Obstructive lesions like severe aortic stenosis and mitral stenosis a...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 21, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 20, 2022 Edition-----In the US we have just had the usual mass-shootings last week! Hard to know why the population put up with it. On a larger scale the war is seemingly just getting worse and more lethal. While there is assassination there must be hope!In the UK all eyes are on just when the Truss implosion will actually happen.In OZ the biggest news has been the really Biblical floods in SE Australia, The Budget is also getting close!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/policy/tax-and-super/average-tax-rate-to-hit-record-high-this-decade-with-or-without-stage-three-cuts-20221008-p5bo78Average tax rate to h...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
What is TAPVC? Cardiology Basics
TAPVC stands for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. It is also known as TAPVD or total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. Normally, pulmonary veins join the left atrium. When it drains to the right atrium through one of the blood vessels leading to the right atrium, it is known as TAPVC. If only some of the four pulmonary veins join the right side of the heart, then it is called PAPVC or partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
When all the pulmonary veins join the right side of the heart instead of the left side, an atrial septal defect (ASD) is needed to maintain life. Otherwise body will not get any o...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 19, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Batman catching babies
Whenever asked, I hesitate to tell people what I do because when a young man says: “I’m a gynecologist,” he never seems to be taken quite so seriously. “No, really, I am” – “Oh.” Instead, I opt for the more charming “I deliver babies” line. Works every time. And why is that? What about birth
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Batman catching babies originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jacques Balayla, MD, MPH Tags: Physician OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
Progress Happens … Slowly
David BoazPresident Biden is taking some baby steps toward drug policy reform, a move I recommendedin the New York Times 34 years ago. As I wrote then:Prohibition of alcohol in the 1920 ’s failed because it proved impossible to stop people from drinking. Our 70‐year effort at prohibition of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin has also failed. Tens of millions of Americans, including senators, presidential candidates, a Supreme Court nominee and conservative journalists, have brok en the laws against such drugs. Preserving laws that are so widely flouted undermines respect for all laws....Our efforts to crack down on ille...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 8, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz 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
TLC Todd-versations: Todd Linsky in Conversation with Dr. Alan Greene
Todd Linsky, a food and organic industry veteran, hosts the podcast Todd-versations. He interviews guests from around the globe — influencers, leaders, and innovators in their respective fields. In this episode, Todd and Dr. Greene discuss the pediatric roots of longevity, the importance of nutrition in health, Dr. Greene’s reasons for creating DrGreene.com, his next projects, and a whole host of side topics.
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Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 6, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Source Type: blogs
San Diego Postdoctoral Scholars Program Enhances Diversity in Biomedical Research
“I’m most proud of how this program is truly impacting the diversity of academia by including individuals from backgrounds historically underrepresented in STEM and the biomedical research workforce,” says JoAnn Trejo, Ph.D., professor at University of California San Diego (UCSD) and director of San Diego’s Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA). The program, now in its 20th year of NIGMS funding, aims to train a diverse group of postdoctoral fellows (postdocs) for both the teaching and independent research aspects of a career as a professor in the biomedical sciences.
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Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 5, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Some Historical Perspective on U.S. Fertility Decline
Vanessa Brown CalderOver the last decade and a half, fertility rates in the U.S. have declined from above‐replacement at the top of the Great Recession, to below replacement rate a few years later. Since then, fertility rates have continued along a downward trajectory.More recently, the total fertility rate —a measure of the expected number of children a woman will have if she survives her reproductive years, and a sum of age‐specific fertility rates—declined torecord lows (1.64) during the pandemic. In 2021, U.S. births ticked up enough to put birth rates inline with their pre ‐pandemic, downward ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 4, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Vanessa Brown Calder Source Type: blogs
Premature babies grow up. It ’s time to pay attention. [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Premature babies (a.k.a. preemies) and their families are increasingly becoming a powerful voice in society. Life in and after the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is like being dropped off a cliff. I support the preemie community from pregnancy to NICU to home and
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Premature babies grow up. It’s time to pay attention. [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 3, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
