Disability and Development
Alan S. Gutterman (Entrepreneurship), Disability and Development (2023): The World Health Organization ( “WHO”) has reported that approximately 16% of the global population, over 1.3 billion people worldwide, had some form of disability, and that an additional 190 million people (3.8%... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 4, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
How to Talk to a Doc
BY KIM BELLARD
For better and for worse, our healthcare system is built around physicians. For the most part, they’re the ones we rely on for diagnoses, for prescribing medications, and for delivering care. And, often, simply for being a comfort.
Unfortunately, in 2023, they’re still “only” human, and they’re not perfect. Despite best intentions, they sometimes miss things, make mistakes, or order ineffective or outdated care. The order of magnitude for these mistakes is not clear; one recent study estimated 800,000 Americans suffering permanent disability or death annually. Whatever the real...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Diagnostic Error Iatric Systems Kim Bellard Medical errors Source Type: blogs
Fatty Acid Metabolism as a Commonality in Different Approaches to Slowing Aging
In this study, we report systemic changes in the molecular regulation of biological processes under multiple lifespan-extending interventions, by jointly leveraging systems-level analyses on two mouse liver proteomic datasets, which were generated in the NIA Longevity Consortium, and a previously published mouse liver transcriptomic dataset. Differential Rank Conservation (DIRAC) analyses of mouse liver proteomics and transcriptomics data show that mechanistically distinct lifespan-extending interventions (acarbose, 17α-estradiol, rapamycin, and calorie restriction) generally tighten the regulation of biological modules. ...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 2, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Disability Misappropriation
Ruth Colker (Ohio State University), Disability Misappropriation, Ohio St. L. Stud. Working Paper No. 785 (2023): This Article argues that disability misappropriation is a systemic problem that undermines movement toward disability justice. By disability misappropriation, this Article refers to the... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 1, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Removing AGEs from the Lens of the Eye to Treat Presbyopia
This study demonstrated that topical FAOD treatment resulted in an increase in lens power, which is approximately equivalent to the correction obtained by most reading glasses. The best results were obtained for the newer lenses. Simultaneously, a decrease in lens opacity was observed, which improved lens quality. We also demonstrated that topical FAOD treatment results in a breakdown of AGEs, as evidenced by gel permeation chromatography and a marked reduction in autofluorescence. This study demonstrated the therapeutic potential of topical FAOD treatment in presbyopia.
Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24087343 ...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 31, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Council of Canadians with Disabilities: Another Reminder to Resolve Cases on their Merits
Gerard Kennedy (University of Alberta), Council of Canadians with Disabilities: Another Reminder to Resolve Cases on their Merits, Sup. Ct. L. Rev. (2023): In British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, Wagner C.J., for a unanimous Supreme... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 30, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The 2023 Disability Data Report
Jill Hanass-Hancock (South African Medical Research Council), GVS Murthy (Indian Institute of Public Health), Michael Palmer (University of Western Australia), Monica Pinilla-Roncancio (Universidad de los Andes), The 2023 Disability Data Report, Fordham Res. Consortium on Disability (2023): The 2023 report... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 29, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Director, Application Development and Integrations
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Director, Application Development and Integrations position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is a hybrid position requiring one day in either the Manhattan, New York office or the Albany, New York office.
Here’s a description of the position:
New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaborativel...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Application Development and Integrations Director Jobs Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers New York eHealth Collaborative New York Health IT Jobs NYeC Source Type: blogs
Businesses and Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Alan S. Gutterman (Entrepreneurship | Human Rights), Businesses and Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2023): International human rights standards were originally written by States to create a framework and set of goals for governmental action relating to respecting, protecting,... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 26, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The 2022 Disability Data Report
Sophie Mitra (Fordham University), Jaclyn Yap (Fordham University), The 2022 Disability Data Report (2022): Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities Achieving rights as stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 25, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Tracing the Welfare-Rights Connection in American Disability Policymaking
David Pettinicchio (University of Toronto), Tracing the Welfare-Rights Connection in American Disability Policymaking, Elgar Handbooks in Social Policy and Welfare (2023): The movement to incorporate disability rights within national social policy objectives in the United States began with entrepreneurial policymakers... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 22, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Don ’t Wait for A Lawsuit to Address Accessibility
The following is a guest article by Bob Farrell, VP, Solution Delivery & CX Practice at Applause
When it comes to healthcare, inclusivity is not a nice to have, but rather an absolute necessity. In healthcare, many patients have short- or long-term needs for accessible experiences. A lack of accessible experiences exposes companies to liability, and more importantly, their customers to faulty care. Failing to comply with accessibility standards puts patients at risk and opens the door to very expensive litigation. Meanwhile, conformance to standards should merely be a first step.
Full digital accessibility has many ben...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Regulations Accessibility Ada Applause Bob Farrell Healthcare Accessibility Inclusive Healthcare People with Disabilit Source Type: blogs
The Sweet Spot of Health Care Cost Containment
BY BEN WHEATLEY
As health care continues to move in the direction of unaffordability, policy makers are considering a range of options to bring down health care costs. The Health Affairs Committee on Health Care Spending and Value has identified four broad areas for reform, including administrative savings, price regulation and supports for competition, spending growth targets, and value-based payment. These measures appropriately target health care’s supply side and the excesses that exist in the health care system.
In this blog, I would like to highlight another avenue for savings: one that focuses on the demand ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Ben Wheatley Health Care Cost Containment Health care spending Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 17th 2023
In conclusion, the longevity-associated genotype of FLT1 may confer increased lifespan by protecting against mortality risk posed by hypertension. We suggest that FLT1 expression in individuals with longevity genotype boosts vascular endothelial resilience mechanisms to counteract hypertension-related stress in vital organs and tissues.
Resistance Exercise Slows the Onset of Pathology in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/07/resistance-exercise-slows-the-onset-of-pathology-in-a-mouse-model-of-alzheimers-disease/
With the caveat that mouse models of Alzheimer'...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 16, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
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To meet the needs of working-age adults with disabilities, policymakers could collect data on disability prevalence and demand for long-term services and supports.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - July 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christina Wu, Corinne Lewis Source Type: blogs
