EPA Designates Two'Forever Chemicals' as Hazardous
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Two common PFAS " forever chemicals " have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency.The new designation, enacted under the country ' s Superfund law, will let the EPA investigate and clean up... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
The relationship between the atmospheric environment and road traffic fatalities - Shandong Province, China, 2012-2021 - Wang T, Chu J, Yao Z, Yang L, Lu Z, Tian G, Guo X, Jia C.
This study aims to analyze the potential impact of the meteorological environment and air pollutants on road traffic fatalities. METHODS: Road traffic fatality data in Shandong Province from 2012 to 2021 were obtained from the Populat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Collaborative virtual reality environment in disaster medicine: moving from single player to multiple learners - Abensur Vuillaume L, Goffoy J, Dubois N, Almoyner N, Bardet C, Dubreucq E, Klenkenberg S, Donneau AF, Dib C, Ghuysen A.
BACKGROUND: The use of virtual reality (VR) in healthcare education is on the increase. In disaster medicine, it could be a solution to the cost and logistic constraints for a "full-scale" scenarios. However, VR is mainly designed for single players, which... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Teaching children pedestrian safety in virtual reality via smartphone: a noninferiority randomized clinical trial - Schwebel DC, Johnston A, McDaniel D, Severson J, He Y, McClure LA.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether child pedestrian safety training in a smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) environment is not inferior to training in a large, semi-immersive VR environment with demonstrated effectiveness. METHODS: Five hundred 7- a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Weather, light and darkness in remote island policing: expanding the horizons of the criminological imagination - Souhami A.
The conceptual development of criminological scholarship has been inextricable with the city. This is particularly apparent in relation to policing, where foundational ideas about police work and culture are derived almost exclusively from research in citi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Heat literacy and adaptation among semi-rural community in Malaysia - Nellis S, Thu M, Ismail MR, Barteit S, Gouwanda D, B ärnighausen T, Su TT.
This study aimed to examine community perceptions of heat as a potential health hazard and ascertain the current heat protec... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
A combined grey multi criteria decision making model to evaluate public transportation systems - Çelikbilek Y, Moslem S, Duleba S.
Public transportation systems are very useful public services for the mobility of people. Besides, public transportation systems are in a critical position for the environmental issues such as air pollution, traffic, time, energy, etc. Improving the qualit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Unregulated social media as a toxin: New York City's public health action - Counts NZ, Avula D, Vasan A.
In 1538, Swiss physician and philosopher Paracelsus put forth the toxicology maxim that the dose makes the poison. In public health, this concept guides efforts to protect the population from environmental exposures where they live, work, and play through ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
How mental health nurses report their compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction: a cross-sectional study and the implications for healthcare leaders - Murray DD, Chiotu LB.
Compassion fatigue is the cost of caring for others in emotional pain where the helping professional absorbs the trauma of those they help and cannot detach emotionally at the end of the day. Stressful and perceived unsupportive work environments may leave... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Do longer fins improve ocean rescues? A comprehensive investigation into lifeguard performance and physiological impact - Ignacio-Rodr íguez I, Barcala-Furelos R, Rey E, Sanmartín-Montes M.
Coastal environments present dynamic challenges necessitating rapid and efficient responses during aquatic emergencies. Lifeguards, as pivotal links in the intervention chain, rely on various tools, with rescue time being paramount. The choice of fins, spe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Navigating threats of wildfires and individual rights to adopt 100% tobacco-free policy in rural California community colleges - Lui CK, Trieu SL, Gomes AM, Moose K, Dao L, Tehrani SH, Tong EK, Mulia N.
BACKGROUND: In California, all four-year public colleges have adopted 100% smoke-/tobacco-free policies (TFP) whereas community colleges (CCs), particularly rural CCs, are less likely to have tobacco-free environments. This raises concerns about health equ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mobile health screening model lowers costs, promotes sustainability
A new cancer screening service model developed by Italian researchers can reduce direct non-medical costs and improve environmental sustainability for breast cancer screening and other screening exams.
The investigators, led by doctoral candidate Vera Benedetto from the Health Science Interdisciplinary Center in Pisa, found that their model, which utilizes mobile cancer screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, reduced costs by over 95,000 euros ($101,155 U.S.) in terms of travel costs and productivity losses. It also reduced as much as 35 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)-equivalent travel emissions for a popula...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
April Market Forecast
The crypto market remains hot as investors continue to pile into new spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds ahead of the highly anticipated bitcoin halving event in April. At the same time, the global digital asset regulatory environment is coming into sharper focus for crypto investors. In…#ethereum #dogecoin #cardano #isharesbitcointrust #ibit #vaneckbitcointrust #hodl #genesis #gemini #jameswo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ticker: Feds allow higher ethanol gas this summer; Third channel opens after Baltimore bridge collapse
The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way for a higher blend of ethanol to be sold nationwide for the third summer in a row, citing global conflicts that it says are putting pressure on the world’s fuel supply. The agency announced Friday an emergency waiver that will exempt gasoline…#epa #michaelregan #ukraine #middleeast #midwestern #iowa #kimreynolds #baltimore #portofbaltimore #port (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Investors need to buckle up because this is the most dangerous time since the end of World War II, former top diplomat says
With geopolitical tensions soaring and a U.S. election looming that could redefine its role in the world, investors should brace for the extremely perilous environment they are in, said a veteran U.S. diplomat. Richard Haass, who was a top official in the State Department and is now senior…#richardhaass #statedepartment #centerviewpartners #bloombergtv #haass #democrats #republicans #usmexico #inaugurationday #donaldtrump (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
