Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 29th October, 2022.
This report presents CDC findings on telehealth use trends in 2021. It includes data from the National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative household survey conducted throughout the year by the National Center for Health Statistics. -----https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-10-13/women-older-adults-more-likely-to-use-telemedicine-in-2021Who Used Telemedicine in 2021?New data shows which groups have been most likely to use a health care option popular during the pandemic.By Christopher WolfOct. 13, 2022, at 12:01 a.m.More than 1 in 3 adults used telemedicine in the past year in 2021, ac...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 29, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Hoist with one ’ s own petard
” Hoist with one’s own petard” – to fall victim to one’s scheming.
As with so many phrases its origins lie with Shakespeare, and specifically the play Hamlet, wherein Hamlet tells his mother, Gertrude, how he hopes to outwit Rosencrantz and Guildenstern who have been ordered to take him England and have him killed.
For ’tis the sport to have the enginer
Hoist with his own petard; and ’t shall go hard
So, the word engineer, etymologically related to ingenious was in Shakespearean times not a maker or controller of machines, but a bomb-maker, a petard being a small bomb. To be hoist would i...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - October 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
Little and Large
My friend Andy, who, like myself, is a keen amateur wildlife photographer, often asks me questions about the birds and butterflies he photographs. I can usually come up with an answer. But, today, we were talking about Little Owls and he casually referred to the species as the Small Owl. As far as I know, there is no species known as the Small Owl. I pointed this out and he came back with an intriguing question. Why are the birds “Little” but the butterflies “Small”?
The Little Owl species does not have a counterpart Large Owl
For example, among the birds, we have Little Owl, Little Gull, Little Sti...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - October 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Education Lepidoptera Source Type: blogs
Federal Reserve: High Pay, Low Performance
Chris EdwardsEconomists are blaming today ’s high inflation on excess federal spending, supply disruptions, and misjudgments by the Federal Reserve. With inflation running at 8 percent, the Fed clearly failed its mission to hold inflation to 2 percent.John Cochranenoted that the Fed “was completely surprised by the surge of inflation, and through most of [2021] insisted it would be ‘transitory,’ and go away on its own. That turned out to be a major institutional failure.” Jim Dornargued, “The Fed’s forecasts, based on complex economic models of the economy, have been error‐prone for years.”Another p...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 25, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 24th 2022
This study shows the uncoupling of lifespan and healthspan parameters (aerobic fitness and spontaneous activity) and provides new insights into SIRT3 function in CR adaptation, fuel utilization, and aging.
HDL Level, Age, and Smoking are the Largest Determinants of Mortality Risk in Old People
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2022/10/hdl-level-age-and-smoking-are-the-largest-determinants-of-mortality-risk-in-old-people/
An interesting epidemiological study here stratifies the contributions of various metrics to mortality in later life, age 70 and older. The authors find that the largest effects arise...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 23, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Testing Narrow Epigenetic Clocks in Centenarians
Many different epigenetic clocks have been proposed and tested in recent years, all using different weighted combinations of DNA methylation status at various CpG sites on the genome, some using fewer than ten sites, others using hundreds of sites. DNA methylation is in constant flux, regulating gene expression in cells, but some changes are characteristic of age, and machine learning approaches have produced clocks with strong correlations to chronological age. Where clock age is higher than chronological age, individuals have been shown to have greater incidence and risk of age-related disease and mortality.
Resea...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 18, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
A couple of things . . . .
Just to be clear, and I say this in no uncertain terms with the backing of the CDC, FDA, Dr. Peter Hotez, and innumerable other experts,the Surgeon General of Florida is a quack. This is not debatable, it is a fact. However, I didn ' t need all these other experts to confirm it because I am qualified to figure it out for myself. I am an actual expert on clinical research, and I can tell when a paper is bullshit. I am an academic editor for a medical journal and I peer review publications all the time. So don ' t try to tell me what to think about this, if you are actually completely ignorant of these matters. With tha...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 12, 2022 Category: American Health 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 11, 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 11, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 7th October 2022
Some recent things it might help to know.ResearchAlternative to intensive management of the active phase of the second stage of labor: a multicenter randomized trial (Phase Active du Second STade trial) among nulliparous women with an epidural. Trial conducted in France. (L)Midwifery continuity of care: a scoping review of where, how, by whom and for whom. Continuity of care in this context is care being provided by the same midwife. Declaration of interest - I found out about this one as it cites a study I did the literature searching for! Related to that is this letter from NHS Eng...
Source: Browsing - October 7, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery 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
Explorations in French Health Care! (Or what I did on my vacation!)
By MATTHEW HOLT
This is a personal story about this blog’s publisher (me!) but it has just enough health care stuff to keep it relevant!
This year I finally got invited on the annual mountain bike ride run by my friend JB and his ex Taiwan/Hong Kong buddies. I’ve actually been practicing and training most of the summer and arrived pretty confident even though I knew it would be tough. This edition is in Provence in France.
Before it all went wrong
And then…..2 hours in on the first day it turns out I was too confident…
Back in 2002 I smashed my knee snowboarding into a tree. When I tol...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Patients French health care Matthew Holt Source Type: blogs
DiGA: How Germany Channeled Digital Health Apps Into Its Healthcare System
Digital health applications and solutions are increasingly becoming part of our healthcare experience. Partially because they offer fast and convenient solutions for problems arising from capacity shortages of the traditional medical systems (like skin checking apps), or because they enhance the capabilities of doctors, medical personnel, or hospitals (like sepsis watch algorithms or A.I. diagnostics models).
While these apps are available in a large number of medical specialities, channelling them into state-run healthcare systems to harness the benefits on population-wide scales is challenging.
Germany’s Di...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Digital Health Research Healthcare Policy healthcare system germany digital health apps DIGA Source Type: blogs
" And then a Plank in Reason, broke, "
“I am dead.” In terms of possible delusions in living human beings,Le d élire des négations—the nihilistic delusion that one is dead —evokes the most harrowing existence imaginable. The French neurologistJules Cotard first described the syndrome that bears his name (1882,English translation):I hazard the name ofdelirium of negations to designate the state of the patients ... in whom the negative disposition is carried to the highest degree. [They are] asked their name – they have no name; their age – they are ageless; where were they born – they were not born; ... if they have a headache, s...
Source: The Neurocritic - September 30, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
55 Thursday Blessings and Quotes for a Happy Day
In today’s post I’d like to simply share the best and most powerful Thursday blessings and quotes.
I hope these timeless thoughts will help you to make this a positive, uplifting and kind day where you both feel gratitude for what you have and feel motivated to go after your goals and dreams.
And if you want even more inspiration for a positive and blessed day then check out this post with quotes on thankfulness and this one filled with quotes on dealing with your own and other’s jealousy and envy.
The Best Thursday Morning Blessings and Quotes
“Have a wonderful and blessed Thursday! Make the most of this day!”
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Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - September 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Subsidies to Nuclear Power in the Inflation Reduction Act
David Kemp andPeter Van DorenLast month, the United States enacted theInflation Reduction Act (IRA), purportedly to address rising inflation. In practice, though, the act mainly serves as a vehicle for some of President Biden ’s and the Democrat’s legislative priorities. The act includes many provisions to subsidize clean power plants, including nuclear generators.Many believe that nuclear is the perfect solution to climate change. It is a zero-carbon power source that is nearly constantly available unlike intermittent renewable sources, such as wind and solar. Ourrecent working paper examines the economics of nuclear ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 28, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David Kemp, Peter Van Doren Source Type: blogs
