Statement to the Randolph County (NC) Commissioners Regarding a Taxpayer " Bail-Out " of Randolph Hospital
You get tired of playing the game - or banging your head against stone walls. For weeks, I have been resolved to appear at tonight ' sPublic Hearing at the old Asheboro Courthouse - in which Randolph County Commissioners will take up the matter of going into massive debt (by applying for a loan from the state) to keep Randolph Health from closing its doors in late January or February.But I cannot . . . and will not even try to . . . cram 22 years into 3 minutes. I can actually make the statement in 8 or 9 minutes, but not 3. The hospital has pontificated from its various soapboxes and manipulated the...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - November 21, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
TWiV 574: How economics shapes science
From Georgia State, Vincent speaks with economics professor Paula Stephan about the ways science is supported in the US, how universities offload risks, the absence of risk-taking, and much more. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 574 (43 MB .mp3, 71 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 17, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology economics Paula Stephan research grants research publications research suppport science scientific research viral virues virus Source Type: blogs
Handling College After a Loss to Suicide
The swirl of moving away from home for the first time, making new friends, and mastering higher level academics is tough enough for anyone, but young adults who must make this transition or return to classes after losing a parent, sibling, friend, or significant other to suicide are being asked to tackle new surroundings and heavy course loads at the worst possible time.
Dr. Ann Phillips, who worked in the counseling field for over 40 years, shared how the University of West Georgia (UWG) in Carrollton, Georgia, helps students, faculty, and parents cope.
The mission of UWG’s Prevent Program is to prevent suicides fro...
Source: World of Psychology - November 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jan McDaniel Tags: College Grief and Loss Suicide Depression grieving Survivors Guilt Source Type: blogs
3D Printed Liquid Biopsy Device Captures Most Cancer Cells
Circulating tumor cells can point to the existence of cancer and provide information about its progression. Capturing these cells remains a tricky process. Dozens of devices have been developed that do their best to grab onto only the cancer cells being looked for, but they all suffer from problems such as poor efficiency, damage to the captured cells, and manufacturing complexity.
Researchers at Georgia Tech have now 3D printed a device that works in a novel way to filter out red and white blood cells, leaving only tumor cells that are unharmed and ready for genetic analysis.
The device requires very little prep wor...
Source: Medgadget - November 5, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Diagnostics Genetics Oncology Pathology Source Type: blogs
The Untold Reality of Medical Device Shortages in the U.S.
Chaun Powell
Soumi Shah
By CHAUN POWELL, MBA and SOUMI SAHA, PharmD, JD
Say the word “shortage” to a healthcare professional and chances are the first thing that will come to mind is drug shortages. With good reason, too – there are more than 100 drugs currently at risk or not readily available for U.S. hospitals, according to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug shortage list.
Shortages don’t just apply to drugs, however, and as 2019 has shown, healthcare providers must become more focused on shortages of the medical device variety. The shutdown of multiple medical device sterilization...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy Chaun Powell Drug shortages FDA medical device shortages Premier Soumi Saha Source Type: blogs
Want Americans to Buy U.S. Products? Dump the Jones Act.
Colin GrabowJones Act supportersoftenargue that the law, which mandates the use of U.S.-flagged, U.S.-built vessels that are at least 75 percent U.S. owned and crewed for purposes of domestic transport, epitomizes President Trump ’s philosophy of “America First.” But as a newWall Street Journaleditorial points out, the truth is perhaps closer to the opposite:[The Jones Act is] a particular problem for liquid natural gas, since there are zero LNG tankers that meet Jones Act rules. That means Puerto Rico effectively is barred from importing gas from LNG terminals in Georgia or Louisiana. As a result, it apparently tu...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 4, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Remembering Don Smith
Peter Goettler andRobert A. LevyOur entire Cato community is deeply saddened by the passing of Donald G. Smith. Don was a longstanding member of Cato ’s board of directors, a generous benefactor of the Institute, and a great champion of liberty. But above all, he was a dear friend to so many of us.We ’ve known few who have been as dedicated to advancing liberty as Don. A brilliant investor who formed his own firm, Donald Smith& Co., in 1980, Don placed his success squarely in the service of human freedom. He was an important partner of not only the Cato Institute, but many organizations working to create a freer Am...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 31, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Peter Goettler, Robert A. Levy Source Type: blogs
Viral Agents of Childhood Respiratory Tract Infection in the United States
As of October, 2019 Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series contain details of 69,204 epidemiological surveys – of which 1,107 (1.6%) are related to the prevalence of specific viral species in patients with respiratory tract infection. [1-3]
The following chronology of published studies summarizes the relative proportion of viral agents associated with non-influenza childhood respiratory infection in the United States. Additional details and primary references are available on request.
1976 – 2001 Tennessee
hMPV accounted for 20% of acute respiratory illness among children ages 0 to 5 years having ...
Source: GIDEON blog - October 25, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology ProMED Source Type: blogs
Analysis Reveals that 44% of State Health Departments are Not Explicitly Warning Youth Not to Vape THC and Three States are Committing Public Health Malpractice
This is part 1 of an analysis of the health warnings that state health departments are issuing to the public regarding the outbreak of vaping-associated respiratory illness. Here, I analyze the warnings issued by the first 25 states (Alabama through Montana).For each state, after briefly summarizing the warning, I categorize the warning based on three criteria:Is there an explicit warning not to vape THC?Does the warning inform the public that THC vape cartridges are playing a major role in the outbreak?Does the warning mention THC at all?Based on the warning and these three criteria, I then classify the state health depar...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - October 24, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Support Groups: Are They for You?
No matter what challenges you are facing — cancer, caregiving, addiction, behavior disorders and many more — there are local and online support groups where you can talk to people who understand. Those who are struggling with similar situations, others who have found ways to cope, and professionals who often facilitate meetings can all provide a shelter where you can express your honest thoughts, hear what has worked for those around you, and find compassion and strength in the words of other people.
Look for safety.
Gatherings sponsored by reliable organizations will emphasize confidentiality and respect f...
Source: World of Psychology - October 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jan McDaniel Tags: Self-Help Treatment Group Therapy Support Group Source Type: blogs
You Can't Copyright the Law
Trevor Burrus andSam SpiegelmanGeorgia gives the legal resource database Lexis an exclusive copyright to publish the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA), thus restricting its citizens ’ ability to access and understand the laws that bind them. Public.Resource.org (PRO) is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the public’s access to government records and primary legal materials. PRO purchased all 186 printed volumes of the OCGA, scanned them, and uploaded them to their website t o be freely accessed. The Georgia Code Revision Commission sent letters to PRO demanding that they take the OCGA down, but PRO refused, pro...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 16, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Trevor Burrus, Sam Spiegelman Source Type: blogs
Goodreads Book Giveaway
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Source: Dr. Deborah Serani - October 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: book giveaway Source Type: blogs
SLPs in SNFs Share Stories of PDPM-Related Layoffs, Treatment and Pay Cuts
Last Saturday, speech-language pathologist Summer Branch went to work as usual at the two skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) she traversed. Both West Texas facilities contract with a larger rehabilitation company, and Branch was surprised to get a call from the company’s regional manager when she clocked out of work that day.
The manager told her that, as of that minute, the job she’d had for four years was terminated due to staffing changes. “I just didn’t see it coming,” Branch says.
Suddenly, she no longer had health insurance. But, if she wanted, she could opt for pro re nata (PRN) employment, in which the com...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 7, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bridget Murray Law Tags: Health Care Slider Speech-Language Pathology Cognitive Rehabilitation medicare patient-driven payment model rehabilitation companies skilled nursing facilities SNFs Swallowing Disorders Source Type: blogs
Walmart Expands the Range of Services of Walmart Health
I have posted a number of recent notes about CVS' initiatives in primary care (see, for example:Push-Pull at Work in the Expansion of CVS Health into Primary Healthcare). Its major competitor in this space (i.e., healthcare offered in big-box and retail drug stores) is Walmart and a recent article discussed how the company is greatly expanding its range of services (see:Walmart tests dentistry and mental care as it moves deeper into primary health), Below is an excerpt from it:Walmart is opening up a new health clinic, calledWalmart Health, in Georgia....At the new clinic, the company will offer hearing tests, 60-minut...
Source: Lab Soft News - October 3, 2019 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Testing Cost of Healthcare Healthcare Delivery Healthcare Innovations Hospital Financial Medical Consumerism Public Health Telemedicine Source Type: blogs
First Portable Brain-Computer Interface to Control Wheelchairs, TVs, Computers
Brain-computer interfaces have the potential to give severely disabled people the ability to easily control their wheelchairs, televisions, and other devices. Existing technologies suffer from a number of limitations, though, making them impractical for real-world applications.
One is that non-invasive brain wave monitoring currently requires large and uncomfortable electroencephalography caps with wet electrodes, wires, and associated adhesives. All this can be difficult and cumbersome, unlike simply putting on a hat and having things work right away.
Now, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, University o...
Source: Medgadget - September 25, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Neurology Rehab Source Type: blogs
