Gay Rights and the Illiberal World
David BoazOn Monday, LGBT activists in Tbilisi, Georgia,called off a planned Pride March after hundreds of violent counter ‐protestersattacked activists and journalists.On Tuesday, WeChat, China ’s most popular social media service,shut down dozens of accounts on LGBT topics run by college students and nonprofit groups as part of a tightening of political control by the Communist Party.Three weeks ago, Hungary ’s parliamentpassed legislation that would ban the dissemination of content in schools deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change.And all these assaults on human rights reminded me ofa ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 7, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Reducing ED Visits with Remote Patient Monitoring in Primary Care
The combination of simple technology and good service is helping to make remote patient monitoring (RPM) a key part of keeping patients healthy for primary care physicians. The team at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University rolled out RPM and has seen a drop in avoidable ED visits and improved patient experience. Healthcare IT […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Administration Ambulatory Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Augusta University Chronic Care Management Dr. Janis Coffin Medical College of Georgia Medicare NavCare Primary Care Physician Remo Source Type: blogs
Are State Public Option Health Plans Worth It?
Erin C. Fuse Brown (Georgia State University), Katherine Gudiksen (UCSF/UC Hastings), Jaime S. King (The University of Auckland), Are State Public Option Health Plans Worth It?, 59 Harv. J. on Legis., (Forthcoming 2022): The 2020 coronavirus pandemic exposed the weaknesses... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - June 8, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Two Cheers for the Center for American Progress ’ Report on EU Defense
Justin LoganIn U.S. foreign policy debates, Europe gets short shrift. Not without justification, the continent is seen as mostly at peace, a place where people in well‐tailored suits and dresses can convene various boring panels about bureaucracy and cooperation in beautiful buildings. To be sure, Russia gnaws away here or there at parts of Ukraine or Georgia, but the large industrialized democracies of Western Europe are wealthy, strong, and at peace. It is understandable that the Middle East and Asia‐Pacific win more attention in Washington.At the same time, the United States maintains large, costly commitmen...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 7, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Justin Logan Source Type: blogs
Financial Stress In Early Adulthood Is Related To Physical Pain Decades Later
By Emily Reynolds
Pain is not a purely biological phenomenon: discrimination, anxiety around work, and general mental strain have all been shown to contribute to the experience of chronic pain. Many researchers therefore take a biopsychosocial approach, exploring the multifarious factors that impact on and are impacted by pain.
A new study in Stress & Health explores the long term consequences of social factors on pain. The team, from the universities of Georgia and South California, Los Angeles, specifically focus on families involved in the 1980s “farm crisis” in the US Midwest, a period where many lost th...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - May 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Health Money Source Type: blogs
Children and Disasters: The Essential Role of Children's Rights Law
Jonathan Todres(Georgia State University), Children and Disasters: The Essential Role of Children's Rights Law,2 Yearbook Int ’l Disaster L. 177 (2021): Although children constitute approximately one-third of the world’s population, they remain marginalized when it comes to law and policy discourses... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - May 25, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The Jones Act Should Be Waived, but More Substantive Changes Are Needed
Colin GrabowIn the wake of the Colonial Pipeline outage that has produced mounting fuel shortages along the East Coast, the Department of Transportation hasannounced that it is taking initial steps to determine if a Jones Act waiver is warranted. It ’s not hard to see why. Transporting a massive 100 million gallons of fuel per day, the Colonial Pipeline accounts for 45 percent of the fuel used on the East Coast. That ’s a huge supply gap to fill and, as the Energy Information Administrationpoints out, waterborne transport can play a key role:Markets along the Atlantic Coast with access to deepwater ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 12, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Reasons To Like Ranked ‐Choice Voting
Walter OlsonElectoral reform is an ever more polarized topic these days, but the reform known as ranked ‐choice voting, which has been making inroads lately, deserves the attention it’s been getting across party lines. New York City voters willuse RCV in the upcoming mayoral election— candidate Andrew Yang, for one, hassung its praises— while theVirginia GOP will use the method this weekend in picking candidates for statewide office. Utah Republicans, who ’ve done the same in the past, have a good explainer here on how it works. Together with many large cities, the states of Maine and more recently A...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 7, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
Implantable Hydrogel Helps Neurons Recover After Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) often lead to cognitive disabilities and permanent neural tissue damage, for which effective therapies do not exist. The serious cognitive impairments that patients experience and the burden on caretakers can be enormous, necessitating a constant search for treatments that may help.
Researchers at University of Georgia have now reported in journal Science Advances about a remarkable hydrogel they developed that seems to protect the brain from tissue loss after a TBI and even repair neural networks that were damaged.
The material, which the researchers call “brain glue,” is ...
Source: Medgadget - April 30, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Materials Neurology Neurosurgery Source Type: blogs
Ted Cruz Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
David BoazSenator Ted Cruz has harsh wordsin the Wall Street Journal for “woke” CEOs who criticize the new Georgia election law. But he doesn’t stop with a defense of the law or a recommendation that the CEOs stick to business. No, this paragon of limited government is threatening to hurt companies who express opinions he disagrees with:This is the point in the drama when Republicans usually shrug their shoulders, call these companies “job creators,” and start to cut their taxes. Not this time.This time, we won ’t look the other way on Coca-Cola’s $12 billion in back taxes owed. This time, when Majo...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 29, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
The Right to Remain Silent
David BoazUniversities, corporations, nonprofit groups, and other institutions are increasingly pressured to take positions on political issues such as climate change, systemic racism, diversity, and a new election law in Georgia.Writing at Arc Digital, Spencer Case warns of the consequences of this politicization:If most major corporations, scientific organizations, universities, and other prominent entities are committed to political goals —especially the same political goals—then personal neutrality will be difficult or impossible to maintain. Many people will be conscripted into political speech when they’d ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 21, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
A Pandemic Meets a Housing Crisis
Courtney Anderson (Georgia State University), A Pandemic Meets a Housing Crisis, COVID-19 Policy Playbook: Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future. Boston: Public Health Law Watch As we write in early 2021, there is a COVID-19 vaccine, a new... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 19, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable and At-Risk School-Age Children
Stacie Patrice Kershner (Georgia State University), Brooke Silverthorn (Georgia State University), Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable and At-Risk School-Age Children, COVID-19 Policy Playbook: Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future. Boston: Public Health Law Watch In March 2020, in... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 18, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Private Insurance Limits and Responses
Elizabeth Weeks (University of Georgia), Private Insurance Limits and Responses, COVID-19 Policy Playbook: Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future. Boston: Public Health Law Watch The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a number of existing flaws in the United States ’ patchwork... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 7, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Criminal Liability Is the Wrong Tool for Enforcing Election Laws
Jay SchweikertYesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kempsigned into law a massive overhaul of Georgia ’s elections laws. The96 ‐page bill addresses a wide range of subjects — amongst other things, it puts strict limits on mail‐in voting, expands access to early in‐person voting, adds new ID requirements, and creates new regulations for poll workers at voting stations.Election law is not my field of expertise, and I will leave to others to debate whether the changes to election procedures themselves are necessary or prudent. But what I am sure about is that enforcing mundane election proce...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 26, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jay Schweikert Source Type: blogs
