Only Children Are No More Selfish Than Those With Siblings
By Emma Young
Do you think that an only child behaves differently to a kid with siblings? If you do, you’re hardly alone. Stereotypes about only children being spoiled, self-centred “little emperors” abound. In 2019, though, research in Germany concluded that while the idea that only children are more narcissistic is widespread, it’s wrong. Now a team in China has failed to find any evidence for another of the clichés: that only children are more selfish.
In a paper in Social Psychology and Personality Science, Xuegang Zheng at Shaanxi Normal University and colleagues first confirm that this...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - October 7, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Developmental Social Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 In 2022 – An Unexpected Reality
Last April, at the top of lockdowns and the pandemic we forecasted When And How COVID-9 Will End. Within these projections, we looked at how the pandemic can unfold – and when we could finally declare it’s over. Among the 3 scenarios we projected for 2021 last October, the most optimistic seemed the most unlikely (hence its name, the fairy-tale scenario), and everyone hoped for the second. At that time, wearing masks in 2022 did not seem likely – at all.
And still, here we are, heading towards a pessimistic scenario, living a future we should not have – let’s see how that is possible and where we are at.
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Source: The Medical Futurist - October 7, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Judit Kuszkó Tags: Covid-19 Forecast future lockdown vaccine virus Source Type: blogs
Police Union Chief Lacks Self ‐Awareness
David BoazChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that all city employees would have to be vaccinated by October 15. Like a lot of people, the head of the Chicago police union objected to the order. But I was struck by the lack of self ‐awareness inhis reaction:“We’re in America, G‐ddamn it. We don’t want to be forced to do anything. Period. This ain’t Nazi f—ing Germany.”Americans may notwant to be forced to doanything. But we certainlyare forced to do various things. And if we try to avoid doing what the government orders us to do, who enforces those laws and mandates? The police, of course...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 5, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Comparing nations on timeliness and coordination of health care
Commonwealth Fund - Aging populations present major challenges to health care systems around the world. The 2021 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey, conducted among adults age 65 and older between March and June 2021, provides insights about how well U.S. seniors fare relative to older adults in ten other high-income countries (including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands).Survey results (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 5, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS performance and productivity Source Type: blogs
When costs are a barrier to getting health care: reports from older adults in the United States and other high-income countries
Commonwealth Fund - This international survey compares the out-of-pocket spending and care-seeking experiences of older Americans with those of older adults in ten other high-income countries (including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands).Survey results (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 4, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Source Type: blogs
Some Key EASD News for T1D
This week, the European rival to the ADA Scientific Sessions known as EASD (which stands for the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) held its annual meeting, which was the organization ' s 57th Annual Meeting and it took place virtually (much like the ADA Scientific Sessions did this year) due to COVID-19. EASD was held from September 27, 2021 to October 1, 2021. In recent years, neither the ADA Scientific Sessions not the EASD Meetings have yielded many surprise findings or previously unknown product launches.My short summary is that Novo Nordisk is finally getting on the " smart pen " cap bandwagon, while riv...
Source: Scott's Web Log - October 1, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2021 Bigfoot Unity Companion Medical EASD FTC insulin prices Lilly Medtronic diabetes Novo Nordisk rebate reform Smart Pen Caps Smart Pens Source Type: blogs
Chip Detects Antibiotics in Exhaled Breath
Researchers at the University of Freiburg in Germany have developed a chip that can measure antibiotic levels in breath, potentially paving the way for rapid point-of-care antibiotic testing. Attaining the correct levels of antibiotics in the body is crucial to effectively treating infections and avoiding drug side-effects or the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The chip enables rapid and non-invasive antibiotic testing, potentially allowing for personalized drug therapy.
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing issue, and owes its proliferation to incorrect antibiotic usage. If administered at too low a dose,...
Source: Medgadget - September 29, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Medicine Source Type: blogs
Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Alzheimer's Treatment Seeks Volunteers
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The ADvance II Study sponsored by Functional Neuromodulation is currently seeking volunteers to participate in a clinical trial for mild Alzheimer’s disease.
With a lack of effective long-term treatments, researchers are working hard to find new and better future treatments for patients with Alzheimer’s. Advances in treatment are possible through volunteers participating in clinical research studies like ADvance II. The ADvance II Study is researching the use of a surgically implanted device that delivers mild electrical pulses to specific areas of the brain in people with Alzheimer’s. This deep brain stim...
Source: Minding Our Elders - September 29, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
There ’s Surprisingly Little Evidence Behind Common Beliefs About The Best Way For Immigrants To Adapt
By Emma Young
The world is full of migrants — not only refugees from places like Afghanistan and Syria, but also people who have travelled to study, or to work in another country. In fact, 281 million people live outside their country of birth or citizenship. They face all kinds of challenges, and adapting well to life in a new culture is a critical one.
Current thinking holds that what an immigrant does is important for how well they adapt both psychologically and socially. A combination of maintaining one’s own culture while also engaging in the mainstream culture is widely held to be the best strategy. This i...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - September 28, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Social Source Type: blogs
#Healthin2Point00, Episode 231 | Pager, Ovivia, Meru Health, and NOCD
It’s Telehealth Awareness Week! Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we cover Pager raising $70 million, bringing their total to $132.6 million. German-based company Ovivia gets $80 million, bringing their total to $127 million. Meru Health raises $38 million, and NOCD raises $33 million. —Matthew Holt (Source: The Health Care Blog)
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health in 2 Point 00 Health Tech Health Technology Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt Ovivia Pager Source Type: blogs
China and U.S. Housing Crises: Failures of Central Planning
Randal O'TooleEvergrande may not be China ’s “Lehman Brothers moment, ” but there are many parallels between the housing crises in China and the United States. Both are due to government control or regulation of land. Both see government planners deflecting attention from their inept policies by blaming someone else. Both have seen resulting remedies fail to do anyt hing about high housing prices.An Evergrande development that was being planned in 2020.More than half of China andnearly half the United States are agricultural lands, and in each case only a small portion of the total is actually used for growing...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 21, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Randal O ' Toole Source Type: blogs
Alaska Delegation Targets Cruise Ship Protectionism
Colin GrabowAfter decades of maritime protectionism diverting Alaska ‐bound cruise ships (and tourist dollars) to Canadian ports, some measure of common sense may finally prevail. Earlier this week Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)announced her forthcoming introduction of legislation to ease the burden of the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) on Alaska. In so doing, Murkowski will become the second member of Alaska ’s congressional delegation to target the PVSA in recent months, with Rep. Don Youngputting forth a separate bill in July to loosen the law ’s shackles.It ’s welcome news. Legislation to pare ba...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 17, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 vaccines: the state of the art
Effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccines appeared in record time, with 68% of Italians, 60% of Americans, and 32% of all human beings already having at least one dose. Most of the 138 candidates quit by Phase 2; the German mRNA vaccine CureVac went through an entire Phase 3 trial before flaming out with only 48% efficacy. WHO-approvedRead more …COVID-19 vaccines: the state of the art originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 17, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/susan-levenstein" rel="tag" > Susan Levenstein, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
More Laughing, More Thinking
By KIM BELLARD
There was a lot going on this week, as there always is, including the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the beginning of the NFL season, so you may have missed a big event: the announcement of the 31st First Annual Ig Nobel Awards (no, those are not typos).
What’s that you say — you don’t know the Ig Nobel Awards? These annual awards, organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research, seek to:
…honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative — and spur people’s interest in scie...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Research health research Ignobel Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
U.S. Patients Need U.S. FTC to Do More to Bring Rx Drug Prices Down to Earth
For a moment, try to answer the following question honestly:When are biosimilar insulins, even those which are designated by the FDA as " interchangable " with the innovator, MORE EXPENSIVE than the originator molecule the biosimilar is supposed to be a copy of? The correct answer is when a person with diabetes lives in the United States. It defies logic!In theory, the biosimilars should be cheaper because the work of developing, conducting clinical trials and whatnot is not the same to make a copy. The biosimilar doesn ' t have to go through the same process of conducting extensive three phases of clinical trial...
Source: Scott's Web Log - September 15, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Federal Trade Commission FTC PBM rebate reform rebates Source Type: blogs
