New York City, Rhode Island, and Now Minnesota Defy the “Crack House Statute”
Jeffrey A. SingerMinnesota Governor Tim Walz signedSenate File 2974, the Omnibus Human Services appropriations bill into law on Wednesday, May 24. Among the most notable features of the spending bill is that itappropriates $55.49 million in one ‐time grants in 2024 for:[O]rganizations to establish safe recovery sites that offer harm reduction services and supplies,including but not limited to safe injection spaces; sterile needle exchange; naloxone rescue kits; fentanyl and other drug testing; street outreach; educational and referral services; health, safety, and wellness services; and access to hygiene and sanitatio...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 25, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Using Robots and Artificial Intelligence to Search for New Medicines
Courtesy of Dr. Adam Gormley.
Adam Gormley, Ph.D., describes himself as a creative and adventurous person—albeit, not creative in the traditional sense. “Science allows me to be creative; to me, it’s a form of art. I love being outdoors, going on sailing trips, and spending time adventuring with my family. Research is the same—it’s an adventure. My creative and adventurous sides have combined into a real love for science,” he says. Dr. Gormley currently channels his passion for science into his position as an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey.
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Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 24, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Cells Tools and Techniques Bioinformatics Computational Biology Medicines Profiles Source Type: blogs
Cell Culture Chamber Mimics Mechanical States of Disease
Researchers at the University of Göttingen in Germany have developed a cell culture chamber that lets them culture tissue samples, mimic the mechanical conditions that tissues experience in various disease states, and closely monitor tissue reactions. The technology could be particularly useful for pre-clinical drug testing, allowing researchers to test the effects of various drug candidates on tissues without the need to use experimental animals. The chamber includes elastic posts to which muscle fibers can attach and pull against, and permits high-resolution microscopy so that the researchers can appraise how the tissue...
Source: Medgadget - May 23, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology Medicine Pathology uniGoettingen Source Type: blogs
Does Your Team Have These Modern Skills to Protect Healthcare Data?
The following is a guest article by Ameesh Divatia, Co-Founder and CEO at Baffle
Healthcare organizations were early adopters for protecting data in the modern environment — from stringent compliance regulations to the need to share health records between offices securely. However, protecting patient data has grown more complex in recent years with the influx of new regulations, cloud computing and myriad other factors.
The modern healthcare IT team must possess an array of emerging skills that allow practices to share data while ensuring that no one but the intended targets gain access to it. Let’s explore the evoluti...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 23, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy 21st Century Cures Act Ameesh Divatia asset management Baffle Baffle Inc. Bring Your Own Key B Source Type: blogs
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To be clear, we are not talking about people who have committed serious felonies. That is another discussion. But the large majority of people who are involved with the criminal justice system are charged with fairly minor offenses -- what may be labeled disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, shoplifting or other petty theft, maybe getting in a fight or vandalizing property of someone they ' re mad at. As we have seen, a lot of these people have diagnosable mental and/or substance use disorder, limited education and job skills. As we have also seen, if they are convicted (or more realisti...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Tennessee Leads the Way in Removing Barriers to Foreign Doctors
Jeffrey A. SingerI have long beencalling for states to make it easier for doctors who are licensed and experienced in other countries to serve patients in this country. States require such doctors to repeat their entire residency training in an accredited residency program in the United States —even if they have been practicing successfully for years in their home countries—and pass the standardized U.S. Medical Licensing Exam. These onerous requirements deprive state residents of competent care from experienced physicians, many of whom are unable to find residency positions or cannot afford to start all over again. Ma...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 18, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
How to Upgrade House Stablecoin Bill 2.0 to Version 2.1
Jack Solowey andJennifer J. SchulpTomorrow, the House Financial Services Committee ’s Digital Assets Subcommittee will holdanother hearing on stablecoins (crypto tokens pegged to the value of another asset like the U.S. dollar).Ahead of the hearing, the Subcommittee released two new discussion drafts of stablecoin legislation, a 74 ‐pager and a 34 ‐pager. These drafts appear to be thereportedseparatepartisan efforts by Democrats and Republicans after they essentially disowned an earlier bipartisan draft —the “ugly baby” they were at one point co‐parenting.Whereas the 74 ‐page draft is striki...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 17, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jack Solowey, Jennifer J. Schulp Source Type: blogs
Webinar for NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15) Programs
Are you or other principal investigators at your institution preparing a grant application for the NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15)? If so, please join our upcoming webinar, “The NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15) . . . What You Need to Know!” to learn about the various NIH R15 programs, which one NIGMS participates in, and application components. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions:
Thursday, June 15, 2:30-3:30 p.m. ET
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This webinar will explore how R15 programs can unlock the potential for educational institutions to conduct meritorious resea...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 17, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events AREA Webinars Source Type: blogs
Revolutionizing health care: lessons from Michael Jordan ’ s partnership with Nike
One of the more-anticipated movie releases in my household this spring was Air, which tells the story of Nike’s now-famous partnership with Michael Jordan. Their landmark shoe deal redefined what it meant to be a professional athlete: players evolved beyond serving as brand ambassadors to become brands unto themselves. Jordan’s partnership with Nike marked a
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Revolutionizing health care: lessons from Michael Jordan’s partnership with Nike originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chris Grant Tags: Finance Practice Management Source Type: blogs
High Court Approves California ’s Pork Production Standards
Walter OlsonThe Supreme Court has ruled that California may prohibit the in ‐state sale of pork raised out of state by methods it deems inhumane, rejecting a constitutional challenge raised by pork producers who had argued that the law would badly disrupt the economies of other states. In so doing the Court appears to have significantly whittled down the scope of the so‐called Dormant Commerce Clause, a clause that has been drawn skepticism from Justices including the late Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch. While the new decision is a complex one with multiple opinions, it appears to give the g...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 12, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Taking Charge of Your Children ’s Education
Colleen HroncichMy oldest child is graduating from college tomorrow, so it has me thinking about our educational journey —which could best be described as eclectic. At various times, we used private school, district school, and cyber charter school. But we ultimately landed on homeschooling. That doesn’t mean they were literally learning at home every day. My kids participated in co‐ops, hybrid classes, dual enrollment, athletics, and more. This gave them access to experts and plenty of social time.It can be scary taking charge of your children ’s education—I remember feeling very relieved when my oldest recei...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 12, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Wanted: Research Capacity Building Program Director
We’re recruiting an accomplished scientist to manage a portfolio of research grants in our Division for Research Capacity Building (DRCB). Job responsibilities involve working collaboratively with other staff to stimulate, plan, advise, direct, and evaluate program activities related to their field of expertise. The candidate selected will manage grants funded through the Native American Research Centers for Health and Institutional Development Award programs (visit the DRCB website for a full list of programs).
Applicants should have a bachelor’s or graduate/higher level advanced degree in a medica...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 10, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs
Career Conversations: Q & A With Biochemist Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Credit: CUNY School of Medicine.
“One of the biggest things I hope for in my career is that in 20 years, I still feel the same joy and enthusiasm for research and training that I feel now,” says Prabodhika Mallikaratchy, Ph.D., a professor in the department of molecular, cellular, and biomedical sciences at the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine. Dr. Mallikaratchy talks with us about her career path, research on developing new immunotherapies and molecular tools using nucleic acids, and her belief in the importance of being passionate about your career.
Q: How did you first become interested in ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 10, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Tools and Techniques DNA Medicines Profiles Proteins Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: The man grants permission
Ezra 6 probably requires some historical context that the book itself does not provide. Darius was a cousin of Cyrus the great, who usurped the Persian throne in 522 BCE, eight years after the death of Cyrus. So, on the one hand it is plausible that he would not have known about Cyrus ' s orders concerning the Jewish temple and so would have had to search the records, on the other hand the chronology doesn ' t seem entirely plausible. The temple should have been finished, or at least well on the way, by this time. Also, the mention of Ataxerxes, who took the throne in 465 BCE, is entirely anachronistic. The muddled ch...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Wanted: NIGMS Program Directors
We’re recruiting accomplished scientists for positions in our Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB) and Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (GMCDB). The successful applicants will be responsible for scientific and administrative management of a portfolio of research grants and/or research training grants and career development awards, and will stimulate, plan, advise, direct, and evaluate program activities related to their field of expertise.
The two BBCB program director positions support research and training portfolios in biophys...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 3, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs
