Fatal Lack of Information Transparency in Public Health Emergency: Lessons from the COVID-19 Outbreak in China
This article examines the lack of information transparency on the part... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 26, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Deference as Proper Judicial Attitude – With Special Reference to Anti-Mask Law Judgments
Guobin Zhu (City University of Hong Kong), Xiaoshan ZHANG, Deference as Proper Judicial Attitude – With Special Reference to Anti-Mask Law Judgments, 50(2) Hong Kong L. J. (2020): The anti-mask law case mainly deals with the constitutionality and legality of... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 26, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Personal Freedom on the Decline Worldwide: New Human Freedom Index
Ian V ásquezPersonal freedom around the world has seen a notable decline since 2008, according to theHuman Freedom Index 2020 published today by the Cato Institute with the Fraser Institute in Canada. The index uses 76 indicators of personal, civil, and economic freedoms to rank 162 countries from 2008 to 2018, the most recent year for which internationally comparable data is available.Overall freedom has also declined, though to a lesser degree, over the same time period. Of the 12 major categories that we measure in the report, all but five have seen some deterioration, with freedom of religion, identity and relatio...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 17, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Ian V ásquez Source Type: blogs
Heartstorming
is brainstorming with the heart (or the emotional part of your brain).
The mental kind of brainstorming is good for generating problem-solving ideas. It’s useful for mapping out the logical space of solutions. Generate lots of ideas, and sift through them to pick the best ones.
That kind of brainstorming, however, is terrible for setting goals and priorities, especially big picture goals for your life.
That’s because you can’t set priorities dispassionately. Goals are emotional in nature. The logical brain doesn’t distinguish between the value of brushing your teeth versus transforming som...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 15, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Emotions Productivity Source Type: blogs
Heartstorming
is brainstorming with the heart (or the emotional part of your brain).
The mental kind of brainstorming is good for generating problem-solving ideas. It’s useful for mapping out the logical space of solutions. Generate lots of ideas, and sift through them to pick the best ones.
That kind of brainstorming, however, is terrible for setting goals and priorities, especially big picture goals for your life.
That’s because you can’t set priorities dispassionately. Goals are emotional in nature. The logical brain doesn’t distinguish between the value of brushing your teeth versus transforming som...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 15, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Emotions Productivity Source Type: blogs
Heartstorming
is brainstorming with the heart (or the emotional part of your brain).
The mental kind of brainstorming is good for generating problem-solving ideas. It’s useful for mapping out the logical space of solutions. Generate lots of ideas, and sift through them to pick the best ones.
That kind of brainstorming, however, is terrible for setting goals and priorities, especially big picture goals for your life.
That’s because you can’t set priorities dispassionately. Goals are emotional in nature. The logical brain doesn’t distinguish between the value of brushing your teeth versus transforming som...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 15, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Emotions Productivity Source Type: blogs
Irregularities and Volatility in Food Law: The Illustrative Case of Green Coffee Beans
Yi Seul KIM (The University of Hong Kong), Irregularities and Volatility in Food Law: The Illustrative Case of Green Coffee Beans, Buff. Envt ’l L. J. (2021, Forthcoming): This paper discusses the current transnational public regulatory landscape for coffee, and addresses... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 3, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 Emergency Measures and the Impending Authoritarian Pandemic
Stephen Thomson (University of Hong Kong), Eric C. Ip (The University of Hong Kong), COVID-19 Emergency Measures and the Impending Authoritarian Pandemic, J. L.& Biosc. 33 (2020): COVID-19 has brought the world grinding to a halt. As of early... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 15, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The Future of Emergency Medicine: 6 Technologies That Make Patients The Point-of-Care
Car crashes, home injuries, fires, natural disasters: every minute – if not every second – spent without treatment in such cases of medical emergencies and high-risk patients could reduce the chance of survival or proper recovery. In fact, when deprived of oxygen, permanent brain damage begins after only 4 minutes, while death can occur as soon as 4-6 minutes later. In this race against time, digital health technologies that turn patients into the point-of-care could prove to be game-changers for first responders and emergency units.
From driverless cars through medical drones to artificial intelligence (...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 29, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Portable Medical Diagnostics Robotics Telemedicine & Smartphones digital health Health 2.0 Innovation technology emergency emergency medicin Source Type: blogs
WeChat to Many, WeDoctor to Some
By KIM BELLARD
You’ve probably heard about TikTok, especially lately. President Trump wanted a ban on it, and seems to have endorsed a deal for a U.S.-based version of it. The hundred million U.S. users, and probably their parents, are undoubtedly watching the sequence of events with mixed amusement and concern.
But you may have paid less attention to what’s been going on with WeChat, another China-based app. WeChat was part of the original proposed ban, which a federal judge blocked this weekend, hours before it was due to go into effect (the Commerce Department plans to appeal). &nbs...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Tech Kim Bellard WeChat Source Type: blogs
TWiV 665: This half-week in coronavirology
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, superspreading potential of SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong, structure of virion glycoprotein of a commmon cold coronavirus reveals changes driven by prolonged circulation in humans, and listener email. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 665 (106 MB .mp3, 177 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 - September 21, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology coronavirus COVID-19 evolution hemagglutinin-esterase HKU1 OC43 pandemic SARS-CoV-2 superspreader viral viruses Source Type: blogs
Superspreaders of SARS-CoV-2
A super spreader is an individual who is more likely to infect others compared with a typical patient (pictured). An example is the doctor who treated early SARS-CoV patients in China, traveled to a hotel in Hong Kong, and infected 10 others who then went on bring the virus to multiple countries. Superspreaders of SARS-CoV-2 […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - September 17, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 dispersion factor pandemic R0 reproduction index SARS-CoV-2 superspreader transmission viral virology virus viruses Source Type: blogs
Graphene Facemask to Deactivate Coronaviruses and Bacteria
Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong have developed a face mask containing laser-induced graphene that can kill bacteria and has demonstrated potential in deactivating coronaviruses. The graphene layer has antibacterial properties and can generate heat when exposed to sunlight, which may underlie its ability to deactivate coronaviruses. The researchers hope that such masks could help to reduce viral transmission and infection during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Face masks are an important part of our arsenal in the fight against COVID-19, but if used incorrectly, they can pose an infection risk. Viral parti...
Source: Medgadget - September 14, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Public Health Source Type: blogs
New Report: Global Economic Freedom Up Slightly, US Freedom Falls
Ian V ásquezTheEconomic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report, co ‐published today in the United States by the Fraser Institute and the Cato Institute, ranks Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Australia as the freest economies in the world. The study ranks 162 countries and is based on data though 2018, the most recent year for which internat ionally comparable data is available.The report finds that global economic freedom is up slightly and has been increasing since 2000. Though the pace of liberalization slowed compared to the 1990s, its continuation is good news, especially given the strong re...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 10, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Ian V ásquez Source Type: blogs
How Did We Screw A Pandemic Up So Bad?
We’re still in the thick of things when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. Countries are bracing themselves for a second wave. Scientists are still racing to find a vaccine. We wrote a whole e-book with resources to help you in the fight against COVID-19 while indoors. And we even had to tackle the conspiracy theories that captured way too many people’s imagination.
Thankfully, those conspiracy theories represented the thoughts and actions of an irrational minority. But even the slow and misguided actions of the rational majority further escalated and worsened the crisis. In our tech-aided, always-connected and i...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 9, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Artificial Intelligence Future of Pharma Healthcare Policy Video china leadership Fauci Trump pandemic second wave covid-19 Bolsonaro U.S. vaccine new normal Source Type: blogs
