Anti-Asian racism: Breaking through stereotypes and silence
Like the rest of the country, I awoke on Wednesday, March 17 to the horrific news of a mass shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people. Six were Asian women, ranging in age from 44 to 74. I immediately went numb. Lulu Wang, the Chinese American filmmaker and director of The Farewell, gave voice to my pain on social media: “I know these women. The ones working themselves to the bone to send their kids to school, to send money back home.”
The fact is, I’ve been in a state of numbness for much of the past year. On top of the unprecedented strains that COVID-19 has placed on all of us, Asian Americans like me have had ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Justin Chen, MD, MPH Tags: Adolescent health Children's Health Coronavirus and COVID-19 Mental Health Parenting Relationships Safety Source Type: blogs
Upcoming Summit an Opportunity for Japan to Reconsider Whether to Join Rest of G-7 in Sanctioning China Over Genocide
Japan has been lukewarm in its response to global condemnation of China ' s crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang. What options might President Biden have to encourage Japan to reconsider its position as he hosts his first in-person summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga? (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - April 15, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Scott W. Harold Source Type: blogs
Tunable Vibrations Could be Key to Reducing Lower Back Pain
Researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan have developed a device that can diagnose and help to correct postural instability leading to back pain. The technique involves using vibration to stimulate sensory receptors that help the brain to perceive the position of the body in space, which is known as proprioception. The approach is based on the hypothesis that poor proprioception leads to postural instability and subsequent lower back pain.
Lower back pain is a very common affliction, particularly among older people, and can often seem unavoidable. The pain can be caused by postural instabi...
Source: Medgadget - April 13, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Neurology Orthopedic Surgery Pain Management Rehab Sports Medicine Source Type: blogs
Why Is Biden Talking about High ‐Speed Trains and Supersonic Planes When His Infrastructure Plan Doesn’t Include Either One?
Randal O'Toole“The Interstate Highway System transformed the way we traveled, lived, worked, and developed,” said President Biden in theMarch 31 speech introducing hisAmerican Jobs Plan. “Imagine what we can do, what’s within our reach, when we modernize those highways,” he continued. “You and your family could travel coast to coast without a single tank of gas onboard a high‐speed train.”The late Senator Arlen Specter shares a ride on an Amtrak train with then‐Vice President Joe Biden in 2009.When I read this, I had to wonder: is Biden’s speechwriter simply ignorant when it comes to transp...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 12, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Randal O'Toole Source Type: blogs
Biden Puts Japan at the Center of U.S. Policy in Asia
Addressing the Chinese threat in the Indo-Pacific requires working with allies and partners. So far, Japan appears to be one of the priority relationships for the Biden administration. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - April 12, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Jeffrey W. Hornung Source Type: blogs
