We must work harder to provide COVID relief to other countries
Currently, U.S. officials are considering expanding eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine. Yet, elsewhere, people are still struggling to get access to the COVID-19 vaccine. In many low-income countries, less than half of the population is fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus – sometimes far fewer. In Haiti, for instance, only 1.4 percent of the population
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We must work harder to provide COVID relief to other countries originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 27, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jordan Liz, PhD Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Ignore this post
If I were you, I wouldn ' t bother to read Ch. 6. The Chronicler provides a genealogy of the Levite priesthood, which is just a recitation of meaningless names; then digresses to name David ' s temple musicians, then gives a specific genealogy of the descendants of Aaron who are the kohanim, who can perform the sacrifices. Then he tells us what lands they were given. There are several minor discrepancies between this accounting and the Deuteronomist history, but they aren ' t worth pointing out. Presumably the writer includes Levi and possibly Aaron in his own genealogy but he doesn ' t identify himself.6 [a]The sons ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - September 14, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Not Looking Like Leverage: The False Promises of Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Jordan Cohen andJonathan Ellis AllenIn June, the State Department issued a report suggesting that poor oversight over U.S. weapons in thewar in Yemen directly led to civilian casualties, starvation, and displacement. On September 7, Senators Bernie Sanders (I ‑VT), Elizabeth Warren (D‑MA), and Mike Lee (R‑UT)sent letters in response arguing that the U.S. role in this conflict is “an unacceptable failure” and that the “United States may be complicit to in Yemen would represent a failure in the Biden administration ’s stated prioritization of human rights and our core democratic values.”An estimated...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 12, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jordan Cohen, Jonathan Ellis Allen Source Type: blogs
“ The social ” – a brief look at family
Our most important relationships, the ones we learn most from, probably occur in families (Bowlby, 1978). As kids, even before we begin to speak, we observe our family members – and there’s reasonable evidence showing that how well these early relationships develop influences our experience of pain and how we express it.
I had the occasion to read a little about adolescent and children’s pain, and the influence of parents on young people as they grow up. There’s a great deal of research interest in children’s pain because children with persistent pain grow up to be adults – usually al...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - September 11, 2022 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Assessment Back pain Chronic pain Low back pain Research Science in practice adolescents biopsychosocial family pain management partners spouse Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: There is a bomb in Gilead . . .
Chapter 5 gives the genealogy, and some purported history, of the Israelites who remained in Gilead, that is east of the Jordan river, after the conquest of Canaan. You may recall (well, you probably don ' t) that Joshua ordered their fighting men to join the rest of the people in the conquest, then allowed them to return to Gilead, as recounted in Ch. 22 of Joshua. They built an altar, which caused the Israelites in Canaan to come and threaten to murder them all, but they explained the altar was just symbolic and they didn ' t intend to use it for sacrifice, so it was okay. .The Chronicler ignores this incident, on the ot...
Source: Stayin' Alive - September 11, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – September 3, 2022
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Unpacking Healthcare’s IT Infrastructure Needs. Despite the industry’s move to the cloud, healthcare organizations are still in the IT infrastructure business. John Lynn spoke to several industry leaders about how orgs can best manage their existing infrastructure (and all its complexity) while planning for a future where less is likely to be...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Friendly Tech and Compassionate Humans Drive Innovative Interventions to Help the Chronically Lonely
The following is a guest article by Cindy Jordan, CEO at Pyx Health
The idea of loneliness as something that impacts health isn’t novel. For years, medical professionals have written and spoken about its impact. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) links it to serious health conditions. However, common misconceptions around loneliness persist: that it is “fixable” by being near others, that it is simply a “feeling” someone is experiencing, that it only impacts the elderly or that technology always makes loneliness worse.
Those positions don’t do justice to the devastation that loneliness causes....
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 31, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Cindy Jordan Health Payers Human Connection loneliness Pyx Health SDOH Social Determinants of Health technology Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –27th August 2022.
In this study, researchers gathered a diverse group of participants; 43 percent were Black, and 68 percent were women. They also considered factors such as age and insurance status when drawing conclusions.The study occurred through a clinical trial, where all participants were randomly assigned to have their next visit occur through either phone or video-based platforms. The central unit of measurement was visit satisfaction rate, reported on a ten-point scale. Researchers noted noninferiority data based on whether patient satisfaction between the telehealth methods exceeded a -15 percent margin.-----https://www.theverge....
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Motivation: 20 Tips to Help You Through The Midweek Slump
When Wednesday rolls around your motivation to keep getting things done may have lessened considerably.
I know that is sometimes the case for me at least.
So in this week’s post I’d like to share the top 20 tips and habits that help me to refuel my motivation to get past that midweek hump and keep working in a focused way until Friday afternoon is here and the weekend awaits.
I hope you'll find something here to help to make your Wednesday even better.
1. Start small (or tiny).
If a project, a task or the next step at work or in school today seems tough or daunting and you wind up procrastinating then break it down in...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - August 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Personal Development Success Source Type: blogs
85 It ’ s The Little Things Quotes to Help You Enjoy the Small Moments and Things in Life
It’s the little things that matter.
A small thing like a hug or a kind text message can re-energize you and turn a bad day around.
A small action like taking one small or tiny step forward towards your dream every morning is what matters the most to actually reach your goal and not get stuck in daydreams about some kind of future success.
And a small moment like an ice cream while looking out over the ocean or watching a sunset with a friend.
These small things matter. More than we sometimes think. And quite often more than the big things in life. For our happiness, for our success and for a life well lived.
So in this p...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - July 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Where Is The Red Carpet? Biden ’s Inane Trip To Saudi Arabia
Jordan CohenAhead of his trip to the Middle East, President Joe Bidencoined an op ‐ed in theWashington Post explaining his reasons for traveling to the region —specifically, Saudi Arabia. The President is going to ask Saudi Arabia for help with oil prices and, in exchange, possibly resume sales of offensive weapons to Riyadh that he halted early in his administration.Unfortunately, the reality is that such a decision would prove costly.Biden notes that his tough approach to Saudi Arabia —including revealing the intelligence report on the Khashoggi murder, issuing new sanctions on those involved in Khashoggi’s ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 11, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jordan Cohen Source Type: blogs
2023 NDAA Amendments on Arms Sales
Jordan CohenOn July 5, 2022, members of the House introduced amendments to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which are now viewableonline. Out of the 1,172 amendments, 25 deal with restricting U.S. weapons sales abroad. These amendments can be broken down in three ways: creation and enforcement of new reporting requirements; protection and implementation of human rights measures in the U.S. arms sales process; and reducing dispersion of weapons away from the intended recipient.Reporting requirements are an easy way for Congress to start reform without needing to debate politically charged issues. For exam...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 7, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jordan Cohen Source Type: blogs
A hospice doctor ’s advice on getting your finances in order
An excerpt from Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life. Copyright © 2022 Ulysses Press. Reprinted with permission from Ulysses Press. New York, NY. All rights reserved. You are going to die. Imagine that I have walked into your hospital room and have gently sat downRead more …A hospice doctor’s advice on getting your finances in order originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 5, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/jordan-grumet" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Jordan Grumet, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Finance Palliative Care Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: The Final Solution
As you may recall, Jezebel was the daughter of a Phoenician king, who married Ahab and introduced the worship of Baal to the northern kingdom. Elijah and then Elisha have been fighting a sort of guerilla war against Ahab ' s successors and the worship of Baal, but for some reason Yahweh has mostly been putting up with it until now. Yahweh finally had Elisha appoint Jehu as king, to impose the final solution. So here it is. First Jehu orders the Samarians to kill all 70 of Ahab ' s sons and send him their heads, which they do. Then Jehu massacres the rest of Ahab ' s family and his priests. Then Jehu goes to Samaria a...
Source: Stayin' Alive - July 3, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor's Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Live Available 8/2/22 from Ulysses Press.
Today I am announcing preorders of my book Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor's Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life. This is a moment of great pride for me as well as hope.Pride because I truly believe that this book is the closest I can come to creating a true and succinct representation of my contribution. This is me unfettered. This is my legacy. I am humbled at the possibility and the role you all have played in bringing it to life.And hope. Not hope that I will make a lot of money (book writing is a horrible way to do that and I have enough money). Not hope that I will become f...
Source: In My Humble Opinion - July 1, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jordan Grumet Source Type: blogs
