Study protocol: the Australian genetics and life insurance moratorium —monitoring the effectiveness and response (A-GLIMMER) project
The use of genetic test results in risk-rated insurance is a significant concern internationally, with many countries banning or restricting the use of genetic test results in underwriting. In Australia, life ... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - May 21, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Jane Tiller, Aideen McInerney-Leo, Andrea Belcher, Tiffany Boughtwood, Penny Gleeson, Martin Delatycki, Kristine Barlow-Stewart, Ingrid Winship, Margaret Otlowski, Louise Keogh and Paul Lacaze Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 4141: The Factors Affecting Volunteers ’ Willingness to Participate in Disaster Preparedness
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 4141: The Factors Affecting Volunteers’ Willingness to Participate in Disaster Preparedness
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18084141
Authors:
Yingnan Ma
Wei Zhu
Huan Zhang
Pengxia Zhao
Yafei Wang
Qiujie Zhang
Disaster preparedness is crucial for providing an effective response to, and reducing the possible impacts of, disasters. Although volunteers’ participation plays an important role in disaster preparedness, their actual participation in disaster preparedness activities is still low. To find ways to encourage more voluntee...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - April 14, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yingnan Ma Wei Zhu Huan Zhang Pengxia Zhao Yafei Wang Qiujie Zhang Tags: Article Source Type: research
Monitoring the genetic testing and life insurance moratorium in Australia: a national research project.
Authors: Tiller J, Winship I, Otlowski MF, Lacaze PA
PMID: 33550592 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Medical Journal of Australia)
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - February 9, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research
Does insurance sector development improve environmental quality? Evidence from BRICS.
Abstract
The effect of financial development measured by banks, bonds, and stocks on carbon dioxide emissions (CO2E) has been widely studied while not much is known about the effect of the insurance sector development on CO2E. Thus, this study fills this void by estimating the effect of insurance consumption on CO2E for BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) from 2000 to 2016 using the instrumental variable generalized method of moments model. The findings indicate that, generally, insurance sector development spurs CO2E in BRICS. Specifically, a 10% rise in life insurance development incre...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - February 8, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Appiah-Otoo I, Acheampong AO Tags: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Source Type: research
Transatlantic platform launches workers on to wellbeing that is financial
Monetary dilemmas can carry a stigma at work, with a few social individuals ashamed to inquire about their company for assistance
Salary Finance is using a huge selection of organizations in britain as well as the United States, including home names such as for instance Tesco, BT, Dunelm, EY, neighborhood authorities and NHS Trusts to alter this.
The business enterprise established its core loan item in america, and intends to develop and introduce a comparable suite of items to those in great britain. It really is currently employed in the united states with organisations such as for instance Legal & General America...
Source: Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology - January 20, 2021 Category: Dermatology Authors: Buya Bat Tags: cash central complaints Source Type: research
Can Genetic Nondiscrimination Laws Save Lives?
Abstract
Numerous state laws and the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) have been enacted to prevent or redress genetic discrimination in employment and health insurance, but laws protecting against genetic discrimination in life insurance have been less common and weak. Consequently, some individuals with a genetic risk of a serious illness have declined presymptomatic genetic testing, thereby decreasing their prevention and treatment options and increasing their mortality risk. In 2020, Florida became the first state to prohibit life insurance companies from using the results of pre...
Source: The Hastings Center Report - December 14, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Rothstein MA Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: research
Discovering dynamic adverse behavior of policyholders in the life insurance industry
Publication date: Available online 7 December 2020Source: Technological Forecasting and Social ChangeAuthor(s): Md Rafiqul Islam, Shaowu Liu, Rhys Biddle, Imran Razzak, Xianzhi Wang, Peter Tilocca, Guandong Xu (Source: Technological Forecasting and Social Change)
Source: Technological Forecasting and Social Change - December 7, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: research
[Acceptance of assistive robots in the field of nursing and healthcare : Representative data show a clear picture for Germany].
This article focuses on the extent to which robots in nursing are accepted by the adult population in Germany today, as well as the extent to which gender, age, and experience (professional and private) influence this level of acceptance. The analysis carried out for this purpose was based on three representative surveys conducted among a total of over 7000 respondents. Of these surveys two were conducted in the second half of 2017 on behalf of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) and the life insurance company ERGO, while the third was commissioned by the German Council of Economic Experts (SVRV) in th...
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - September 17, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rebitschek FG, Wagner GG Tags: Z Gerontol Geriatr Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6136: Health Behaviors of Chinese Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Comparison Study with Their Siblings
Conclusion: This study reveals that Chinese childhood cancer survivors are less likely to engage in unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, insurance coverage and cancer screening, when compared with their siblings. Implications for Cancer Survivors: It is crucial for healthcare professionals to identify strategies or target interventions for raising CCS’s awareness of their cancer risks and healthy lifestyle throughout their life. (Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 23, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Carmen W. H. Chan Kai Chow Choi Wai Tong Chien Janet W. H. Sit Rosa Wong Karis K. F. Cheng Chi Kong Li Hui Leung Yuen Chi Keung Li Tags: Article Source Type: research
Covid-19: Doctors “face difficulties” getting life insurance after exposure to disease
(Source: BMJ News)
Source: BMJ News - June 23, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Arsenic, Familicide, and Female Physiology in Nineteenth-Century America.
This article recounts the Whiteling case, Dr. Bennett's involvement in it, and how it relates to what is known about familicide. It is argued here that Dr. Bennett was a pioneer in applying medical expert testimony to effect individualized mitigation.
PMID: 32404362 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - May 16, 2020 Category: Medical Law Tags: J Am Acad Psychiatry Law Source Type: research
Insuring Rheta Wynekoop ’s Gunshot Demise: Telltale Chloroform Burns from Her Murderous Mother-in-Law
Police officer Charles Thomas (left) examines an Esmarch chloroform mask (similar to the museum example,right) found in November of 1933 alongside the dead body of Chicagoan Rheta Wynekoop. As the latter ’s philandering husband rode a train out of town, his cash-strapped mother, physician Alice Wynekoop (1871 to 1955), confirmed that she had already taken out extra life insurance on Rheta. When Rheta complained of abdominal pain, her mother-in-law chloroformed her “for the examination.” Panick ing when Rheta appeared to have dropped dead, Dr. Wynekoop tried to cover up the medical mishap by shooting her daughter-in-l...
Source: Anesthesiology - November 13, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Building a novel occupational rehabilitation program to support cancer survivors to return to health, wellness, and work in Australia
ConclusionsStrengths include an innovative model of referral and funding, through a life insurance provider, the involvement of a multidisciplinary collaborative team to design, develop and implement the pilot, and considerable consumer involvement.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsThe refined intervention will address a critical gap to improve reintegration into work and society, contributing to improved quality of life for cancer survivors in Australia. Models of referral through insurers to rehabilitation services could be adopted in other jurisdictions. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - November 10, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Issues facing employability assessment in total and permanent disability insurance claims: A rehabilitation perspective.
CONCLUSIONS: To withstand legal scrutiny, the credentials of providers, assessment methodology, and quality of forensic reports are key issues which need to be addressed. This foundational study will contribute to broader research on this topic, with implications particularly for rehabilitation, life insurance, and claimants.
PMID: 31683498 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Work)
Source: Work - October 25, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Black ME, Matthews LR, Millington MJ Tags: Work Source Type: research
Industrial Tuberculosis Experience in 1918
The industrial department of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has recently published a report of the department ’s tuberculosis mortality experience for the year 1918. The death rate from tuberculosis (all forms) has decreased every year for the Metropolitan since 1911, when the rate was 224.6 per hundred thousand. In 1918 the death rate had fallen to 187.4, which is, however, only slightly lower than the r ate for 1917—188.9. With this experience rate of the Metropolitan company may be compared the general mortality rate for 1917 throughout the death registration area in continental United States, which was 146...
Source: JAMA - October 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
