Diversity Supplement Program Paves the Way for Talented Researchers
“I hope that one day I’m able to increase our understanding of evolution, and I also hope to increase access to research. I want others to know that this space is open to people who look like me, who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, and who are underrepresented in the sciences,” says Nkrumah Grant, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research associate (postdoc) in microbiology and molecular genetics at Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing.
Dr. Grant’s work receives support from the NIGMS Diversity Supplement Program (DSP), which is designed to improve the recruitment and training of promising researchers from ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 27, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Diseases Microbes Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
India ’s BBC Ban
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria AiyarThe Indian government has banned a BBC documentary series,India: The Modi Question, blocking it on Youtube and other digital outlets. The official reason —that it “undermines the sovereignty and integrity of India” and could affect public order and India’s relations with foreign countries—is farcical. The real reason is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) inability to swallow criticism of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, whom the documentary accuses of being responsible for the death of over 700 Muslims in the 2002 Gujarat riots when Modi was Chief Minister of Gujarat state.The go...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 23, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar Source Type: blogs
5 things I learned from Nepali health care
You must be thinking, what on Earth can the U.S. health care system learn from a poor, developing country like Nepal? Isn’t the U.S. known across the globe for its latest innovation and advanced procedures? Well, I was thinking the same thing. Until my seven-week trip this summer to rural Nepal. As a Nepali-American Emergency
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5 things I learned from Nepali health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 27, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Simona Adhikari Tags: Education Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Memorandum of understanding between the UK and Nepal on the recruitment of healthcare workers
Department of Health and Social Care - This memorandum of understanding (MoU) sets out the framework under which healthcare workers from Nepal will be recruited to the UK. The MoU includes: general principles of recruitment; implementation; and the establishment of a joint committee to oversee implementation of the provisions of the MoU.MoUMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 23, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Congress Should Require TPS for Immigrants from Nations With Armed Conflicts
David J. BierSince 1990, the executive branch has had the authority from Congress to provide Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to people already in the United States who are from countries in which an “ongoing armed conflict within the state" exists. A bipartisan group in Congress wrote a letter to the Biden administration requesting that it designate Ukraine for TPS, and then they also proposed legislation torequire it to use its authority.Finally, the administrationhas relented (with the full details still to be filled in). But Congress should still recognize the procedural problem with giving total discretion to th...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 4, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
You are a servant with a servant heart
As I was preparing for my next medical mission, I began to think about the word“minister.” Obviously from a religious standpoint, it has certain connotations, one of which is“to serve”. When you are ministering to someone’s needs, you are serving them. This caused me to think of my dear friend in Nepal, Fahad.Read more …You are a servant with a servant heart originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/andy-lamb" rel="tag" > Andy Lamb, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Role of Judiciary and Social Welfare to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic in Nepal: A Study with Special Reference to India ’s Epidemic Law
Dr. Alok Kumar Yadav (Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University) Jivesh Jha, ILI Law Review (2020): The competent legislature of Nepal has adopted and enacted an epidemic law regime to curtail the transmission of outbreaks. However, these laws have glaring gaps.... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 26, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Role of Judiciary and Social Welfare to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic in Nepal: A Study with Special Reference to India ’s Epidemic Law
Dr. Alok Kumar Yadav (Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Uttarakhand), Jivesh Jha, Role of Judiciary and Social Welfare to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic in Nepal: A Study with Special Reference to India ’s Epidemic Law, ILI L. Rev. (2020): The competent legislature... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 25, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Telemedicine in Nepal during COVID-19 [PODCAST]
“Currently working in a COVID ICU in a tertiary center in Kathmandu, I have experienced how difficult it is for the health system to manage the patient load. A month ago, ICU beds were fully occupied, ventilator alarms would set off time and again, indicating low flow as the hospitals faced shortages of oxygen supplies,Read more …Telemedicine in Nepal during COVID-19 [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Telemedicine in Nepal during COVID-19
My phone rings. “Namaskar! My cough is really bothering me. What should I do?” says a middle-aged man. “Namaskar! I am Astha Prasai. I am here to help you. Please bear with me while I ask you your problem in detail,” I answer. Mr. Kafle from Kathmandu is worried about this nagging cough he has,Read more …Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/astha-prasai" rel="tag" > Dr. Astha Prasai < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
May 20, 2021 Edition. ----- In India there are just the barest signs of improvement while SE Asia and Nepal are really failing. Was\r has broken out between Israel and Hamas and it is getting out of control in terms of lives lost. In the US seems to be unable to help in the Middle East while at home things continue to stabilise. In the UK fears are building regarding the risks of a new COVID variant from India that may cause big problems. In Australia we have had the Federal Budget and are in a major spendathon. Who knows when we will see any level of balance returning but it is clear it is a decade out at least! ----- Maj...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - May 20, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Occupational Licensing Reform Down South
Ilya ShapiroTwo years ago, I wrote about a constitutional challenge to Mississippi ’s absurd eyebrow‐threading licensing requirement, filed by the Mississippi Justice Institute. It’s cases like these that motivated me to serve as the chairman of the board of advisors for MJI, and as an honorary fellow for its parent think tank, the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. Th at and the chance to attend Ole Miss football games, of course.I ’m happy to report that the eyebrow threading case hasresulted in legislative success–on Friday, Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill repealing the licensing rule–and has inspi...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 12, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Ilya Shapiro Source Type: blogs
How To Make Almost Anything – Exclusive Interview with Dr. Neil Gershenfeld, MIT Center for Bits and Atoms
Dassault Systèmes’ annual Science in The Age of Experience Conference has become one of my favorite conferences. It is a platform for thoughtful and innovative discussion centered around how science affects so many aspects of our lives, as well as an intermingling of distinguished scientists, engineers, and other professionals from all walks of life and disciplines. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year the conference could only take place virtually. However, I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to grab some time with one of the main keynote speakers thanks to the Dassault team who have partn...
Source: Medgadget - November 24, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
How to Avoid Triggering Anxiety Through Excessive Home Cleaning for COVID-19
Long after most people have returned to work, even with social distancing, wearing masks, taking extreme care to wash hands rigorously and often, avoiding crowds, and limiting time in small confined spaces, there’s still the home environment to contend with. According to some experts, it’s more likely people can contract COVID-19 at home than outdoors and in some places long suspect, such as grocery stores. Without minimizing the importance of home cleanliness, excessive home cleaning for COVID-19 can trigger anxiety. These steps can help.
Make cleaning a ritual, yet don’t spend hours doing it.
Rituals and daily regi...
Source: World of Psychology - May 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Anxiety and Panic compulsive cleaning coronavirus COVID-19 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Spring Cleaning Source Type: blogs
Two Supertypes of Coronavirus: “East Asian” and “European”
Andrei Illarionov andNatalya PivovarovaThe Los Alamos National Laboratory has posteda new study, as reported this weekby theWashington Post andtheLos Angeles Times, that finds that the strain of the novel coronavirus that emerged in Europe and has spread to much of the world is different than the strain of the virus at its origin in China. Those findingsare consistent with our research which we posted (in Russian) on April 15, 2020. Although we are not epidemiologists, we are posting our slightly updated analysis below in English in the interest of sharing what may be significant findings with a wider audience. We welcome ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 8, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Andrei Illarionov, Natalya Pivovarova Source Type: blogs
