What you need to know about monkeypox
Recently, several European countries have reported outbreaks of monkeypox following the first case (index case) reported in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2022, linked to a traveler from Nigeria. Monkeypox belongs to a family of other pox-like viruses and is a rare viral disease characterized by flu-like symptoms and a blistering rash that typicallyRead more …What you need to know about monkeypox originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/tejas-sekhar-and-divya-srinivasan" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Divya Srinivasan and Tejas Sekhar < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - global health - 11th May 2022
Vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy and lactation for women living with HIV in Tanzania, a randomised controlled trial. Item from Nigeria Health Watch abouthow midwifery training in Ethiopia improved the quality of maternal care. Thanks to the HIFA Forum for that one. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - May 11, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Medical Practitioners' Duty of Confidentiality in Nigeria: The Legal Perspective
Miracle Okeke (Nnamdi Azikiwe University), AwkaMedical Practitioners' Duty of Confidentiality in Nigeria: The Legal Perspective, SSRN (2021): The duty of confidentiality is the axiomatic pivot upon which the medical profession rotates. The rationale is to ensure that patients and health... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 9, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Impact Of Digital Rights And Digital Rights Violations On Persons With Disabilities
Bizibrains Okpeh (Nigerian Bar Association), Impact Of Digital Rights And Digital Rights Violations On Persons With Disabilities, SSRN (2021): There is no gainsaying that digitalisation has become one of the hallmarks of the 21st Century. Human interactions, commercial and social... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 29, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Facial Recognition Debate Lessons from Ukraine
Matthew Feeney and Rachel ChiuAccording toReuters, Ukrainian officials are using the facial recognition search engine Clearview AI to “uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead.” In the United States, Clearview AI has made headlines in reporting on law enforcement, with civil liberties experts raising well‐founded concerns about the proliferation of facial recognition technology (FRT) in poli ce departments. These concerns have prompted calls for the outrightban of facial recognition. Yet the Reuters article serves as a reminder that FRT has many applications beyond policing, and...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 17, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Matthew Feeney, Rachel Chiu 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
U.S. Protectionism Gives Boost to Russian Energy Imports
Colin GrabowAs outrage mounts over Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine, Americans may be chagrined to learn that despite being the world’slargest oil producer and a net exporter of petroleum products, the United States turns to Russia to help meet its energy needs. Indeed, imports of Russian petroleum products have averaged over370,000 barrels per day over the last decade, and in 2020 Russia was thethird ‐largest source of U.S. petroleum imports. But why? While a number of factors explain this phenomenon, part of the answer lies in protectionist U.S. policy. More specifically, theJones Act.Passed in 1920, the ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 1, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Towards Ending the Information Poverty Among Persons with Print Disabilities: A Proposed Draft (Amendment) Bill for Disability Diversification of the National Library of Nigeria
Bizibrains Okpeh (Nigerian Bar Association), Towards Ending the Information Poverty Among Persons with Print Disabilities: A Proposed Draft (Amendment) Bill for Disability Diversification of the National Library of Nigeria, SSRN (2021): Globally, there is less information available or accessible to... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 27, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Values in Arms Exports?
Jordan CohenSenator Patty Murray (D – WA)recently re ‐introduced legislation called theValues in Arms Export Act. This legislation would amend theArms Export Control Act– originally passed in 1976 – to include the evaluation of “responsible behavior and compliance with human rights and law of war the U.S. demands of states purchasing U.S. weapons.”How This Legislation Would Work:This bill comes in the wake of increasing violence around the world involving U.S. weapons – whether it be in Yemen, the Philippines, Mexico, or Central America. To address this problem Sen. Murray’s legislation would create an O...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 11, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jordan Cohen Source Type: blogs
140 Quotes That Hit Hard About Life, Love and Happiness
I like quotes that hit hard.
The ones that I know deep down are true. Or the ones that sends my mind off into a new direction or shifts it into seeing a problem from a new point of view.
So in today’s post I’d like to share the most hard hitting quotes I've found in the past 10+ years.
I've divided the post into four different sections to make it easier to navigate: life, love, happiness and success.
I hope you’ll find something here that is hard hitting for you too and helps you to make a real shift in your own life.
And if you want even more motivational quotes then check out this post with don’t settle quotes a...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Freedom in Decline for 83% of the World ’s Population: New Human Freedom Index
Ian V ásquezThe vast majority of the world ’s population (83%) has seen a decline in freedom since 2008. That includes decreases in freedom in the ten most populous countries of the world—China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia, and Mexico.So finds theHuman Freedom Index 2021(HFI) co ‐published today by the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute in Canada. The index uses 82 distinct indicators of economic, personal, and civil freedoms to rate 165 jurisdictions from 2008 to 2019, the most recent year for which internationally comparable data is available.The decline ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 16, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Ian V ásquez Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 Protocols: It ’s Implications on Road Safety in Nigeria
Valentine Joseph Owan (UNICAL), COVID-19 Protocols: It ’s Implications on Road Safety in Nigeria, SSRN (2020): Containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority of different government world over. Effective containment can only be achieved through an active... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 20, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Business as Usual: U.S. Arms Sales and Civilian Casualties in Nigeria
A. Trevor Thrall andJordan CohenThe Reuters news service reported Wednesday that the Nigerian Air Forcebombed a fish market, murdering more than fifty civilians. At best, this incident was the latest example of the Nigerian military ’s lethal disregard for civilians as it pursues its campaignagainst the terrorist group, Boko Haram. At worst, this might have been another case of the government targeting supporters of its political opposition. Last month, Nigerian security forces killed115 people in a fight against separatist agitators who were peacefully protesting the government ’s lack of progress against SA...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 30, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: A. Trevor Thrall, Jordan Cohen Source Type: blogs
Monkeypox Case Reported in Dallas, Texas
A monkeypox case has been reported in Dallas, Texas. The person recently traveled to the U.S. from Nigeria and has been hospitalize.Read more on sciencespacerobots.com (Source: HealthNewsBlog.com)
Source: HealthNewsBlog.com - July 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: monkeypox Source Type: blogs
