Participatory Budgeting: Could It Diminish Health Disparities in the United States?
AbstractParticipatory budgeting (PB) —a democratic process where ordinary residents decide directly how to spend part of a public budget—has gained impressive momentum in US municipalities, spreading from one pilot project in Chicago’s 49th ward in 2009 to 50 active PB processes across 14 cities in 2016–2017. Over 93,600 US res idents voted in a PB process in 2015–2016, deciding over a total of about $49.5 million and funding 264 projects intended to improve their communities. The vast majority of US PB processes take place in large urban centers (e.g., New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Boston), but PB has also re...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - May 7, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Classic, Provocative and/or Influential: A Twin Study Sampler/Twin Research Reviews: Twin Pregnancies With and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Ectopic Twin Pregnancy; Sex Differences in Cognition; Maternal Cardiac Hemodynamics/Newsworthy: President Obama's Portrait Artist; Winkelvoss Twins Update; Triplet Models; 'Meet Your Twin'.
Abstract
Selected twin research papers that are classic, provocative, and/or influential are surveyed. Many papers meet these criteria, so those chosen reflect the opinion of the author. Reviews of recent research on twin pregnancies with and without polycystic ovary syndrome, ectopic pregnancy, sex differences in cognition and maternal cardiac hemodynamics follow. Newsworthy twin-based items, including President Obama's portrait artist, the financial activities of the Winkelvoss twins, a set of triplet fashion models and the experience of seeing oneself in a painting, are summarized.
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Source: Twin Research and Human Genetics - April 15, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Segal NL Tags: Twin Res Hum Genet Source Type: research
The Trump Administration ’s New Marketplace Rules: Regulatory Simplification or More Complexity for Consumers?
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final rule for the 2019 plan year. This annual rule, called the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, typically includes a broad range of changes that HHS intends to make for the next plan year for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplaces and insurance market reforms. This is the first such rule of the Trump administration; the current 2018 plan year is governed by rules issued at the end of the Obama administration.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - April 13, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
“Toxicohistrionics”: Flint Michigan and the Lead Crisis
In this volume of The Journal, G ómez et al report an in-depth analytical view of events that occurred in Flint, Michigan, in 2014 and 2015.1 The events in Flint, which apparently arose from a change in the water supply, entered the public realm through news outlets rather than the scientific literature. On September 24, 2015, da ta released to the public triggered a media firestorm. By April 20, 2016, a report on National Public Radio opened with a paragraph that read, “Lead seepage into the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, has caused a massive public health crisis and prompted President Obama to declare a federal s...
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - April 12, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: William Banner Tags: Editorials Source Type: research
“Toxicohistrionics”: Flint, Michigan and the Lead Crisis
In this volume of The Journal, G ómez et al report an in-depth analytical view of events that occurred in Flint, Michigan, in 2014 and 2015.1 The events in Flint, which apparently arose from a change in the water supply, entered the public realm through news outlets rather than the scientific literature. On September 24, 2015, da ta released to the public triggered a media firestorm. By April 20, 2016, a report on National Public Radio opened with a paragraph that read, “Lead seepage into the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, has caused a massive public health crisis and prompted President Obama to declare a federal s...
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - April 12, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: William Banner Tags: Editorials Source Type: research
Do Natural Disasters Affect Voting Behavior? Evidence from Croatian Floods
Conclusion
The goal of the present study was to study the impact of natural disasters on voting behaviour for the context of the 2014 and 2015 floods in Croatia. Results showed that, once socio-demographic and political differences between the flooded and non-flooded areas were controlled, floods did not have an impact on voting behaviour in the 2014 presidential or in the 2015 parliamentary election in Croatia. Furthermore, results indicated that neither presence of relief spending nor its amount had an impact on voting behaviour. However, keeping in mind the constraints of this study, further research is needed to get a ...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - April 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kosta Bovan Source Type: research
[Editorial] Privatising versus prioritising veterans' health
On March 28, President Donald Trump relayed on Twitter that Ronny L Jackson, personal physician to the president and a rear admiral in the US Navy, but with no prior experience in administration, would replace Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin. The announcement was met with shock and dismay as Shulkin, who had been at the VA since 2015 and who was the sole holdover from the Obama years, was well regarded by Republicans and Democrats alike. Trump himself had even referred to Shulkin as “our David”, an unusual term of endearment for anyone from the previous administration. (Source: LANCET)
Source: LANCET - April 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Destination memory in traumatic brain injuries
AbstractDestination memory, which is socially driven, refers to the ability to remember to whom one has sent information. Our study investigated destination memory in patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Patients and control participants were invited to tell proverbs (e.g., “the pen is mightier than the sword”) to pictures of celebrities (e.g., Barack Obama). Then they were asked to indicate to which celebrity they had previously told the proverbs. Besides the assessment of destination memory, participants performed a binding task in which they were required to ass ociate letters with their corresponding loca...
Source: Neurological Sciences - March 17, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Telehealth – The Future for Advance Practice Mental Health Nursing
The enactment of President Obama ’s landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) heralded the advent of technology into our nation’s health care environment, as it gradually transforms from a historical fee-for-procedure orientation to one emphasizing “quality of care” as measured by client-centered metr ics. Integrating mental and behavioral health care into primary care, as well as encouraging interprofessional team-based care, will increasingly become the norm. Numerous studies indicate that a significant proportion of those needing mental health care are simply not receiving care and further...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - March 16, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Eric Pauli, Jouhayna E. Bajjani-Gebara, Colby O ’Quin, Stephanie J. Raps, Patrick H. DeLeon Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Telehealth – The Future for Advance Practice Mental Health Nursing
The enactment of President Obama's landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) heralded the advent of technology into our nation's health care environment, as it gradually transforms from a historical fee-for-procedure orientation to one emphasizing “quality of care” as measured by client-centered metrics. Integrating mental and behavioral health care into primary care, as well as encouraging interprofessional team-based care, will increasingly become the norm. Numerous studies indicate that a significant proportion of those needing mental health care are simply not receiving care and further, that...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - March 16, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Eric Pauli, Jouhayna E. Bajjani-Gebara, Colby O'Quin, Stephanie J. Raps, Patrick H. DeLeon Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Quantitative assessment of paravalvular leakage after transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a patient-specific pulsatile flow model
Quantitative assessment of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) aortic regurgitation (AR) remains challenging. We developed patient-specific anatomical models with pulsatile flow circuit and investigated factors associated with AR after TAVR. (Source: International Journal of Cardiology)
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - March 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yutaka Tanaka, Shigeru Saito, Saeko Sasuga, Azuma Takahashi, Yusuke Aoyama, Kazuto Obama, Mitsuo Umezu, Kiyotaka Iwasaki Source Type: research
Significance of oxidized low-density lipoprotein in body fluids as a marker related to diseased conditions.
Abstract
Oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) is known to be involved in various diseases, including cardiovascular diseases. The presence of oxLDL in the human circulatory system and in atherosclerotic lesions has been demonstrated using monoclonal antibodies. Studies have shown the significance of circulating oxLDL in various systemic diseases, including acute myocardial infarction and diabetic mellitus. Several different enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) procedures to measure oxLDL were utilized. Evidence has been accumulating that reveals changes in oxLDL levels under certain pa...
Source: Current Medicinal Chemistry - March 6, 2018 Category: Chemistry Authors: Itabe H, Kato R, Sasabe N, Obama T, Yamamoto M Tags: Curr Med Chem Source Type: research
[Comment] Cancer groundshot: going global before going to the moon
The launch of the Cancer Moonshot initiative by US Vice President Joe Biden under the Obama administration generated considerable global interest and excitement among patient organisations, clinicians, and researchers, which culminated in The Lancet Oncology Commission titled Future cancer research priorities in the USA. The three overall themes of the Cancer Moonshot programme —high-tech science, big data, and patient-centred care—focused on technocentric, high-cost research as a strategy that excluded crucial domains for global cancer control. (Source: The Lancet Oncology)
Source: The Lancet Oncology - March 1, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bishal Gyawali, Richard Sullivan, Christopher M Booth Tags: Comment Source Type: research
The Problem With Work Requirements for Medicaid
In November, the Trump administration announced that it would bemore open to proposals from states that impose work requirements for Medicaid. In other words, it would allow states to apply restrictions on “able-bodied” adults who might apply for the program. This is an abrupt change from the Obama administration, which supported Medicaid eligibility by income levels, regardless of whether people had jobs or not. (Source: JAMA)
Source: JAMA - February 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
