Trial By Error: Now There ’ s CBT for ‘ Health Anxiety ’ in CFS
By David Tuller, DrPH In late December, the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology published an article called “Prevalence and treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and co-morbid severe health anxiety.” This paper, from investigators at the University of Bath and Oxford University, actually included two separate studies documenting the purported relationship between a […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - July 2, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS CBT health anxiety jo daniels Source Type: blogs
PICSO: Population, Intervention, Control, Setting, Outcome
Things likethis NICE manual talk aboutsetting, when formulating a search question, and there is the SPICE scheme, where S is the setting. But I am not sure I have seen a version of the PICO grid which includes setting.If there is one, it would be good to know about it and you can tell me in the comments.  But if not, I may have just invented it. But I can ' t claim the credit. My eye was caught bya Guardian article today about whether face masks work to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and my eye was particularly caught because the author is Professor Trisha Greenhalgh of Oxford Uni...
Source: Browsing - June 6, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: EBP literature searching Source Type: blogs
New 2020 Publications from Professor Thaddeus Pope
I am delighted to have recently delivered complete manuscripts for a number of invited and planned publications. In addition, I list my articles and books that have already been published in 2020.
My key objective for June is completing "From Informed Consent to Shared Decision Making: Improving Patient Safety and Reducing Medical Liability Risk with Patient Decision Aids."
FORTHCOMING IN 2020
Is There a Right to Delay Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria? JAMA NEUROLOGY (forthcoming 2020) (with Ariane Lewis, and Richard J. Bonnie).
Brain Death: Status Shift and Implications, AMA JOURNAL OF ETHICS (forthcoming 202...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - May 26, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 25th 2020
In conclusion, our results suggest a previously unknown mechanism whereby the canonical NF-κB cascade and a mitochondrial fission pathway interdependently regulate endothelial inflammation.
Lin28 as a Target for Nerve Regeneration
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/05/lin28-as-a-target-for-nerve-regeneration/
Researchers here show that the gene Lin28 regulates axon regrowth. In mice, raised levels of Lin28 produce greater regeneration of nerve injuries. Past research has investigated Lin28 from the standpoint of producing a more general improvement in regenerative capacity. It improves mitochondr...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 24, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Jim Mellon Funds Aging Research at University of Oxford
Jim Mellon is doing a fair amount to help push the research and medical communities towards the development of therapies to slow and reverse the progression of aging. He is quite vocal in the business community, and is one of the founders of Juvenescence, very much involved in building portions of a longevity-focused biotechnology industry. He wrote a book on that topic as a part of convincing the broader investment community that this is an important new field. He has set up conferences, both for industry and for the broader community, such as the Longevity Forum. Here is an example of another approach, which is to fund i...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 19, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Contact-tracing apps and the future COVID-19 vaccination should be compulsory. Social, technological, and pharmacological immunisation
Written by Alberto Giubilini Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities – Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics University of Oxford Main point: Lockdown measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 have so far been compulsory in most countries. In the same way, use of contact tracing apps should be compulsory once lockdown measures […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - May 6, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Alberto Giubilini Tags: Ethics Health Care Public Health Alberto Giubilini's Posts contact tracing app Coronavirus; Pandemic; Ethics; Public Health Current Affairs lockdown Pandemic Ethics syndicated vaccination Source Type: blogs
Remembering Deepak Lal
Ian V ásquezThe great development economistDeepak Lal, a colleague and long‐time friend to many of us at the Cato Institute, passed away at his home in London yesterday. He was 80 years old. Deepak was one of the most accomplished and impressive scholars I’ve had the privilege to know and to work with. I will miss his friendship and support dea rly.Although he was a trained economist, Deepak believed in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of developing countries. His scholarship was original, erudite, and prolific, producing more than a dozen books published by the most prestigious academic presses in...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 1, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Ian V ásquez Source Type: blogs
Your Data Privacy During a Pandemic
Picture a scenario where citizens willingly have their every move tracked via their smartphones; their every bank transaction monitored; and have themselves tracked from CCTV footage. Pretty Orwellian, right? Dubious tracking from smartphones and wearables by unscrupulous third parties is what we explored in our article on the dark side of health trackers.
However, this scenario is a reality in countries from East to West around the globe. Several countries have implemented digital surveillance to track the spread of the novel coronavirus. Others are contemplating this solution, while many believe it will linger after l...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 23, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones data privacy cybersecurity tracking coronavirus covid19 contact tracing Source Type: blogs
Cross Post: Boris Johnson Will Be Receiving The Same Special Treatment Other Patients Do In NHS Intensive Care
This article originally appeared in The Conversation In a world where the adjective “unprecedented” has become commonplace, the news of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson being admitted to the intensive care unit of St Thomas’ Hospital with COVID-19 seemed to take it to a new level. There is […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - April 8, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Decision making Ethics Health Care Boris Johnson Coronavirus; Pandemic; Ethics; Public Health COVID-19 Cross Post Dominic Wilkinson's Posts ICU NHS syndicated Source Type: blogs
Oxford ’s Emergency Ventilator Project Steaming Ahead
The University of Oxford and King’s College London have teamed up to develop and are now testing a new emergency ventilator that consists of devices that commonly exist in clinical spaces and scientific laboratories, and a few simple parts that can be created through 3D printing. Bringing together these devices allows the team to create so-called OxVent ventilators that don’t look like conventional ventilators, but which are sufficient to help with the current COVID-19 emergency.
The UK government has given the team quick authorization to proceed with safety testing and Smith & Nephew has been put in th...
Source: Medgadget - April 3, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Materials Public Health Source Type: blogs
Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: An Account of Attitudinal Duties Towards Injustice
This essay received an honourable mention in the Graduate Category Written by University of Oxford Student, Brian Wong Injustices are ubiquitous around us. From authoritarian regimes’ crackdown on human rights, to exploitative trafficking of illegal migrants, to human-induced destruction of rainforests upon which indigenous groups depend – injustices are negative states of affairs violating moral […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 31, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Ethics Health Care Justice Duties injustice Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics syndicated Source Type: blogs
Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: What, if Anything, is Wrong About Algorithmic Administration?
This essay received an honourable mention in the undergraduate category. Written by University of Oxford student, Angelo Ryu. Introduction The scope of modern administration is vast. We expect the state to perform an ever-increasing number of tasks, including the provision of services and the regulation of economic activity. This requires the state to make […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 30, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Ethics Health Care Technology administration algorithms law Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics society syndicated Source Type: blogs
Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: If Doctors Could Administer a Treatment That Would Move a Patient From a Vegetative State to a Minimally Conscious One, Should They Do So?
This essay was the runner up in the graduate category of the 6th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics. Written by University of Oxford student Matthew Minehan. INTRODUCTION Sally is a healthy young woman who suffers catastrophic brain trauma. Over many months, her doctors subject her to functional Magnetic Resonance Imagining (fMRI) scans and […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 28, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Ethics Health Care Neuroethics medical ethics Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics syndicated Source Type: blogs
Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Can it be Wrong For Victims to Report Crimes?
This essay was the winning entry in the graduate category of the 6th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics. Written by University of Oxford student, Maya Krishnan. Introduction Late one night in Managua, Nicaragua, a man punched Leslie Jamison in the face and then ran away with her camera. Jamison called the police. […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 27, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Ethics Health Care Justice law morality Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics syndicated Source Type: blogs
COVID-19: journal, books and databases with some freely available content
Last updated 8th April 2020, 2240 UK time. Items added at that time are marked NEW.Some publishers are making COVID-19 related content available in PubMed Central - they are asterisked on a list from the WellcomeGIDIF-RBM (an Italian association for health librarians) have a list of freely available resourcesAmerican Academy of Pediatrics - Critical updates and resources for pediatriciansAmerican College of Physicians - A collection of Annals of Internal Medicine articles related to coronavirus is freely available.American Medical Association - JAMA Network COVID-19 inform...
Source: Browsing - March 26, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus COVID-19 NCOV Source Type: blogs
