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"Inherently Limited by Our Imaginations": Health Anxieties, Politics, and the History of the Climate Crisis
Perspect Biol Med. 2024;67(1):31-62. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2024.a919709.ABSTRACTAs global warming became a cause of concern in the 1980s, researchers and climate activists initially paid little attention to the possible health effects of a warmer world. This changed quickly between 1985 and 1989, when scientists working on contracts with the US Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency extrapolated from existing knowledge about the impact of weather on health to speculate about how global warming would impact health. However, they downplayed the impact of their contributions by highlighting the uncertainty in...
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: David Shumway Jones Source Type: research

What Is Light in Dark Times?
Perspect Biol Med. 2023;66(3):492-501. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2023.a902041.ABSTRACTAlisse Waterston and Charlotte Corden's Light in Dark Times (2020) began as an address by the president of the American Anthropological Association and was transformed into "a work of art and anthropology" by a member of the audience. The result was a coauthored book-length graphic essay that is expansive in subject matter, and in the representation of ideas, scholars, and questions about what it means to be human and how we will pass the time that is given us on earth. Light and dark are central to the visual representations that serve as the bac...
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Sue E Estroff Source Type: research

Science in the Public Mind: sources and consequences of antipathy 
Perspect Biol Med. 2023;66(3):468-477. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2023.a902039.ABSTRACTPublic attitudes toward science in the United States can profoundly affect national well-being, and even national security. We live in a time when these attitudes are considerably more negative than usual. This critical assessment identifies a number of contributors to public antipathy toward science, some of which are intrinsic to the nature of science and as old as science itself, and some of which are external to science, have arisen recently, and may be unique to the present. Historic examples of scientific developments and challenges and two ...
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: William H Woodruff Source Type: research

Bridging Divides: art and religion in the early AIDS pandemic 
This article rediscovers an archive rich in interdisciplinary illness narratives, arguing that the unearthed art pieces articulate four themes that interrogate the relationship between people with AIDS and religious traditions. In addition to furthering our understanding of a forgotten expression of AIDS illness narratives, this analysis provides insight into art's capacity to dialogue between communities in the setting of internal divisions. These lessons may aid us as we endeavor to understand the diversity, function, and applications of illness narratives in the setting of the politicized diseases of the 21st century, i...
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Matthew Kelly Source Type: research

Herd Immunity: History, Concepts, and Ethical Rationale
This article provides a conceptual framework tailored to uncover the ethical rationale behind such strategies. Clarity on this issue is important in order to facilitate the terms of the political debate when tackling future health emergencies.PMID:38662008 | DOI:10.1353/pbm.2023.0003 (Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine)
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Davide Vecchi Giorgio Airoldi Source Type: research

Cancer and arterial thrombosis: therapeutic options
Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2024 Mar 27;8(3):102393. doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102393. eCollection 2024 Mar.ABSTRACTA State of the Art lecture titled "Cancer and Arterial Thrombosis: Therapeutic Options" was presented at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Congress in 2023. This State of the Art review delves into the complex relationship between cancer and arterial thromboembolism (ATE), encompassing acute coronary syndrome, ischemic strokes, and peripheral arterial disease. The burden of cancer-associated ATE is not well defined, but studies indicate elevated risks, particularly in the 6 months after a c...
Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - April 25, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: May Anne Cheong Avi Leader Source Type: research

Global chessboard: Analyzing how geopolitical risk shapes renewable energy technology investments
AbstractThe allocation of budgets for renewable energy (RE) technology is significantly influenced by geopolitical risks (GPRs), reflecting the intricate interplay among global political dynamics, social media narratives, and the strategic investment decisions essential for advancing sustainable energy solutions. Against the backdrop of increasing worldwide initiatives to transition to RE sources, it is crucial to understand how GPR affects funding allocations, informing policy decisions, and fostering international collaboration to pursue sustainable energy solutions. Existing work probes the nonlinear effect of GPR on RE...
Source: Risk Analysis - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Xin Zheng, Chang Li, Sajid Ali, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Neurocognitive enriched rehabilitation at #sportfisio2024
The Swiss Sports Physiotherapy Association (SSPA) will hold its 22nd annual conference on 8 November 2024 at the Bernexpo, Bern, capital of Switzerland and home of this event since 2005. The goal of SSPA has always been to organise a high-quality scientific congress featuring international high-profile speakers. We invite you to relive all our conferences (since 2013) on our own YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYW4Yv3IXeANv-uD3R0FYA), a free educational resource for the sports physiotherapy (PT) and medicine community. SSPA news The SSPA, founded in 2002 as a non-profit organisation, has been a member so...
Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Bizzini, M., Mathieu, N. Tags: BJSM Warm up Source Type: research

Preference for Competitive Employment in People with Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Proportions
ConclusionMost people with MD want to work competitively. More efforts should be given to preventive approaches such as support for job retention. Interventions should be initiated at the beginning of the psychiatric treatment when the motivation to work is still high, and barriers are lower.Trail RegistrationThe protocol is published in the Open Science registry athttps://osf.io/7dj9r (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - April 25, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

“We’re sinking”: a qualitative interview-based study on stakeholder perceptions of structural and process limitations to the Canadian healthcare system
ConclusionCanadians in our sample identified important structural and process limitations to the Canadian healthcare system. Meaningful reforms are needed and will require addressing the link between the Canadian identity and our healthcare system to facilitate effective development and implementation of strategies to improve population health outcomes. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Massive DNA study reveals mating customs of mysterious medieval horse riders
In 568 C.E., according to contemporary records, warlike horse riders from the Mongolian steppes called the Avars surged into the grassy plains flanking the Danube River, in roughly the territory of modern Hungary. Together with other groups from Central Asia, they formed a new power center in Europe, forcing the Byzantine Empire to pay tribute. But they left no written history. Now, using DNA from hundreds of burials—including entire Avar cemeteries—researchers have filled in some of the gaps, using kinship data to reconstruct Avar mating patterns, mobility, and even local politics. Published today in...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Effects of cannabidiol and Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol on cytochrome P450 enzymes: a systematic review
The objective of this review is to evaluate the effect of CBD and THC on the activity of CYP450 enzymes and the implications for drug-drug interactions (DDIs) with psychotropic agents that are CYP substrates. A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and PsychINFO. Search terms included 'cannabidiol', 'tetrahydrocannabinol', and 'cytochrome P450'. A total of seven studies evaluating the interaction of THC and CBD with CYP450 enzymes and psychotropic drugs were included. Both preclinical and clinical studies were included. Results from the included studies indicate...
Source: Drug Metabolism Reviews - April 24, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sarah Ann Smith Gia Han Le Kayla M Teopiz Angela T H Kwan Taeho Greg Rhee Roger C Ho Jie Wu Bing Cao Felicia Ceban Roger S McIntyre Source Type: research

Policy Reform on the Qualification Pathway of Internationally Educated Nurses in Greenland and Its Relationship With the Danish System: A Qualitative Discourse Analysis
This article aimed to analyze existing policies and propose recommendations for an independent registration process for IENs in Greenland. A qualitative discourse analysis was used to critically discuss existing policies and regulations governing nursing registration in Greenland. Relevant legislation, government reports, and official documents were reviewed. Legislative regulations protect the title of registered nurse in both Greenland and Denmark. To work in Greenland, an IEN must have a residence permit. With recent health agreements between Greenland and Denmark, both countries have streamlined the permit acquisition ...
Source: Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice - April 24, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Floro Cubelo Source Type: research