Italy's Macroeconomic Problems Cannot Be Remedied By Issuing a Domestic Quasi-Money
The Italian general elections of March 4, 2018 have produced an improbable coalition government between two upstart populist parties: left-Eurosceptic-nationalist Movimento 5 Stelle (Five Star Movement) and the right-Eurosceptic-nationalist Lega (League). The coalition partners agree on greater public spending and, at the same time, on tax cuts that would reduce revenue. How then to pay for the additional spending? Italy is already highly indebted. Its publicdebt stands at 133 percent of GDP, highest in the Eurozone apart from Greece, and well above the EU ’s average of 87 percent. Its sovereign bonds carry a high defaul...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 6, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Lawrence H. White Source Type: blogs
Revolutionizing Informed Consent Law and Practice: Empowering Patients with Certified Decision Aids
I was pleased with the enthusiastic reception to my presentation at ICCH2018 in Portugal: "Revolutionizing Informed Consent Law and Practice: Empowering Patients with Certified Decision Aids."
So many of those developing tools to improve healthcare co... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - September 5, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Portugal – Rights of Persons in the Context of Advanced Disease and End-of-Life
As I am Portugal this week, I should blog about this new law that was published a few weeks ago: "Rights of Persons in the Context of Advanced Disease and End-of-Life." The law discussed advance directives and other familiar elements. I highlight just ... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - August 29, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
The Top 12 Social Companion Robots
What do you get if you combine the best features of a smartphone, a vacuum cleaner, and a pet? No, it’s not Dr. Frankenstein’s dog, but rather the new family members of the household of the future: social companion robots. They might do the chores, guard the house, teach the children and keep company to the elderly or people with health issues. Here are the current best examples on the market, but the best is yet to come.
The newest member of the family?
Joe Hawkins lives in London with his wife and three kids. Running a household and having a job would already be an immense task for the parents, but Laura, the mother,...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 31, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Medical Robotics Top Lists AI companion robot digital digital health empathy future humanoid robot social companion technology Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 18th July 2018
Some recent things you might need to know about.StatisticsBirth summary tables in England and Wales.Includes annual births and mean age of mothers.Scientific Advisory Committee on NutritionFeeding in the first year of lifeCovers infant feeding from birth up to 12 months of age, looking at evidence of the impact of infant feeding on short and longer term health outcomes for infants and mothers. Also considers factors that influence eating behaviour and diversification of the diet and makes recommendations on feeding in the first year of life.World Health OrganisationWHO Recommendations on Antenatal Care for a Positive Pregn...
Source: Browsing - July 18, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
FDA Commissioner Gottlieb ’s Sunday “Tweetorial” Is Both Encouraging and Frustrating
A fair reading of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb ’s “Sunday Tweetorial” on the opioid overdose crisis leaves one simultaneously encouraged and frustrated. First the encouraging news. The Commissioner admits that the so-called epidemic of opioid overdoses has “evolved” from one “mostly involving [diverted] prescription drugs to one that’s increasingly fueled by illicit substances being purchased online or off the street.” Most encouraging was this passage: Even as lawful prescribing of opioids is declining, we ’re seeing large increases in deaths from accidental drug overdoses...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 2, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
HydrUStent ’s Biodegradable Stents Could Improve Patient Outcomes
Stents are widely used in patient care, but a major complication is infection and, for many types of stents, the need for eventual surgical removal. HydrUStent, a startup based at the University of Minho in Portugal, hopes to improve those limitations.
HydrUStent’s product is a ureteral stent made from a patented material that is antibacterial, homogeneous, and biodegradable. It degrades by dissolution of the material in urine, which prevents the need for a second surgery for stent removal. “The dissolution profile is controlled and [depends] on the formulation used for stent production,” says CEO Alexandre Barros. B...
Source: Medgadget - June 26, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: Radiology Urology Source Type: blogs
12 Language Experts Share 12 Tips to Learn a Language Faster
You're reading 12 Language Experts Share 12 Tips to Learn a Language Faster, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
In a world that demands rapid learning and massive change, the ability to learn a language faster is an important skill to acquire, whether you want to learn Spanish, take French lessons, or Italian classes.
As we shared in our previous post on learning faster, skill acquisition can be transferred to just about anything you want to learn.
The most common mistake we see people make when trying to l...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sean Kim Tags: featured self education self improvement learn a language online language classes pickthebrain success travel Source Type: blogs
BMC Biomedical Engineering: the BMC series expands into engineering!
I am delighted to announce that BMC Biomedical Engineering, a new open access, peer-reviewed journal is now open for submissions and with it the BMC series enters for the first time a new subject area: engineering. This is the first of two newly launched journals in the BMC series. Editor Harriet Manning discusses the launch of BMC Chemical Engineering in her blog post.
2018 has been declared as the “Year of Engineering” by the UK government, an initiative that has seen wide support by hundreds of national and international organisations. We see no better time to expand our offering to this diverse and crucial communit...
Source: BioMed Central Blog - June 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Alexandros Houssein Tags: Medicine BMC Biomedical Engineering BMC Series Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 11th 2018
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
This content is...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 10, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Ending Aging Now Translated into Portuguese
Ending Aging is an important book, a concise explanation of the SENS approach to the development of rejuvenation therapies. It is aimed at laypeople, but with enough depth for scientists to use it as a starting point for their own further reading as well. It covers the extensive evidence gathered by the research community over the decades to support the concept that aging is caused by the accumulation of a few classes of molecular damage to cells and tissues. It outlines proposed therapies that could, if fully developed, repair or work around that damage in order to remove its contribution to aging.
Since its public...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 8, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
The Top 12 Health Chatbots
Meet Molly, Eva, Ginger, Replika, Florence, Izzy – your new chatbot friends aiming to make your life better. In the last years, smart algorithm-powered, text or voice-based interfaces have multiplied, and they are also taking their place in healthcare. The Medical Futurist believes they will ease the burden on doctors in primary care and help patients learn to take care of their health responsibly. Do you want to try one? Check out the following health chatbots!
The age of chatting algorithms is coming
Last week, Google stunned the world with the latest feature of the Google Assistant, Duplex, that was able to make ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 25, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: imported AI artificial intelligence chatbot chatbots digital health future health chatbot Innovation List medical Medicine Personalized medicine technology Source Type: blogs
May 8th: How Neurotech Innovation Leads to New Healthcare Realities @ Horasis Global Meeting in Cascais, Portugal
Heads-up: the 2018 Horasis Global Meeting will host a session on How Innovation Leads to New Healthcare Realities, and our very own Alvaro Fernandez will discuss the latest in neurotechnology, brain & mental health and also set the stage for the upcoming launch of the Portuguese editionof The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age (also available in Spanish, Japanese and Polish).
Description: Innovation in health-care is advancing globally, offering transformative change. In an aging society we might consider better palliative care most important – but ar...
Source: SharpBrains - May 2, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Technology aging Brain-health Cascais healthcare Horasis Horasis Global Meeting innovation Mental-Health neurotech Neurotechnology Portugal sharpbrains gu Source Type: blogs
Learn a Language Online and on Your Own
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First the bad news. I'm not going to tell you learning a language is easy, it isn't. Anyone who tells you otherwise is probably selling you something . You may be able to "speak" a language in a few months, but if you want to reach a level where you can read, work, live and study in the language, it's going to take longer. For most languages, the time to become truly fluent is five months to a year of dedicate...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - March 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: bryantt Tags: featured self education self improvement learn a language online language learning pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
