Exercise training influence on cognitive capacity and mental health within chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a pilot study - Hong CS, Shen YC, Chang ET, Hou HC, Chen YJ.
OBJECTIVE: Although pulmonary rehabilitation and regular exercise have improved negative emotions and cognitive capacity within cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), influence by exercise training upon different cognitive and memory functi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Ethics in disaster, mass casualty care, and critical care - Egodage T, Doucet J, Patel PP, Martin MJ.
The primary ethical principle guiding general medical practice is autonomy. However, in mass casualty (MASCAL) or disaster scenarios, the principles of beneficence and justice become of foremost concern. Despite multiple reviews, publications, and training... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Impact of repeated blast exposure on active-duty United States Special Operations Forces - Gilmore N, Tseng CEJ, Maffei C, Tromly SL, Deary KB, McKinney IR, Kelemen JN, Healy BC, Hu CG, Ramos-Llord én G, Masood M, Cali RJ, Guo J, Belanger HG, Yao EF, Baxter T, Fischl B, Foulkes AS, Polimeni JR, Rosen BR, Perl DP, Hooker JM, Zürcher NR, Huang SY, Kimberly WT, Greve DN, Mac Donald CL, Dams-O'connor K, Bodien YG, Edlow BL.
United States (US) Special Operations Forces (SOF) are frequently exposed to explosive blasts in training and combat, but the effects of repeated blast exposure (RBE) on SOF brain health are incompletely understood. Furthermore, there is no diagnostic test... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Effectiveness of the online-based comprehensive cognitive training application, Smart Brain, for community-dwelling older adults with dementia: a randomized controlled trial - Chae HJ, Lee SH.
BACKGROUND: The fourth industrial revolution has brought about developments in information and communication technologies for interventions in older adults with dementia. Currently, most interventions focus on single interventions. However, community-dwell... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

AI and the paradox of self-replacing workers
As companies introduce AI into the workplace to increase productivity, an uncomfortable paradox is emerging: people are often responsible for training the very systems that might displace them. AI ethics advocate Madison Mohns presents three leadership principles to embrace technological progress…#madisonmohns (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Peer-led bootcamp helps medical students prepare for clerkship
Developed for Yale Internal Medicine clerkships, the bootcamp ’s success has led to its integration into mandatory clerkship training, with plans to expand. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Majority of Respondents to Second Annual Survey of Health Care Professionals Fall Short of Benchmark for Workplace Safety
Sixty-four percent of organizations do not provide frequent de-escalation training and less than half think their staff are comfortable addressing a workplace violence crisis. MILWAUKEE, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- According to the second annual Workplace Violence Prevention... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SVY Source Type: news

NIH to increase pay levels for pre- and postdoctoral scholars at grantee institutions
Increase applies to more than 17,000 research trainees and includes additional funds for childcare and training-related expenses. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - April 23, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

​I felt l had to sign sick notes even if patients could easily work. Some seemed more interested in keeping their benefits, writes DR MARTIN SCURR
When I first started as a GP, one of the most difficult daily tasks was signing sick notes. I had no training for it, and the difficulty was if the patient wasn't desperate to get back to work. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The effect of adding real-time postural feedback in balance and mobility training in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Liang SGS, Fan ESL, Lam PK, Kwok WT, Ma CZH, Lam FMH.
This study aimed to systematically review the additional value of providing real-time postural feedback during balance and mobility training in older people. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Web-of-Science were searched from incepti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

'If I can do it, you can do it': Former CVS workforce development student now manages facility
McKenzie Schiavone went though CVS's Workforce Innovation and Talent Center when she needed a job to support her family. She now manages the job training facility. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news

Deep-learning algorithm improves liver fibrosis diagnosis
An algorithm combining the Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) and an ultrasound deep-learning model could improve diagnostic accuracy and referral management for all-cause advanced liver fibrosis, a study published April 23 in Radiology found. Researchers led by Li-Da Chen, PhD, from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China found that their combined sequential algorithm improved specificity by over 20% for predicting pathologically advanced liver fibrosis compared with the Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) alone. Additionally, the algorithm reduced unnecessary referrals by 42% without requiring access to l...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news

This 25-year-old works three jobs while training for the Olympic trials. Here's his daily routine
With over 50 items on his daily to-do list, Jake Spotswood has his days planned out to a T — a necessity for a 25-year-old juggling ...#jakespotswood (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Australian taxpayers paid $466,000 for training of nation ’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg
With Bennell-Pegg unlikely to go to space anytime soon, there are questions about the value of the spending by the cash-strapped Australian space programFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastAustralia ’s first female astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, graduated from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) training program on Monday night.She may be unlikely to take a giant leap into space anytime soon, but is on a mission to bolster the space industry and inspire women and girls.Sign up for Guardian Australia ’s free morning and afternoon...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Tory Shepherd Tags: Australia news Science Space European Space Agency Source Type: news

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Source: Johns Hopkins University and Health Systems Archive - April 22, 2024 Category: Nursing Source Type: news