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White House Opens Gun Violence Prevention Office
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration said it is opening an Office of Gun Violence Prevention to focus more attention and resources on the issue.
"Guns are the number one killer of children in America, more than car accidents, more than...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Survey Indicates Zoomers and Millennials Are Ready for Pharmacies to Play a Bigger Role in Their Primary Care
Demand for low cost, convenient access to doctors and drugs is driving transformation to decentralized medical care, and retail pharmacy chains see opportunity in offering primary care services Retail pharmacies and pharmacists continue to play a growing role in healthcare as consumer demand for lower cost and convenience pushes the nation’s medical landscape away from […]
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Source: Dark Daily - September 22, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Precision Medicine Source Type: news
JSW Steel slows process to buy stake in Teck Resources coal unit
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Wastewater Testing Can Help Tackle America ’ s Opioid Crisis
Among the many lasting legacies of COVID-19 may be a newfound appreciation for the value of what we flush down the toilet and wash down the drain.
Wastewater can be a rich source of information about infectious diseases, like COVID-19, as well as flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), mpox and polio, since pathogens like viruses are shed in feces, urine and saliva, all of which is drained into sewage treatment plants. Sampling that water is a good way to screen for certain viruses, and, as more people bypass the medical system and labs in favor of testing themselves at home for things like COVID-19, health agencies lik...
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Civic Innovation Challenge awards $19M for climate change resilience and community-driven innovation
When a natural catastrophe strikes, how effectively are communities able to marshal access to resources and services? Across the nation, 19 teams of civic leaders and university scholars are working together to improve community effectiveness in …
Source: NSF News - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
With Demand for Mental-Health Care Soaring on Campus, Faculty and Students Are Stepping Up to Help
After the pandemic shut down Duke University’s campus in 2020, public-policy professor Nick Carnes worried about how his students would fare both educationally and emotionally. Wanting to help in whatever way he could, he added a simple message to his email signature.
“A note to students,” he wrote. “Please let me or another Duke professor know if you’re having any problems with your safety, well-being, or access to educational or other resources, or if you need to talk about anything right now, and/or if you know of another student who is having trouble. When in doubt, please reach out.&rd...
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Woman rescued from outhouse toilet in northern Michigan after dropping Apple Watch, police say
Bagley Township, Mich. – A woman was rescued Tuesday from an outhouse toilet in northern Michigan while trying to retrieve her Apple Watch. The woman, whose name was not released, lowered herself inside the toilet after dropping the watch at the Department of Natural Resources boat launch at Dixon…#bagleytownship #mich #michigan #applewatch #dixonlake #otsegocounty #detroit
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Flexible retirement options for NHS staff – information for branches
This article explores the options available to NHS Pension Scheme members.
UNISON branches should ask their employer/s to discuss flexible working policies and seek to negotiate fair and equitable processes for applications.
Members who retire must notify UNISON to update their membership to ensure they remain members.
What is changing?
From 1 April 2022, all active pension scheme members in the NHS are in the 2015 Section of the NHS Pension Scheme. Many NHS staff will have accrued pension benefits in either or both of the two legacy sections(1995 section and 2008 section ).
New flexibilities coming in from 1 October 2023 ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 21, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Hassan Govia Tags: Article Source Type: news
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Announces $238M CHIPS and Science Act Award
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced the award of $238 million in "Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act" funding for the establishment of eight#defense #kathleenhicks #scienceact
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Most Expensive Military Vehicles and Equipment in US Police Departments
For decades, across the United States, police departments have become increasingly militarized. The U.S. Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act in the 1990s to provide American law enforcement with more resources to combat rising rates of violent crime, and since then, police…#uscongress #departmentofdefense #defensedepartment #ndaa
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2023, NLM Webinar: Revolutionizing Biological Research with the NIH Comparative Genomics Resource
Comparative genomics analyses are a powerful tool for scientific discovery. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Comparative Genomics Resource (CGR) is a freely accessible online suite of tools and data supporting comparative genomics analysis of eukaryotic organisms. The NIH-funded, multi-year project ’s vision is to maximize the biomedical impact of eukaryotic research organisms and their genomic data resources to meet emerging research needs for human health.
Source: NLM Technical Bulletin - September 20, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Ben Armstrong Raises Over $120K In Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano Donations Within Hours For Legal Fight Against Hit Network
Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong on Tuesday alleged that Hit Network, the organization he was associated with, has not only taken away his financial resources but has also left him unable to fight back. Armstrong took to X to appeal to his followers for assistance in funding his legal campaign to…#benarmstrong #hitnetwork #bitboycrypto #ethereumethusd #bitcoinbtcusd #cardanoadausd #benzingasfutureof #floatingpalace #jamesbond #justinwilliams
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is ‘smart money’ that smart? Top 5 DeFi wallets have unrealized losses
In finance, ‘smart money’ typically refers to institutional or professional investors presumed to possess greater market knowledge and resources. However, an intriguing pattern emerges when examining the top holders across major DeFi platforms. CryptoSlate analyzed the top 5 wallets (excluding…#defi #cryptoslate #cherrypick #uni #uniswap #justlend #tvl #lido #defillama #sushiswap
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kaufman Hall Report Says Hospitals Saw Less Inpatients and Outpatients during Summer as Bad Debt and Charity Care Rose
As a result, health system-based clinical laboratories likely saw a decline in test orders as well a decrease in outreach revenue Bad financial news continues in the hospital industry. According to an August 2023 National Hospital Flash Report from consulting firm Kaufman Hall, hospitals’ financial performance deteriorated in July, partly due to declines in inpatient […]
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Source: Dark Daily - September 20, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Management & Operations Source Type: news
Wednesday briefing: Why Britain needs more black science professors
In today ’s newsletter: Black professors make up less than 1% of science academics – will a new Royal Society scheme address the imbalance?•Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionOfficially there are no black chemistry or physics professors in the UK, which many scientists say is all the data needed to conclude that UK science is institutionally racist.The Royal Society, the world ’s oldest scientific academy, which aims to promote excellence in science, has set out its mission to change this with anew funding scheme to help black PhD students make the leap into careers in academic research and hopeful...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Rupert Neate Tags: Science Race in education Source Type: news
