Deputy Director for Operations and Innovation
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Deputy Director, Operations and Innovation (DDOI), National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH. The DDOI, NLM shares with the Director responsibility for NLM ’s research, operations, and public services and ensures that health disparities research within NLM will advance DEIA goals by reducing health inequities. NIH is ​the ​foremost agency for funding biomedical research in the U.S., with a $47.5 billion budget supporting its mission to seek funda mental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and to use that...
Source: NLM General Announcements - August 7, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Where You Live Can Shape How Alzheimer ’ s Affects You
The FDA in mid-July for the first time ever approved an Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi. The annual price-tag will run patients $26,500. The same week, the Alzheimer’s Association for the first time ever released county-level data to identify which communities are most struggling with the disease. 6.7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease and 134,000 of them will die because of it each year. We’ve known these aggregate numbers for a while now, but with new data and new drugs, healthcare specialists can now better target attention and resources. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeremy Ney Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Stanford Genetic Researcher Discusses Value of Rapid Whole Human Genome Sequencing in Pursuit of a Faster, More Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
Genetic scientists show how rapid WGS is helping doctors determine best treatments for patients with life-threatening conditions Clinical laboratory scientists will recall that last year, Dark Daily covered how researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine had developed a method for performing rapid whole genomic sequencing (WGS) in as little as five hours. We predicted […] The post Stanford Genetic Researcher Discusses Value of Rapid Whole Human Genome Sequencing in Pursuit of a Faster, More Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment Plan appeared first on Dark Daily.
Source: Dark Daily - August 7, 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

Path dependency when prioritising disaster and humanitarian response under high levels of conflict: a qualitative case study in South Sudan - Mena R, Hilhorst D.
In high-conflict scenarios, humanitarian needs often surpass resources, and humanitarians are faced with ongoing challenges of whom to prioritise and where to work. This process is often referred to as 'targeting', but this article uses the concept of 'tri...
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Self-organized neural network method to identify crash hotspots - Karimi E, Haghighi F, Sheykhfard A, Azmoodeh M, Shaaban K.
Crash hotspot identification (HSID) is an essential component of traffic management authorities' efforts to improve safety and allocate limited resources. This paper presents a method for identifying hotspots using self-organizing maps (SOM). The SOM metho...
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

The prevention of industrial manual tool accidents considering occupational health and safety - Arciniega-Rocha RP, Erazo-Chamorro VC, Szabo G.
The industrial sector is improving its management systems and designing healthy workspaces by focusing on selecting the best ways to reduce accidents and optimize financial and human resources. Hand tools represent the general equipment used in a significa...
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Sorry, not sorry: unpopular individuals report but don't display empathy and prosocial behaviors - Massey-Abernathy AR, Swearingen-Stanbrough CSL, Wall R.
The resource control theory postulates that the combination of prosocial strategies and coercive strategies are useful in gaining and maintaining resources that allow one to be perceived popular within society. Often prosocial behaviors appear in conjuncti...
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Safe pediatric ground ambulance transport: a systematic review - Stoklosa AR, Zafron ML, Bass KD, Lillvis D.
BACKGROUND: Ambulance crashes that result in child injury or death are preventable with the use of proper restraints. This systematic review assesses aspects relevant to the proper use of pediatric restraints: EMS professionals' resources and training, kno...
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Urban-rural differences in perceived environmental opportunities for physical activity: a 2002-2017 time-trend analysis in Europe - Moreno-Llamas A, Garc ía-Mayor J, De la Cruz-Sánchez E.
Urban-rural disparities in resources, services and facilities not only impact daily living conditions but also contribute to inequalities in physical activity, which may be associated with variations in basic public resources between urban and rural areas....
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news

Google Search Now Has AI Grammar Check Tool For Mobile And Desktop Users: Here ' s How To Use It
Google has introduced a built-in grammar check tool within its search platform, allowing users to check sentences and phrases for grammatical accuracy on mobile and desktop. The new Google Search utility essentially aims to improve the writing experience for users and provide helpful suggestions…#google #googlesearch #grammarcheck #feedback #googledocs #nokiaphones #apple
Source: Reuters: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How to Catch Pandemic Fraud? Prosecutors Try Novel Methods
Strained by limited resources, prosecutors are deploying special teams and nurturing local relationships to catch up to a wave of fraud. Federal prosecutors are scrambling to recoup billions of dollars in pandemic aid from people who falsely obtained funds from government programs that were…#labordepartments #justicedepartment #sba #michaelgaldo #mississippi #clayjoyner #maryland #ereklbarron #jerryphillips #capitolheights
Source: Reuters: Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

China raises emergency response level for floods in northeast
Authorities in northeastern China raised their emergency response level on Sunday as tributaries of the Songhua, a major river, rose to dangerous levels after days of heavy rain caused by Typhoon Doksuri. China's Ministry of Water Resources said it raised the response for flooding to Level III at…#songhua #typhoondoksuri #leveliii #innermongolia #jilin #heilongjiang #doksuri #beijing #tianjin #hebei
Source: Reuters: Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Injury patterns and treatment strategies in civilian and military isolated abdominal gunshot wounds - Dilday J, Owattanapanich N, Benjamin ER, Biswas S, Shackelford S, Demetriades D.
This study compares injury patterns, manage...
Source: SafetyLit - August 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

7 Ways to Bring a Dead Friendship Back to Life
It might sound obvious, in the midst of a loneliness crisis, that having friends matters. But many of us “underestimate the very real impact our friendships can have on our life,” says Marisa Franco, a psychologist and author of Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends. “Connection is the most important factor predicting our health, both physical and mental.” A growing body of research supports that point: Healthy, stable friendships can protect against depression and anxiety, increase life satisfaction, extend longevity, and improve health metrics li...
Source: TIME: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Medical Laboratory Workers Again on Strike at Large Clinical Laboratory Company Locations around New Zealand
Strike may delay critical blood testing and cause postponement of many surgical procedures Medical technicians, phlebotomists, and clinical laboratory scientists in New Zealand are once again going on strike for fairer pay in various areas around the island nation. And their complaints mirror similar complaints by healthcare and clinical laboratory workers in the US. The […] The post Medical Laboratory Workers Again on Strike at Large Clinical Laboratory Company Locations around New Zealand appeared first on Dark Daily.
Source: Dark Daily - August 4, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Source Type: news

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