An Opportunity for Trump to Lead on Jones Act Reform
President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson met on the sidelines of the G7 summit this weekend, and among the issues discussed was a possibleU.S.-U.K. free trade agreement. Inpublic remarks Johnson made clear his desire that such a deal include cabotage privileges for U.K.-flagged ships:PRESIDENT TRUMP: We’re having very good trade talks between the UK and ourselves. We’re going to do a very big trade deal — bigger than we’ve ever had with the UK.And now, they won ’t have it. At some point, they won’t have the obstacle of — they won’t have the anchor around their ankle, because tha...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 26, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Managing Mutually Antagonistic Allies Is Like Herding Cats
One problem (among many) the United States has experienced in leading a vast array of allies and security dependents is that periodic quarrels break out among such clients. Even when the disputes are parochial and petty, the degree of animosity generated frequently is not. Not only does Washington then face the prospect of one or more of those allies breaking ranks and undermining U.S. policy objectives, but the danger exists that a confrontation might escalate to a cold war —or even a hot one.Deteriorating relations between two of Washington ’s prominent allies in East Asia–Japan and the Republic of Korea–are now ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 8, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs
Wireless Brain Implant Controls Mice Using Drugs and Light
Optogenetics is a quickly evolving field that allows scientists to activate specific neurons using bursts of light. The technique may help to uncover the basis of neurological diseases and how to tame them. Using optogenetics to assess how different drugs affect the central nervous system may offer a powerful new scientific tool.
To that end, scientists at KAIST, South Korea’s national research university, created a wireless neural implant that can deliver multiple drugs and simultaneously activate neurons specially modified for optogenetics. The device features a Bluetooth transmitter, allowing the researchers to...
Source: Medgadget - August 7, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Medicine Neurology Neurosurgery Source Type: blogs
Ultrasound System to Charge Medical Implants
Batteries power most electric medical implants. Pacemakers, for example, use the same battery for years without recharging, but eventually have to be replaced once the charge starts to run out.
There have been numerous attempts to create technology to generate electricity from within the body to power these devices. These have resulted in rather modest voltage outputs, making these solutions impractical for use in medicine. Success in this field will mean that implants can stay in the body indefinitely, avoiding the dangers and costs associated with replacement surgeries.
Now, researchers from Sungkyunkwan University...
Source: Medgadget - August 5, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Cardiology Materials Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
July 25, 2019 Edition.-----President Trump continues to destroy all the norms of civilised behaviour with race-baiting while fanning the possibility of a war with Iran – aided by another coalition of its allies – sadly including Australia.In the UK it seems Boris has become the UK Prime Minister. We now await events!Sadly we also see Japan and South Korea starting a trade war. Very sad.In OZ, with Parliament back this week we will see just what agenda will occ upy the Morrison Government for the next three years. Thus far - Thursday - not much!----- Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/news/policy/foreign-affairs/defe...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 24, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
How Large Is American Government?
America ’s strong economic growth and high living standards were built on our relatively smaller government. U.S. per capita income is higher than nearly all major countries and our government spending is still somewhat less.However, America ’s lower-spending advantage has diminished. TheOECD publishes data on total federal-state-local government spending as a percentage of GDP for its member countries. The chart shows spending for the United States and for the simple average of 30 OECD countries which have data back to 1995. These are high-income countries such as Canada, Germany, and Japan.The chart shows that the Un...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 18, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
July 4, 2019 Edition.-----Well it looks like the world has survived the G20 meeting in Osaka with Trump and Xi agreeing to start working again on a trade agreement and a few concessions from both sides to calm and smooth the way. What happens with the Koreas will be interesting, but thus far it looks like a fizzer. July 4 with tanks is a bit of a change and many Americans are not impressed. Trump's damage to the global economy is a real worry and now South Korea / Japan are fighting the 1940's war about "comfort women" yet again. More damage to world trade..Brexit continues to be an absolute swamp!Mr Morrison has had a goo...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 3, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Sexism vs. Cultural Imperialism
By SARAH HEARNE
As I was getting ready for bed last night a friend shared a tweet that immediately caught my attention.
https://twitter.com/sbattrawden/status/1143465003409915905
The tweet was of a
paper that has just been published online, titled “Does physician gender
have a significant impact on first-pass success rate of emergency endotracheal
intubation?” and showed the abstract which began,
It is unknown whether female physicians can perform equivalently to male physicians with respect to emergency procedures.
Understandably, this got the backs up of a
lot of people, myself included. Who o...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice feminism Korea Research sexism Source Type: blogs
One Especially Myopic Criticism of Trump ’s North Korea Policy
The video of President Trump shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and becoming the first sitting U.S. president to cross the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into North Korea should have been a welcome sight in both East Asia and the United States. It was a powerful symbol of warming relations between Washington and Pyongyang —a process that had stumbled in February when a summit meeting abruptly ended in an impasse.Trump ’s domestic critics, though, seem unwilling to accord him any credit for his diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea and the easing of dangerous tensions that have plagued the Korean Peninsula ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 2, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs
For More Short Sea Shipping, Get the Federal Government Out of the Way
Freight transport on the country ’s coasts and inland waterways, more commonly known as short sea shipping, is in a pitiable state. Despite being the mostenergy-efficient method of freight transport it accounts for a mere 6 percent of domestic tonnage moved. The corresponding figure in Europe is 40 percent. Instead of using waterborne transport, Americans place about 75 percent of their freight on trucks. That means more highway congestion, more highway maintenance, and more pollution.This is unlikely to change if a recent House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee hearing on short sea shipping ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 1, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Previewing Trump's Trip to Seoul: There's Something Happening Here
President Trump ’s upcoming visit to South Korea has gained new importance. Several developments over the last month suggest that something big is about to happen, though it is unclear what this “something” is precisely. Trump’s two-day summit with Moon Jae-in should provide greater clarity and help make se nse of the interesting signals that the various players in North Korean nuclear diplomacy have recently sent out.After the collapse of the second U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi four months ago, diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang settled into a stalemate. In mid-April, Kim Jong-un gavean address to the ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 25, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Eric Gomez Source Type: blogs
Microrobot Developed for Delivery of Stem Cells to the Brain
Researchers from Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea have developed a new microrobot that can precisely deliver therapeutic cells to very specific parts of the brain. Their work, recently published in Science Robotics, demonstrates that neural stem cells can be cultured and differentiated on their robot and that the device can travel from the carotid artery into various parts of the brain. This development may one day provide an approach for treating a number of brain-related disorders.
Delivery of living cells into the brain has been challenging, due to rapid loss of transplanted ...
Source: Medgadget - June 24, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Siavash Parkhideh Tags: Medicine Nanomedicine Neurology Neurosurgery Source Type: blogs
Will " Internet Addiction " Be Our Next " Crisis? "
This report from a respected media source can be expected to fuel more animated discussions about internet or social media addiction in the public square.As I pointed out in a recent article at Reason.com, a meticulous examination of the evidence is crucial before concluding internet/social media addiction is an actual disorder. Such a determination may not just impact the fiscal stability of the health care system but, more importantly, may pose a potential threat to freedom of speec h. (Source: Cato-at-liberty)
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 17, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Octopus-Inspired Wearable Biosensor Sticks to Wet and Dry Skin
Researchers from Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea have developed a new waterproof, wearable biosensor that can stick to the skin in a unique way. Their work, recently published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, demonstrates the biosensor adheres to the skin in wet and dry conditions and can monitor multiple biomedical signals, including the pulse at the radial artery of the arm and even basic electrocardiography (ECG). This is an exciting development for the biosensor field and can help lead to more effective and versatile biosensors.
Many wearable sensors need to make a goo...
Source: Medgadget - June 10, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Siavash Parkhideh Tags: Cardiology Diagnostics Materials Medicine Nanomedicine Rehab Sports Medicine Source Type: blogs
Hydrogel Harvests Nitric Oxide to Stop Damage from Rheumatoid Arthritis
Excess nitric oxide (NO) in the body is involved in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Reducing the amount of NO may lead to a new therapeutic approach for a variety of conditions. Researchers at the Pohang University of Science & Technology in South Korea have developed an NO-scavenging nanogel and tested it in mice with rheumatoid arthritis with promising results.
The gel is made through polymerization between acrylamide and NO-cleavable crosslinkers. It is not designed to regulate the production of NO, but rather to consume it and thereby reduce its effects without the side-effects of current trea...
Source: Medgadget - June 5, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Medicine Pain Management Source Type: blogs
