A data duel over U.S. maternal mortality
Experts agree that the U.S. maternal mortality rate is unacceptably high. And year after year of data show that disadvantaged groups, particularly Black and Native American women, die at even higher rates than women in the United States overall during pregnancy and childbirth.
But controversy broke out last week over just how bad the situation is, when a paper by academic epidemiologists published in the
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
(
AJOG
) provoked unusual pushback from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The paper suggested a widely reported tripling in t...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 19, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Possible TikTok ban has U.S. science communicators on edge
For biologist Brooke Fitzwater, a doctoral student at the University of Alabama, the social media platform TikTok has become a key tool for
sharing her knowledge of marine biology
with some 250,000 followers. Her short, humorous videos on everything from whale sharks to zombie worms have attracted up to 2.1 million views. “TikTok has been an unparalleled way for me to communicate science to the public,” Fitzwater says.
Last week, however, Fitzwater and many other science communicators who rely on TikTok got some worrying news: The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 19, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
GBTC Experiences Its Largest Daily Drain Yet, Nearly 239,000 BTC Gone in Under 70 Days
According to the latest statistics, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) experienced its most significant outflow on March 18, 2024, totaling $643 million. Onchain experts have closely observed GBTC’s activities as a considerable number of bitcoin have been moved out of the trust’s reserves.… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
State Militias and the Second Amendment: Decentralizing Military Power
According to a new report from the federal government's Bureau of Labor Statistics this week, the US economy added 275,000 jobs for the month of February while the unemployment rate rose to 3.9%. In... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Case for Secession: How Breaking Away Maximizes Liberty
According to a new report from the federal government's Bureau of Labor Statistics this week, the US economy added 275,000 jobs for the month of February while the unemployment rate rose to 3.9%. In... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Email ‘Mistake’ on Inflation Data Prompts Questions on What Is Shared
One afternoon in late February, an employee at the Bureau of Labor Statistics sent an email about an obscure detail in the way the government calculates inflation — and set off an unlikely firestorm. Economists on Wall Street had spent two weeks puzzling over an unexpected jump in housing costs in…#superusers #federalreserve (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HHS: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) will hold a virtual public meeting on April 11-12, 2024. Agenda items include discussions on the 2024 workplan and briefings and discussions with invited experts on several health data policy topics, including standards for social determinants of health data elements, possible implications of value based care models versus fee-for-service on HIPAA standards, an overview of the key elements of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) published by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) in November 2023, and exploration of pri...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 19, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Fabrication in a study about honesty: a lost episode of Columbo illustrating how forensic statistics is performed - Samsa G.
The three steps of a typical forensic statistical analysis are (1) verify that the raw data file is correct; (2) verify that the statistical analysis file derived from the raw data file is correct; and (3) verify that the statistical analyses are appropria... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Number of nursing associates in GP practices up 55% in a year
The number of nurses working in general practice and primary care networks (PCNs) in England increased by just 4.5% in 2023, while the number nursing associates soared by 55.5%, latest data has shown. The statistics from the latest Primary Care Workforce Quarterly Update showed a total of 17,615 full-time equivalent (FTE) nurses working in general... Read moreThe post Number of nursing associates in GP practices up 55% in a year appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 18, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Gun violence: a public health issue - Gelinas L.
Nurses have a key role to play.
In this issue's article, author Corrine Dixon notes the following startling statistics:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently named firearm injury as the number one killer of children ages 1 through... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
A spatial autocorrelation analysis of road traffic crash by severity using Moran's I spatial statistics: a comparative study of Addis Ababa and Berlin cities - Gedamu WT, Plank-Wiedenbeck U, Wodajo BT.
METHODological advancements in road safety research reveal an increasing inclination toward integrating spatial approaches in hot spot identification, spatial pattern analysis, and developing spatially lagged models. Previous studies on hot spot identifica... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Radiology retains popularity in 2024 Main Residency Match
Although falling just short of the 100% rate achieved in the last two years, nearly all available resident positions for diagnostic and interventional radiology were filled on Match Day 2024 on March 15.
In announcing the results of the 2024 Main Residency Match, the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) noted that interventional radiology-integrated had the fifth-highest percentage (91.4%) among positions filled with U.S. MD and DO seniors.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Radiology Education Source Type: news
Newcomers to Canada tone down expectations as they look to survive rising prices, survey says
More than 80% of newcomers who arrived in the past decade say Canada is too expensive Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox More than 80 per cent of newcomers who arrived in the past…#naimulkarim #newcomers #legermarketinginc #canadians #ianlarge #leger #ottawa #statisticscanada #student #immigration (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rural Employment Recovery Halts
Highlights recent rural employment statistics released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Notes that recent trends were improving, but the latest report showed rural employment has decreased 0.4% when compared to pre-COVID numbers. Includes urban and rural comparisons as well as variations within industries. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 18, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Oman ’s general inflation index holds steady at 105.3 in February
RIYADH: Oman’s general inflation index remained stable at 105.3 in February compared to the same period in 2023, according to the latest official data. The data from the National Center of Statistics and Information also highlighted that the inflation rate had decreased to 0.0 percent in February…#oman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
