There Is No National Security Justification for the New Immigration Ban
Alex NowrastehThe Trump administration justreleased an immigration ban on the six countries of Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan, Eritrea, Myanmar, Tanzania, and Sudan. Citizens of Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, and Kyrgyzstan won ’t be allowed to apply for green cards. Citizens of Tanzania and Sudan won’t be able to apply for the green card lottery.There is no national security justification for banning immigrants from those countries. From 1975 through 2017, 11 foreign ‐born terrorists from those countries attempted or committed attacks on U.S. soil. They murdered 6 people in their attacks. The annual chance of being mu...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 31, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Give the Gift of P. J. O'Rourke
David BoazThe Cato Institute offers lots of greatChristmas gifts -- Pocket Constitutions (also a good gift forBill of Rights Day!), books, apparel, even Cato-brandedLands' End merchandise. But I have my own holiday recommendations that I've made before.I decided one year to give a young colleague a post-graduate course in political science and economics —P. J. O ’Rourke’s booksParliament of Whores andEat the Rich. So I went to my local Barnes& Noble to search for them. Not in Current Affairs. Not in Economics. No separate section called Politics. I decided to try Borders (RIP). But first — to avoid yet more driving...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 5, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Best Post of July 2019: Neuropathology in Tanzania
The next in our " Best of the Month " series is from Tuesday, July 30, 2019:I spent half the day today at Muhimbili Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania discussing interesting neuropathology cases with pathology residents. What a privilege to work with such eager and capable residents. We talked about the 2016 WHO CNS tumor classification update and looked at some challenging cases they have a recently encountered. (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - October 17, 2019 Category: Radiology Tags: Best of the Month series Source Type: blogs
Neuropathology in Tanzania
I spent half the day today at Muhimbili Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania discussing interesting neuropathology cases with pathology residents. What a privilege to work with such eager and capable residents. We talked about the 2016 WHO CNS tumor classification update and looked at some challenging cases they have a recently encountered. (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - July 30, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Neuropathology in Tanzania.
I spent half the day today at Muhimbili Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania discussing interesting neuropathology cases with pathology residents. What a privilege to work with such eager and capable residents. We talked about the 2016 WHO CNS tumor classification update and looked at some challenging cases they have a recently encountered. (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - July 30, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Can Digital Health Go Off-Grid And Still Save Lives?
What would you do without your smartphone or laptop for a week? Some cannot even imagine putting them down for a second, not thinking much of the vulnerability of our entire digital existence. What if a hurricane destroys the electric grid? What if power supplies will get cut off by unstoppable rain? What about a future dystopic scenario with our traditional energy sources depleted due to overconsumption? And what if we just look at less fortunate parts of the world where stable electricity service is a rare treasure? We collected some examples of how medicine could become more independent from the traditional electricity ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 25, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Africa asia Caribbean development digital digital health Healthcare smartphone solar sustainability technology Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 8th May 2019
Some recent things you might want to know about...Research, global healthLocal adaption of intrapartum clinical guidelines, United Republic of Tanzania (Bulletin of the WHO)Case studies from NICE Shared LearningEnsuring compliance with NICE guidance significantly improves outcomes in Multiple Pregnancy– East and North Hertfordshire NHS TrustIn the newsRisk of obesity can be accurately predicted in babies, study finds (Guardian)Report about " Is it possible to accurately predict overweight at age 10-12 years based on information at birth and during the first year of life? " , an abstract from Dutch researchers, ...
Source: Browsing - May 8, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Jellybean 102 with Pendo George
What do you know about emergency medicine in Tanzania? Listen and learn from Dr Pendo George, the first female emergency physician in Tanzania, Vice-President of EMAT and head of Paeds Emergency at Muhimbili National Hospital.
The post Jellybean 102 with Pendo George appeared first on Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL • Medical Blog. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 1, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Doug Lynch Tags: JellyBean Podcast EMAT Muhimbili National Hospital Pendo George smacc2019 SMACCreach Tanzania Source Type: blogs
Reverse Innovation: When Disruptive Health Solutions Go West
Zipline drones populate the Rwandan skyline, portable
electrocardiogram machines help doctors diagnose in clinics in rural India, easy
testing lets cure children in Botswana. Beyond being brilliant medical
innovations, at some point, all these technologies were brought to or should be
applied to high-income countries after their success in their original settings
in Africa or Asia – as they have been available for
a fraction of the cost, they have represented a highly creative solution
and/or the regulatory environment has allowed them to thrive. That’s what
researchers call reverse innovation, and
we tracked down the ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 19, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Portable Diagnostics Telemedicine & Smartphones Africa asia development digital health disruption disruptive drones empowerment Healthcare Innovation medical drones reverse innovation technology West Source Type: blogs
New $2,000 Ultrasound Can Increase Imaging Access Around the Globe
The Butterfly iQ, a small, handheld ultrasound scanner that connects to your smartphone, is now being used by physicians to conduct obstetric, lung, and cardiac imaging procedures.There are several aspects that set the Butterfly iQ apart from traditional scanners. Instead of using piezo crystals, the material commonly used to create ultrasonic waves, the device incorporates a single silicon chip that generates ultrasound waves that flow through the body. This technology significantly reduces the price and can be purchased for $2,000.The silicon chip was invented by Jonathan Rothberg, PhD, who has founded multiple medic...
Source: radRounds - February 8, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Case of the Week 528
This week ' s case was donated by Dr. Lars Westblade. The patient is a middle-aged man who recently returned from Tanzania. He presented with multiple furuncular lesions including the following:The patient saw a dermatologist who performed a skin biopsy. Here are representative sections (stained with hematoxylin and eosin):What is the diagnosis? (Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites)
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - January 22, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 528
Answer toCase 528: Botfly larva; clinical presentation is consistent with furucular myiasis. As Blaine and others have mentioned, " the epidemiology supports this being the ' Tumbu fly ' ,Cordylobia anthropophaga.Cordylobia rodhaniis also in Tanzania but less-commonly documented as a source of human myiasis. " From a clinical standpoint, the presence of multiple furuncular lesions is also consistent withC. anthropophaga; this fly lays eggs its eggs on soil or damp clothing (e.g. those hanging on a line to dry). The eggs hatch when they come into contact with the skin of the host, and the larvae burrow into the skin t...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - January 21, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
45,000 “Special Interest Aliens” Caught Since 2007, But No U.S. Terrorist Attacks from Illegal Border Crossers
ConclusionSo far, there have been zero people murdered or injured in terror attacks committed by illegal border crossers on U.S. soil. This includes those who entered as illegal immigrants and those who entered illegally and then applied for asylum. Only seven terrorists from special interest countries, all of whom entered prior to the government putting those countries on a list, even entered the U.S. illegally by crossing a land border. Two of them were arrested within hours of doing so, two other received asylum, and none of them crossed the Mexican border. Our above evidence is based on past events. The futu...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 17, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier, Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
