Major NHS trust sparks anger with cash-hungry plan to charge patients for private treatment on-site: Critics warn 'two-tier' scheme could lead to 'queue-jumping' at hospital with a 90,000-strong waiting list
With the goal of creating an 'income generation source', Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) wants to rent out its facilities to a private provider to treat patients willing to pay. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The U.S. Hasn ’ t Seen Syphilis Numbers This High Since 1950
NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.
But there’s some unexpected good news: The rate of new gonorrhea cases fell for the first time in a decade.
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It’s not clear why syphilis rose 9% while gonorrhea dropped 9%, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, adding that it’s too soon to know whether a new downward trend is emerging for the latter.
They are most fo...
Source: TIME: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Inflexible bosses keep yoga instructors ’ pay down
Yoga, aerobics and Pilates instructors at Colchester City Council are voting on strike action after nearly a decade without a pay rise, UNISON has announced.The Leisure World instructors are all directly employed by the council, but their pay is determined differently to the scales used for other staff at the local authority.UNISON says inflexible bosses have kept yoga and Pilates rates at £25 per-session since 2015, refusing to even review this figure until last year.When the council did finally assess pay in August 2023, senior managers offered no rise at all, says the union.Aerobics instructors are paid £22.50 per ses...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 30, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News ballot Colchester Council Industrial action Leisure World strike Source Type: news
Teaching earthquake preparedness skills to students with developmental disabilities: a preliminary evaluation - Olcay S, Ogur C, Saral D.
This study investigated the effects of behavioral skills training (BST) in teaching earthquake preparedness skills to students with developmental disabilities within a small group arrangement. A multiple probe design across behaviors and replicated across ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
How to spot a deepfake —and prevent it from causing political chaos
The “fake news” of 2016 is so passé. This year, fake video and audio clips generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are the new looming threat that could sway voters in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Last week, voters in New Hampshire’s presidential primary
received a robocall
in which President Joe Biden seemed to be discouraging them from participating in the election. “Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect [former President] Donald Trump again,” the recording said.
Only the call wasn’t actually recorded by Biden—it was a deepfake, a form ...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 29, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
I've spent 20 years studying how to raise successful kids
As a psychologist, I've spent nearly 20 years studying how to care for and raise good humans. The overlooked skill I always teach new parents is how to build inner efficacy. Inner efficacy is an individual's belief in their own capacity to do what it takes to meet their goals. Self-esteem might… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Think for yourself if you want AI to teach you how to code
Feature Learning how to program is perhaps now easier than ever with AI, though the tools that suggest or generate source code for you have to be used wisely. Programming requires patience and persistence, especially at the start of the learning process when nothing makes much sense. The rules for…#featurelearning #githubcopilot #visualstudio #davidmalan #harvarduniversity #openai #google #bard #rubber #register (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
“Millionaires Habits” Won’t Make You Rich, That’s What Will
Have you ever opened a book to learn something, only to realize that it will be full of bullsh*t? This happens to me often when I try to read a modern finance book. Those pages are full of hope and motivation, but they don’t teach you… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acupuncture Tied to Improvements in Poststroke Motor Aphasia
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 -- Acupuncture may improve language function in patients with poststroke motor aphasia, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Boxuan Li, from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How GE ’s CEO Larry Culp ditched mediocre manufacturing and engineered a legendary turnaround
It was early December in Lynn, Mass., and Katahira-san, GE’s star ambassador of lean manufacturing, was performing a teach-in. The location was a GE defense jet engine plant where the spry Japanese-born consultant was headlining a kaizen (or “continuous improvement”) event. Walking the factory…#lynn #mass #katahirasan #larryculp #yukiokatahira #culp #greatbreakup #gehealthcare #gevernova #geaerospace (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers' New Radio Show On EWTN Helps Listeners Connect Their Everyday Lives With Biblical Teaching
IRONDALE, Ala., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- (EWTN) – Fans of Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers refer to him as the "Dynamic Deacon," and anyone who tunes into "Beacon of Truth," his new radio show, will immediately understand why. (Airs 4 p.m. ET, beginning Monday, Feb. 5 on EWTN Radio. Find EWTN Radio…#irondale #ala #ewtn #haroldburkesivers #dynamicdeacon #beaconoftruth #ewtnradio #deaconharold #ewtnradiogeneral #jackwilliams (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Feeling Stuck? Here Are 5 Ways to Jumpstart Your Life
From the outside, it looked as though Adam Alter was gliding along. At 28, he had earned a doctorate in psychology from Princeton and soon afterward landed a job as a tenure-track professor at the N.Y.U. Stern School of Business. But he felt stuck. Preparing to teach while simultaneously doing…#adamalter #newyorkcity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sure, why not? Now there's a'Stanley cup' for babies
Goo goo. Gaga. Baby wants Stanley cup. We're teaching 'em young to join the latest trends. Fisher Price / handout Goo goo gaga. Baby want Stanley cup. Give baby Stanley cup! Goo goo gaga! Like it or not, people care about Stanley cups. Which is why Fisher-Price just came out with a new toy aimed…#stanleycup #fisherprice #stanley #target #amazon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A millennial who quit teaching to be a full-time Uber and Lyft driver made $36,000 in 8 months
Aaron Lavender quit teaching to drive full-time for Uber and Lyft, but he said driving was better as a part-time gig. Aaron Lavender Aaron Lavender gave up teaching in 2022 to work as a full-time Uber and Lyft driver. But he said ride-hailing is more profitable and sustainable as a part-time gig.…#aaronlavender #uberandlyft #colorado #lavender #uber #californiauber #tesla (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wednesday assorted links
1. Short speed climbing video. 2. On David Graeber. 3. Vincent Geloso on the Piketty controversies. 4. Morgan Stanley values Tesla. 5. Guyana has the world’s highest oil reserves per capita, by far. 6. $2500 Macmillan teaching innovation award. And $2500 student award. The post Wednesday assorted…#davidgraeber #vincentgeloso #piketty #tesla #guyana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
