Cochrane celebrates second anniversary of shared commitment to public involvement in health and social care research
Cochrane marks the second anniversary of its commitment toPublic Involvement in Health and Social Care Research, a pledge launched in March 2022. This commitment underscores Cochrane ' s ongoing efforts to enhance standards and public involvement in health and social care research.  Public involvement refers to all the ways in which the research community works together with people including patients, carers, advocates, service users, and members of the community.Cochrane was one of the first signatories to the commitment alongsidetwelve leading organizations. There are now 21 organizations signed up to the pledge, includ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - March 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news

Meet Marguerite Diarra. She ’s On a Mission to Train More Midwives and Increase Access to Maternal Care in Mali
By , Technical advisor for communications , , Strategic communications managercbalesMarch 08, 2024March 08, 2024 12:00 PMOn a sunny morning at the Vicenta Maria School of S égou in Mali, Marguerite Diarra demonstrates active management of the third stage of labor using a Mama-U, a training model representing a woman’s uterus after childbirth. Marguerite is on a mission to produce more skilled midwives who are ready to care for women in Mali, particularly in rural communities. She grew up in  Beleko, in the region of Dioila, and became a midwife in 2016. Now she’s a permanent teacher at the school, speciali...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news

Good intentions with bad consequences: post-Bruen gun legislation in New York - Folczyk ME.
In response to a changing landscape for firearm licensing, New York State adopted training requirements for handgun ownership and sensitive place laws. Prior to obtaining a handgun license, training requirements ensure that applicants will be able to safel... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

The effect of Tai Chi lower extremity exercise on the balance control of older adults in assistant living communities - Mao M, Mercer VS, Li F, Gross MT, Blackburn T, Yu B.
BACKGROUND: Although Tai Chi (TC) is an evidence-based fall prevention training for older adults, its effective movements remain unclear, which may limit the practice of TC. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of TC lower extremity e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

What health and care need from the next government: NHS staffing
Nuffield Trust -The Nuffield Trust is publishing a series of briefings that challenge the NHS and social care manifesto commitments of UK political parties ahead of the approaching general election. The first in the series looks at NHS staffing, setting out a series of policy ‘tests’ that the next government must meet to address some of the longstanding issues to attracting, training and retaining the mix of staff needed to meet the needs of the population.BriefingNuffield Trust - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 8, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: General election Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Study calls for improvement of commercial AI algorithms
In this study, the researchers aimed to externally validate the technology in a prospective observational study in patients who were scheduled for chest x-rays. They obtained a radiologist’s report for each patient (considered the gold standard) and subsequently compared the findings to the AI algorithm’s findings on the same reports.Image of patient (upper-left) in which, according to the radiologist's report, there is only consolidation, but the algorithm detects an abnormal rib (upper-right), consolidation (lower-left), and two nodules (lower-right). It is worth noting the confusion of a consolidation with mammary t...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Digital X-Ray Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news

Clean tech, AI boom straining US energy supply
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom, increased clean technology manufacturing and cryptocurrency mining are straining U.S. energy supplies as energy sources struggle to keep pace with rising demand. Rising industrial demand from tech companies – which are operating data centers and training AI…#nerc #baja #mexico #greatlakes #mississippiriver #gulfofmexico #mississippi #bulkpowersystem #andycvengros #jll (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Accenture ’s $1 Billion AI Education Investment Aims to Upgrade Employee Skills
Accenture’s new $1 billion investment in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tech education shows how the fast-growing field could help employees learn new skills. Accenture unveiled LearnVantage, an AI-driven learning platform that provides tech training to help clients reskill/upskill employees…#accenture #learnvantage #edtechcompanyudacity #karlknapp #pymnts #google #udacity #generativeai #jamesmicklethwait #kahoot (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UNISON opinion: This is what community looks like
By UNISON’s assistant national officer for community, Haifa Rashed I often get asked, what is the community service group? It seems a simple question, but even as an officer in the sector, it’s not simple to answer. I can tell you who we represent. UNISON has 85,000 members in community, they are: housing officers, care workers, support workers, admin workers, project workers, children’s services workers and more. I can tell you who those members work for. They work for charities large and small, non-profits and housing associations. I can even tell you where they work. They can work in people’s homes off...
Source: UNISON Health care news - March 7, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Haifa Rashed Tags: Article 2024 National Community Conference and Seminar Community and Voluntary Sector Source Type: news

Ukraine touts video of Russians blown up on golf cart:'cosmonaut training '
An online video has emerged that appears to show Russian soldiers riding a Chinese-made Desertcross 1000-3 "golf cart" as it's blown up by an anti-tank mine. The footage (warning: graphic content) has been shared by multiple social media channels, including NEXTA Live, an eastern European media…#russian #nextalive #beijing #militarnyi #ukraine #ukrainianfront #vladimirputin #lyman #russians #defenseexpress (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UAE's RAK DAO and Tencent Cloud ink deal to boost crypto startups
The Memorandum of Understanding includes the establishment of a Tencent Cloud training center for skill development and education at RAK DAO.#rakdao (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

TikTok Influencers Are Now Treating Ozempic Side Effects
Every day dozens of people come to Jennifer Witherspoon—a former dental office manager with zero medical training—for help managing nausea, headaches, and other side effects that can come with taking weight-loss shots. She even crafted a template response to help her quickly get through the messages. “People have offered to pay me, begged me to start a podcast, asked me to call their sisters-in-law, wanted me to call their doctor,” she said. “One lady even invited me to her wedding.” Even Oprah’s production company reached out to feature one of her videos in a prime time specia...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madison Muller, Andre Tartar, and Tanaz Meghjani/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Analysis Showed Maine Mass Shooter Had Blast-Related Brain Damage
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- The perpetrator of a mass shooting in Maine last fall had extensive brain damage from " thousands of low-level blasts " tied to his work at an Army Reserve hand grenade training range, a new report shows.On Oct. 25, Robert... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 7, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Prevention and treatment of common sports injuries in athletic training [letter] - Huang J, Zhu X, Zhang Z.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Resident Exam Performance Similar Regardless of Remote, In-Person Proctoring
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Performance on the 2020 Internal Medicine In-Training Examination did not substantively differ across in-person and remote examinees, according to a study published online Jan. 29 in Academic Medicine. Thai Q. Ong,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news