Consequences of the War in Ukraine: Two Areas of Contention — Turkey and the Balkans
Turkey is navigating a narrow path between its NATO commitments and its relationship with Russia. The Western Balkans remain an arena of competition between pro-Russian and pro-Western elements. It ' s not clear how events might play out, but there are indications and track records. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - March 6, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Brian Michael Jenkins Source Type: blogs
Consequences of the War in Ukraine: Two Areas of Contention & mdash;Turkey and the Balkans
Turkey is navigating a narrow path between its NATO commitments and its relationship with Russia. The Western Balkans remain an arena of competition between pro-Russian and pro-Western elements. It ' s not clear how events might play out, but there are indications and track records. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - March 6, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Brian Michael Jenkins Source Type: blogs
Our OMI Toolbox Application is out now !
We are happy to announce that our " OMI Toolbox " application has just released and ready for your use. As myocardial infarction (MI) and many other diagnoses (for example left ventricular hypertrophy, prior MI etc.) can cause ST-segment elevation (STE) on electrocardiogram (ECG), the distinction between them may be hard and complicated. Furthermore, some ECGs may not meet the STEMI criteria but may still be diagnostic for acute coronary occlusion (ACO). For this purpose, only one set of diagnostic or differentiating criteria (STEMI criteria) is not enough, therefore a bunch of different tools are needed to make a&nbs...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - March 3, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emre Aslanger Source Type: blogs
Two Years Later: Biden Has Finally Taken the First Step on Stopping Risky Arms Transfers
Jordan CohenPresident Joe Biden ’s administration just released itsConventional Arms Transfer policy, which dictates who can buy U.S. weapons and how the arms transfers process should function. These policies come directly from the White House; former President Donald Trump issued the last Conventional Arms Transfer policy in 2018, which was primarily focused on the economic benefits from weapons transfers.The Biden administration ’s Conventional Arms Transfer policy makes two notable changes. First, it adds text about norms and human rights. Specifically, it notes that the U.S. should “prevent arms transfers that ri...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 23, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jordan Cohen Source Type: blogs
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Facial Recognition, Gun Violence: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, regulating the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, improving data collection on gun violence, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 17, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Earthquake in Turkey, Syria: Insights from RAND Researchers
More than 36,000 people have been confirmed dead in one the strongest earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria in the past century. As search-and-rescue missions continue and recovery begins, a handful of RAND researchers share some of their initial thoughts. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 14, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Shelly Culbertson; Aaron Clark-Ginsberg; Howard J. Shatz; James A. Schear; Krishna B. Kumar; Mahshid Abir; Jay Balagna; Jessie Riposo Source Type: blogs
Earthquake
The news, and the scenes, from Turkey and Syria are horrific. There ' s nothing more to be said about that except that the response of the world community is heartening. It does remind us that the planet is knit together as it has never been before.But it ' s necessary, and I don ' t think it ' s crass, to talk about the complexities from a public health perspective. If you ' ve seen video of those multi-story apartment buildings collapsing like houses of cards, you ' ll know why the death toll is so high. This was a very powerful earthquake, but if it happened in, say, Los Angeles, which is far more densely populated and ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Muslim Anger at Sweden over Qur ’an Burning Is Misplaced
Mustafa Akyol andJohan NorbergThese days, there isanger across the Muslim world against Sweden. Large protests against the small Scandinavian nation have taken place in Turkey, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. In some places Swedish flags were burnt, and some even chanted, “Death to the Swedish government.”All this is a reaction against an act of one man: far ‐right Danish politician Rasmus Paludan, who also happens to be a Swedish citizen. On Jan 21,he publicly burnt a copy of the Qur ’an in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Turkish authorities responded with st...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 1, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Mustafa Akyol, Johan Norberg Source Type: blogs
Overstating Crypto Crime Won ’t Lead to Sound Policy
Jennifer J. Schulp,Jack Solowey,Nicholas Anthony,& Nicholas ThielmanLast week, the Justice Departmentannounced criminal charges against Anatoly Legkodymov for violating anti-money laundering laws while operating Bitzlato, an off-shore crypto exchange alleged to have processed over $700 million in illicit funds over several years. Concurrently, the Treasury Department ’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)ordered covered financial institutions to cease transacting with Bitzlato.Like all financial instruments, crypto is used for crime, and this fact ought to be taken seriously. But blunt claims like Senator E...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 27, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jennifer J. Schulp, Jack Solowey, Nicholas Anthony, Nicholas Thielman Source Type: blogs
Questioning medical traditions for the sake of patient care
The United States consumes forty-six million turkeys every Thanksgiving. Have you ever wondered why? When traditions take hold in society, we start to forget why they existed in the first place. For example, the tradition of eating turkey on Thanksgiving started with a writer named Sarah Josepha Hale, who published scenic depictions of American life
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Questioning medical traditions for the sake of patient care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Brian Elliott, MD Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Turkey –Pharmaceuticals: The First WTO Arbitration for Appellate Review
Julia Ya Qin (Wayne State University), Turkey –Pharmaceuticals: The First WTO Arbitration for Appellate Review, Legal Issues Econ. Integration (2022): On July 25, 2022, the World Trade Organization issued an arbitration award under Article 25 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 31, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
See OMI vs. STEMI philosophy in action
by Emre AslangerDr. Aslanger is our newest editorial member. He is an interventional cardiologist in Turkey. Dr. Aslanger is also the author of the DIFFOCULT study:Emre K. Aslanger,a,⁎ Özlem Yıldırımtürk,b Bar ış Şimşek,c Emrah Bozbeyo ğlu,c Mustafa Aytek Şimşek,a Can Y ücel Karabay,b Stephen W. Smith,d and Muzaffer De ğertekina DIFOCCULT: DIagnostic accuracy oF electrocardiogram for acute coronary OCClUsion resuLTing in myocardial infarction. International Journal of Cardiology Heart& VasculatureCaseA 40-year-old man presents with...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - December 22, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emre Aslanger Source Type: blogs
A young patient with diminishing pain with a subtle but diagnostic ECG.
Written by Emre Aslanger(Emre is our newest editor. He is an interventionalist in Turkey and one of 3 originators of the OMI/NOMI paradigm, along with Pendell and Smith. Here are his publications.)CaseA 39-year-old male without prior medical history presents with chest pain that started 2 hours prior to presentation. He says that the pain intensity was 10/10 at home but now about 4/10. His medical exam is unremarkable. He has no cardiovascular risk factors except smoking for 10 pack-years. He denies any illicit drug use. His ECG is shown below. What do you think ?Although not striking, this is clearly a dia...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - December 18, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emre Aslanger Source Type: blogs
Turkey ’s Tragic Lesson: ‘Democracy’ without Liberty Leads to Tyranny
Mustafa AkyolIn the summer of 2019, Turkey, my home country that had been going downhill for years under the populist and authoritarian rule of President Tayyip Erdogan, made somerare good news: The municipal elections of Istanbul and Ankara, the two largest cities, were won by opposition candidates. Also, the winner of Istanbul,Ekrem Imamoglu, had emerged as a new political star, who could perhaps beat Erdogan in a future presidential election. So, Turkish democracy was still alive, and there was still hope.But let ’s fast forward from 2019 to this week, when Turkey was shaken by shocking news. An Istanbul cou...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 16, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Mustafa Akyol Source Type: blogs
Echoing Trump, Biden Embraces International Trade Lawlessness
James BacchusThe prolonged charade of the United States is over in its disingenuous opposition to the reconstitution of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization. It is clear now that the Biden administration —like theTrump administration before it —has no desire to restore the highest court of appeal in world trade as an independent and impartial tribunal. One now glaring reason is the absence of an Appellate Body will enable the United States to escape the imposition of what would likely have been billions of dollars in annual trade sancti ons because of its continued imposition of illegal tariffs on imports...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 12, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: James Bacchus Source Type: blogs
