The Case for Expanded Shipbuilding Subsidies Remains Wanting
Colin GrabowThe United States, warns anew essay inThe Atlantic, is turning its back on the world ’s oceans with deleterious consequences for the country’s national security. While much of the piece focuses on U.S. naval power, author Jerry Hendrix also highlightsde minimis U.S. commercial shipbuilding as symptomatic of American maritime deterioration. To place the industry back on a solid footing, the former Navy captain urges the adoption of a reinvigorated subsidy regime. Past experience, however, suggests that simply throwing more money at U.S. shipbuilders is unlikely to elevate the industry beyond mediocrity. Equa...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 16, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
A Note on the Unjust Firing of Dr. Tabia Lee
Erec SmithLast week, a friend, colleague, and co ‐Founder ofFree Black Thought was ousted from her position atFoothills ‐De Anza Community College in California. Dr. Tabia Lee ’s transgression: asking questions about DEI initiatives, fighting for viewpoint diversity, and upholding classical liberal values. (Lee explains herself in a video put out by theFoundation Against Intolerance and Racism.)According to anInside Higher Ed article, her alleged insubordination included the following acts:“She questioned antiracist ‘orthodoxy,’ objected to the college’s land acknowledgments for an Indigenous ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Erec Smith Source Type: blogs
Criminality and Inequity under Canada ’s Legalization of Cannabis: A Study of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Stephanie Lake (University of California, Los Angeles), Margot E. Young (University of British Columbia), Criminality and Inequity under Canada ’s Legalization of Cannabis: A Study of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (2023): The origin of this essay reminds us of the importance of... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 11, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
What Would John Henry Rauch Do Today As A HIT Entrepreneur?
BY MIKE MAGEE
Health entrepreneurs today tend to give themselves very high grades, and seem surprised when their creations fall short of expectations due to a disconnect with funders or regulators with legal authority. But Medicine isn’t fair, and genius is not that common.
What other conclusion can you draw from the thousands of references and citations featuring Philadelphia physician Benjamin Rush and his wild ideas on how to heroically treat Yellow Fever in 1793, but likely never heard of Dr. John Henry Rauch. The former signed the Declaration of Independence but directly or indirectly contributed to many an un...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Tech Benjamin Rush John Henry Rauch Mike Magee public health sanitation Source Type: blogs
Joining the dots: a blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older
British Geriatrics Society - This document sets out seven system touchpoints and outcomes that should be considered when planning and commissioning health and social care for older people, alongside twelve actions that systems should take to create the conditions for high-quality integrated care for older people. The blueprint is aimed primarily at system leaders and commissioners of health and social care services for older people. It is hoped that it will assist these senior decision-makers to understand and implement the core features of age-attuned integrated care for older people.BlueprintMore detail (Source: He...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 7, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Commissioning Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, March 6th 2023
In this study, we develop a rFOXN1 fusion protein that contains the N-terminal of CCR9, FOXN1, and TAT. We show here that, when injected intravenously (i.v.) into aged mice, the rFOXN1 fusion protein can migrate into the thymus and enhance T cell generation in the thymus, resulting in increased number of peripheral T cells. Our results suggest that the rFOXN1 fusion protein has the potential to be used in preventing and treating T cell immunodeficiency in the older adult.
Increased miR-181a-5p Expression Improves Neural Stem Cell Activity, Learning, and Memory in Old Mice
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Source: Fight Aging! - March 5, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Regular Physical Activity at Any Time in Life Improves Late Life Brain Health
Researchers here look at epidemiological data on physical activity and brain function in old age. While the presence of any period of life in which physical activity was a regular occurrence correlates with improved late life brain health, the best option is to remain active throughout life. When it comes to established human data, the effects of exercise and calorie restriction remain the bar to beat for any attempt to improve healthspan and longevity across a broad population of varied individuals. We might hope that at least the use of senolytics to clear senescent cells//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_senescence">senes...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 1, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Game Over or Game On?: Regulatory Scrutiny of Microsoft ’s Activision Acquisition and the Future of Gaming and Antitrust
Jennifer HuddlestonIn January 2022, Microsoft announced plans to acquire video game giant Activision Blizzard, the maker of popular video games includingCall of Duty. Over the course of the year that followed, this proposed acquisition faced scrutiny and challenges from competition regulators in the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union.Just this week, theEuropean Commission held a hearing to air some of the concerns around this proposed acquisition. This is just the latest example of technology sector mergers or acquisitions facing challenges from competition regulators. But do attempts to block the ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 23, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jennifer Huddleston Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 myocarditis illusions: A new cardiac MRI study raises questions about the diagnosis
BY ANISH KOKA
One of the hallmarks of the last two years has been the distance that frequently exists between published research and reality. I’m a cardiologist, and the first disconnect that became glaringly obvious very quickly was the impact COVID was having on the heart. As I walked through COVID rooms in the Spring of 2020 trying to hold my breath, I waited for a COVID cardiac tsunami. After all social media had been full of videos from Wuhan and Iran of people suddenly dropping in the streets. My hyperventilating colleagues made me hyperventilate. Could it be that Sars-COV2 had some predilection for heart...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Anish Koka COVID-19 Misinformation myocarditis Vaccine Source Type: blogs
Natural Gas, Electricity, and Thermodynamics
Peter Van DorenIn Blue America, electricity is in and natural gas is out. The movement to ban natural gas service in new construction started in Berkeley, California in2019 and has spread to other localities includingNew York City. The rationale is that burning natural gas has CO2emissions. The unstated implication is that electricity does not.But the largest single source of electricity in the Unites States is natural gas combustion. In 2021, 38 percent of electricity came from generators powered bynatural gas. So, currently the choice is not between electricity and natural gas, but between the use of natural gas directly...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 31, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Peter Van Doren Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 26th January 2023
Catching up with the backlog, so some more things you might like to know about, some of which may be behind a paywall.Firstly, two things relating to stillbirth. First,an NIHR summary of research carried out in East Africa, relating to the role of healthcare workers in helping parents to grieve. There is a link to the original research. Then,another NIHR summary on research into errors on death certificates for stillborn babies. Here is NHS information on stillbirth.Then,research into the preparedness of British and Australian midwives and nurses about domestic abuse. ...
Source: Browsing - January 26, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Charlotte Mason
Colleen HroncichEarlier this week marked the 100th anniversary of the death of British education pioneer Charlotte Mason, whose influence continues to be felt around the world. This anniversary has prompted her fans to celebrate her legacy and share her story. While I was slightly familiar with her and her work, seeing these stories piqued my curiosity: who was Charlotte Mason and what was her philosophy?Born on New Year ’s Day in 1842,Charlotte was educated at home by her parents until she was orphaned —and impoverished—at the age of 16. Prior to that, Charlotte had dreamed of being a teacher. Unable to af...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 20, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Top tip for fellow book authors
Top tip for fellow authors (of books). Register with your national public lending rights organisation (PLR at British Library) and claim the books you wrote or co-wrote. In the UK, an author gets 30 pence every time one of their books is borrowed from a library.
There are about 5000 libraries in the UK lending out 165 million books a year. So it could add up and for some authors probably earns them more than sales!
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I think Ireland and Canada also have this system in place, so worth registering there and with the other countries that do if your books are sold abroad. It’s not av...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Stuff Source Type: blogs
Gender Biases in Health Care: Listen to Women About Their Own Health
More and more information, evidence, and personal stories are emerging suggesting women are not being listened to or believed by health care professionals about their symptoms of physical illness. There is ongoing work in the United Kingdom to improve and integrate women ' s health services, which creates hope for improvements. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 19, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Lucy Hocking Source Type: blogs
State of health visiting, UK survey report: a vital safety net under pressure
This report details the findings from a UK survey of frontline health visitors working with families across the United Kingdom. It finds health visitors reporting epidemic levels of poverty, with more parents struggling with the cost-of-living crisis that is forcing them to turn to food banks to feed their children. Alongside this, more parents are living with mental health problems, domestic abuse and adversity, that pose risks to the health and wellbeing of babies and young children. The report makes various policy recommendations including a shift towards prevention and early intervention, equity of access to support an...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 18, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Source Type: blogs
