From COVID-19 to Measles, Florida ’ s War on Public Health
The culture of public health and medicine rests on open discussions in which different points of view are considered for the betterment of patient care and health. This process depends on psychological safety so individuals feel free and safe to speak and openly disagree. These factors collectively create a just culture, which improves systems and organizations and is being widely implemented in healthcare nationwide.
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However, in the face of politicized anti-science and anti-expert sentiment and attacks, we need to ask if just culture is being restricted in public health. Fo...
Source: TIME: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Scott A. Rivkees Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Factors influencing the usage of bicycles on university campuses: a case study of universities in Thailand - Pakdeewanich C, Anantavrasilp I, Tiyarattanachai R.
University campuses usually consist of many buildings with different functions, e.g., classrooms, laboratories, offices, and cafeterias. In turn, students and university employees may commute between these buildings several times a day. Organizing in-campu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Wendy Mitchell obituary
Writer and dementia campaigner who believed that people should have the right to choose their own deathThe writer-activist Wendy Mitchell, who has died aged 68, won hearts and minds by advocating for living positively with dementia. She was determined to remind people that those living with the disease are not “sufferers” and that there is “a beginning, a middle and an end to the disease – with so much life to be lived in between”. She held strong beliefs that people should have the right to choose their own death, and campaigned for assisted dying laws in Britain – one of the subjects of her final book.Wendy w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Anna Wharton Tags: Dementia Books Mental health Society Assisted dying Alzheimer's Medical research Yorkshire Source Type: news
Yale Reinstituting Standardized Tests For Admission
After a humiliating year for elite universities, culminating in the Presidents of UPenn, MIT and Harvard embarrassing themselves in front of congress before Harvard's Claudine Gay was slapped with plagiarism allegations, it looks like a small…#upenn #mit #harvard #claudinegay #yale #dei #admissionsdean #dartmouth #dailymail #gpa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here's how much it costs to go to the 10 biggest colleges in the US
Business Insider looked at the cost of big universities, such as The Pennsylvania State University. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images The average cost to attend the 10 largest US universities is over $17,000 a year. The "college scorecard" by the US Department of Education shows the annual school costs.…#florida #lisamariepane #kennesaw #georgia #eastlansing #michigan #miami #universityoftexas #gettyimageslocation #austin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dartmouth, Northwestern, Rice and Vanderbilt settle financial aid lawsuit
Four more private universities have agreed to settle a lawsuit which alleged they violated antitrust laws in determining financial aid amounts for admitted students, according to court documents filed Friday. Dartmouth College, and Rice, Vanderbilt and Northwestern universities agreed to pay a…#dartmouthcollege #northwestern #yale #columbia #dukebrown #universityofchicago #university #dartmouth #riceuniversity #robertgilbert (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dartmouth, other elite universities settle financial aid suit for $166 million
Dartmouth College, alongside Rice, Northwestern and Vanderbilt universities, will pay a total of $166 million to settle a two-year-old lawsuit accusing them of colluding to limit financial aid for admitted students, according to a Friday court filing. This marks the latest round of settlements in…#dartmouthcollege #northwestern #columbia #yale #tednormand #bergermontague #dartmouth #jonyates #juliajordan #dukebrown (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US universities settle financial-aid antitrust lawsuit for $166 million
Dartmouth, Northwestern, Rice and Vanderbilt universities have agreed to pay a combined $166 million to resolve claims that they favored wealthy student applicants, pushing total settlements in a federal antitrust lawsuit over college financial aid practices to $284 million. Lawyers for a proposed…#dartmouth #northwestern #yale #columbia #cornelluniversity #georgetownuniversity #tednormand (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prototypes of hate and expectations of the model victim - Erentzen C, Schuller RA.
This research explored the content of hate crime prototypes in a North American context, with particular attention to how such prototypes might influence blame attributions. In Study 1a, participants were recruited from a blended sample of universities (n ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Gout increases the risk of multiple diseases
A study shows that gout not only increases the risk of a broad range of cardiovascular diseases it also leads to a higher prevalence of other health conditions, including chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure and an increased Body Mass Index (BMI). Researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Glasgow, and KU Leuven in Belgium found... Read moreThe post Gout increases the risk of multiple diseases appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 22, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cardiology Older people care gout Source Type: news
The role of intersectionality and context in measuring gender-based violence in universities and research-performing organizations in europe for the development of inclusive structural interventions - Humbert AL, Strid S, Tanwar J, Lipinsky A, Schredl C.
The aim of the article is to discuss how thinking about gender-based violence intersectionally and in context can not only enrich our understanding but also lead to transformative change in organizations. The article argues that to better understand gender... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
University officials say they cannot afford to maintain one of the largest herbariums in the United States. Researchers are urging Duke to reconsider. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carl Zimmer Tags: Colleges and Universities Collectors and Collections Biodiversity Endangered and Extinct Species Biology and Biochemistry Science and Technology Global Warming Flowers and Plants Duke University Durham (NC) Source Type: news
Proposed megafacility to breed monkeys in U.S. dismays activists and neighbors but excites scientists
Bainbridge, a rural town in southwestern Georgia with a population of 14,000, could soon become home to 30,000 additional residents: cynomolgus macaques. A new company called Safer Human Medicine (SHM) has announced plans to build an 80-hectare facility that would sell monkeys to universities, contract research organizations, and pharmaceutical companies that perform research on the animals.
The breeding facility would dwarf others in the United States and could ease a serious shortage of monkeys for research. But it faces pushback from the local community and concerns from animal welfare groups about the company’s...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 20, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Is running a top university America ’s hardest job?
Wanted: presidents for America’s top universities. Applicants must possess an unimpeachable academic record. Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigned as president of Stanford University in July 2023 after a report found serious problems with the neuroscientist’s research. They must also be able diplomats in…#marctessierlavigne #stanforduniversity #lizmagill #claudinegay #harvarduniversity #yale #berkeley #nobel #specialist #richardchait (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
' Soaring' over hills or'playing' with puppies, study finds seniors enjoy virtual reality
Retired Army Col. Farrell Patrick taught computer science at West Point during the 1970s and then at two private universities through the 1990s, so he isn’t surprised by the progress technology has made over the decades. But when the 91-year-old got his first virtual reality experience recently,…#farrellpatrick #westpoint #johnknoxvillage #fortlauderdale #florida #navy #vr #egypt #terrycolli #canadianembassy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
