How U.S.-Vietnam Ties Might Go Off the Rails
Although there are valid reasons to question the trajectory of U.S.-Vietnam relations in the coming years, the overwhelming momentum is positive and is likely to stay that way. Any frictions that arise will probably be handled diplomatically to avoid greater damage to the relationship. But of course, nothing is guaranteed. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Mundane Movies Meme
I posted a fairly simple challenge on Facebook at the weekend:
Make a movie mundane by subtly altering one word in the title. I'll start..."Radiators of the Lost Ark"
I expected a few friends to join in with the fun and for it to fizzle out quite quickly…I watched the first few entries dribble in and then went off and did something completely different. When I came back to Facebook a few hours later there were more than 500 comments, it quickly got to 600 and I added a few more of my own. It’s still going on, at the time of writing 745 comments, which is almost viral for one of my posts. I’d estimate th...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 18, 2021 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
Fun brain teaser to test your cognitive skills during International Brain Teaser Month
Memory relies mostly on the temporal lobes (see green area) and also the frontal lobes (red), so those are the areas that will get some good neuronal activation when readers raised in the US try to remember the missing words in the American proverbs below.
Now, if you were raised outside the US and are not familiar with those proverbs you will have to use your reasoning skills more than your memory skills — In that case, frontal lobe activation will be wider and more intense.
Conversely, if you were raised in the US you will find the international proverbs below to be more challenging. You will not be able to remember th...
Source: SharpBrains - January 8, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. Pascale Michelon Tags: Brain Teasers brain puzzles for adults Brain-games brain-puzzles brain-teaser-puzzles cognitive-exercise frontal-lobes improve-memory International Brain Teaser Month logic-puzzle logical-skills mind-teasers proverbs puzzle games Source Type: blogs
What Does Vietnam Want from the United States in the South China Sea?
Over the last few years, tensions between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea have remained high. While the Biden administration is likely to continue positive momentum in bilateral ties, it is less clear what specifically Hanoi seeks from Washington to help it effectively deter Beijing. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 4, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Vietnam War on Trial: The Court-Martial of Dr. Howard B. Levy
Robert N. Strassfeld (Case Western Reserve University), Vietnam War on Trial: The Court-Martial of Dr. Howard B. Levy, Wis. L. Rev. 839 (1994): This Article examines the history of a Vietnam War-era case: the court-martial of Dr. Howard B. Levy.... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 3, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Vietnam Is Losing Its Best Friends to China
The wide range of Chinese activities with Cambodia and Laos must be jarring for Vietnamese leaders. China has eclipsed Vietnam in Indochina, and that means that Hanoi ' s angst will only continue to rise in its own backyard. Vietnam will likely have to find alternative means of engaging Cambodia and Laos to combat Chinese influence in this critical region in the years to come. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - November 2, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
America ’s Truck Shortage Reveals the Folly of Pandemic Protectionism
Scott LincicomeShortages during the onset of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic caused many politicians and pundits toembrace protectionism as a means of boosting the United States’ “resilience” to economic shocks and, by extension, Americans’ access to essential goods during the next crisis. Current shortages of pickup trucks, however, show why such plans are not only ineffective but could actually make thing worse.According to a recent CNBCreport, the pandemic is causing Americans to travel across the country and pay record prices for new and used trucks (emphasis mine):Two factors tied to the coronavirus pandemic...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 21, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Scott Lincicome Source Type: blogs
From the desert to the lab: dr. berger
Today is the birthday of our co-founder Dr. Stephen A. Berger, and the perfect time to share his personal story and the history behind the creation of GIDEON.
Steve has been the “beating heart” of the company’s medical knowledge and insight since its inception. GIDEON could not be what it is today and will be tomorrow, without him. Join us on Memory Lane as we celebrate Dr. Berger’s contribution to the medical community.
A TALENTED YOUNG DOCTOR
Steve was brought up in New York and was destined to become either a lawyer or a doctor. Thankfully for us, he fell in love with the latter field. Dr. Berger graduated with ...
Source: GIDEON blog - October 17, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kristina Symes Tags: Events News Tech Source Type: blogs
Descent into the Maelstrom
By now I ' m sure y ' all have at least heard tangentially of theNew England Journal of Medicine editorial excoriating the U.S. response to the Coronavirus pandemic. I read the journal every week, have done so for at least 25 years. The Journal often features discussion of health policy, representing a range of well-informed and well-argued views, though most of the space is taken up with clinical research, and instructional content for physicians. This is the first time in the nearly 200 year history of NEJM that it has taken an editorial position in an election. I don ' t expect any MAGA cultists to actually read it...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 8, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
The hidden long-term cognitive effects of COVID-19
This study also found that a number of patients with COVID suffered strokes. In fact, COVID infection is a risk factor for strokes. A group of Canadian doctors found that individuals over 70 years of age were at particularly high risk for stroke related to COVID infection, but even young individuals are seven times more likely to have a stroke from this coronavirus versus a typical flu virus.
Autopsy data from COVID patients in Finland suggests that another major cause of brain damage is lack of oxygen. Particularly worrisome is that several of the patients who were autopsied did not show any signs of brain injury during t...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew E. Budson, MD Tags: Brain and cognitive health Coronavirus and COVID-19 Memory Neurological conditions Source Type: blogs
How Imposter Syndrome Sinks Its Claws into Multiracial People
At MHAScreening.org, we know that among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) that take a mental health screen, people who identified themselves as multiracial were the most likely to screen positive or at-risk for alcohol/substance use disorders, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and psychosis.
There’s research that shows that multiracial people have more behavioral health problems than their monoracial counterparts. They face unique stressors, and often find that it is difficult to connect with others – even with other multiracial people. More often than not, the parents of multiracial people will n...
Source: World of Psychology - August 28, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Mental Health America Publishers Racism imposter syndrome multiracial Source Type: blogs
What Does Vietnam Think About America's Indo-Pacific Strategy?
The South China Sea is where the rubber meets the road for U.S.-Vietnam security ties, and in this regard, Hanoi has gone as far as it is comfortable. Washington should expect Vietnam to continue seeking balance between China, which has economic and military superiority over it, and the United States, which can help offset Chinese power. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - August 4, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Trump and the Pardon Power: Mercy, Mercy Me
Gene HealyThe Framers gave the president “the benign prerogative of pardoning,” Hamilton explains inFederalist 74, because they figured “a single man of prudence and good sense” would be best situated to use it wisely. Lately, that hasn’t been working out so well.After years ofwink ‐wink/nudge‐nudge about using the pardon power to reward Mueller defendants who won ’t “flip,” onFriday, President Trump pulled the trigger, commuting longtime adviser Roger Stone ’s 40‐month sentence for witness tampering, obstruction of Congress, and lying to federal investigators.“My Nixon back tattoo is ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 16, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Gene Healy Source Type: blogs
Before We Turn to Digital Contract Tracing for Covid, Remember Surveillance in the Sixties
Is it unrealistic to believe that phone apps for digital Covid contact tracing can be designed and regulated in ways that prevent the information they collect from being misused? It's worth remembering surveillance of Vietnam War protesters and Martin Luther King Jr.
The post Before We Turn to Digital Contract Tracing for Covid, Remember Surveillance in the Sixties appeared first on The Hastings Center. (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - July 10, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Susan Gilbert Tags: Health Care Privacy COVID-19 digital contact tracing Hastings Bioethics Forum phone apps Science and Society surveillance syndicated Source Type: blogs
Coronavirus Contact Tracing
For three years during the 1960s, I worked for various organizations, all of us trying to end the War in Vietnam. At one point, I was employed by the Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee, while my boyfriend worked for the Student Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam (affectionately known as “The Mobe”). Both of … Continue reading Coronavirus Contact Tracing (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - July 9, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: denasdavis Tags: Health Care syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
