Disaster management
In light of the recent incidence of natural disasters, hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and the spread of a potentially lethal disease, COVID-19, it is timely to consider how we might develop community resilience to reduce the loss of life, disruption, and other problems in the wake of such events.
Writing in the International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, a research team from Australia and Vietnam, has taken three past events as case studies. They have looked at the research literature surrounding those events and the secondary work and have combined information to help them build a conceptual model of disaster....
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 3, 2020 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
Alcohol Use Disorder in the API Community
Asian-American Pacific Islanders, also known as the API Community, are one of the fastest-growing minority groups in America. Due to model minority stereotypes and a lack of empirical data, the API community has been thought to have lower than expected rates of substance use disorders and behavioral addictions. However, alcohol use disorder in the API Community still exists, and it presents its own set of unique issues compared to other ethnicities and communities. These can include specific risk factors and barriers to treatment that other groups do not face.
What is the API Community?
In 1968, the term “Asian Amer...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - January 24, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Alcohol Alcohol Rehab Information Alcoholism Detox Resources for Alcohol and Drugs/Opiates alcohol abuse alcohol dependence alcohol detox alcohol treatment alcohol treatment center alcohol treatment facility alcohol use Alcoholics An Source Type: blogs
Coronavirus FAQ
What is a coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals, including humans, and birds.
Why are they called coronaviruses?
The name derives from the fact that the viral capsule has a “halo” or “crown” surrounding it.
What do coronaviruses do?
In humans, the virus infects the airways giving rise to flu-like symptoms, a runny nose, cough, sore throat and fever, these are usually mild, but in rare cases can be lethal.
Is there a vaccine against coronaviruses?
No.
Are there any drugs to block or treat infection?
No.
When were coronaviruses first discovered?
In the 1960s
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Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
The Democrats' Search for a New Foreign Policy
A. Trevor Thrall andJordan CohenCato will be hosting a panel discussion on January 28,The Future of Progressive Foreign Policy: 2020 and Beyond, featuringKate Kizer from Win Without War, Loren DeJonge Schulman from the Center for a New American Security,Dan Nexon from Georgetown University,Adam Mount from the Federation of American Scientists, andMena Ayazi from the Alliance for Peacebuilding.To provide some broad perspective for the discussion, we are sharing a slightly updated version of an article wepublished in the November/December issue of the German magazine,Internationale Politik. In it we use speeches and campaign...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 16, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: A. Trevor Thrall, Jordan Cohen Source Type: blogs
How to Read Vietnam ’ s Latest Defense White Paper: A Message to Great Powers
Vietnam ' s latest defense white paper is full of warnings to China and opportunities for the United States. Washington needs to reassure Vietnam that the United States is committed to the relationship by deepening existing military exchanges, which will give Vietnam greater confidence to stand up to China when the time comes. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - December 30, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman; Christopher Sharman Source Type: blogs
What Taiwan and Vietnam Could Tell Us in 2020
While many issues warrant attention in 2020, two that should be near the top of Asia-watchers ' lists are Taiwan and Vietnam. Both are on the front lines of Chinese coercion, and their ability to respond, either with or without American support, will set the tone in the Indo-Pacific well beyond 2020. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - December 29, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
The War in Afghanistan: Feeding Optimism on a Diet of Despair
John MuellerLast week theWashington Post ran a series on “The Afghanistan Papers” based on newly-released documents that detail military decision-making during the lengthy, and apparently endless, war in Afghanistan. Stressed is the disconnect found between the dismal realities on the ground that were well known to military leaders and their unrealist ic public optimism about progress in the war.The documents and the analysis by Craig Whitlock in thePost add a great deal to the discussion, but both the dismal realities and the disconnect were already pretty well known as John Glaser and I argued earlier this year in a ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 16, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: John Mueller Source Type: blogs
War, what is it good for?
Some of my 2 1/2 long-time followers know that I maintained the Today in Iraq and Afghanistan blog for many years. I ' ve set it aside for a while, out of a general feeling of despair. But now I do want to say something about theWaPos ' s publication of the report of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. SIGAR reports frequently featured in Today in Iraq and Afghanistan.IG Sopko has been speaking truth to power for many years, mostly exposing the utter failure of development projects. But now he has done a comprehensive assessment of the goals and accomplishments of the United States ' longest war. ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 10, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan: “The American People Have Constantly Been Lied To.”
John GlaserTheWashington Post has obtained a huge cache of internal government documents containing hundreds of interviews with U.S. officials on the war in Afghanistan. The documents reveal a broadly shared official view that America ’s longest war has been a failure, essentially from the start. Over the years, official assessments of the war were consistently positive, optimistic, hopeful, and confident in the progress being made on the ground. But behind closed doors, official assessments were starkly different.Post reporter Craig Whitlock writes:Several of those interviewed described explicit and sustained efforts by...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 9, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: John Glaser Source Type: blogs
Vietnam Could'Struggle' More in the South China Sea
With the standoff between China and Vietnam at the disputed Vanguard Bank ended, it makes sense to take stock of how Hanoi ' s security strategy fared in countering Chinese coercion. It may be time for Vietnam to consider a careful recalibration to allow for more “ struggle ” and less “ cooperation. ” (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - November 14, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Vietnam Needs to'Struggle' More in the South China Sea
With the standoff between China and Vietnam at the disputed Vanguard Bank ended, it makes sense to take stock of how Hanoi ' s security strategy fared in countering Chinese coercion. It may be time for Vietnam to consider a careful recalibration to allow for more “ struggle ” and less “ cooperation. ” (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - November 14, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Why this medical student chose to pursue medicine
Pain and suffering together is a universal language. It is unspoken, one that a person of any age feels when they see a loved one die, or when someone sees another human being suffer when nothing more medically can be done. I once saw a Vietnam War veteran who, within a few years of returning […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 20, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/ton-la-jr" rel="tag" > Ton La, Jr. < /a > < /span > Tags: Education Hospital-Based Medicine Medical school Source Type: blogs
Letter From Home
I first heard this probably five years ago. It was by accident, in fact; I had no idea that this piece existed, other than the above title. As it turns out, I actually have a recording of this on compact disc that I didn’t realize was on the collection it was included in.
Aaron Copland composed this piece in 1944 at the request of orchestra director Paul Whiteman. He wanted music that would support the war effort at the time, and ultimately this was performed during a broadcast of The Philco Radio Hour. It is evocative; things that come to mind when listening to it, at least for me, include nostalgia for a time in ou...
Source: Qui Interrogat - October 9, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Walt Trachim Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The Space We Live In
Better to be a dog in a peaceful time, than to be a human in a chaotic period.–Feng Menglong (1627)
This post is going to be a little bit disjointed. I actually started writing it 8 weeks ago and never got back to it. So I had to work with multiple streams of my own level of consciousness in putting it together. For that, I apologize.
Before I go any further, I simply want to remind the reading audience of the name of this blog. It is Qui Interrogat, a Latin phrase roughly translated to mean “He Asks.” And I’m doing this because my intent with this post is not to state any opinions (although t...
Source: Qui Interrogat - September 20, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Walt Trachim Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
I Am Offering A Prize For The First Comment That Explains What This Actually Means.
Health Privacy IssuesAdditional treatment information relating to veterans to be included in My Health Record.On 1 July 2019, a regulatory amendment issued under the My Health Records Act 2012 prescribed that information relating to the provision of healthcare to veterans may in certain circumstances be included in a My Health Record: My Health Records Amendment (Veterans' Affairs Treatment Benefits) Regulations 2019. The Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019 provides for medical treatment, through a Department of Veterans' Affairs treatment card (gold card), of members of Australian Civilian Surgical and Medi...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 27, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
