Herpes Zoster Vaccination Reduces Alzheimer's Risk
Evidence exists for herpesvirus infection to increase the risk of suffering Alzheimer's disease. The evidence is mixed, however, with some studies showing no effect. There is some suggestion that the interaction of multiple viruses is the real contributing effect, which is why looking at just one virus type may produce problematic data. Researchers here show that vaccination against herpes zoster reduces Alzheimer's risk, though one might as to whether this is because of reduced viral impact, or because vaccinations can produce a trained immunity effect, reducing chronic inflammation in older people.
There is grow...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 2, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
M ôn Mam Cymru – Ynys M ôn, the Mother of Wales
TL:DR – Modern-day equivalent of the holiday snap slideshow a record of our most recent trip to Wales, specifically the Isle of Anglesey, Ynys Môn.
May 2023, we finally got around to visiting Anglesey (Ynys Môn, sometimes referred to as Môn Mam Cymru meaning “Môn, Mother of Wales”, for its agricultural productivity) just off north-west Wales (Cymru). We stayed in the seaside town of Rhosneigr right next to RAF Valley and with beach views of Snowdonia, Yr Wyddfa. Thankfully, we only really had airbase activity and noise on the last day of our week there. Although that in itself was fun to watch as tra...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - May 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Lepidoptera Photography Source Type: blogs
Saving babies ’ lives 2023: a report on progress
This report pulls together data from different sources to present a shared understanding of the burden of pregnancy and baby loss across the UK. Overall, it paints a concerning picture with progress stalling and a risk of going backwards. It finds that, in England, the Government ’s target to halve the number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths by 2025 compared to 2010 levels is not on track, and there is no current target or ambition for reducing baby deaths in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. It also highlights that despite Government commitments to act on the finding s of recent reviews of maternity services, this ...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 16, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient safety Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs
Should doctors prescribe lecanemab (Leqembi) to women? The answer, given available evidence, is probably No
This article is an edited combination of two previous blog posts by him at www.skin2neuron.org.
News in Context:
CMS: anti-amyloid drug Leqembi (lecanemab) doesn’t meet the “reasonable and necessary” standard required for wider Medicare coverage
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Source: SharpBrains - May 10, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Prof. Michael Valenzuela Tags: Brain/ Mental Health amyloid amyloid antibodies amyloid removal CLARITY trial Clinical Dementia Rating immunotherapy lecanemab Leqembi women Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - some other things - 12th April 2023
An article in Journal of Advanced Nursing ondecolonizing nursing education and research to address racial disparities in maternal health. The authors are at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing in Amherst, Massachusetts.The RCN ' s Clinical nurse specialists in early pregnancy care consensus statement, RCN,described on the Latest Health News blog from Rotherham Hospital Library and Knowledge Services, with a link to the statement.Joshua Rozenberg ' sA Lawyer Writes blogpost about proposed changes to surrogacy law in England, Wales and Scotland.NHS England ' sThree year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal se...
Source: Browsing - April 12, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Wellvana Health Announces $84 Million Capital Raise to Drive Innovation in Value-Based Care Enablement
$140 million in funding raised since November 2020
Wellvana Health announced today that it has closed an $84 million capital raise to drive innovation in value-based care enablement for independent primary care physicians, specialists, and health systems. The investment is co-led by Nashville-based Heritage Group and Valtruis, a Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) company, and joined by Memorial Hermann Health System, the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas. This round brings Wellvana’s total funding since November 2020 to approximately $140 million. Nashville-based Martin Ventures led fo...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 6, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 2023 ACO REACH Adam Boehler Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS Devin Carty Feby Abraham Ph.D. First Trust Capital Partners Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Heritag Source Type: blogs
A Brecon Beacon of light in the winter
TL:DR – The Brecon Beacons are a delightful place to visit any time of year, but a winter visit is magical when the sun shines on snowy caps.
Just back from a lovely trip to the Brecon Beacons in Cymru to stay with friends. Didn’t do as much walking as we normally would because I have an obstinate ankle injury. It was a bit awkward getting into stable positions to photograph wildlife or indeed anything else, but I had a go, as you do.
Snow-capped views of Pen y Fan and Corn Du as seen from our friends’ back garden – what a view!
European Dipper, Cinclus cinclus, perched on a mossy stump. The Dipper...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Photography Source Type: blogs
The Brecon Beacons in the winter
Just back from a lovely trip to the Brecon Beacons in Cymru to stay with friends. Didn’t do as much walking as we normally would because I have an obstinate ankle injury. It was a bit awkward getting into stable positions to photograph wildlife or indeed anything else, but I had a go, as you do.
Snow-capped views of Pen y Fan and Corn Du as seen from our friends’ back garden – what a view!
European Dipper, Cinclus cinclus, perched on a mossy stump. The Dipper is so-called because of its bobbing action when perched like this or on a rock, although it also dips its head under water to hunt invertebrates, fi...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Photography Source Type: blogs
Progress with delivering the Emergency Services Network
National Audit Office -According to this report, plans for a new communication network for emergency services have fallen further behind schedule, with the Home Office spending almost £2 billion on it since the programme began in 2015. The new Emergency Services Network will enable every police, fire, and ambulance service across England, Scotland and Wales to continue to communicate by voice and data, between the field and control rooms.ReportNational Audit Office - press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 8, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS performance and productivity Source Type: blogs
Challenging adult social care decisions in England and Wales
Equality and Human Rights Commission -This research aimed to understand the experiences of social care users and carers who have challenged decisions made by local authorities. It examined the procedures in place among local authorities across England and Wales and also gathered insight from social care professionals. The evidence reveals that local authority processes can be confusing and slow, with risks that people do not get the care they need.ReportEquality and Human Rights Commission - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 3, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Source Type: blogs
Choosing the best Mastodon server
TL:DR – There are lots of Mastodon servers, choosing the best is down to personal needs. Choose one in your niche that has a good number of users, more than one admin, and a good financial base.
If you’re new to Mastodon, then have a quick read of my Mastodon FAQ to get an idea of what it’s all about.
Social media tool Mastodon is essentially a network of connected websites all running the same software. Users refer to these websites as instances. You can think of an instance as being a specialist group on another famous social media system. But each instance or server is owned and managed independently ...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - February 15, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Social Media Source Type: blogs
Minimum service levels in event of strike action: ambulance services in England, Scotland and Wales
Department of Health and Social Care - The DHSC is seeking views during passage of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill on, subject to Parliamentary approval, introducing regulations on minimum service levels in England, Scotland, and Wales to support minimum service levels in the health service during strike action to protect patient safety. The consultation closes at 11:45am on 9 May 2023.Consultation documentMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 15, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Consultations Patient safety Source Type: blogs
What Scientists and Historians Understand: Without Truth, Progress Is An Impossibility
BY MIKE MAGEE
“This too will pass, honey!” That’s what my mother used to say when any of my eleven brothers and sisters or I seemed to be overwhelmed by whatever. And largely, now, three quarters of a century since my birth, she was mostly right. Whether in personal lives or the life of our nation, over a span of time, the slope has been slight, but upward.
But there are weeks, like this past one, where we are forced to witness the beating death of an innocent 29 year old black man at the hands of police in the very city where Martin Luther King was slaughtered 55 years ago, when it would be easy to lose hope. ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy black history month Mike Magee Ron DeSantis Source Type: blogs
Transforming lives, improving health outcomes: tackling the true cost of variation in uptake of innovative medicines
This report considers how to ensure patients are able to access and benefit from innovative medicines – wherever they live in the UK. The joint report with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) makes thirteen specific recommendations (focusing on England, Wales and Northern Ireland) to support progress in tackling the unwarranted variation in the uptake of innovative medici nes.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 17, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs
Which Mastodon server should I use?
If you’re new to Mastodon, then have a quick read of my Mastodon FAQ to get an idea of what it’s all about. Once you’ve done that or if you’re ready to dive in, here’s a list of the instances/servers that are most commonly being used by the people I followed on twitter who added a Mastodon ID or link to their bio and I could find via Debirdify.
Because they’re all federated you can see what’s happening on other instances, but you might want to opt for an instance in your area to begin with, or perhaps one where you know contacts and colleagues are already active.
I first tried Mast...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - December 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Social Media Source Type: blogs
