Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Researchers have created microscale robots less than 1 millimeter in size that are printed as a 2D hexagonal 'metasheet' but, with a jolt of electricity, morph into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawl.
Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Data-driven decision-making is becoming more important, which means that companies need to share data with their partners more easily.
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The New Social Worker
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Supporting students with sickle cell disease (SCD) requires a comprehensive approach that addresses their academic, emotional, and social needs. School social workers can implement strategies to build a nurturing environment for students.
Science Daily - Public Health
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
In a series of focus groups conducted in different areas of the United States, doctors and patients expressed openness to considering environmental factors when discussing treatment options. The findings suggest that educating physicians about the environmental costs of treatment -- and how those costs may be reduced while continuing to deliver excellent care -- can be a first step toward that goal.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Scientists have developed a new AI algorithm that can separate brain patterns related to a particular behavior. This work promises to improve brain-computer interfaces and aid with the discovery of new brain patterns.
Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Big data technology has significantly changed the healthcare sector over the last few years and will continue to impact it for years to come.
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BU School of Public Health Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
birth Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth A new study suggests that neighborhoods with fewer educational, health, environmental, and socioeconomic resources may increase one’s risk for preterm birth and contribute to the racial gap in preterm birth in the Commonwealth. September 13, 2024 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Preterm birth, defined as a live birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy, is the second-leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, and one th
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A research team has made a major discovery by designing molecules that could revolutionize computing.
Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Powershell can be a great tool for web scraping, which data-driven businesses should take advantage of.
Environmental Health News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
An investigation co-produced by Environmental Health News into toxic pollution in communities along the Houston Ship Channel has won a Lion Publishing Sustainability Award for best collaboration. The story , produced by the Altavoz Lab , EHN , palabra and The Texas Tribune , focuses on the community of Cloverleaf, one of many along the the 52-mile-long Houston Ship Channel that suffers from poor air quality.
Managed Care Matters
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Inflation’s in the rear view mirror -and fading fast. Latest data indicates inflation dropped to a mere 2.5% …the lowest level in 3 and a half years. Thanks for reading Managed Care Matters! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. From NPR: Gasoline prices…have plunged more than 10%. Overall, the price of goods has fallen nearly 2% in the last twelve months, led by a sharp drop in the price of used cars and trucks.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Researchers have developed a robotic leg with artificial muscles. Inspired by living creatures, it jumps across different terrains in an agile and energy-efficient manner.
Big Cities Health Coalition
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
In collaboration with BCHC, Drexel’s Urban Health Collaborative analyzed pay structures in 11 large urban health departments to understand workforce needs and challenges. Despite some difficulties comparing across departments, the study reveals trends that can inform future improvements in pay, benefits, and competitive hiring practices. Guest post by Allison Gibson and Jennifer Kolker , Drexel Urban Health Collaborative Governmental public health departments can only meet the needs of the
JPHMP Direct
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
As policy makers and HIV activists continue to focus on the optimal ways to stem the pandemic, it would be wise to pay attention to transportation and other social and economic factors that affect HIV prevention and treatment. The post The Critical Role of Transportation in HIV Prevention and Treatment first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
AIDSVu
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The post AIDSVu Launches 2022 Data and Interactive Maps, Places Emphasis on Health Equity’s Role in the HIV Epidemic appeared first on AIDSVu.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Our planet will only remain able to provide even the most basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared, a new report shows.
Becker's Hospital Review - Health Equity
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
To fill operating rooms and financial incentives, obstetricians are often performing unneeded cesarean sections on Black women, according to researchers who analyzed about 1 million births across 68 New Jersey hospitals.
Bamboo News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Access to timely behavioral health services remains a pressing public health concern. In the last reporting year, there have been over 100,000 overdose deaths, including those related to fentanyl and other opioids and 50,000 suicides. Additionally, emergency departments have seen over 200,000 non-fatal overdose-related visits. These figures underscore the critical need for interventions that can make a difference for individuals at risk.
The Official PLOS Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
We are delighted to announce that a new ‘Essay’ article type is now available at PLOS Climate, PLOS Global Public Health , PLOS Mental Health and PLOS Water. Essays, which are predominantly solicited by our Editors, are compelling, opinion-based pieces, focused on the most urgent and impactful topics facing our journals’ fields. They fulfill a community need for an article type that can, in particular, address concerns related to policy implications of regional or intersectiona
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Rapa Nui (Easter Island) with its gigantic statues and treeless landscape has fascinated researchers for centuries. A new genetic study disproves the popular theory that the Rapanui population collapsed as a result of an 'ecocide' and shows that the Rapanui admixed with Indigenous Americans centuries before Europeans arrived on the island.
UK Health Security
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Pinaceae (pine) pollen On the roof of a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) lab, at Chilton’s Harwell Science Campus in Oxfordshire, a new chapter in artificial intelligence (AI) and pollen monitoring is unfolding. By leveraging real-time data and AI-powered analysis, our team of toxicologists are developing a deeper understanding of the air we breathe and its impact on our well-being.
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Today, we learned that Frankie Beverly (whose given name was Howard Stanley Beverly), the lead singer of the iconic funk and soul group Frankie Beverly & Maze, died at 77. His family announced the news on the singer’s Instagram account. He made us happy. According to The Philadephia Tribune , the crooner was born on December 6, 1946, and was influenced early by gospel music and singing in the church.
Managed Care Matters
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
HSA recently wrapped up its 19 th annual Prescription Drug Management in Workers’ Compensation Survey. The survey will be dropping later this week on our website. One of the most significant findings from this year’s survey is the continued dominance of MyMatrixx in the PBM world. For the 4 th survey in a row, MyMatrixx took the top spot – scoring about 15% higher than the survey average for all PBMs.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a 200 meter (650 foot) mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth, according to a new study. The study concluded that this movement of water was the cause of a mysterious, global seismic signal that lasted for nine days and puzzled seismologists in September 2023.
Big Cities Health Coalition
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
In a letter to the House Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies, the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) has urged allocation of the highest possible funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the FY 2025 budget. BCHC highlights the need for sustained funding to strengthen public health infrastructure and prepare for future health emergencies.
AIDSVu
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
The post Amna Osman on HIV Criminalization and Stigma in the South appeared first on AIDSVu.
UNC Epidemiology Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
September 10, 2024 The Gillings School of Global Public Health is proud to recognize over 50 students from the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) who have been recognized with prestigious awards over the past academic year. These awards celebrate exceptional achievements, innovative research and impactful service within the department, across UNC-Chapel Hill and beyond.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Mega ocean warming El Nino events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research. The study has shed new light on why the effects of rapid climate change in the Permian-Triassic warming were so devastating for all forms of life in the sea and on land.
United States of Care
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
On September 9, 2024, United States of Care (USofCare) submitted a response to a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled “CY 2025 Hospital Outpatient PPS Policy Changes and Payment Rates and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Policy Changes and Payment Rates (CMS-1809),” also known. The post United States of Care Responds to 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule appeared first on United States of Care.
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
We all have dreams, goals, and fantasies that motivate us to rise and shine every morning. But no one in their right mind sets their sights on becoming morbidly obese like “The Nutty Professor.” Certainly not moi, but that would happen to me after I returned to New York from my two-year modeling stint in Europe. I was 5’11” tall and 130 pounds when I crawled back into therapy to calibrate my re-entry into racist America and deal with the volcanic level of Black rage from my traumatic childhood s
Public Health Insider
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
This school year, King County is taking significant steps to ensure students have safe and accessible routes to their schools. Here’s how the county is helping make it easier for kids to walk, bike, and roll to school and how you can get involved. The post Safer School Routes: Protecting kids on their way to school appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Out-of-body experiences, such as near-death experiences, can have a 'transformative' effect on people's ability to experience empathy and connect with others, new research explains.
United States of Care
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
On September 9, 2024, United States of Care (USofC) submitted its response to the proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled “CY 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; The post United States of Care Responds to 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule appeared first on United States of Care.
Black Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
One of our “greats” has taken his final bow. The legendary actor on stage and screen, James Earl Jones, died on September 9, 2024, at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93. Jones was an EGOT award-winning actor, having won Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor miniseries or special, for Heatwave and Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama series, for Gabriel’s Fire (1991), a Tony for Best Actor (play) for The Great White Hope (1969), a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Recording for Great Americ
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