Category «Health Care»

Association between COVID-19 vaccination and coronary heart disease

Association between COVID-19 vaccination and coronary heart disease [abstract only]: Based on 2023 National Health Interview Survey data. Frontiers Public Health. Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention. Volume 13 – 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1641156. Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) represents a critical cardiovascular ailment necessitating thorough investigation. This research endeavors to explore the potential link …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine

The authoritarian checklist

Can We Still Govern – Don Monyihan: “It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy. There is so much happening that occasionally pausing to take stock is necessary. So where are we? In deep trouble. America may not be fully authoritarian, but by no means can we consider it to …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Defense, Economy, Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research

Qualifications for COVID19 shot under new CDC rules

Jen Bendery – @jbendery.bsky.social – Hang onto this image of CDC’s full list of underlying conditions tied to severe risk of COVID. If you’re an adult aged 18-64, RFK Jr. is now making you show some proof of one of these underlying conditions in order to get a COVID vaccine.

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine

NASA Heat Product Guide

“This practical guide introduces NASA satellite-derived surface temperature datasets that can aid local communities in assessing heat impacts at the state and local scales. Following a brief introduction to several sources of satellite data, reliability and appropriate uses of the data are addressed. For heat assessments, land use change and in situ data are also …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care

Study shows which vehicles pollute the least in every US county

Ars Technica: “Greenhouse gas reduction is no longer a priority for the US government, but if you’re looking for a new vehicle and want to buy something with the lowest life cycle carbon emissions, you’re best off looking for a compact with a small battery. That’s one of the findings from a group at the …

Subjects: Climate Change, Education, Environmental Law, Health Care, Transportation

Top AI models fail spectacularly when faced with slightly altered medical questions

PsyPost: “Artificial intelligence systems often perform impressively on standardized medical exams—but new research suggests these test scores may be misleading. A study published in JAMA Network Open indicates that large language models, or LLMs, might not actually “reason” through clinical questions. Instead, they seem to rely heavily on recognizing familiar answer patterns. When those patterns …

Subjects: AI, Education, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Medicine, Search Engines

The US used to be a haven for research. Now, scientists are packing their bags.

Christian Science Monitor – “…As government funding for scientific research dries up, and as President Donald Trump wages pointed attacks against some of the nation’s top universities, more academics are looking to Europe and Asia as safe havens. A recent survey of U.S. college faculty by the journal Nature found that 75% were looking for …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

We hate AI because it’s everything we hate

The Spacebar – “Ever since ChatGPT’s release in 2022, the tech industry has been in a frenzy to push generative AI anywhere and everywhere. It’s now in every corner of our lives, even outside of direct interactions with technology… but frequently in a negative context. Tech companies wanted “AI” to be the brand for innovation …

Subjects: AI, Defense, Food and Nutrition, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

Government health datasets were altered without documentation

Data manipulation within the US Federal Government. The Lancet Volume 406, Issue 10500p227-228. July 19, 2025 – “A US Department of Veterans Affairs dataset compiling veteran health-care use in 2021 was quietly amended on March 5, 2025. A column titled gender was renamed sex, and the words were also switched in the dataset title and …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Government, E-Records, Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine, Search Engines

FracTracker

“FracTracker, the project, was originally developed to investigate health concerns and data gaps surrounding western PA fracking. Today, as a non-profit organization, FracTracker Alliance supports groups across the United States, addressing pressing extraction-related concerns with a lens toward health effects and exposure risks on communities from oil and gas development. We provide timely and provocative …

Subjects: Climate Change, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Health Care, Legal Research

Reading for pleasure in freefall: New study finds 40% drop over two decades

The decline in reading for pleasure over 20 years of the American Time Use Survey. Article Online August 20, 2025. Open access. iScience. Reading has a wide range of benefits for literacy, employment, and health as well as promoting cultural understanding. However, previous monitoring of reading in the US has been inconsistent, with some studies demonstrating …

Subjects: AI, Education, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management

Hundreds of HHS staffers call on Kennedy to stop misinformation in wake of CDC shooting

The Hill – “More than 750 current and former staff members of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are calling on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop “spreading inaccurate health information” and do more to protect public health professionals in the wake of a shooting at the headquarters of the Centers for …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Education, Health Care, Knowledge Management

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