Category «Health Care»

Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission

“The 2024 update of the Lancet Commission on dementia provides new hopeful evidence about dementia prevention, intervention, and care. As people live longer, the number of people who live with dementia continues to rise, even as the age-specific incidence decreases in high-income countries, emphasising the need to identify and implement prevention approaches. We have summarised …

Subjects: Food and Nutrition, Health Care, Medicine

Why, Exactly, are Ultraprocessed Foods so Hard to Resist?

The New York Times [unpaywalled] – “This Study is Trying to Find Out….Ultraprocessed foods encompass a large range of foods and drinks that are made using methods and ingredients you wouldn’t typically use or find in a home kitchen. Sodas, processed meats and flavored yogurts are part of this category, as are most breakfast cereals, …

Subjects: Economy, Food and Nutrition, Health Care, Marketing

CancerDB: Datasets about Cancer

“CancerDB is a public domain blog assembling searchable key datasets on cancer for dependable models. The focus is on cancer, cancer preventions and treatments, but the database also includes datasets on closely connected things–from cancer types to organizations and more. CancerDB is for two groups of people: Cancer researchers. CancerDB is organized big data to …

Subjects: Education, Health Care, Knowledge Management

Our World in Data

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems – “Poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality: The world faces many great and terrifying problems. It is these large problems that our work at Our World in Data focuses on. Thanks to the work of thousands of researchers around the …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Poverty, Search Engines

UN Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat

“The UN Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat brings together the diverse expertise and perspectives of ten specialized UN entities (FAO, ILO, OCHA, UNDRR, UNEP, UNESCO, UN-Habitat, UNICEF, WHO, WMO) in a first-of-its-kind joint product, underscoring the multi-sectoral impacts of extreme heat. Earth is becoming hotter and more dangerous for everyone, everywhere. Billions of …

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

Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling

Via LLRX – Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling – Long COVID is a term that describes the constellation of long-term health effects caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These range from persistent respiratory symptoms, such as shortness of breath, to debilitating fatigue or brain fog that …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine

The world’s most, and least, walkable cities

The Economist [unpaywalled]: “Cars can be a nuisance. Just ask anyone stuck on London’s M25 motorway or Houston’s Katy Freeway. More cars create more polluting traffic jams, and the amount of space needed to drive them, park them and re-fuel them could be used for more pleasant purposes, such as parks and recreational areas. It …

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

2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care

The Commonwealth Fund: Our Scorecard ranks every state’s health care system based on how well it provides high-quality, accessible, and equitable health care. Read the report to see health care rankings by state. Scorecard Highlights: Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island top the rankings for the 2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care, which …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Economy, Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine

HHS – Online Health and Safety for Children and Youth

“The Biden-Harris Administration’s Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force, co-led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), released a new report today with recommendations and best practices for safer social …

Subjects: Education, Health Care, Internet

Warren Leads Senate Response to End of Chevron Doctrine

Truthout: “A group of senators led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has introduced a bill to combat the Supreme Court’s seismic pro-corporate decision last month to overturn a precedent known as Chevron deference that has enabled federal agencies to issue regulations for decades. Ten senators joined Warren on Tuesday in introducing the bill that would …

Subjects: Climate Change, Congress, Economy, Education, Environmental Law, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Legislation

Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem

Via LLRX – Professor Richard Forno highlights the fragility of our enterprise IT systems against the backdrop of the global information technology outage on July 19, 2024 that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and the delivery of uniforms for the Olympic Games, representing a growing concern for cybersecurity professionals, businesses and governments.

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Health Care, Internet, Transportation