Category «Health Care»

New data shows Supreme Court ideology continues to lean conservative

Axios: “The Supreme Court continued to lean conservative during its most recent term, according to preliminary data. Why it matters: After overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, the court continued to push American law toward the right — including in its historic decisions last week on affirmative action and gay rights. Driving the news: Preliminary …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Social Media

FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive

“Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill (norgestrel) tablet for nonprescription use to prevent pregnancy— the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription. Approval of this progestin-only oral contraceptive pill provides an option for consumers to purchase oral contraceptive medicine without a prescription at drug stores, convenience …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine, Privacy

Report: U.S. is 32nd Worldwide on Broadband Affordability

Broadband Genie via telecompetitor: “The United States ranks thirty-second in the world on internet affordability, according to new research from Broadband Genie, a provider of data about broadband services. Broadband affordability is defined by the percentage of a country’s average salary that would need to be spent to cover the average cost of internet connectivity. …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Economy, Education, Health Care, Internet

Facebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchases

Popular Science: “Looking for an at-home HIV test on CVS’ website is not as private an experience as one might think. An investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News found trackers on CVS.com telling some of the biggest social media and advertising platforms the products customers viewed. And CVS is not the only pharmacy …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Records, Health Care, Internet, Medicine, Microsoft, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

Air Pollution in World: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map

“In July 2023, real-time Air Quality information is available for than 50,000 stations in 2000 major cities from 132 countries, thanks to the huge effort from the world EPAs (Environmental Protection Agencies). There are currently more than 50,000 known air quality monitoring stations in the world. In order to keep a high level on consistency, …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Education, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management

New Webinars via GPO

Webinar – Data Librarianship; Richard Huffine (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation); Friday, July 7. 2023; 2:00-3:00p.m. (EDT): Register to attend the live training webinar, “Data Librarianship.” Webinar: GovInfo API Overview and Search Service Preview – Register to attend the live training webinar, Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT) Recording and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Education, Financial System, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

LLRX June 2023 Issue

LLRX June 2023 Issue – Articles and Columns for June 2023 Brevity is the Soul of Profit: What Lawyers Need to Know About Executive Summaries – Elizabeth Southerland – The purpose of an executive summary is to boil this down to a few sentences that tell the leader what they want to know. AI and …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 30, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 30, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Records, Health Care, Privacy

Drought and Public Health: A Roadmap for Advancing Engagement and Preparedness

Drought.gov: “Drought is one of the costliest and deadliest climate-related disasters in the United States, necessitating public health engagement at a national level. Although drought is not typically thought of as a health hazard, the pathways to human health outcomes are prevalent and numerous. To better understand these pathways, and actions that could be taken …

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