Can ‘strategic masking’ protect against COVID-19, flu, and RSV?
Yale Medicine experts offer recommendations to help address confusion about when you might want to consider wearing a mask.
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

CHC Commits to Address Black Birthing Inequities at Clinton Global Initiative 2023 Meeting
This new initiative builds upon CHC's Black Birthing Initiative, a $7-million partnership funded by the Elevance Health Foundation to reduce preterm birth, by creating multi-sector CoLABS to enhance the readiness and infrastructure to support improved Black birthing outcomes in...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT BLK DEI Source Type: news

DeFi Protocol Balancer Says Web Front End Is ‘Under Attack’
Decentralized trading protocol Balancer said its web front end is suffering from an exploit and urged users not to interact with the website. Currently, tweets from Balancer and a warning from the Metamask wallet suggest the Balancer URL, or web address, has suffered a redirect attack and users…#metamask #balancerurl #nansenai #dai
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wednesday briefing: Why Britain needs more black science professors
In today ’s newsletter: Black professors make up less than 1% of science academics – will a new Royal Society scheme address the imbalance?•Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionOfficially there are no black chemistry or physics professors in the UK, which many scientists say is all the data needed to conclude that UK science is institutionally racist.The Royal Society, the world ’s oldest scientific academy, which aims to promote excellence in science, has set out its mission to change this with anew funding scheme to help black PhD students make the leap into careers in academic research and hopeful...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Rupert Neate Tags: Science Race in education Source Type: news

CDC: National One Health Framework To Address Zoonotic Diseases and Advance Public Health Preparedness in the United States: A Framework for One Health Coordination and Collaboration Across Federal Agencies
Notice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeking comments on the draftNational One Health Framework to Address Zoonotic Diseases and Advance Public Health Preparedness in the United States: A Framework for One Health Coordination and Collaboration across Federal Agencies (NOHF-Zoonoses). This framework describes a common vision, mission, and goals for key federal partners involved in implementing a One Health approach to address zoonotic diseases and advance public health preparedness in the United States. Comments are due by November 6, 2023.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 20, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

The future of the U.S. safety & health workforce: opportunities for academic diversity, equity, and inclusion through a leak-proof career pathway - Olawoyin R, Ogutu J.
INTRODUCTION: In this commentary, we explore safety and health career pathways in the U.S. and discuss the future of work through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We address occupational safety and health inequities, including underrepresentat...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

New York Convenes First Industry Council to Address Challenges Facing Live Performances
New York has launched a new council aimed at addressing challenges to the city’s live entertainment industry. On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams convened the inaugural meeting of the first-ever Live Performance Industry Council, which features a mix of leaders representing the theater, music and dance…#ericadams #newyorkcity #kensunshine #sunshinesachs #cocokillingsworth #sunshine #graciemanor #patswinneykaufman #publictheater #apollo
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cycle Syncing Won ’ t Fix Women ’ s Fitness
While most of the video series and programs available on the popular “holistic wellness”/fitness site Alo Moves—owned by the trendy activewear line Alo Yoga—are run by solitary instructors, the company’s newest offering is marked by photos and videos of a group of four women pulled close up against one another and roaming Hawaiian beaches. It’s a clearly symbolic presentation of the company’s new SYNCD program, a collection of 24 videos designed to guide users through self-care and fitness activities customized for each of the four phases of the menstrual cycle. The program, whi...
Source: TIME: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Interpersonal gendered violence against adult women participating in sport: a scoping review - Forsdike K, O'Sullivan G.
Rationale Sport is increasingly seen as a vehicle through which to address and prevent the high prevalence of violence against women, yet it is also a site for interpersonal gender-based violence. This paper scopes recent empirical research to examine the ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Self-management interventions for reducing challenging behaviors among school-age students: a systematic review - Smith TE, Thompson AM, Maynard BR.
Background Challenging classroom behaviors can interfere with student social and academic functioning and may be harmful to everyone in schools. Self-management interventions within schools can address these concerns by helping students develop necessary s...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Thyroid Ablation Safety Addressed by Expert Consensus Thyroid Ablation Safety Addressed by Expert Consensus
Recommendations from a multidisciplinary team of experts address safety, proper training, and implementation in use of thermal and other types of benign thyroid ablation.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - September 19, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Dimensions of empathy and bystander intervention action in bullying across age - Changlani S, Jenkins L, Yang Y.
This study aimed to extend the literature by examining how bystander intervention (i.e. when a witness to a bullying episodes does something to address the situation) varies with respect to the type of bystander intervention (i.e. direct intervention, emot...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Cycling in urban environments: quantitative text analysis - Ant ón-González L, Pans M, Devís-Devís J, Gonzalez LM.
Introduction Urban transport has been dealing with traffic congestion, motorised transportation, and the huge amount of urban pollution, becoming a public health problem. Recently, cycling in urban environments has been proposed to address these problems....
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Media, Marketing, and Internet Issues Source Type: news

Uganda: MK Movement Supporters Launch 'Safe Birth Delivery' Campaign
[Nile Post] In a proactive move to address the pressing issue of maternal mortality and neonatal morbidity rates, supporters of the MK Movement in Tororo have initiated a "Safe Birth Delivery" campaign.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 19, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news