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AI? Brain manipulation? WHO ’s new chief scientist aims to anticipate global challenges
At the beginning of May, after almost 10 years at the helm of one of the world’s richest biomedical foundations, British physician Jeremy Farrar traded funding clout for a bigger international stage, moving to Geneva to become chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO). Farrar had
helped make the U.K.-based Wellcome Trust a major player
in global issues such as infectious diseases and the health effects of climate change. He also wasn’t shy about criticizing WHO’s leadership, specifically its slow response to the West African Ebola outbreak in 2014.
Only the second person in the chief scientist...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 29, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Equity Group Investments Steps Into a Future Without Sam Zell
Equity Group Investments, a private-capital firm founded by Sam Zell, plans to use lessons from the recently deceased billionaire to fulfill his wish—outlive him for ages. “He said, ‘I would love to know that this business is going to be here decades after I’m gone,’” said Equity Group President…#samzell #equitygroup #marksotir
Source: Reuters: Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Need for More Funding, Especially to Women, Towards Climate Adaptation Goals
The objective is to share examples, lessons learned and practical guidance for financial services providers, funders and other important sector actors to provide the poor and vulnerable access to financial and non-financial services that support their climate adaptation and resilience.
We will convene funders for peer exchange and to jointly develop recommendations as to where public versus private funders may play a more critical role and what financing instruments are most effective in supporting climate adaptation.
To achieve our objectives for this work, we rely on our members and partners to engage and share their e...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Silvia Baur-Yazbeck Tags: Climate Action Climate Change Development & Aid Economy & Trade Environment Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Lessons From Stanford: How to Make the Future More Female Lessons From Stanford: How to Make the Future More Female
Stanford ' s general surgery resident class is almost entirely female. Other schools should use their achievement as a model.Medscape General Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Commentary Source Type: news
Not Your Keys, Not Your Crypto: What to Know Before the Next FTX-type Meltdown
The shockwaves of FTX’s collapse in November 2022 is still being felt. In the crypto world, one saying was uttered again and again: “Not your keys, not your coins.” The repercussions and lessons learnt are not over: The dispute over whether or not to reveal the names of customers at collapsed…#ftx #kevincofsky #coinbase #bitcoin #bitcoingold
Source: Reuters: Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 Crucial Money Lessons From A Millionaire Janitor
Uncle Jim was always labeled as the ‘quiet one’ in our family. Whenever we had gatherings, he was never the life of the party (like Uncle Tony). Instead, he always chose to sit in the corner, blending surreptitiously into his surroundings.#uncletony
Source: Reuters: Health - June 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘ It ’ s Been a Pretty Rocky Road. ’ CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky Reflects on Her Tenure During COVID-19
Dr. Rochelle Walensky became director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2021, a fraught time in the country’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans’ confidence in the nation’s leading public health organization was at an all-time low, and Walensky had to not only manage the national response but rebuild public trust at the same time. She faced criticism over some aspects of the pandemic response, including confusing messaging and delays in processing data related to cases and severity of the disease. While most public health experts acknowledged t...
Source: TIME: Health - June 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Why Capital Diversification Matters
The demise of Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic introduced a new level of uncertainty to startups. There are several lessons to be learned, but I want to talk about the need for capital diversification across the startup ecosystem with two main points: 1. Lines of credit should be separate…#siliconvalleybank #firstrepublic #intrafi #beginwithendinmind #forbesfinancecouncil
Source: Reuters: Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statement by WHO's Regional Director on the occasion of hajj 2023
26 June 2023 – In just a few hours’ time, the hajj season for 2023 (1444 H) will begin. Millions of Muslims from every corner of the world are coming to Makkah. This year is of great significance as hajj is back to regular practice, with higher numbers of pilgrims expected after 3 years of special measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continuing our strong and longstanding partnership, a WHO mission comprising experts from both the WHO Regional Office and our Country Office in Saudi Arabia has been deployed to work closely with the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia on appropriate public health preparedness meas...
Source: WHO EMRO News - June 26, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Lessons from Canadian judgments: the consideration of culture in intimate partner violence legal cases involving asian Canadians - Liu KJ, Cook AN, Jiang R.
Despite the pervasiveness of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Canada, research examining IPV in the context of Asian Canadians is scarce. Our study examined whether and how Canadian judges consider culture when determining a sentence in IPV cases involvi...
Source: SafetyLit - June 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
‘The Old Young Crow,’ ‘Way Better’ Take Top Prizes at Palm Spring International ShortFest
'The Old Young Crow' and 'Way Better' The Old Young Crow took home the top prize at the 2023 Palm Springs International Shortfest on Sunday. The Japanese-United States short film follows an elderly Persian man recalling the lessons he learned from an elderly Japanese woman. The best animated short…#oldyoungcrow #persian #lithuania #spain #mystictiger #liamlopinto #skirmantajakaitė #shulihuang #bestliveactionshort #vincentfontano
Source: Reuters: Health - June 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How art can influence leadership and enhance collaboration
How Elizabeth Alexander, poet and president of the Mellon Foundation, uses her arts background to inform leadership. When I asked Elizabeth Alexander about her early artistic memories, she remembered “being filled with music” in her kindergarten ballet class. “You know the Degas dancers?” she…#elizabethalexander #mellonfoundation #hirshhornmuseum #readfullstory
Source: Reuters: Health - June 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bitcoin has lessons to learn from gold ’s Spot ETF journey
The interest shown by big institutional players has strengthened hopes of a BTC bull run and changed the market sentiment to greed.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here are 30 book recommendations from Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates to add to your summer reading list if you want to get smarter about business and …
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates have some reading advice. Yasin Ozturk/Getty Images; Paul Ellis/Getty Images; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Many executives say they have learned valuable business lessons from books. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates have recommended many over the years,…#elonmusk #jeffbezos #billgates #paulellis #scifi #tesla #amazon #gates #kindle #amazonwebservices
Source: Reuters: Health - June 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: How to Live and Love Under Oppressive Laws
[Chatham House] Uganda is among the latest countries to turn up the legal temperature on its LGBTQ+ populations. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa offer lessons on how to hold the ground on sexual health and rights.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Governance Health and Medicine Human Rights Legal and Judicial Affairs NGOs and Civil Society North Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
