Elon Musk ’s brain chip startup starts recruiting patients for its first human test with a goal of helping people control a keyboard ' using their thoughts alone
Neuralink, the brain implant startup led by billionaire Elon Musk, is recruiting patients for a clinical trial, a long-awaited step that brings the science fiction-esque technology closer to human reality. In a blog post, the company said it was recruiting patients with quadriplegia due to…#elonmusk #als #synchroninc #synchron #victorkrauthamer #biomedicalphysics #fda
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Danaher Lowers Price Of Tuberculosis Test After Pressure Campaign
Popular novelist and YouTuber John Green as well as international health nonprofits had been running a weeklong pressure campaign against the company.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William Skipworth, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news

Identity threats and ideas of superiority as drivers of religious violence? Evidence from a survey experiment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Basedau M, Gobien S, Hoffmann L.
Religion has become increasingly contentious in recent years. Faith-based discrimination, hostility and violence seem to have increased worldwide. But how can faith lead to conflict? In this article, we test the impact of two important dimensions of religi...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Intimate partner cyberstalking among young adults: associations with attachment and social support - Reiss DM, Curbow BA, Wang MQ.
Intimate partner cyberstalking (IPC) is an understudied public health problem that often occurs among young adults. There is limited research examining psychosocial constructs related to IPC. The purpose of this study was to test associations among attachm...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

Screening for cannabis use disorder among young adults: sensitivity, specificity, and item-level performance of the Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test - Revised - Coelho SG, Hendershot CS, Quilty LC, Wardell JD.
The Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test Revised (CUDIT-R) is a widely used screening tool. However, its utility in screening for cannabis use disorder (CUD) among young adults requires further investigation. The current study evaluated the accuracy ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

Danaher cuts TB diagnosis test cartridge by 20% for high-burden countries
Danaher Corporation announced that it will reduce the price of its Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra diagnostic test cartridges for tuberculosis by 20% in high-TB-burden countries. The price will be decreased from $9.98 to $7.97 per test to support greater access to high-quality TB testing.
Source: The Economic Times - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Pure price-gouging': Advocates celebrate price drop of critical TB test but say Big Pharma needs to do more
Every 20 seconds, someone dies of tuberculosis. But health advocates and experts hope that a newly announced reduction in the cost of TB testing might change that.
Source: CBC | Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Incora ’s Infamous Rescue Deal Gets Put to the Test in Texas
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Woman diagnosed with rare blood cancer after suffering pain in her elbows
Diane only booked in for a lifesaving blood test after a physiotherapist heard about her worrying symptom.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CS Analytical Expands USP 1207 Container Closure Integrity Testing Programs for IV Bag Systems
Taking these challenging package systems head on, the CS Analytical Team has spent almost two years developing alternative test strategies that meet the intent of USP 1207 and provide effective options for clients to consider when working with flexible bag systems. CLIFTON, N.J., Sept....
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news

Biden, Trump and Cognitive Testing
Should elderly politicians, including candidates for President, undergo mandatory cognitive testing? Gov. Nikki Haley , who’s in her prime at age 51, is riding this feral hobby horse again, with former President Trump, 77, along for the jaunt. “I’m all for the test,” Mr. Trump said this weekend.…#nikkihaley
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The creation and application of harmonized pre-crash scenarios from global traffic accident data - Liers H, Petzold M, Feifel H, Bakker J, Tomasch E.
27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV): Enhanced and Equitable Vehicle Safety for All: Toward the Next 50 Years https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/Proceedings/27/27ESV-000266.pdf The development and test of future...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Delinquent by the dozen: youth from larger families engage in more delinquency--fact or myth? - Collier NL, Mears DP.
Studies suggest that there is a linear and positive relationship between family size and delinquency. However, questions exist about this assessment. Drawing on prior scholarship and analyses, we revisit and test the family size-delinquency relationship. W...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Notes from the field: online weight loss supplements labeled as tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) root, substituted with yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia) -- United States, 2022 - Berland N, Kababick J, Santos C, Calello DP.
This report describes mislabeled online weight loss supplements. n the United States, dietary supplements are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).* Regulations mandate that all ingredients used to manufacture dietary supplements be test...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Parenting stress during COVID-19 lockdown: correlates with family and child factors - Li G, Tan TX, Wang P.
This study aimed to document the family's psychological status during the lockdown and test the role of family functioning, children's mental health, child-parent ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

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