Taubman Health Sciences Library Blog- Blog Retired
- Global Innovation – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 20, 2014)
- Local Innovation & #MCubed – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 13, 2014)
- Open Access Journal on Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology
- National Medical Librarians Month 2014
- Suicide Prevention & Trauma on Social Media – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 6, 2014)
- Radiation Oncology Journal Club (#RadOnc) – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 29, 2014)
- From the National Library of Medicine: Roosevelt at NIH
- Patients on the Right TEDMED Questions – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 22, 2014)
- TEDMED on Patient Engagement – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 15, 2014)
Tag Archives: politics
A year-end Affordable Care Act litigation round-up
From the Health Affairs Blog: Undoubtedly the biggest health reform news of 2012 was the June 28 decision of the United States Supreme Court narrowly upholding the Affordable Care Act’s individual responsibility provision as a constitutional exercise of Congress’ power to tax. … Continue reading
FAQ: Decoding The $716 billion in Medicare reductions
From Kaiser Health News: The structure and financing of Medicare, the federal health insurance program that serves seniors and the disabled, has become a defining issue in the presidential and congressional campaigns since GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney picked as … Continue reading
There’s an app for that – In China, track food scandals with a iPhone app
From the International Herald Tribune/New York Times: There’s mercury in the baby formula. Cabbages are sprayed with formaldehyde. Gelatin capsules for pills, tens of millions of them, are laced with chromium. Used cooking oil is scooped out of gutters for … Continue reading
The promise of social impact bonds
From the New York Times: When a government needs to invest in an expensive capital project — a new sewer system, bridge or highway — it issues bonds. Bonds raise upfront money from private sector investors, who are then paid … Continue reading
“They Paved Paradise And Put Up A Parking Lot”
From Health Affairs, a “Narrative Matters” essay as a doctor’sthoughts turn to public health when a patient loses a park to exercise in and his health deteriorates. The patient sat in the squeaky chair in my exam room and told me … Continue reading
Posted in community health, Law & public policy
Tagged built environment, health behavior, politics
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Lecture – The Fukushima Disaster: Law, Politics, and Compensation in Japan
Eric Feldman, Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, will speak today on the compensation committee set up by the Japanese government in the wake of the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant destruction last year. The March … Continue reading
Posted in Lectures/symposia
Tagged disasters, environmental health, global, politics
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Lecture – Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Where Law and Politics Intersect
Trip Van Noppen, president of Earthjustice, will present a talk on 10 April, “Greenhouse Gas Emisons: Where Law and Politics Intersect.” This free lecture is part of the Law School’s Environmental Law and Policy Program Lecture Series. Date: 10 April Time: … Continue reading
In Haiti, Global Failures on a Cholera Epidemic
From the New York Times, an important story on the handling of the cholera epidemic in Haiti. [C]holera has killed more than 7,050 Haitians and sickened more than 531,000, or 5 percent of the population. Lightning fast and virulent, it … Continue reading
Posted in International news
Tagged CDC, environmental health, global, health behavior, health disparities, politics
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Behind the healthcare-law case – The challengers’ tale
From the New York Times and Reuters: A little over a year ago, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was on a mission. Along with a group of like-minded officials from other states, she was determined to be the first to … Continue reading
Lecture – Informed consent, Congress, and healthcare legislation -Today!
Jason Barabas (Florida State University) will present a lecture, “Informed Consent: How the Public Learns about Congressional Votes on Health Care and Supports Incumbents Who Represent Constituent Preferences”. His talk is based on the results of a 2-part study that … Continue reading
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