Final Report – Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations: “Patients with acute and chronic pain in the United States face a crisis because of significant challenges in obtaining adequate care, resulting in profound physical, emotional, and societal costs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50 million adults in the United States have chronic… Continue Reading
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Dog Owners Get More Exercise
The New York Times – Dog owners spent close to 300 minutes each week walking with their dogs, about 200 more minutes of walking than people without dogs. “Dog owners are about four times more likely than other people to meet today’s physical activity guidelines, according to a large-scale new study of dogs and exercise.… Continue Reading
Center on National Security and the Law Launches Online, Searchable Database of Foreign Intelligence Law Collection
“On May 23, Georgetown Law’s Center on National Security and the Law launched the Foreign Intelligence Law Collection — a publicly available, online searchable database of all declassified and redacted U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Court of Review opinions; all Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) statutes; legislative history; associated regulations, guidelines, executive orders, and… Continue Reading
EPA wants to triple level of rocket fuel chemical allowed in drinking water
Think Progress – “The Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to raise the threshold for a chemical found in rocket fuel to triple the previous limit allowed in drinking water supplies. This is the first new drinking water rule introduced by the agency since the George W. Bush administration. In the EPA’s latest move to… Continue Reading
Comcast is working on an in-home device to track people’s health
CNBC – Comcast is working on an in-home device to monitor people’s health, and aims to begin pilot-testing it later this year. “A team under Sumit Nagpal, a senior vice president and general manager of health innovation at Comcast who previously worked at the consulting firm Accenture, has been working on the device for more… Continue Reading
How Smartphones Sabotage Your Brain’s Ability to Focus
WSJ Podcast [no paywall] – “Our phones give us instant gratification. But there’s a cost: loss of attention and productivity. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez goes on a quest to understand the science of distractions and what you can do stay be more focused and productive.” Continue Reading
Maryland and Virginia are among nation’s best states
US News Best States Rankings – Measuring outcomes for citizens using more than 70 metrics – “Some states shine in health care. Some soar in education. Some excel in both – or in much more. The Best States ranking of U.S. states draws on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for… Continue Reading
How the news took over reality
The Guardian – Is engagement with current affairs key to being a good citizen? Or could an endless torrent of notifications be harming democracy as well as our wellbeing? “…We marinate in the news. We may be familiar with the headlines before we have exchanged a word with another human in the morning; we kill… Continue Reading
CRS – Global Measles Vaccination Trends
EveryCRSReport.com – Global Measles Vaccination Trends, April 19, 2019 IN11104. “Congress has long taken an interest in infectious disease prevention and control. Measles is a highly contagious virus that is transmitted through droplets emitted from an infected person when coughing and sneezing. The virus can live for up to two hours in the airspace or… Continue Reading
Deleting your Facebook account may really make you happier
Bloomberg: “People who deactivated Facebook in a study were happier afterward, reporting higher levels of life satisfaction and lower levels of depression and anxiety. That change is equal to about 25-40% of the beneficial effect typically reported for psychotherapy…” Continue Reading
Mapping Motor Vehicle Collisions in New York City
Todd W. Schneider – Interactive heatmap of 1.4 million collisions highlights dangerous areas for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians “The New York Police Department provides data for every motor vehicle collision in NYC since July 2012. Each record includes location coordinates and other metadata, most notably the number of injuries and fatalities, segmented further by motorists,… Continue Reading
Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions: Interactive Map
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) – “To date, 37 states (including DC) have adopted the Medicaid expansion and 14 states have not adopted the expansion. Current status for each state is based on KFF tracking and analysis of state expansion activity. To view this data in a table format, click here. To download a Powerpoint slide of… Continue Reading
