Monthly Archives: September 2023

Fentanyl, a global danger. Source: El Pais

Posted on September 30, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

Fentanyl, a global danger After wreaking havoc in the United States, consumption of the drug now threatens to spread globally EL PAÍS SEP 29, 2023 – 11:19 CEST The trafficking and consumption of fentanyl has become a major health problem in the … Continue reading →

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Harvard Business Gazette: Brain Injury Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: News and Research

Posted on September 27, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

News & Research Brain Injury Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Screenings, early interventions could limit harm By SONIA EPSTEIN | Mass General Brigham Communications September 21, 2023 ResearchCare Delivery 3 min read Image: wenht/iStock/Getty Images Plus At a glance: Traumatic brain injury … Continue reading →

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‘Our health data is about to flow more freely, like it or not’: big tech’s plans for the NHS. Source: The Guardian (Personally, you can find details of Trinity College, Aware, FAS, Horizon study of which I was with 14 others a participant for 9 months+) Search site Trinity Horizon programme 1996/77. Depression and re-integration back to society.

Posted on September 19, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

‘Our health data is about to flow more freely, like it or not’: big tech’s plans for the NHS Photograph: Sean Justice/Getty Images The government is about to award a £480m contract to build a vast new database of patient … Continue reading →

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AI: Guardrails, Rule of Law, Importance of Trust but augmenting the reality of humans is powerful. 30+ years now we have the computer, email, social media. For people with traumatic brain injury or stroke, these have been a powerful tool to exercise the brain and to live a life aided by technology. Hope in AI we must have. We now have the ability to engage in lifelong learning. Highly recommend this link. Yuval Noah Harari debate with Mustafa Suleyman DeepMind co-founder. Then links relating an exceptional physician – his humanity. Jeffrey Sacks, neurologist.

Posted on September 18, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

“How democracy can defend humanity against AI’s catastrophic outcomes….” 25,199 views Sep 17, 2023 How will AI impact our immediate and near future? Can the technology be controlled, and does it have agency? Watch DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman and Yuval … Continue reading →

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D4 affluence but forgetting to say hello to a man so elegantly dressed each day, something old but new. We missed him over the last few weeks but we never thought he could possibly be a candidate for suicide. We must be watchful. Another man from D4 has died to suicide in the last few weeks leaving behind 4 children, the youngest only 7. I will say it again – People need to be watchful. Search canisgallicus re mental illness but also suicide. This article about Stoicism (Psyche, written by Istvan Darabanis) may elevate moods to engagement with reading and giving one the purpose and meaning to live.

Posted on September 17, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

The Stoics were right – emotional control is good for the soul ‘Choose not to be harmed – and you won’t feel harmed’. A bust of Marcus Aurelius, part of the Ryedale Hoard. Courtesy York Museums Trust István Darabánis a … Continue reading →

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“Is government needed to play a role in regulating AI?” and added, “every single person raised their hands.” Source: Semafor

Posted on September 16, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

One small step toward AI regulation REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson Wednesday’s AI Insight Forum may not, as Elon Musk suggested, “go down in history as being very important for the future of civilization” — but it marked a serious attempt at a … Continue reading →

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Essential to understand in a country like Ireland with such shortfalls in the Psychiatric profession and to the detriment of the most vulnerable. “The high use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants for anxiety disorders is another interesting example. There simply aren’t enough psychiatrists to treat all the people who need care for mental health conditions. But the good news is that there are highly effective evidence-based treatments that can help a lot of people with depression and anxiety that do not require a physician to deliver.”

Posted on September 15, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

Utility Navigation Search Main navigation News & Research A Fourth of U.S. Health Visits Now Delivered by Non-Physicians Health care provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants expected to rise as their ranks grow faster than physicians’ By JAKE MILLER September … Continue reading →

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“An Israeli startup that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose cancer has unveiled a new solution that will help pathologists detect the specific treatments that will benefit breast cancer patients most.” Source No Camels

Posted on September 15, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

News Briefs Ibex’s new platform will help pathologists detect the specific treatment that will benefit breast cancer patients most (Courtesy) An Israeli startup that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose cancer has unveiled a new solution that will help pathologists detect … Continue reading →

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Cancer: People pleasing, being too nice. Physician who has been diagnosed in adulthood with ADHD, who has worked with people in addiction. I cannot recommend Dr Gabor Mate enough. We all know people who have died from cancer, too young.

Posted on September 11, 2023 by michelleclarke2015
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Fr Paddy Ryan book Padre by Jennifer O’Leary is a book to be recommended. Too often we fail to grasp people who dedicated their lives to God; who left a barren, bleak, landscape of the newly Independent Ireland ie 26 counties, to travel to the Missions. Maura O’Donohue is a cousin who I met once in Zimbabwe. By chance I found this article translated from Die Zeit (Hamburg, Germany)

Posted on September 10, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

Maura O’Donohue: A voice that resonates (IRELAND)Die Zeit [Hamburg, Germany] May 21, 2021 By Doris Reisinger The Irish religious sister and doctor Maura O’Donohue campaigned against abuse of power by priests around the world. She helped survivors with discipline and … Continue reading →

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