OCTOBER 2024

TECHNOLOGY AND HEALRH CARE

Is about the potential future impact of artificial general intelligence and artificial super intelligence on the health domain.

118TH CONGRESS WINDING DOWN

Describes spending legislation approved and bipartisan cooperation leading to bill enactment apart from appropriations.

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Looks at the health workforce, health inequality and disparities, health misinformation in social media

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Discusses FAFSA and federal recruitment of personnel to support academic success for students

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

  • Deaths: Final Data For 2021

  • Assessment Of Sepsis In The United States

  • Using the Myokinetic Prosthesis With Implanted Magnets For Restoration Of Grasping

  • Cardiovascular Health And Cognitive Impairment

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

  • Graduate Degrees: Paths To The Top

  • Health Professions Education Strategies

  • Black Thriving In America

DISABILITY TERMINOLOGY IN ACADEMIC WRITING

Pertains to how differences in disability language used by academic writers may lead to stigmatization of patients.

PERSON-GENERATED HEALTH DATA AND PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY

Refers to how this kind of information can be valuable for studying health outcomes relevant to everyday living.


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