Study prompts call for disaster-specific pharmacy legislation
Credit: QUT media Pharmacists caught up in the Australian bushfire crisis are being hampered from providing timely and effective treatment ...
Tag: Policy/Ethics
Living at the edges
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Resembling an overgrown house cat with black-tipped ears and a stubby tail, the Canada lynx, ...
Social media could be a force for good in tackling depression but for privacy concerns
Credit: Brighton and Sussex Medical School Social media has been identified by a number of studies as being a significant ...
Carbon intensity of power sector down in 2019
Credit: Power Sector Carbon Index, Scott Institute for Energy Innovation Engineers from Carnegie Mellon University's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation ...
Biodiversity and wind energy
How stakeholders evaluate the green-green dilemma -- and what they think about possible solutionsCredit: Christian Voigt, Leibniz-IZW The replacement of ...
A study compares how water is managed in Spain, California and Australia
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Turning on the faucet and having water come out has become such a common daily occurrence ...
Survey: Most teenagers in legalized states see marijuana marketing on social media
UMass Amherst researcher says more restrictions needed to protect youthCredit: UMass Amherst Despite restrictions on paid advertising cannabis on social ...
Most physicians and other faculty in large medical center experienced sexual harassment
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 18, 2019--A new study has shown that the majority of ...
Parity law improved medicaid acceptance at substance use disorder treatment centers
UMass Amherst researchers studied impact of policy on vulnerable populationsCredit: UMass Amherst A 2008 federal parity law succeeded in expanding ...
New study casts doubt on China’s organ donation data
Credit: Benjamin John Keough, ANU The Chinese government may have been systematically misreporting the number of organs it claims it ...
Engineers help with water under the bridge and other tough environmental decisions
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech In two new papers, civil engineers explore how to make decisions using quantifiable social, economic and ...
Applying biodiversity conservation research in practice
Credit: © Marcos Uzquiano The world's population is growing - and with it the need for natural resources. This calls ...
Hurricanes affecting Puerto Rico reveal the serious crisis the country is experiencing
An article led by Joan Benach shows how the underlying causes of the crisis in Puerto Rico stem from colonialism ...
AI for longevity and longevity policy and governance summits at King’s College London
The biogerontology research foundation announces its strategic support of two longevity-themed summits being held at King's College London on Nov. ...
Solar and wind energy preserve groundwater for drought, agriculture
California's switch to solar, wind energy reduced reliance on hydropower, natural gasCredit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J.--Solar and wind ...
Conservatives more likely to support climate policy if they report harm due to extreme weather
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - People who identify as politically conservative are more like to support climate change ...
Declaration of a climate emergency and next steps for action
Credit: New York Public Library Scientific consensus on the threat of climate change is well established, reaching back 40 years ...
World scientists declare climate emergency
More than 11,000 scientists endorse six steps to address climate emergencyCredit: Fiona Roughley/University of Sydney A global team of scientists ...
£3m Cyber-SHIP Lab offers opportunity to address maritime cyber security challenges
Credit: University of Plymouth A unique new research facility designed to address the key cyber security challenges facing the shipping ...
Land restoration in Ethiopia pays off but climate change necessitates many strategies
A combination of land restoration activities can boost crop yields -- in some cases as much as 170 percent -- ...