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Nahko & Medicine for the People – Black as night (Subtitulos en Espaol) – Video

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Todos los derechos pertenecen a Nahko Bear Medicine for the People. "Yo creo en las cosas buenas que vienen" "Sin importar las pesadillas, siempre despertar" Definitivamente, una cancin...

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First Listen: Medicine, 'Home Everywhere'

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Medicine's new album, Home Everywhere, comes out Oct. 28.

For a brief moment, Brad Laner's band Medicine seemed to encapsulate the '90s. Signed first to Creation Records and then to Rick Rubin's American Recordings, the shoegaze-y L.A. rock group made a cameo appearance onstage in the 1994 superhero noir The Crow, featuring Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser in a dark yet dreamy pop song. But by the next year, Medicine had disbanded and seemed it might be relegated to a mere footnote in music history.

But in the 21st century, Brad Laner's band is au courant once again. Medicine's first two albums got a recent reissue, just as many new bands Diiv, Wild Nothing, Yuck, Tame Impala were drawing on the smeared melodies and feedbacking guitars of early-'90s alt-rock. Now a trio of Laner, Elizabeth Thompson and Jim Goodall, Medicine released its first album in 18 years (2013's To The Happy Few), played Austin's Psych Fest and a few other gigs, and holed up to work on Home Everywhere.

The noise that once defined Medicine's songs remains intact after two decades; just listen to how the guitars roar to life in "Move Along Down The Road." But Medicine also lets that noise swirl about at the fringes and pop up at surprising moments. Gleeful opener "The Reclaimed Girl" has its guitars flash amid some upright piano before widening into white noise at the song's climax. The slow, piano-led "It's All About You" lets the fuzz flare up and kick the song to a higher gear, while elsewhere a droning trombone gets thrown into the mix.

An 11-minute suite, the title track serves as Medicine's most ambitious song to date. "Home Everywhere" contains lyrical references to the likes of Big Star and even its L.A. brethren, as well as a lilting Brazilian rhythm to the opening section, before shrieking feedback and sleigh bells overtake the song which then drops back into a gentle chorale of voices cooing, "Waiting here for you." A new beat and new levels of fuzz move in, at which point "Home Everywhere" floats even farther out into the psychedelic ether. Medicine may be decades removed from its debut, but its renaissance continues to yield new wrinkles.

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Vikram Patel receives Institute of Medicine's 2014 Sarnat Prize

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20-Oct-2014

Contact: Jennifer Walsh news@nas.edu 202-334-2138 National Academy of Sciences

WASHINGTON -- The Institute of Medicine today awarded the 2014 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health to Vikram Patel, professor of international mental health and Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and at the Public Health Foundation of India. Patel led research that has played a central role in the development of the field of global mental health and improved care for those with mental disorders in resource-poor countries. The prize recognizes Patel's achievements with a medal and a $20,000 award.

"Through his research, Vikram Patel not only brought a largely unacknowledged problem mental health disorders in developing nations into the view of the world's policymakers and health care organizations, he has also identified and advanced practical solutions to help those who are suffering," said Victor Dzau, president of the Institute of Medicine.

Patel conducted groundbreaking epidemiological research that revealed the burden of mental disorders in low- and middle-income nations and showed a strong link between mental disorders and poverty. His research also demonstrated that evidence-based treatments for mental illness can be delivered effectively in these countries by non-specialist health care workers. Much of this work was carried out in collaboration with Sangath, a nonprofit organization in India. Patel played a lead role in synthesizing evidence that has shaped the foundation of the field of global mental health and promoted its dissemination by editing key journal series and textbooks that form the basis of teaching and practice in the field.

Patel's research has galvanized policymakers and donors to address the large unmet need for mental health care in developing countries and promoted practical tools to improve care in areas where mental health specialists are lacking. His 2003 manual "Where There Is No Psychiatrist" has been used by community health workers worldwide and has been translated into over a dozen languages.

Since 1992 the Institute of Medicine has presented the Sarnat Prize to individuals, groups, or organizations that have demonstrated outstanding achievement in improving mental health. The annual prize recognizes without regard for professional discipline or nationality achievements in basic science, clinical application, and public policy that lead to progress in the understanding, etiology, prevention, treatment, or cure of mental disorders, or to the promotion of mental health. As defined by the nominating criteria, the field of mental health encompasses neuroscience, psychology, social work, nursing, psychiatry, and advocacy, among other disciplines.

The award is supported by an endowment created by Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat of Los Angeles. Rhoda Sarnat is a licensed clinical social worker, and Bernard Sarnat is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and researcher. The Sarnats' concern about the destructive effects of mental illness inspired them to establish the award. Nominations for potential recipients are solicited every year from IOM members, mental health professionals, and others. This year's selection committee was chaired by Anne Petersen, research professor, Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan, and founder and president of the Global Philanthropy Alliance. Additional information on the Sarnat Prize can be found at http://www.iom.edu/sarnat.

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Institute of Medicine names 4 Anniversary Fellows for 2014

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20-Oct-2014

Contact: Jennifer Walsh news@nas.edu 202-334-2138 National Academy of Sciences @NAS_news

WASHINGTON -- The Institute of Medicine has selected four outstanding health professionals for the class of 2014 Institute of Medicine Anniversary Fellows. Chosen from excellent groups of nominees, they were selected based on their professional qualifications, reputations as scholars, professional accomplishments, and relevance of current field expertise to the work of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The fellows will collaborate with eminent researchers, policy experts, and clinicians from across the country. They will help facilitate initiatives convened by the IOM to provide nonpartisan, evidence-based guidance to national, state, and local policymakers, academic leaders, health care administrators, and the public.

The class of 2014 IOM Anniversary Fellows is:

Each fellow will continue in his or her primary academic post while engaging part time over a two-year period in IOM's health and science policy work. Each will work with an IOM board and an expert study committee or roundtable related to his or her professional interests, including contributing to its reports or other products. A flexible research stipend of $25,000 will be awarded to every fellow.

The overall purpose of the IOM Anniversary Fellows Program, created in 2005 to celebrate IOM's 35th anniversary, is to enable talented, early career health science scholars to participate actively in the work of the IOM and to further their careers as future leaders in the field.

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Established in 1970 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine provides independent, objective, evidence-based advice to policymakers, health professionals, the private sector, and the public. The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies.

Contacts: Jennifer Walsh, Senior Media Relations Officer Chelsea Dickson, Media Relations Associate Office of News and Public Information 202-334-2138; e-mail news@nas.edu http://national-academies.com/newsroom Twitter: @NAS_news and @NASciences RSS feed: http://www.nationalacademies.org/rss/index.html

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Linda Aiken receives Institute of Medicine's 2014 Lienhard Award

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20-Oct-2014

Contact: Jennifer Walsh news@nas.edu 202-334-2138 National Academy of Sciences

WASHINGTON -- The Institute of Medicine today presented the Gustav O. Lienhard Award to Linda Aiken, Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, for her rigorous research demonstrating the importance of nursing care and work environments in achieving safe, effective, patient-centered, and affordable health care. Consisting of a medal and $40,000, the award recognizes Aiken's research documenting that nurses' education, patient workloads, and work environment are associated with patient outcomes, as well as her work to translate those findings into practice and policy in the U.S. and other nations.

"By illuminating the key role nursing care plays in patient safety and health and identifying concrete ways to support that role such as maintaining staffing levels and encouraging high levels of education for nurses Linda Aiken has made tremendous contributions to the quality of health care here and abroad," said Victor Dzau, president of the Institute of Medicine.

Aiken's pioneering research showed that nurse staffing differences were an important factor in whether patients with serious complications could be "rescued" and discharged from the hospital. She found that each patient added to a nurse's workload was associated with a 7 percent increase in the odds of mortality after common surgical procedures. Her research influenced the determination of state-mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in California hospitals and prompted other states to require public reporting about these ratios in hospitals.

In other groundbreaking research, Aiken demonstrated that a better-educated nurse workforce is associated with better patient outcomes, a finding that has impacted the quality of health care by significantly increasing the number of nurses with at least a bachelor's degree (BSN). Aiken documented that each 10 percent increase in the proportion of bedside care nurses with BSN degrees was associated with a 5 percent to 7 percent decline in risk-adjusted mortality in patients. She established a causal link between increased employment of BSNs and lower mortality in hospitals over time, giving hospital leaders confidence that investments in BSNs will yield value to their organizations. Based largely on Aiken's research, the IOM Committee on the Future of Nursing recommended that 80 percent of U.S. nurses hold a BSN by 2020. Her subsequent research in other countries influenced the European Parliament's decision in 2013 to recommend university education for nurses in the European Union.

Aiken also pioneered empirical study of how the organizational context of clinical practice affects patient outcomes. She demonstrated that many promising strategies to improve care quality and patient safety do not have their intended results because poor work environments disrupt clinicians' adherence to best practices. As president of the American Academy of Nursing in 1979, Aiken led the search for evidence-based interventions to improve clinical work environments, a search that resulted in the successful development of a voluntary accreditation program, Magnet Recognition. Aiken's extensive research documenting the superior outcomes for Magnet hospitals has prompted wider use of the Magnet intervention, an evidence-based cluster of management practices. Nearly 10 percent of the nation's hospitals have achieved Magnet status, a marker of quality now used by Leapfrog and U.S. News and World Report in rankings of health care institutions.

Aiken is the 29th recipient of the Lienhard Award. Given annually, the award recognizes outstanding national achievement in improving personal health care services in the United States. Nominees are eligible for consideration without regard to education or profession, and award recipients are selected by a committee of experts convened by the IOM. This year's selection committee was chaired by Claire Pomeroy, president of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation.

The Lienhard Award is funded by an endowment from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Gustav O. Lienhard was chair of the foundation's board of trustees from the organization's establishment in 1971 to his retirement in 1986 a period in which the foundation moved to the forefront of American philanthropy in health care. Lienhard, who died in 1987, built his career with Johnson & Johnson, beginning as an accountant and retiring 39 years later as its president. Additional information about the Lienhard Award can be found at http://www.iom.edu/lienhard.

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Institute of Medicine honors members for outstanding service

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Contact: Jennifer Walsh news@nas.edu 202-334-2138 National Academy of Sciences

WASHINGTON -- The Institute of Medicine (IOM) honored members Dan G. Blazer and Richard B. Johnston Jr. for their outstanding service during the IOM's 44th annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Blazer received the Walsh McDermott Medal, awarded to an IOM member for distinguished service over an extended period. Blazer has served on three IOM boards, two of which he chaired. He currently chairs the Board on the Health of Select Populations and a new ad hoc committee on the public health dimensions of cognitive aging. He has been a member of 16 study committees, six of which he chaired, and four advisory committees. Blazer has seen nine IOM studies through the review phase and also served as a member and chair of the IOM Membership Committee. His acumen as a physician, epidemiologist, and researcher, especially pertaining to mental health in older populations, is well-leveraged and recognized both inside and outside of the IOM. He has served as president of the American Geriatrics Society, the Psychiatric Research Society, and the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry. Blazer's consummate epidemiological skills have helped guide several key advisory committees, and his knowledge in the fields of geriatrics and psychiatry made him an ideal chair for the Committee on the Mental Health Workforce for Geriatric Populations. Blazer's extensive work on behalf of military service members and veterans demonstrates how his concern for these populations extends beyond his scientific interests. As a member and chair of the IOM's health outcomes subgroup of the Committee on the Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Family Members, his clear focus, leadership, and commitment to detail enabled that group to accomplish their goals and contribute to the overall mission of the committee. Blazer knows how to get the best out of expert volunteers by listening well and leading with competence, compassion, and integrity. Blazer is the J.P. Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center.

Johnston received the David Rall Medal, which is given to an IOM member who has demonstrated distinguished leadership as chair of a study committee or other such activity, showing commitment above and beyond the usual responsibilities of the position. From 1992 to 2001 Johnston chaired a series of committees and participated in vaccine safety activities on the Board of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. This placed him at the center of the vaccine safety controversies that were particularly heated at that time. Working to bring a science base to the study of the adverse effects of vaccines is fraught with challenges, especially dealing with the emotions involved in this debate. Johnston consistently exhibited knowledge of and belief in the IOM process, delivering messages with confidence that science will show the way and empathy to diffuse difficult situations. While in a public workshop to discuss the issue, Johnston deftly addressed the concerns of key stakeholders. He expressed concern for a grieving parent while neither endorsing this individual's beliefs about vaccines nor overstating current scientific knowledge, confronted a controversial researcher who claimed the IOM was treating him badly, and defended the committees' work to fellow scientists. His consistent message: It is important to hear all sides while understanding that all sides are not equally grounded in the evidence from a scientific standpoint. These situations could have easily escalated and undermined what the IOM was trying to accomplish -- bringing science to bear on an important and controversial policy problem. However, Johnston's open, honest, sensitive, and caring leadership led to a relative level of trust and peace during this turbulent period. Johnston is the Associate Dean for Research Development and professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

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Established in 1970 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine provides independent, objective, evidence-based advice to policymakers, health professionals, the private sector, and the public. The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies.

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Technology and robotics still transforming medicine

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Technology is taking over in surgical medicine and leads the next wave of discovery, says a visiting expert on surgical robotics and innovation.

Ex-patriot Kiwi, Dr Catherine Mohr is a University of Auckland Hood Fellow, and will be talking on The rise of the Bots: Robots, Surgeons and Disruptive Technology at the University of Auckland on Wednesday (22 October).

Surgery has changed rapidly in the last 10 years with the advent of surgical robots and the increase in minimally invasive surgical techniques.

"One of the problems we have right now is that we find cancers late, and so have to take the person apart and put them back together again to take out the cancers and give them functionality back - essentially doing salvage instead of being able to intervene really early," says Dr Mohr.

"Surgery has been at the hands on humans scale of therapies for millennia. Now and in the future, innovations mean we will be able to do minimally invasive surgery like, identifying at a cellular level where cancer cells are located and remove the bad cells while leaving the good cells with minimal intervention. In for example; taking out cancer cells from around a neurovascular bundle while leaving it entirely intact."

Dr Mohr says the focus will increasingly be on preventative medicine, such as finding and removing cancers at a much earlier stage. Another example is the discovery and training of dogs that can smell cancer on the breath of patients.

"This is much more sensitive than other screening tests that we have developed right now, so this means there are chemical signals in the patients breath, and if we can decode that, we can get to the point where we can make a machine even more sensitive than a dogs nose (to find cancer)."

This years World Class New Zealand Award winner, Dr Mohr is Vice President of Medical Research at Intuitive Surgical, where she evaluates new technologies for incorporation into the next generation of surgical robots.

She is also a consulting Assistant Professor in the department of Surgery at Stanford School of Medicine and on the Medicine and Robotics Faculty at Singularity University.

She has published numerous scientific papers, is the recipient of multiple awards and a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.

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GOP: Ebola "czar" Ron Klain steeped in politics, not medicine

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This undated handout photo provided by Revolution shows Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden. A longtime Democratic operative, Klain was tasked Friday by President Barack Obama with running the government's response to the Ebola crisis. (AP Photo/Revolution) AP

After critics accused the federal government of mishandling the first cases of Ebola diagnosed stateside, President Obama named Ron Klain, a former aide to Vice President Biden, as the government's Ebola response coordinator on Friday.

In his new role, Klain will oversee the multitude of departments and agencies involved in the government's response to the virus.

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On Sunday, though, the administration's critics continued firing away, saying that Klain, whose background is in politics rather than emergency response or health care, might not be the best fit for the position he now holds.

"Mr. Klain is not a doctor. He's not a health care professional. He doesn't have background in these issues. But what he is, is a political operative," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told CNN. "We don't need another White House political operative...What we need is presidential leadership. The person who needs to be on top of this is the president of the United States, standing up and leading and treating it as a public health emergency."

Cruz said the government should be less concerned about convincing the public they have Ebola under control, and more concerned about actually keeping the virus under control.

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New Frontier of Integrative Medicine – Robert J. Marshall (September 2014) – Video

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Robert J. Marshall, PhD, CCN, DACBN New Frontier of Integrative Medicine presented on September 18, 2014 at Silicon Valley Health Institute, Palo Alto, CA. Robert J. Marshall #39;s statement:...

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