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The Lowdown on Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention

Ground Truths • 13866 implied HN points • 02 Jan 26
🏥 Health & Wellness Guidelines
  1. Low-dose aspirin for primary prevention in older adults generally causes more harm than benefit. It increases major bleeding and, in some trials, was linked to higher overall or cancer-related mortality without reducing cardiovascular events.
  2. Major guidelines now advise against routine aspirin for primary prevention in older adults, with age cutoffs varying by group. Aspirin still provides clear benefit for secondary prevention after events like heart attack, stroke, or stenting.
  3. There are hints aspirin might lower cancer incidence in specific subgroups (for example people with CHIP), but overall trial data in the elderly showed higher cancer deaths and CHIP testing isn’t part of routine care, so this is not an actionable reason to use aspirin now.

British Columbia to Start Self-Testing for HPV for Cervical Cancer Screening

The Vajenda • 1965 implied HN points • 14 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Guidelines
  1. British Columbia is starting self-testing for HPV for cervical cancer screening, moving towards at-home mail-in tests.
  2. HPV detection is more effective than Pap smears in detecting precancerous lesions, removing human error and being highly sensitive.
  3. Cervical cancer screening guidelines may change over time to adapt to new data and technologies, aiming to improve access and convenience for people.

Volts Community Thread #02

Volts • 1592 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🌞 Climate & Environment Guidelines
  1. Monthly community thread for sharing climate-related opportunities, work, events, and discussions
  2. Rewarding insightful responses in the community with paid subscriptions and other rewards
  3. Discussion on different battery technologies and their cost-effectiveness for storage

Uncurated: The Case for a New Term of Art

Lit Mag News Roundup • 2201 implied HN points • 16 Mar 23
📚 Literature Guidelines
  1. Literary publication is changing in the digital age, making the term 'previously published' obsolete.
  2. Editors and publishers should focus on curation rather than traditional publication in the modern era.
  3. A new term 'uncurated' is proposed to replace 'unpublished' to better reflect the current literary landscape.
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EU and US to work together on AI guidelines🤖, YC's Secret SAFE📜, Climate Risk Landscape🌍

The VC Corner • 419 implied HN points • 07 Apr 24
🕹 Technology Guidelines
  1. The EU and US are collaborating to create guidelines for artificial intelligence, helping to ensure safe and fair use of technology. Working together can lead to better standards and regulations for AI.
  2. YC's Secret SAFE is a financial tool that helps founders raise money more easily and efficiently. This simple agreement can speed up fundraising and make it more accessible for startups.
  3. The climate risk landscape is becoming increasingly important as companies assess their impact on the environment. Understanding these risks can help businesses make better decisions for the future.

Serious Issues With the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines For Higher-Weight Children and Adolescents

Weight and Healthcare • 938 implied HN points • 14 Jan 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Guidelines
  1. The American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for higher-weight children and adolescents focus on intensive behavioral interventions, drugs, and surgeries, which may not have long-term benefits and can have serious side effects.
  2. The guidelines pathologize higher-weight bodies and promote weight loss as a solution, without enough evidence to support the efficacy or safety of these interventions on a long-term basis.
  3. There are ethical concerns about recommending weight loss surgeries for adolescents as young as 13, considering the significant risks, lack of long-term follow-up, and potential impact on the mental and physical health of the individuals.

Open Call 2024

Do Not Research • 359 implied HN points • 04 Dec 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Guidelines
  1. Do Not Research is accepting submissions for their next issue in 2024, including art, essays, videos and more.
  2. All submissions should be work created within the last year, and contributors will be paid an honorarium and receive a complimentary lifetime membership.
  3. The deadline for submissions is January 15th, 2024. Submissions should be sent via email to [email protected].

Changing Covid-19 isolation?

Your Local Epidemiologist • 1250 implied HN points • 16 Feb 24
🏥 Health Politics Guidelines
  1. Contagiousness of Covid-19 remains the same, spreading for 5-12 days.
  2. Health policy decisions involve balancing protection, actionability, and feasibility for diverse populations.
  3. CDC's consideration of new Covid-19 isolation guidelines raises questions about following guidelines, impact on community transmission, and stakeholder views.

Is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Choosing Weight Stigma Over Science?

Weight and Healthcare • 359 implied HN points • 23 Feb 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Guidelines
  1. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is being criticized for favoring weight stigma over scientific evidence in their guidelines for higher weight individuals.
  2. The guidelines recommend weight loss interventions for higher weight people, emphasizing body size over actual health outcomes.
  3. The guidelines are accused of ignoring research showing the failure of traditional weight loss methods and promoting weight stigma, raising questions about the motives behind these recommendations.

Meditation

Pav writes • 58 implied HN points • 18 Nov 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Guidelines
  1. Meditation can help lower anxiety and enhance clarity and focus.
  2. When meditating, focus on being present and come back to the present when thoughts arise.
  3. Meditation may reduce suffering by helping individuals not identify with their thoughts and emotions.

The Sugar Conspiracy

KCKlatt’s Substack • 19 implied HN points • 28 Feb 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Guidelines
  1. The article talks about how politics and power issues can really affect our food guidelines. It suggests that decisions about what we should eat might not be as straightforward as we think.
  2. There’s a focus on the history of nutrition, particularly related to sugar. It raises questions about why certain foods are blamed or praised over others.
  3. It hints that our understanding of nutrition could be limited by outside influences. This means we should be cautious about only following mainstream dietary advice.

The Christmas bubble

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 02 Dec 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Guidelines
  1. The UK Christmas bubble guidelines are complex and restrict gatherings to three households from December 23 to 27.
  2. The guidelines involve various rules on traveling, meeting indoors, and choosing regions with different COVID-19 prevalence levels for forming bubbles.
  3. The guidelines are convoluted, involving scenarios like forming different bubbles from your regular household and ensuring extra precautions within households.

Are temperature checks a good screen?

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 28 Sep 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Guidelines
  1. Temperature checks can be a useful initial screening method for Covid-19, as fever is a common symptom among infected individuals.
  2. Precision and accuracy of temperature checks are crucial, as the specificity and prevalence can significantly impact the probability of having Covid-19.
  3. Human factors, like how people interpret and act on temperature readings, are important to consider when implementing screening measures.

Password Hashing Explainer

ciamweekly • 1 HN point • 18 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Guidelines
  1. Passwords are still widely used due to being supported by many applications, being cost-effective, and familiar to users.
  2. Hashing passwords adds a crucial layer of security by making it harder for attackers to retrieve passwords in the event of a breach.
  3. When it comes to password hashing algorithms, it's important to stay updated on recommendations, such as NIST guidelines, and to choose wisely based on current security best practices.

Alert: Central Bank of Nigeria Circular PSM/DIR/CON/INM/011/142

RegAlert • 0 implied HN points • 02 Aug 21
💰 Finance Guidelines
  1. The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued guidelines for the licensing and regulation of Payments Service Holding Companies in Nigeria.
  2. The circular PSM/DIR/CON/INM/011/142 outlines the specific requirements and directives for these companies.
  3. Those interested can download the detailed guidelines from the official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Alert: Central Bank of Nigeria Circular CCD/GUI/01/20-10-2021

RegAlert • 0 implied HN points • 20 Oct 21
💰 Finance Guidelines
  1. The Central Bank of Nigeria issued a circular about the Guidelines for the Implementation of Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES). Financial institutions must provide compliance details, student participation numbers, report challenges, and maintain communication with authorities.
  2. The circular emphasizes the importance of adherence to the guidelines set forth for the Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES).
  3. Financial institutions are urged to engage in open communication with the relevant authorities regarding the implementation of the Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES).

AI's New Rules: How OpenAI is Shaping the Ethics of the Future?

AI Disruption • 0 implied HN points • 09 May 24
🕹 Technology Guidelines
  1. OpenAI has released 'Model Spec' guidelines to set behavioral standards for AI models, inviting public input.
  2. The 'Model Spec' proposes three levels for shaping model behavior: broad principles, specific rules, and default guidelines.
  3. OpenAI's goals include promoting good behavior in AI, prioritizing safety, fairness, and ethical decision-making through their guidelines.

Alert: Central Bank of Nigeria Circular DFD/DIR/PUB/CIR/01/002

RegAlert • 0 implied HN points • 05 Nov 21
💰 Finance Guidelines
  1. The Central Bank of Nigeria issued guidelines for the 100 for 100 Policy on Production and Productivity (100 for 100 PPP) to eligible private companies.
  2. The goal is to increase credit flow to the real sector and reduce dependence on imports, fostering economic growth and transformation.
  3. Interested companies can obtain more information by contacting the Director, Development Finance Department at the Central Bank of Nigeria in Abuja.

Alert: Central Bank of Nigeria Circular PSM/DIR/CON/INM/018/122

RegAlert • 0 implied HN points • 06 Dec 22
💰 Finance Guidelines
  1. The Central Bank of Nigeria reminds certified payment acceptance devices to accept all transactions from any Nigerian bank's cards.
  2. Acquirers and service providers should remain neutral and not show favoritism towards any specific card brand.
  3. The Circular emphasizes the importance of interoperability and interconnectivity to ensure fair access to electronic payment channels in Nigeria.

Alert: Central Bank of Nigeria Circular FPR/DIR/PUB/CIR/001/072

RegAlert • 0 implied HN points • 28 Mar 23
💰 Finance Guidelines
  1. The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued guidelines for changing operating licenses for banks and financial institutions in the country.
  2. The guidelines aim to provide clarity on regulatory requirements for financial institutions that want to upgrade or change to a different license.
  3. Financial institutions in Nigeria have three weeks to provide comments and feedback on the draft guidelines.