(2024-12-05). Mayo researchers develop AI-enhanced strategy to personalize medication alerts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jean Marrero-Polanco (left ) and Caroline Grant (right) collaborate on concepts for their study. Courtesy of Marrero-Polanco and Grant. Electronic health records are increasingly including technology-aided predictions of how patients may respond to specific medications, known as pharmacogenomic alerts. Two Mayo Clinic Ph.D. candidates are exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to make these alerts more actionable and less intrusive for clinicians, who can suffer from alert overload. In a new study, Ph.D….
(2024-12-05). TVET Bill merges assessment bodies. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a sweeping overhaul of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector by passing the much-anticipated TVET Bill. The legislation, which now awaits presidential assent, promises to streamline the coordination, regulation, and promotion of TVET in the country. The bill passed on Tuesday after a heated …
(2024-12-05). High stakes but low expectations ahead of Ghana's general election. peoplesdispatch.org As Ghana approaches the December 7, 2024, general elections, a mix of apathy, cautious optimism, and frustration is palpable. Voters will elect a new president, over 270 parliamentary representatives, and chart the course for a nation grappling with serious economic challenges. Nearly two million young people lack access to education, employment, or training, underscoring the depth of the crisis. | Despite being one of Africa's leading gold and cocoa producers, Ghana is contending with economic instability that has eroded public trust in its institutions. In 2022, the government sought a financial bailout from th…
(2024-12-05). Berlin Conference 140 Years Later. globalresearch.ca From November 15, 1884, until February 26, 1885, the Berlin West Africa Conference was held in Germany where numerous European states convened to carve up the continent based upon their own economic interests. | Commonly known as the Berlin Conference, the …
(2024-12-05). Don't blame Biden for inflation. Blame the climate. grist.org 
Angela Bishop has been struggling with what she describes as "the cost of everything lately." Groceries are one stressor, although she gets some reprieve from the free school lunches her four kids receive. Still, a few years of the stubbornly high cost of gas, utilities, and clothing have been pain points. | "We've just seen the prices before our eyes just skyrocket," said Bishop, who is 39. She moved her family to Richmond, Virginia from California a few years ago to stop "living paycheck to paycheck," but things have been so difficult lately she's worried it won't be long before they are once again barely ge…
(2024-12-05). Trump and the Holding Environment. counterpunch.org 
There are certainly a number of highly political and socioeconomic insights about the Trump catastrophe, and here I offer some psychoanalytic ideas about Trump and his hold on some of the public. The psychological term "holding environment" refers to the provision of safety and security provided in earliest life. It is often depicted as holding with loving hands