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Recurring transit meltdowns in the New York City area this summer have highlighted the vulnerability of the city's aging wires and train equipment to extreme heat. The power disruptions caused massive delays in rail service, leaving commuters stranded for hours. The Northeast Corridor, including the North River Tunnel, relies on a network of overhead power lines that were installed as far back as the 1930s and 1940s. The situation calls for more frequent inspections, monitoring efforts, and investments in infrastructure to make it more resilient to rising temperatures. [Extracted from the article]

A report from the University Hospital Virgen del Rocio in Seville, Spain, discusses the need for clear recommendations on emergency psychiatric care in hospital emergency departments (ED) in Spain. The report presents expert consensus recommendations on the requirements for general hospitals' emergency departments to treat patients with urgent psychiatric symptoms. The recommendations include the need for dedicated facilities, staffing, safety measures, patient interventions, and staff training. The report concludes that all ED in general hospitals should have adequate resources to handle any psychiatric emergency. [Extracted from the article]

A recent report from the University of Waterloo discusses the development and validation of a multidimensional measure of trust in healthcare called the Trust in Multidimensional Healthcare Systems Scale (TIMHSS). The aim of this research was to create a measure of trust that addresses the limitations of existing measures and can be used to identify systemic explanations for lower levels of trust in equity-deserving populations. The TIMHSS is a 38-item scale that measures trust in doctors, policies, and the healthcare system. It can be used to measure trust over time at a population level or within specific subpopulations, and can inform interventions to rebuild trust. The research concludes that the TIMHSS can also be used in a clinical setting to provide evidence for the association between trust and therapeutic outcomes. [Extracted from the article]