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Overseas NHS nurses: Restrictions lifted amid widespread shortages: Nurses to be added to Shortage Occupation List on interim

Overseas NHS nurses: Restrictions lifted amid widespread shortages: Nurses to be added to Shortage Occupation List on interim basis, meaning those outside European Economic Area will have applications prioritised
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Journal Resuscitation publishes updated European Resuscitation Council guidelines: Elsevier, a world-leading provider of

Journal Resuscitation publishes updated European Resuscitation Council guidelines: Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of the 2015 European Resuscitation Council guidelines, in the latest issue of journal...
Source: eurekalert.org

IBM reaches more students through programming contest, cloud access | University Business Magazine

IBM reaches more students through programming contest, cloud access | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

Digital badges hit the big time in higher ed | University Business Magazine

Digital badges hit the big time in higher ed | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

State of Care 2014/15 from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - room for improvement. "Demands are increasing on health

State of Care 2014/15 from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - room for improvement. "Demands are increasing on health and social care. State of Care – our annual overview of health and social care in England – looks at the trends, highlights examples of good and outstanding care, and identifies ...
Source: cqc.org.uk

Churches a good place for HIV testing, treatment in africa: (HealthDay)—Churches and other faith-based centers are good

Churches a good place for HIV testing, treatment in africa: (HealthDay)—Churches and other faith-based centers are good locations to offer HIV testing and treatment for pregnant women in isolated areas of sub-Saharan Africa, a new study shows.
Source: medicalxpress.com

Scientists launch campaign to oppose UK exit from EU | Chemistry World

Scientists launch campaign to oppose UK exit from EU | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

Computers match doctors in predicting patient discharges: A computer can do as good a job of predicting how many patients

Computers match doctors in predicting patient discharges: A computer can do as good a job of predicting how many patients will be discharged from a hospital unit on a given day as doctors and nurses can, according to new research from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Can't take the heat? We need a universal measure on temperature: How do we know that a measure of something in one location

Can't take the heat? We need a universal measure on temperature: How do we know that a measure of something in one location can be replicated precisely in another. We already have a universal measure of mass and time, but what about temperture?
Source: theconversation.com

More people will cycle when everyone accepts cyclists' right to be on the road: Cycling has flatlined in Australia since

More people will cycle when everyone accepts cyclists' right to be on the road: Cycling has flatlined in Australia since 2011, with many people citing safety concerns as the main reason not to ride. Wider recognition of cyclists' right to be on the roads would help to boost the numbers.
Source: theconversation.com

Doctor who accessed lovers' medical records is suspended: A village GP who became romantically involved with two of her

Doctor who accessed lovers' medical records is suspended: A village GP who became romantically involved with two of her patients and even altered medical records has been suspended
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Edith Cavell: nurse, martyr, and spy? | Vanessa Heggie: 100 years ago today Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing

Edith Cavell: nurse, martyr, and spy? | Vanessa Heggie: 100 years ago today Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad for smuggling Allied soldiers out of occupied Belgium. Vanessa Heggie explains how a nurse became a spy
Source: theguardian.com

SOS via SMS: Help for suicidal teens is a text message away: With younger generations using cellphones less for actual conversation

SOS via SMS: Help for suicidal teens is a text message away: With younger generations using cellphones less for actual conversation and more for text messaging, suicide prevention organizations are setting up ways that let distraught youths seek help that way.
Source: medicalxpress.com

Treating aortic aneurysms through virtual reality: Virtual models can be created in the angiography room thanks to an approach

Treating aortic aneurysms through virtual reality: Virtual models can be created in the angiography room thanks to an approach developed by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and the university's departments of radiology, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine.
Source: eurekalert.org

Crash Chrome With 16 Characters - Slashdot

Crash Chrome With 16 Characters - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

AVG Proudly Announces It Will Sell Your Browsing History To Online Advertisers - Slashdot

AVG Proudly Announces It Will Sell Your Browsing History To Online Advertisers - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Why elephants rarely get cancer: Potential mechanism identified that may be key to cancer resistance: Why elephants rarely

Why elephants rarely get cancer: Potential mechanism identified that may be key to cancer resistance: Why elephants rarely get cancer is a mystery that has stumped scientists for decades. A study led by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah and Arizona State University,...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Low awareness of DVLA safe driving guidelines among hospital doctors: New research published today by JRSM Open concludes

Low awareness of DVLA safe driving guidelines among hospital doctors: New research published today by JRSM Open concludes that medically disqualified patients may wrongly assume themselves fit to drive on discharge from hospital because of inadequate knowledge among doctors of DVLA guidelines relating...
Source: medicalxpress.com

UV light robots cut c. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors: New research from Penn Medicine infection

UV light robots cut c. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors: New research from Penn Medicine infection control specialists found that ultraviolet robots helped reduce the rates transmission of the common bacterial infection known as Clostridium difficile among cancer inpatients --...
Source: eurekalert.org

When should pediatric residents consult supervisors on issues that come up after hours?: While resident physicians responsible

When should pediatric residents consult supervisors on issues that come up after hours?: While resident physicians responsible for the care of hospital patients are always able to call a supervising senior physician for advice on handling situations that may come up, which situations require immediate...
Source: eurekalert.org