Underfunded. Underdoctored. Overstretched.: Dr Zoe Wyrko is a Consultant physician at University Hospital Birmingham and
Underfunded. Underdoctored. Overstretched.: Dr Zoe Wyrko is a Consultant physician at University Hospital Birmingham and is the Director of Workforce for the BGS. In this blog she discusses the recent RCP report ‘Underfunded. Underdoct…
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The amount of energy needed to run the world’s economy is decreasing on average: A new report from the Energy Information
The amount of energy needed to run the world’s economy is decreasing on average: A new report from the Energy Information Administration measures energy intensity.
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Poverty costs UK £78bn a year, Joseph Rowntree Foundation says - BBC News: The effects of poverty in the UK cost the average
Poverty costs UK £78bn a year, Joseph Rowntree Foundation says - BBC News: The effects of poverty in the UK cost the average taxpayer £1,200 a year, and the UK £78bn in total, with the NHS bearing the brunt, a report suggests.
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First Suspected Female-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Reported: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and
First Suspected Female-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Reported: By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH
The first case of female-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus has been documented in MMWR . Previously, only transmission from males to their partners...
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The Plan to Avert Our Post-Antibiotic Apocalypse : A new report estimates that by 2050, drug-resistant infections will kill
The Plan to Avert Our Post-Antibiotic Apocalypse : A new report estimates that by 2050, drug-resistant infections will kill one person every three seconds, unless the world’s governments take drastic steps now.
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Nearly half of U.S. adults get news on Facebook, Pew says: More than 40 percent of American adults get news on Facebook,
Nearly half of U.S. adults get news on Facebook, Pew says: More than 40 percent of American adults get news on Facebook, according to a report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center and the Knight Foundation. (Disclosure: Knight is a supporter of the Lab.)
Two-thirds of Facebook users access...
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Snapchat reportedly has more daily users than Twitter. What does that mean for news?: Snapchat now has more active daily
Snapchat reportedly has more daily users than Twitter. What does that mean for news?: Snapchat now has more active daily users than Twitter, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
Snapchat has 150 million active daily users, up from 110 million in December, Bloomberg reported. Twitter, meanwhile, has less...
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"No, a rat study with marginal results does not prove that cell phones cause cancer, no matter what Mother Jones and Consumer
"No, a rat study with marginal results does not prove that cell phones cause cancer, no matter what Mother Jones and Consumer Reports say"
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Survive On Call - A QI Project to Improve Access to Hospital Clinical Guidelines Robert Penders. Mark Mallet. BMJ Quality
Survive On Call - A QI Project to Improve Access to Hospital Clinical Guidelines Robert Penders. Mark Mallet. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
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Improving clinical handover: Development of a web-based intensive care unit consultation system with structured reply generation
Improving clinical handover: Development of a web-based intensive care unit consultation system with structured reply generation Jasperine Ka-yee Ho. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
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Fast food may expose consumers to phthalates: reported fast food intake, the type of fast food they ate and the fat content
Fast food may expose consumers to phthalates: reported fast food intake, the type of fast food they ate and the fat content of their food over the previous 24 hours. The surveys also included objective measurements of chemicals in urine samples.
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Pickering leaky dams flood prevention scheme 'a success' - BBC News: A natural flood management scheme saved the North Yorkshire
Pickering leaky dams flood prevention scheme 'a success' - BBC News: A natural flood management scheme saved the North Yorkshire town of Pickering from floods at Christmas, a report says.
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Moderately Obese Patients Benefit from Vagal Nerve Blockade Using vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy |: Medgadget previously reported
Moderately Obese Patients Benefit from Vagal Nerve Blockade Using vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy |: Medgadget previously reported on the first U.S. implantation of the vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy system, an FDA-approved medical device for treating obesit
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Birmingham's QE Hospital: 'Bullying culture stopped speaking out' - BBC News: A culture of bullying at an NHS trust prevented
Birmingham's QE Hospital: 'Bullying culture stopped speaking out' - BBC News: A culture of bullying at an NHS trust prevented staff from speaking out about the number of heart surgery patients who were dying, a report finds.
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UK press is the most aggressive in reporting on Europe's 'migrant' crisis: Public opinion has been polarised by the way
UK press is the most aggressive in reporting on Europe's 'migrant' crisis: Public opinion has been polarised by the way newspapers are covering this story.
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Portion distortion report (2013) from the British Heart Foundation
Portion distortion report (2013) from the British Heart Foundation
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Quantifying the Advantage of Looking Forward: We introduce a future orientation index to quantify the degree to which Internet
Quantifying the Advantage of Looking Forward: We introduce a future orientation index to quantify the degree to which Internet users worldwide seek more information about years in the future than years in the past. Tobias Preis. Helen Susannah Moat. H. Eugene Stanley. Steven R. Bishop. Scientific Reports....
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Colombia doctor reports first case of Zika-linked microcephaly: The first case of birth defect microcephaly linked to the
Colombia doctor reports first case of Zika-linked microcephaly: The first case of birth defect microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus has appeared in Colombia, a doctor said on Friday, although the national health institute said it had no information on the case and could not confirm it....
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Pope Says Artificial Contraception Can Be Considered During Zika Outbreak: Pope Francis suggested to reporters on Thursday
Pope Says Artificial Contraception Can Be Considered During Zika Outbreak: Pope Francis suggested to reporters on Thursday that women could use artificial contraception to avoid getting pregnant during the Zika outbreak - NEJM Journal Watch.
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A Possible Game-Changer for Open Educational Resources?: Amazon is reportedly poised to get into the open educational resources
A Possible Game-Changer for Open Educational Resources?: Amazon is reportedly poised to get into the open educational resources game. This could be huge, and not just for the most obvious reasons.
Source: sspnet.org
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