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Constraint-induced movement therapy for upper limb (arm) recovery after stroke | Cochrane

Constraint-induced movement therapy for upper limb (arm) recovery after stroke | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Digital badges hit the big time in higher ed: While digital badges may sound like overshared gimmicks from the latest trendy

Digital badges hit the big time in higher ed: While digital badges may sound like overshared gimmicks from the latest trendy game or social network, they have become serious commodities in the world of college credentials. More institutions no
Source: universitybusiness.com

Researchers Unable To Replicate Findings of Published Economics Studies - Slashdot

Researchers Unable To Replicate Findings of Published Economics Studies - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Who Controls Diet Guidelines? Industry.: Meat producers showed dominance over nutrition experts this week.

Who Controls Diet Guidelines? Industry.: Meat producers showed dominance over nutrition experts this week.
Source: theatlantic.com

U.S. cancer doctors drop pricey drugs with little or no effect: U.S. oncologists, aware that patients are paying more of

U.S. cancer doctors drop pricey drugs with little or no effect: U.S. oncologists, aware that patients are paying more of the costs of expensive cancer drugs, are increasingly declining to prescribe medicines that have scant or no effect, even as a last resort.
Source: reuters.com

The Hunt file: doctors' dossier of patients 'put at risk' by health secretary: Medics compile list of names whose lives,

The Hunt file: doctors' dossier of patients 'put at risk' by health secretary: Medics compile list of names whose lives, they say, were put in danger because they were misled by Jeremy Hunt into thinking hospitals do not provide 24/7 care
Source: theguardian.com

Landmark High Court ruling on BRCA1 gene patent as pensioner wins legal case | smh.com.au

Landmark High Court ruling on BRCA1 gene patent as pensioner wins legal case | smh.com.au
Source: smh.com.au

Air pollution: invisible health threat - BBC News

Air pollution: invisible health threat - BBC News
Source: bbc.co.uk

Wyoming marks first known rabies fatality with death of woman, 77: Wyoming has recorded the state's first known fatality

Wyoming marks first known rabies fatality with death of woman, 77: Wyoming has recorded the state's first known fatality from rabies with the death of an elderly woman from Lander who contracted the viral disease in August after being bitten by an infected bat, state health officials said on Wednesday.
Source: reuters.com

How to spot the warning signs and prevent mass shootings: Research on the psychology of loneliness suggests we need to rethink

How to spot the warning signs and prevent mass shootings: Research on the psychology of loneliness suggests we need to rethink the mental health aspects of such crimes and empower communities
Source: newscientist.com

Electronic health records software often written without doctors’ input: The reason why many doctors find electronic health

Electronic health records software often written without doctors’ input: The reason why many doctors find electronic health records (EHR) difficult to use might be that the software wasn't properly tested, researchers suggests.
Source: reuters.com

Laparoscopic Lavage for Perforated Diverticulitis? Probably Not.: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild,

Laparoscopic Lavage for Perforated Diverticulitis? Probably Not.: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Laparoscopic lavage is no better than colon resection for treating perforated diverticulitis — and might even lead to worse outcomes...
Source: jwatch.org

NHS leadership in crisis as running hospitals becomes near-impossible | Denis Campbell: Health trusts are haemorrhaging

NHS leadership in crisis as running hospitals becomes near-impossible | Denis Campbell: Health trusts are haemorrhaging chief executives under pressure to balance the books and deliver high-quality care
Source: theguardian.com

Migration rules need re-think - NHS boss - BBC News: A re-think of immigration rules which protect ballet dancers but not

Migration rules need re-think - NHS boss - BBC News: A re-think of immigration rules which protect ballet dancers but not vital foreign nurses need re-thinking, the head of the NHS in England says.
Source: bbc.co.uk

The Most Important Thing, and It’s Almost a Secret. “We live at a time of the greatest development progress among the

The Most Important Thing, and It’s Almost a Secret. “We live at a time of the greatest development progress among the global poor in the history of the world,” notes Steven Radelet, a development economist and Georgetown University professor
Source: nytimes.com

UK is the best place in the world to die, according to end-of-life care index: Integration of palliative care into NHS and

UK is the best place in the world to die, according to end-of-life care index: Integration of palliative care into NHS and strong hospice movement among reasons for UK ranking first in study of 80 countries
Source: theguardian.com

Breathing training before surgery for reducing lung complications after surgery in adults undergoing heart and major abdominal

Breathing training before surgery for reducing lung complications after surgery in adults undergoing heart and major abdominal surgery | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for neuropathic pain in adults | Cochrane

Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for neuropathic pain in adults | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Fallacious electrocardiographic interpretation in acute myocardial infarction Rajiv Ananthakrishna. Prasanna Y Katti. Manjunath

Fallacious electrocardiographic interpretation in acute myocardial infarction Rajiv Ananthakrishna. Prasanna Y Katti. Manjunath C Nanjappa. BMJ Case Reports.
Source: bmj.com

Doom gets ported to the Apple Watch, to our utter horror (and fascination) | ExtremeTech: Doom on an Apple Watch -- which

Doom gets ported to the Apple Watch, to our utter horror (and fascination) | ExtremeTech: Doom on an Apple Watch -- which is possibly the best use of the Apple Watch we've seen to date, as far as we're concerned.
Source: extremetech.com