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Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017. In

Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017. In this burgeoning on-demand economy, market entrants have developed solutions that address activities previously perceived as dull or demanding. For instance, Wype brings car-washing...
Source: accenture.com

Gluten-free sports diets do nothing, study suggests: In healthy, non-celiac athletes, gluten made no difference in digestion

Gluten-free sports diets do nothing, study suggests: In healthy, non-celiac athletes, gluten made no difference in digestion or workouts.
Source: arstechnica.com

Dr Phil Hammond - Medicine Balls. "If Hunt and Cameron are to regain the trust of doctors and other NHS staff, and avoid

Dr Phil Hammond - Medicine Balls. "If Hunt and Cameron are to regain the trust of doctors and other NHS staff, and avoid the huge risk of strikes in the middle of January, they must stop spinning and start telling the truth. Staff and patients need to know exactly how much is available and what services...
Source: drphilhammond.com

A Minimum Viable Product is an Object for Learning: The best way to think of a Minimum Viable Product is as an object for

A Minimum Viable Product is an Object for Learning: The best way to think of a Minimum Viable Product is as an object for learning. Here’s an example of a great one, along with resources to help you build your own.
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Storm Frank: What have we done to make the flooding worse? - BBC News: Floods have caused havoc across much of the UK. Have

Storm Frank: What have we done to make the flooding worse? - BBC News: Floods have caused havoc across much of the UK. Have decisions made by the public and politicians alike made things worse?
Source: bbc.co.uk

AI will replace smartphones within 5 years, Ericsson survey suggests | KurzweilAI

AI will replace smartphones within 5 years, Ericsson survey suggests | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Hand-worn Robot to Help Blind People Navigate and Intelligently Grasp Objects. "A team of collaborators from the University

Hand-worn Robot to Help Blind People Navigate and Intelligently Grasp Objects. "A team of collaborators from the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Arkansas, Little Rock are starting work on a robotic device worn on the hand that will work to extend the abilities of blind people to move...
Source: medgadget.com

Raspberry Pi Zero: Made in Wales ... the $5 computer. Of all the things we do at Raspberry Pi, driving down the cost of

Raspberry Pi Zero: Made in Wales ... the $5 computer. Of all the things we do at Raspberry Pi, driving down the cost of computer hardware remains one of the most important. Even in the developed world, a programmable computer is a luxury item for a lot of people, and every extra dollar that we ask someone...
Source: raspberrypi.org

How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia: In Ethiopia where almost nine in every 10 women give birth at

How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia: In Ethiopia where almost nine in every 10 women give birth at home after pregnancies with little or no medical support, a mobile phone app is coming to the rescue with lifesaving guidelines when things go wrong.
Source: medicalxpress.com

Heart valve patients may benefit from managing own blood thinners: Allowing select patients to self-manage blood thinners

Heart valve patients may benefit from managing own blood thinners: Allowing select patients to self-manage blood thinners following heart valve surgery may lead to a lower risk of major complications, according to an article posted online by the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Source: medicalxpress.com

Sierra Leone beds in against Ebola repeat with UK military’s 'hospital in a box' | Nadene Ghouri: A mobile hospital that

Sierra Leone beds in against Ebola repeat with UK military’s 'hospital in a box' | Nadene Ghouri: A mobile hospital that can be up and running anywhere in Sierra Leone within 48 hours will form the bedrock of the country’s response to future Ebola outbreaks
Source: theguardian.com

VW Emissions Cheating Scandal Spreads to Sports Cars: Volkswagen denies new EPA findings of emissions-cheating software

VW Emissions Cheating Scandal Spreads to Sports Cars: Volkswagen denies new EPA findings of emissions-cheating software in luxury and sports car models
Source: ieee.org

The use of social media among health care professionals within an online postgraduate diabetes diploma course Lipp, A. Davis,

The use of social media among health care professionals within an online postgraduate diabetes diploma course Lipp, A. Davis, RE. Peter, R. Davies, JS. 2014. Practical Diabetes.
Source: wiley.com

‘It was the scariest thing I've ever done’: the Irish women forced to travel for abortions: Every year, thousands of

‘It was the scariest thing I've ever done’: the Irish women forced to travel for abortions: Every year, thousands of women come from Ireland to England for abortions – illegal at home, and punishable in Northern Ireland by life imprisonment. These are their stories
Source: theguardian.com

Seeking Rational Approaches to Fixing Hospital Readmissions: Spurred by federal policy makers, US hospitals have made substantial

Seeking Rational Approaches to Fixing Hospital Readmissions: Spurred by federal policy makers, US hospitals have made substantial efforts to address the problem of high rates of patients being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Underlying this policy focus is a straightforward idea:...
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'I think my colleague is an alcoholic. What should I do?': Louisa Symington-Mills helps a reader who's concerned about the

'I think my colleague is an alcoholic. What should I do?': Louisa Symington-Mills helps a reader who's concerned about the amount of alcohol her co-worker drinks. Email your own work-related worries to work.advice@telegraph.co.uk
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on sugar? Does he think it’s our “human right” to consume whatever we choose, and sod the consequences?  Public Health England, which is funded by the Government, produced a report...
Source: independent.co.uk

The 'Good Right' isn't caring. It just knows what's good for you: Each term, my 12-year-old daughter’s class has a “topic”.

The 'Good Right' isn't caring. It just knows what's good for you: Each term, my 12-year-old daughter’s class has a “topic”. The topics display the interests of her teachers. Last term it was “poverty in our back yard”. This term they are lamenting the plight of girls around the world who do...
Source: independent.co.uk

This study is forcing economists to rethink high-deductible health insurance: Perhaps higher deductibles don't lead to smarter

This study is forcing economists to rethink high-deductible health insurance: Perhaps higher deductibles don't lead to smarter shoppers but rather, in the long run, sicker patients.
Source: vox.com