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
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Dear Ms Morgan, your thinking is from the stone age
: Why does an anonymous authoritarian prescribe what our children learn? Instructing teachers on what they ‘should’ do takes away the excitement of discovery
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Tory conference: New GP contract for seven-day service - BBC News: GPs in England are to be offered a voluntary contract to provide seven-day-a-week cover for patients, David Cameron announces.
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Why it's time for English rugby fans to stop singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, with the hosts England facing off against Figi at Twickenham. As you'd expect, the home side's fans will be out in full force, and singing their hearts out in support of Stuart Lancaster's...
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“Volkswagen’s deception tarnishes big business” says FT in understatement of the weekend.
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Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs, UCLA scientists report | KurzweilAI
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BlaBlaCar, a French Ride-Sharing Start-Up, Is Valued at $1.6 Billion - NYTimes.com
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The French doctor who analysed the use of blood letting in pneumonia and settled the argument about whether it was helpful or harmful.
Numbers trump even the most strongly voiced opinions. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Charles_Alexandre_Louis "Pierre-Charles-Alexandre Louis (14 April 1787...
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Day 1 - #thecrapartist - Agreed to go on a painting holiday with Clare so thought I'd better start drawing. This is my attempt. Had done shading in the distant past but not drawn a bowl really or a spoon.
Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...