Anti-VEGF Pharmacotherapy as an Alternative to Panretinal Laser Photocoagulation for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: From 1976 to 1981, the results of the Diabetic Retinopathy Study identified that panretinal laser photocoagulation (PRP) for high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) reduced...
Source: jamanetwork.com
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...
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This Buddhist temple's 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree is dropping a sea of yellow: Thousands of people from all over China have headed to the Zhongnan Mountains to appreciate the simple beauty of a tree shedding its leaves for the 1,400th consecutive year. The storied gingko tree’s leaves start falling...
Source: independent.co.uk
NHS doctors quit rather than work for private firm: An NHS hospital has been forced to scrap highly rated services for patients with severe skin conditions including skin cancer after an “exodus” of senior doctors reluctant to work for a private-sector subcontractor.
Source: independent.co.uk
Antibiotic resistance: World on cusp of 'post-antibiotic era' - BBC News: Bacteria are now resistant to drugs of last resort meaning the world is on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic era", warn scientists.
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A fingerprint test for ivory has been developed to help identify poachers: Police officers may soon be able to identify wildlife poachers by retrieving fingerprints from smuggled ivory, new research has revealed. Around 50,000 African elephants are thought to be poached each year, but it had been thought...
Source: independent.co.uk
Does tying payment to quality improve quality? In one Medicare Advantage Program the answer is no.
Source: healthcare-economist.com
US firefighter has world's most extensive face transplant - BBC News: US surgeons say they have carried out the world's most extensive face transplant to date, including the entire scalp, ears and eyelids.
Source: bbc.co.uk
The NHS Confederation has asked people if they want cake and seem encouraged that the answer is yes. In the confederation's parallel universe people can (1) have their cake and eat it, (2) it will be better cake than before, (3) they won't need to wait for it, and (4) it will be free! They are shrewd...
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Panretinal Photocoagulation vs Intravitreous Ranibizumab for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial: This randomized trial reports that in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, ranibizumab treatment resulted in visual acuity that was noninferior to panretinal photocoagulation...
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Hundreds of consultants tell Jeremy Hunt they back junior doctors' strike: Royal Free London consultants write to health secretary saying junior doctors are integral to NHS and they will support any industrial action
Source: theguardian.com
The Lancet: UN report shows that despite substantial progress, the world fell short of the maternal mortality target in the Millennium Development Goals: New research published today in The Lancet shows that, despite reducing maternal mortality by an impressive 44 percent between 1990 and 2015, the world...
Source: eurekalert.org
The official statistics watchdog just tore a piece out of David Cameron: Britain's official statistics watchdog has castigated the Government over David Cameron’s citation of questionable figures purporting to show how many European Union migrants claim benefits in the UK.
Source: independent.co.uk
Chemicals did not help disperse BP’s oil spill, hurt oil-degrading micro-organisms – study:
Chemical dispersants applied from a plane onto the Gulf of Mexico spill removed oil from the water’s surface but did not help fully degrade it, a new study claims. Scientists also found the dispersants...
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High Sheriff of Cornwall Anthony Fortescue found shot dead - BBC News: The High Sheriff of Cornwall, Anthony Fortescue, is found shot dead at his family estate near Lostwithiel.
Source: bbc.co.uk
New Study in lancet projects considerable public health impact for RTS,S malaria vaccine: The RTS,S malaria vaccine is predicted to have a significant public health impact and high level of cost-effectiveness across a wide range of settings in sub-Saharan Africa, according to harmonized research from...
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Objectively Measured Daily Steps and Subsequent Long Term All-Cause Mortality: The Tasped Prospective Cohort Study: Background Self–reported physical activity has been inversely associated with mortality but the effect of objectively measured step activity on mortality has never been evaluated....
Source: plos.org
Why an Indian Program Is Training ‘Quacks’ to Stand in for Doctors: Rural India doesn’t have enough physicians—but it has plenty of local, self-styled medical practitioners. Which is better for public health: cracking down on them, or encouraging their work?
Source: theatlantic.com
The Foods That Are Linked With Weight Gain
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Study: Stress at Work Is Shortening Your Life: Researchers found that unhealthy workplaces can affect mortality.
Source: theatlantic.com