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Model 3 | Tesla Motors

"Model 3 is fully electric, so you never need to visit a gas station again. If you charge overnight at home, you can wake up to a full battery every morning. And when you’re on the road, it’s easy to plug in along the way—at any public station or with the Tesla charging network."
Source: teslamotors.com

Doctors Without Borders Using 3D Printing, Virtual Reality to Plan Hospitals |: Médecins Sans Frontières, aka Doctors

Doctors Without Borders Using 3D Printing, Virtual Reality to Plan Hospitals |: Médecins Sans Frontières, aka Doctors Without Borders, is investigating how 3D printing and virtual reality technologies can help the organization setup fi
Source: medgadget.com

Female doctors may be forced to quit over new contract, experts say: Two presidents of medical royal colleges say analysis

Female doctors may be forced to quit over new contract, experts say: Two presidents of medical royal colleges say analysis of contract shows PM’s promises to help women are false
Source: theguardian.com

Malawi's fearsome chief, terminator of child marriages: Chief Kachindamoto has broken up 850 child marriages in three years,

Malawi's fearsome chief, terminator of child marriages: Chief Kachindamoto has broken up 850 child marriages in three years, and banned the sexual initiations of young girls.
Source: aljazeera.com

Best way to stop overprescribing antibiotics? Public shaming, of course: Doctors may be as irrational as the rest of us

Best way to stop overprescribing antibiotics? Public shaming, of course: Doctors may be as irrational as the rest of us mere mortals, researchers say.
Source: arstechnica.com

Mount Fuji : Image of the Day: The highest peak in Japan is one of the nation’s most striking symbols.

Mount Fuji : Image of the Day: The highest peak in Japan is one of the nation’s most striking symbols.
Source: nasa.gov

Celebrating Claude Shannon: The engineer’s life disproves the myth that only scientists make discoveries

Celebrating Claude Shannon: The engineer’s life disproves the myth that only scientists make discoveries
Source: ieee.org

Great read! We can eat almost anything, but we are uncertain what we should eat. This omnivore's dilemma has not only vexed

Great read! We can eat almost anything, but we are uncertain what we should eat. This omnivore's dilemma has not only vexed our ancestors trying to avoid poisonous foods it continues to occupy much of our time. We seem incapable of deciding what to have for lunch without consulting to dietary guidelines,...
Source: amazon.co.uk

The Power of "My": The phrase "my doctor"€ implies a relationship that is key to the practice of medicine. Understanding

The Power of "My": The phrase "my doctor"€ implies a relationship that is key to the practice of medicine. Understanding the implications of this relationship is vitally important, particularly in this time of rapid change in the structure of medical practice. Some years ago, as a young research fellow,...
Source: jamanetwork.com

iPhone app tracks 600 patients in biggest ever study of Parkinson’s Disease: Smartphones come stuffed with sensors –

iPhone app tracks 600 patients in biggest ever study of Parkinson’s Disease: Smartphones come stuffed with sensors – now doctors are using them to study people's health on a scale impossible before
Source: newscientist.com

Many parents wary of online doctor ratings: When it comes to choosing a doctor, the majority of parents aren't convinced

Many parents wary of online doctor ratings: When it comes to choosing a doctor, the majority of parents aren't convinced online ratings are reliable -- or even real, a new national poll shows.
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Doctors training as specialists at all-time low, leaked figures show - Hospital Dr

Doctors training as specialists at all-time low, leaked figures show - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Is the p-value pointless? | PLOS Biologue: For the first time in its 177-year history, the American Statistical Association

Is the p-value pointless? | PLOS Biologue: For the first time in its 177-year history, the American Statistical Association (ASA) has voiced its opinion and made specific recommendations for a statistical practice. The subject of their ire? The (arguably) most common statistical output, the p-value....
Source: plos.org

Good read. "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden covers the fascinating world of quantum biology. Could

Good read. "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden covers the fascinating world of quantum biology. Could life be a delicate balance that organic molecules can provide to enable quantum coherence? The efficient quantum mechanisms of photosynthesis, magnetoreception, and enzymes are...
Source: amazon.co.uk

UK's National Graphene Institute in Revolt After Foreign Tech Grab: Researchers at the UK's NGI won't work at the new facilty

UK's National Graphene Institute in Revolt After Foreign Tech Grab: Researchers at the UK's NGI won't work at the new facilty for fear that their research will be pilfered
Source: ieee.org

Scientists grow eye lens from patients’ own stem cells, restoring vision | KurzweilAI

Scientists grow eye lens from patients’ own stem cells, restoring vision | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net


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