Oppose the educational technology algorithims and technosolutions?
Essay by Audrey Watters on schools and the technology industry ... basically f**k the algorithm. "Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy: I have volunteered to be a guest speaker in classes this Fall. It's really the least I can do to help teachers and students through another tough...
Source: hackeducation.com
A comparison between the effectiveness of a gamified approach with the conventional approach in point-of-care ultrasonographic
A comparison between the effectiveness of a gamified approach with the conventional approach in point-of-care ultrasonographic training: Although gamification increases user engagement, its effectiveness in point-of-care ultrasonographic training has yet to be fully established. This study was conducted...
Source: biomedcentral.com
Pharma
Pharma’s pivotal role in social determinants of health: Pharma manufacturers have a pivotal role to play in precision population health through strategic data collection, analysis, and biopsychosocial and algorithmic interventions to address SDOH.
Source: informaconnect.com
Seaweed: The food and fuel of the future?: The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green
Seaweed: The food and fuel of the future?: The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green credentials.
Source: bbc.com
Ways to prevent crime other than police and prisons
Ways to prevent crime other than police and prisons: There are less harmful ways to stop a lot of crime from happening in the first place. Listen to Jennifer Doleac — Associate Professor of Economics at Texas A&M University, and Director of the Justice Tech Lab — is an expert on empirical research...
Source: 80000hours.org
Imperial College's COVID-19 modelling
Report 9: Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand. "We show that in the UK and US context, suppression will minimally require a combination of social distancing of the entire population, home isolation of cases and household quarantine of their...
Source: imperial.ac.uk
Coronavirus COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 information
A collection of information sources for COVID-19. The NHS 111 online COVID-19 service. The first point of call for someone in the UK who thinks they have symptoms or have been exposed whilst travelling. The NHS Coronavirus COVID-19 information webpage. UK Government's Coronavirus action plan. Public...
Mayfly populations falling fast in North America
"Mayfly populations falling fast in North America: A team of researchers from the University of Oklahoma, Virginia Tech and the University of Notre Dame has found that populations of mayflies in parts of North America have fallen dramatically in recent years. In their paper published in the Proceedings...
Source: phys.org
Apple Abandoned Encrypted iCloud Backups After FBI Intervened
"Apple Abandoned Encrypted iCloud Backups After FBI Intervened - ExtremeTech: According to a new report, Apple dropped plans that would have made user data even more secure by encrypting backups. It made this course change after the FBI quietly expressed concern that it could harm investigations." Companies...
Source: extremetech.com
Spearman's (rho) rank correlation coefficient
Statistical test of the day. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. "More tolerant of outliers than Pearson's". Wikipedia
Source: wikipedia.org
UCL cancer policy update
“Because of the complexity of delivering better cancer care and the dynamics of NHS funding and introducing better practices in the health service there is a strong case for developing new cancer strategies for all the UK nations for the 2020s. Britain could also benefit from leading an independent...
Source: ucl.ac.uk
Early warning signals for critical transitions in a thermoacoustic system:
Early warning signals for critical transitions in a thermoacoustic system: Dynamical systems can undergo critical transitions where the system suddenly shifts from one stable state to another at a critical threshold called the tipping point. The decrease in recovery rate to equilibrium (critical slowing...
Source: nature.com
Milasen - a drug developed for a single patient.
Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease | NEJM: Summary Genome sequencing is often pivotal in the diagnosis of rare diseases, but many of these conditions lack specific treatments. We describe how molecular diagnosis of a rare, fatal neurodegenerative condition led to the...
Source: nejm.org
Eisai launches a digital health solution on Amazon Alexa for children with a rare form of epilepsy - Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.
It marks the first time Pharmaceutical company Eisai has moved beyond medications and into digital health. The company’s Amazon Alexa skill – Ella the Jellyfish – has been developed for children with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) and was created with input from patients, their families and caregivers.
Source: epmmagazine.com
Publication bias is a challenge in science and a criticism of the influence of industry.
Publication bias is a challenge in science and a criticism of the influence of industry. In the domain of biosciences and drug development more accountability (e.g. the FDAAA 2007), editorial and peer-review training (as suggested by the Cochrane Collaboration), and statistical techniques (as championed...
German Digital Healthcare Act promotes digital health.
German Digital Healthcare Act - Frontiers Health: Bundestag adopts law on reimbursement for digital health application in Germany. "health apps, which can help patients to manage a diagnosed medical condition, can from January 2020 onwards be prescribed by their doctors. The costs are borne by the statutory...
Source: frontiers.health
A critical makeover for pharmaceutical companies: Overcoming industry obstacles with a cross-functional strategy. PwC
A critical makeover for pharmaceutical companies: Overcoming industry obstacles with a cross-functional strategy. PwC report. Going all "cross-functional" or "breaking down silos"?
"Compounding the external obstacles, however, is the internal culture of most pharma companies. This is an industry...
Source: pwc.com
Clinic room designs must fit care models | Canadian Healthcare Network "Innovative clinic room design can (and should) advance
Clinic room designs must fit care models | Canadian Healthcare Network "Innovative clinic room design can (and should) advance the practice of collaborative thinking and decision-making in medicine by abolishing the "doctor behind the desk" phenomenon. The round table makes an appearance in rare instances...
Source: canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca
Benefits and harms of exercise programmes for people with ankylosing spondylitis. Cochrane review. "We found moderate- to
Benefits and harms of exercise programmes for people with ankylosing spondylitis. Cochrane review. "We found moderate- to low-quality evidence that exercise programmes probably slightly improve function, may reduce pain, and probably slightly reduce global patient assessment of disease activity, when...
Source: cochrane.org
There have been more than 1000 cases of measles in the US this year: Measles cases are rising in the US at an alarming rate.
There have been more than 1000 cases of measles in the US this year: Measles cases are rising in the US at an alarming rate. There have now been 1164 this year, which is the highest year on record since 1992
Source: newscientist.com
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