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The Health and Social Care Act of 2012 - making GPs lead Clinical Commissioning Groups - did not reduce overall hospitalisations

The Health and Social Care Act of 2012 - making GPs lead Clinical Commissioning Groups - did not reduce overall hospitalisations study concludes. "[G]iving control of healthcare budgets to GP-led CCGs was not associated with a reduction in overall hospitalisations and was associated with an increase...
Source: plos.org

Denying patients NHS treatment based on lifestyle factors is not conducive to a good doctor-patient relationship. In response

Denying patients NHS treatment based on lifestyle factors is not conducive to a good doctor-patient relationship. In response to the Hertfordshire Valley CCG’s decision to restrict access to routine surgery until morbidly obese patients have lost weight, or smokers have given up, as discussed...
Source: rcgp.org.uk

Cut work hours and bureaucracy if NHS trusts want to retain older doctors - Hospital Dr

Cut work hours and bureaucracy if NHS trusts want to retain older doctors - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Reducing patient mortality, length of stay and readmissions through machine learning-based sepsis prediction in the emergency

Reducing patient mortality, length of stay and readmissions through machine learning-based sepsis prediction in the emergency department, intensive care unit and hospital floor units. Sepsis management is a challenge for hospitals nationwide, as severe sepsis carries high mortality rates and costs...
Source: bmj.com

How to Clean Text for Machine Learning with Python - Machine Learning Mastery: You cannot go straight from raw text to fitting

How to Clean Text for Machine Learning with Python - Machine Learning Mastery: You cannot go straight from raw text to fitting a machine learning or deep learning model. You must clean your text first, which means splitting it into words and handling punctuation and case. In fact, there is a whole suite...
Source: machinelearningmastery.com

Surgeons trained with touch-and-feel VR: Virtual reality technology that lets trainee surgeons feel "flesh and bone" is

Surgeons trained with touch-and-feel VR: Virtual reality technology that lets trainee surgeons feel "flesh and bone" is developed. Haptic feedback added to the virtual experience of anatomy and pathology. I'm not usually a techno-enthusiast but this has enormous potential for surgical skills training....
Source: bbc.co.uk

Using 'cooperative perception' between intelligent vehicles to reduce risks | KurzweilAI This is taking the Internet of

Using 'cooperative perception' between intelligent vehicles to reduce risks | KurzweilAI This is taking the Internet of Things idea to its automated driving conclusion. If all vehicles on the road have all the facts then they could optimise the routes and risks. We should try hard to democratise this...
Source: kurzweilai.net

Eldercare - an open source project for clinical measurement scales and summaries / links to guidelines in geriatric medicine.

Eldercare - an open source project for clinical measurement scales and summaries / links to guidelines in geriatric medicine. I have been working on this with colleagues at Royal Cornwall Hospital as an educational tool that can run on any mobile device and (when it is wrapped into an Android or iOS...
Source: github.com

Tiny Breath Acetone Sensor to Measure Fat Burning During Exercise, Help Monitor Diabetes |: Those wishing to lose weight

Tiny Breath Acetone Sensor to Measure Fat Burning During Exercise, Help Monitor Diabetes |: Those wishing to lose weight have to watch their diet, but for optimal results they also have to burn existing fat in their bodies through exercise. Any am
Source: medgadget.com

Testing blood procalcitonin levels to decide when to start and stop antibiotics in adults with acute respiratory tract infections

Testing blood procalcitonin levels to decide when to start and stop antibiotics in adults with acute respiratory tract infections | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Three-Quarters of All Honey On Earth Has Pesticides In It - Slashdot: An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge:

Three-Quarters of All Honey On Earth Has Pesticides In It - Slashdot: An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: About three quarters of all honey worldwide is contaminated with pesticides known to harm bees, according to a new study. Though the pesticide levels were below the limit deemed safe...
Source: slashdot.org

APOD: 2017 October 10 - Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Australian Pinnacles

APOD: 2017 October 10 - Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Australian Pinnacles
Source: nasa.gov

YoDerm Provides Consultations and Prescriptions Within 24 Hours |: In many areas the wait time to see a dermatologist can

YoDerm Provides Consultations and Prescriptions Within 24 Hours |: In many areas the wait time to see a dermatologist can span weeks or even months, leaving those with acute or chronic skin conditions frustrated. YoDerm is
Source: medgadget.com

Insulin Pumps Tied to Fewer Type 1 Diabetes Complications in Young Patients: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G.

Insulin Pumps Tied to Fewer Type 1 Diabetes Complications in Young Patients: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Young patients with type 1 diabetes may experience fewer disease complications with insulin pump therapy than with multiple...
Source: jwatch.org

Gabapentin, opioids, and the risk of opioid-related death: A population-based nested case–control study: In a matched

Gabapentin, opioids, and the risk of opioid-related death: A population-based nested case–control study: In a matched case-control-study among patients in Ontario, Canada treated with opioid painkillers, Tara Gomes and colleagues investigate whether co-prescription of gabapentin is associated with...
Source: plos.org

Police raid Merck pharmaceutical plant amid mysterious drug crisis: Is something wrong with hormone therapy or are patients

Police raid Merck pharmaceutical plant amid mysterious drug crisis: Is something wrong with hormone therapy or are patients over-reacting?
Source: arstechnica.com


Source: teachonline.ca

Technology as the New Tobacco - The Scholarly Kitchen: Comedian Bill Maher draws a disturbing parallel between social media

Technology as the New Tobacco - The Scholarly Kitchen: Comedian Bill Maher draws a disturbing parallel between social media and cigarettes.
Source: sspnet.org

Maslach Burnout Inventory - Mind Garden: The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is a psychological assessment instrument that

Maslach Burnout Inventory - Mind Garden: The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is a psychological assessment instrument that is the leading measure of burnout; Mind Garden, Inc. is the publisher.
Source: mindgarden.com

Sepsis guidance from NICE "unachievable" given NHS workforce pressures - Hospital Dr

Sepsis guidance from NICE "unachievable" given NHS workforce pressures - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk