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UK citizens are taking air pollution monitoring into their own hands: Thousands of people are using home air quality monitoring

UK citizens are taking air pollution monitoring into their own hands: Thousands of people are using home air quality monitoring kits due to fears official figures are not capturing dangerous pollution levels, say Friends of the Earth
Source: theguardian.com

UK needs to act urgently to secure NHS data for British public, report warns: Algorithms based on NHS records could seed

UK needs to act urgently to secure NHS data for British public, report warns: Algorithms based on NHS records could seed an ‘entirely new industry’ in AI-based diagnostics and mint billions for tech companies, strategic review reveals. "Sir John Bell, a professor of medicine at Oxford university...
Source: theguardian.com

The Nuremberg Code 70 Years Later: This Viewpoint examines the impact that the Nuremberg Code has had on the history of

The Nuremberg Code 70 Years Later: This Viewpoint examines the impact that the Nuremberg Code has had on the history of biomedical research ethics and discusses its place at the intersection of contemporary medicine and politics. Jonathan D. Moreno. Ulf Schmidt. Steve Joffe. JAMA.
Source: jamanetwork.com

'Listen to women': UK doctors issued with first guidance on endometriosis: Disease, which causes crippling pain and can

'Listen to women': UK doctors issued with first guidance on endometriosis: Disease, which causes crippling pain and can lead to infertility, affects 176 million women worldwide and currently takes seven to eight years to diagnose
Source: theguardian.com

Virtual Reality Used to Study Origin of Fear and Anxiety |: Our irrational fears are both very real and are also figments

Virtual Reality Used to Study Origin of Fear and Anxiety |: Our irrational fears are both very real and are also figments of our imagination. By manipulating what we think of as reality, researchers at Stanford Univ
Source: medgadget.com

Adult learning theories: Implications for learning and teaching in medical education: AMEE Guide No. 83: There are many

Adult learning theories: Implications for learning and teaching in medical education: AMEE Guide No. 83: There are many theories that explain how adults learn and each has its own merits. This Guide explains and explores the more commonly used ones and how they can be used to enhance student and faculty...
Source: tandfonline.com

IBM Pitched Its Watson Supercomputer as a Revolution in Cancer Care. It's Nowhere Close - Slashdot: "IBM began selling

IBM Pitched Its Watson Supercomputer as a Revolution in Cancer Care. It's Nowhere Close - Slashdot: "IBM began selling Watson to recommend the best cancer treatments to doctors around the world three years ago. But is it really doing its job? Not so much. An investigation by Stat found that the supercomputer...
Source: slashdot.org

Neanderthals were distilling tar 200 thousand years ago in Europe: These early humans were using tar to make tools long

Neanderthals were distilling tar 200 thousand years ago in Europe: These early humans were using tar to make tools long before Homo sapiens did.
Source: arstechnica.com

Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court - BBC News: The Supreme Court orders a new vote citing irregularities,

Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court - BBC News: The Supreme Court orders a new vote citing irregularities, sparking joy among opposition supporters.
Source: bbc.co.uk

NHS to spend £100m bringing in up to 3,000 GPs from abroad: Recruiters will earn about £20,000 for each new GP as part

NHS to spend £100m bringing in up to 3,000 GPs from abroad: Recruiters will earn about £20,000 for each new GP as part of the NHS England initiative to alleviate cripping shortages
Source: theguardian.com

Chatbots as a Patient Engagement solution – Florence.chat "Chatbots are computer programs that are able to conduct a

Chatbots as a Patient Engagement solution – Florence.chat "Chatbots are computer programs that are able to conduct a conversation and are typically used in dialog systems for various practical purposes including customer service or information acquisition. Despite their creation more than 60...
Source: florence.chat

A qualitative exploration of student perceptions of the impact of progress tests on learning and emotional wellbeing: Progress

A qualitative exploration of student perceptions of the impact of progress tests on learning and emotional wellbeing: Progress testing was introduced to the MBChB programme at the University of Auckland in 2013. As there has been a focus in published literature on aspects relating to the format or function...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Improving MRCP PACES pass rates through the introduction of a regional multifaceted support framework. "Our innovative,

Improving MRCP PACES pass rates through the introduction of a regional multifaceted support framework. "Our innovative, cost-effective teaching framework for PACES preparation has improved exam outcomes and facilitated swift junior doctor career progression, while raising the profile of the trust. Furthermore,...
Source: bmj.com

South Korea mulling world's first robot tax | ZDNet: Controversial idea seems to formally acknowledge a tough future for

South Korea mulling world's first robot tax | ZDNet: Controversial idea seems to formally acknowledge a tough future for workers
Source: zdnet.com

Clinical trials revolution could change the future of medical research: With the stakes in clinical research so high, today

Clinical trials revolution could change the future of medical research: With the stakes in clinical research so high, today sees the launch of a new and much-needed way of reporting clinical trials
Source: theguardian.com

Continuing professional development: progress beyond continuing medical education: Continuing medical education (CME) is

Continuing professional development: progress beyond continuing medical education: Continuing medical education (CME) is rapidly evolving into competency-based continuing professional development (CPD) and this is driving change in self-directed CPD programs undertaken by individual practitioners as...
Source: amegroups.com

Head of stroke programme condemns HSE inertia "Widespread inertia in the health service is leaving Ireland unprepared

Head of stroke programme condemns HSE inertia "Widespread inertia in the health service is leaving Ireland unprepared to cope with a huge increase in the number of stroke patients over the next decade, the outgoing head of the national stroke programme has warned. ...
Source: irishtimes.com

Everyone's an expert, but a computer program may be able to pick the best ones

Everyone's an expert, but a computer program may be able to pick the best ones
Source: phys.org

Thorium could power the next generation of nuclear reactors: The first thorium research project in 45 years has kicked off

Thorium could power the next generation of nuclear reactors: The first thorium research project in 45 years has kicked off in the Netherlands with the goal of making thorium work in a molten salt reactor
Source: newscientist.com

Whole grain cereals for cardiovascular disease | Cochrane "There is insufficient evidence from RCTs of an effect of whole

Whole grain cereals for cardiovascular disease | Cochrane "There is insufficient evidence from RCTs of an effect of whole grain diets on cardiovascular outcomes or on major CVD risk factors such as blood lipids and blood pressure. Trials were at unclear or high risk of bias with small sample sizes and...
Source: cochrane.org