"All forms of Brexit are bad for health, but some are worse than others. This paper builds on our 2017 analysis using the WHO health system building blocks framework to assess the likely effects of Brexit on the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. We consider four possible scenarios as follows:...
Source: thelancet.com
People in England will be presumed to consent to organ donation unless they opt out. Max and Keira's organ law set to pass. Moving piece about a donor and a recipient of organ transplantation. The evidence is clear that nudging choices by reframing them as opt out rather than opt in greatly increases...
Source: bbc.com
Exoskeleton helps people with paralysis: Floriane is able to walk using an exoskeleton that detects how she wants to move.
Source: bbc.com
Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking: In this series on systems thinking, Leyla Acaroglu shares the key insights and tools needed to develop and advance a systems mindset.
Source: medium.com
Phrases of the day: selective exposure, selective perception, principles knowledge, vicarious trial, change agent, and cue-to-action. I’ve been reading Everett Rogers’ book Diffusion of Innovations with a ‘learning lens’ on. I’m fascinated that the adoption of innovations is so analogous to...
Source: amazon.co.uk
Word of the day: Bürolandschaft - Office landscape. What does this mean for the modern ‘internet of things’ workspace? Can good design and smart equipment work well together? Good to see that the ‘smart workplace’ is climbing the Gartner Hype Curve.
Source: wikipedia.org
Busicom 141-PF and Intel 4004 - a fascinating story of innovation through ‘lead users’.
Source: vintagecalculators.com
Climate change 'greatest threat', UN told: Naturalist Sir David Attenborough says climate change is humanity's greatest threat in thousands of years.
Source: bbc.com
Inspired by @oldaily's #el30 Elearning 3.0 series I have just added a
#meded project to the distributed web. It now has a permanent place on
the web without even requiring a server. #eldercareApp
https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/Qme7F72usRCWJtRzRXBaUeKmeQW2xCChdCHaVXQdTJP2c3/ So what does that all...
Source: ipfs.io
Reforms must prepare the UK countryside for climate change and ensure that our use of land supports reduced emissions - Committee on Climate Change: The Paris Agreement demands tougher action to remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere. We must, at the same time, prepare for the inevitable...
Source: theccc.org.uk
EU Trials Tracker — Who's not sharing clinical trial results?
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By law, all clinical trials on the European Union Clinical Trials Register
(EUCTR) must report their results in the registry within a year of completion.
This site tracks which universities and pharmaceutical companies are...
Source: trialstracker.net
Surgery students 'losing dexterity to sew': A surgery professor expresses fears over the consequences of a generation more adept at using screens.
Source: bbc.com
Humans blamed for mass wildlife loss: A WWF report blames "exploding consumption" for average losses of 60% among vertebrates since 1970.
Source: bbc.com
The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict". "Both laureates have made a crucial contribution to
focusing attention on, and combating, such war crimes. Denis Mukwege is
the...
Source: nobelprize.org
Been using this ‘pencil project’ software for flowcharting. Works really well for quickly sketching systems diagrams and workflows that you can export to various formats. It is available on Windows (also as a stand-alone App on PortableApps.com, Linux, and Mac) The ‘sketchy’ style wireframing...
Risk of first-time and recurrent depression in patients with psoriasis - a population-based cohort study. - PubMed - NCBI
Source: nih.gov
Big nutrition research scandal sees 6 more retractions, purging popular diet tips
Source: arstechnica.com
Famed mathematician claims proof of 160-year-old Riemann hypothesis | New Scientist
Source: newscientist.com
NHS to save 'hundreds of millions' in landmark drug ruling in England: Two drug companies were trying to stop doctors offering a cheaper eye treatment.
Source: bbc.com
Breakthrough that literally opens up online learning? Using AI for free text input: When teachers ask learners whether they know something they rarely ask them multiple choice questions. Yet the MCQ remains the staple in on...
Source: blogspot.com