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The Bot And The Doctor Must Work Together – Chatbots Magazine

The Bot And The Doctor Must Work Together – Chatbots Magazine
Source: chatbotsmagazine.com

Introducing a New Junior Doctor Electronic Weekend Handover on an Orthopaedic Ward Siddharth Maroo. Dipak Raj. BMJ Quality

Introducing a New Junior Doctor Electronic Weekend Handover on an Orthopaedic Ward Siddharth Maroo. Dipak Raj. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com

Two-thirds of Americans see docs who got paid by drug companies: Drexel University study: A new study led by Drexel University

Two-thirds of Americans see docs who got paid by drug companies: Drexel University study: A new study led by Drexel University found that a majority of Americans visited doctors in the past year who had been paid or given gifts by pharmaceutical or medical device companies -- but very few patients knew...
Source: eurekalert.org

'7lbs in 7 days' retreat at Juicy Oasis Feb 20-27th 2016. Blog about the retreat. Just returned from a week at Juicy Oasis

'7lbs in 7 days' retreat at Juicy Oasis Feb 20-27th 2016. Blog about the retreat. Just returned from a week at Juicy Oasis in Portugal - a health and spa retreat based on a juicing diet run by Jason Vale. It was a lovely sunny escape from the February cold and rain in the UK. The main features were...
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Care Quality Commission warns online doctor services may pose risk to public - Hospital Dr

Care Quality Commission warns online doctor services may pose risk to public - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Four out of ten European doctors working in the NHS are considering leaving - Hospital Dr

Four out of ten European doctors working in the NHS are considering leaving - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Doctors use virtual reality to prepare children for scans - BBC News: Doctors have started using virtual reality to help

Doctors use virtual reality to prepare children for scans - BBC News: Doctors have started using virtual reality to help kids overcome their fear of MRI scanners in hospitals.
Source: bbc.co.uk

What to Learn from US Govt Strategy on AI. There is an urgency. It's commercial. China is already in the lead. There is

What to Learn from US Govt Strategy on AI. There is an urgency. It's commercial. China is already in the lead. There is no clear vision where to focus funding. The US has a good roadmap and wants to expand the workforce. The US is not going for general intelligence. "On October 12, 2016, President...
Source: digitopoly.org

New Evidence of the Superiority of Female Doctors: If all physicians were women, 32,000 fewer Americans would die every

New Evidence of the Superiority of Female Doctors: If all physicians were women, 32,000 fewer Americans would die every year.
Source: theatlantic.com

Doctors call for ban on diesel engines in London - BBC News: A campaign led by medical professionals is calling for all

Doctors call for ban on diesel engines in London - BBC News: A campaign led by medical professionals is calling for all diesel cars to be banned from London.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Urine test for fatigue could help prevent accidents: Doctors, pilots, air traffic controllers and bus drivers have at least

Urine test for fatigue could help prevent accidents: Doctors, pilots, air traffic controllers and bus drivers have at least one thing in common -- if they're exhausted at work, they could be putting lives at risk. But the development of a new urine test, reported in the ACS journal Analytical Chemistry,...
Source: eurekalert.org

Doctors Still Struggle to Make the Most of Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Language barriers and human interfaces slow adoption

Doctors Still Struggle to Make the Most of Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Language barriers and human interfaces slow adoption of diagnostic-aid tech
Source: ieee.org

Airplane crew doubted black doctor’s credibility during inflight emergency - Hospital Dr

Airplane crew doubted black doctor’s credibility during inflight emergency - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Underfunded. Underdoctored. Overstretched.: Dr Zoe Wyrko is a Consultant physician at University Hospital Birmingham and

Underfunded. Underdoctored. Overstretched.: Dr Zoe Wyrko is a Consultant physician at University Hospital Birmingham and is the Director of Workforce for the BGS. In this blog she discusses the recent RCP report ‘Underfunded. Underdoct…
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IBM big data used for rapid diagnosis of rare leukemia case in Japan | The Japan Times: In a possible first in Japan, doctors

IBM big data used for rapid diagnosis of rare leukemia case in Japan | The Japan Times: In a possible first in Japan, doctors have used artificial intelligence to diagnose a rare type of leukemia and identify life-saving therapy far faster tha
Source: japantimes.co.jp


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Jeremy Hunt doesn’t understand junior doctors. He co-wrote a book on how to dismantle the NHS | Frankie Boyle: Frankie

Jeremy Hunt doesn’t understand junior doctors. He co-wrote a book on how to dismantle the NHS | Frankie Boyle: Frankie Boyle: The health secretary’s name is so redolent of upper-class brutality he belongs in a Martin Amis book where working-class people are called Dave Rubbish
Source: theguardian.com

Rose Polge: Washed-up body confirmed as junior doctor - BBC News: A body found washed up in Dorset is that of missing junior

Rose Polge: Washed-up body confirmed as junior doctor - BBC News: A body found washed up in Dorset is that of missing junior doctor Rose Polge, police say.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Pressure mounts on Jeremy Hunt over handling of junior doctors’ dispute: Health secretary retreats from claim he has right

Pressure mounts on Jeremy Hunt over handling of junior doctors’ dispute: Health secretary retreats from claim he has right to impose contract – but threat may mean he has misled parliament
Source: theguardian.com

No excuse for doctors who refuse to treat transgender people: Society is making strides but doctors are still far behind

No excuse for doctors who refuse to treat transgender people: Society is making strides but doctors are still far behind when it comes to giving trans people the treatment they ask for and the respect they deserve, says Jessica Hamzelou
Source: newscientist.com