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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

Athelas Device Provides Accurate CBC Testing - From Home |: For high-risk patients or those with diseases that require constant

Athelas Device Provides Accurate CBC Testing - From Home |: For high-risk patients or those with diseases that require constant blood monitoring, going to the doctor for blood tests may soon be a thing of the past.
Source: medgadget.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

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

Is Apple Copying Palm's WebOS? - Slashdot

Is Apple Copying Palm's WebOS? - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

New Nutrition Study Changes Nothing : Why the science of healthy eating appears confusing—but isn’t

New Nutrition Study Changes Nothing : Why the science of healthy eating appears confusing—but isn’t
Source: theatlantic.com

Science funding: Will 'picking winners' work? - BBC News: Why has the government returned to an industrial strategy abandoned

Science funding: Will 'picking winners' work? - BBC News: Why has the government returned to an industrial strategy abandoned in the 1980s?
Source: bbc.co.uk

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

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

Collaborative Care Linked to Better Outcomes in Substance Use Disorders: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild,

Collaborative Care Linked to Better Outcomes in Substance Use Disorders: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Patients with alcohol or opioid use disorder treated with a collaborative care model in primary care are twice as likely to receive evidence-based...
Source: jwatch.org

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

Smoking linked to frailty in older adults: A recent paper published in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British

Smoking linked to frailty in older adults: A recent paper published in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, finds that current smoking in older people increases the risk of developing frailty, though f…
Source: wordpress.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

The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century. - PubMed - NCBI

The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century. - PubMed - NCBI
Source: nih.gov

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

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs and Policies are a Failure | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs and Policies are a Failure | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health "Two scientific review papers released today show that abstinence-only-until-marriage programs and policies in the United States are ineffective as they do not delay sexual initiation...
Source: columbia.edu