First Suspected Female-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Reported: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and
First Suspected Female-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Reported: By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH
The first case of female-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus has been documented in MMWR . Previously, only transmission from males to their partners...
Source: jwatch.org
People and Landscape Image, Sarawat Mountains | National Geographic Photo of the Day: Men chat on a Sarawat Mountain overlook
People and Landscape Image, Sarawat Mountains | National Geographic Photo of the Day: Men chat on a Sarawat Mountain overlook while sun rays create a dramatic sky over Mecca in this National Geographic Photo of the Day.
Source: nationalgeographic.com
Why people block ads ... and no they won't turn their adblocker off. "Here’s how people who block ads justify it: Convenience,
Why people block ads ... and no they won't turn their adblocker off. "Here’s how people who block ads justify it: Convenience, control, and avoiding slow load times: Here's some good news and bad news for publishers losing sleep over the rise of adblocking: The good news is that most people don't...
Source: niemanlab.org
Rethinking Authentication, Revamping the Business: IP authentication is the most important mechanism for authorizing access
Rethinking Authentication, Revamping the Business: IP authentication is the most important mechanism for authorizing access to licensed e-resources resources. Substantial business and policy issues for libraries and publishers alike connect up to I…
Source: sspnet.org
APOD: 2016 June 20 - Sunrise Solstice over Stonehenge
APOD: 2016 June 20 - Sunrise Solstice over Stonehenge
Source: nasa.gov
Very Low Chance of Major Zika Spread Because of Olympics, WHO Says: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard
Very Low Chance of Major Zika Spread Because of Olympics, WHO Says: By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
The World Health Organization estimates that the Summer Olympics in Brazil will pose a very low risk for international transmission of the Zika...
Source: jwatch.org
Hard Evidence: how areas with low immigration voted mainly for Brexit: Did phantom migrants affect the EU referendum result
Hard Evidence: how areas with low immigration voted mainly for Brexit: Did phantom migrants affect the EU referendum result more than actual experiences of immigration?
Source: theconversation.com
On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit. Excellent paper with gems such as “Hidden meaning transforms
On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit. Excellent paper with gems such as “Hidden meaning transforms unparalleled abstract beauty.” deployed to see who, if anyone, falls for it.
Source: sjdm.org
Good read. "Humanising healthcare" by Dr Margaret Hannah. Great ideas briefly and clearly explained. The book outlines an
Good read. "Humanising healthcare" by Dr Margaret Hannah. Great ideas briefly and clearly explained. The book outlines an approach in Fife to reduce winter pressures on beds by encouraging patients, staff, and community to seek better health care. The ideas are based on Alaska's Southcentral Foundations's...
Source: amazon.co.uk
X2 Head Impact Management System Helps Spot Concussions |: X2 Biosystems, a company with offices in Redwood City, CA and
X2 Head Impact Management System Helps Spot Concussions |: X2 Biosystems, a company with offices in Redwood City, CA and Seattle, WA, is releasing its X2 Head Impact Management System for detection and evaluation of events suspected of causing concussion.
Source: medgadget.com
Brits Can Now Insure Their Driverless Cars: Adrian Flux, which specializes in cars, takes a bold first step in robocar insurance
Brits Can Now Insure Their Driverless Cars: Adrian Flux, which specializes in cars, takes a bold first step in robocar insurance
Source: ieee.org
Nearly half of U.S. adults get news on Facebook, Pew says: More than 40 percent of American adults get news on Facebook,
Nearly half of U.S. adults get news on Facebook, Pew says: More than 40 percent of American adults get news on Facebook, according to a report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center and the Knight Foundation. (Disclosure: Knight is a supporter of the Lab.)
Two-thirds of Facebook users access...
Source: niemanlab.org
New Exoskeleton Exclusively for Disabled Kids |: The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has unveiled an exoskeleton
New Exoskeleton Exclusively for Disabled Kids |: The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has unveiled an exoskeleton designed specifically for children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. It weig
Source: medgadget.com
"Noel Edmonds is a game show host, famous for Britain’s version of Deal or No Deal. As far as I can tell, he has no medical
"Noel Edmonds is a game show host, famous for Britain’s version of Deal or No Deal. As far as I can tell, he has no medical or scientific qualifications at all. This unfortunately has not stopped him from using his celebrity status to offer dubious medical advice via his Twitter feed. Such is the world...
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org
Differences in incomes of physicians in the United States by race and sex: observational study: Objectives To estimate
Differences in incomes of physicians in the United States by race and sex: observational study: Objectives To estimate differences in annual income of physicians in the United States by race and sex adjusted for characteristics of physicians and practices.
Design Cross sectional survey study.
Setting...
Source: bmj.com
"No, a rat study with marginal results does not prove that cell phones cause cancer, no matter what Mother Jones and Consumer
"No, a rat study with marginal results does not prove that cell phones cause cancer, no matter what Mother Jones and Consumer Reports say"
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org
Survive On Call - A QI Project to Improve Access to Hospital Clinical Guidelines Robert Penders. Mark Mallet. BMJ Quality
Survive On Call - A QI Project to Improve Access to Hospital Clinical Guidelines Robert Penders. Mark Mallet. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com
Do not resuscitate orders placed on patients without consent, says study - Hospital Dr
Do not resuscitate orders placed on patients without consent, says study - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk
Improving clinical handover: Development of a web-based intensive care unit consultation system with structured reply generation
Improving clinical handover: Development of a web-based intensive care unit consultation system with structured reply generation Jasperine Ka-yee Ho. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com
Read this lovely short book "On Bullshit". It succinctly and elegantly describes what it is. Very useful if you want to
Read this lovely short book "On Bullshit". It succinctly and elegantly describes what it is. Very useful if you want to better understand whether you (or someone else) is lying or crafting some finely wrought bullshit.
Source: princeton.edu
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