Doctors told to use 'plain English': Doctors must learn a new skill - writing letters that are easier for patients to understand, guidelines say.
Source: bbc.com
Over-85s in 24-hour care 'set to double': The social care system is "at breaking point", a local government official warns.
Source: bbc.com
The New Science of Designing for Humans (SSIR): The rise of behavioral science and impact evaluation has created a new way for engineering programs and human interactions.
Source: ssir.org
Fish oil for a healthy heart 'nonsense': The evidence around omega-3 supplements is flimsy at best, say experts.
Source: bbc.com
The doctor who chose to stay in the cave: The expert caver gave the OK for the boys to dive their way out and was among the last to leave.
Source: bbc.com
Half of young people want electric cars: Young drivers increasingly want to buy electric cars - but myths are still deterring older drivers, survey shows.
Source: bbc.com
China’s Emerging Role In Global Health 'Historically, China’s approach to DAH was grounded in the principles of people-to-people connection, including providing a health system that emphasizes primary health care and a community-based disease eradication strategy, principles that are generally in...
Source: healthaffairs.org
25 Years of EdTech - 2012: MOOCs - The Ed Techie
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Amazon Meanders in Sunglint: The largest river in the world is full of bends and meanders, a result of the water course snaking back and forth across the landscape over time.
Source: nasa.gov
25 Years of EdTech: 2011 - PLE - The Ed Techie
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Redruth vegan woman's 'shock' at frog in her Aldi lettuce: A would-be vegan finds unwanted animal protein in her Aldi salad.
Source: bbc.com
'Age better by doing right workouts': People can age better by doing the right workouts, says Public Health England.
Source: bbc.com
Self-organizing Community Learning Based on P2P Network in a University Computer Foundation Course: In order to solve the problem of lack of targeted guidance for learners in the community learning process, an improved algorithm for constructing com-munities was proposed. The algorithm used P2P architecture....
Source: online-journals.org
Poorer areas of England have more fast-food shops, figures show: Health agency calls on councils to consider imposing limits to help reduce obesity
Source: theguardian.com
Seeing the same doctor over time 'lowers death rates': Continuity of care really is a matter of life and death, a review of studies suggests.
Source: bbc.com
Four principles to make evidence synthesis more useful for policy : Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that are inclusive, rigorous, transparent and accessible, urge Christl A. Donnelly and colleagues. Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that are inclusive, rigorous, transparent...
Source: nature.com
Aboriginal eye surgeon Kristopher Rallah-Baker makes history in one of medicine's toughest fields: Dr Rallah-Baker has wanted to be an ophthalmologist since starting medical school and now has his sights set on taking the elegant craft of eye surgery to the Australian outback.
Source: abc.net.au
How a simple change - a nudge - is cutting coffee cup waste: A university campus has cut the use of disposable cups by reducing the cost of all drinks by 25p and charging a fine of 25p per drink to those who don’t bring a reusable cup. Changing from the previous incentive of ‘25p off’ for using...
Source: bbc.co.uk
BP buys UK's largest car charging firm: The oil giant follows rival Shell and hedges its bets by buying UK car charging network Chargemaster.
Source: bbc.co.uk
3 Food Sensors to Track Every Bite and Gulp - IEEE Spectrum
Source: ieee.org