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South Africa may be the epicenter of a geomagnetic pole reversal in progress

Evidence suggests that the planet may be in the opening strains of a geomagnetic chicken dance, the likes of which we haven't seen for almost a million years. Don’t start running around like your hair’s on fire, but this might actually matter. The Earth’s magnetic field is so discombobulated over...
Source: extremetech.com

How World War I Advanced Medicine: Advances during the “first mass killing of the 20th century” have saved countless

How World War I Advanced Medicine: Advances during the “first mass killing of the 20th century” have saved countless lives since.
Source: theatlantic.com

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

Why Did People on Medicaid Vote for Trump?: A new report explores why those who benefitted from Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion

Why Did People on Medicaid Vote for Trump?: A new report explores why those who benefitted from Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion supported the man who promised to reverse it.
Source: theatlantic.com

The LMS Market is Quickly Losing Ground: Technological advancements have created a unique set of expectations for modern

The LMS Market is Quickly Losing Ground: Technological advancements have created a unique set of expectations for modern workers. And now, learning management systems, the undisputed Goliath of the corporate learning world, are having their lunch eaten by David.
Source: clomedia.com

Healthcare Quality Indicators: Wales 'in line' with UK average - BBC News: NHS Wales is doing as well as - and in some areas

Healthcare Quality Indicators: Wales 'in line' with UK average - BBC News: NHS Wales is doing as well as - and in some areas better than - other UK nations in a range of health quality indicators.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Thousands of spills at US oil and gas fracking sites - BBC News: Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells

Thousands of spills at US oil and gas fracking sites - BBC News: Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids each year, according to new data.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Health apps could be doing more harm than good, warn scientists: App development likened to the ‘wild west’ as researchers

Health apps could be doing more harm than good, warn scientists: App development likened to the ‘wild west’ as researchers raise concerns over one-size-fits-all targets and absence of sound science
Source: theguardian.com

Insulin Pricing Target of Class Action Lawsuit: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco,

Insulin Pricing Target of Class Action Lawsuit: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Three companies that supply insulin in the U.S. are accused of conspiring to set increasingly higher prices for … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Our village, Grampound in Cornwall, is to be designated an Air Quality Management Area. A report of the air quality monitoring

Our village, Grampound in Cornwall, is to be designated an Air Quality Management Area. A report of the air quality monitoring has been published and a consultation started. The traffic through Grampound is about 11,000 vehicles a day and since it is a narrow road on a steep hill with thatched cottages...
Source: cornwall.gov.uk

Report: Mobile adblocking has exploded in Asia, but it’s still tiny in North America and Europe: In Indonesia, 58 percent

Report: Mobile adblocking has exploded in Asia, but it’s still tiny in North America and Europe: In Indonesia, 58 percent of mobile devices are running adblockers. In the United States: 1 percent.
Source: niemanlab.org

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

Industry sponsorship and research outcome | Cochrane

Industry sponsorship and research outcome | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Is dance movement therapy an effective intervention for dementia? A review of the evidence | Cochrane

Is dance movement therapy an effective intervention for dementia? A review of the evidence | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Plastic 'nurdles' found littering UK beaches - BBC News: Billions of tiny plastic lentil-sized pellets can be spotted on

Plastic 'nurdles' found littering UK beaches - BBC News: Billions of tiny plastic lentil-sized pellets can be spotted on UK shores - but how do 'nurdles' get there?
Source: bbc.co.uk

Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal: Scientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team

Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal: Scientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team just two years away from creating hybrid mammoth-elephant embryo
Source: theguardian.com

"STPs require nearly £10bn in capital funding if they are to be successful" - Hospital Dr

"STPs require nearly £10bn in capital funding if they are to be successful" - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

CardioInsight ECG Vest for Non-Invasive, Precise Heart Maps |: Medtronic landed FDA clearance for its CardioInsight 3D cardiac

CardioInsight ECG Vest for Non-Invasive, Precise Heart Maps |: Medtronic landed FDA clearance for its CardioInsight 3D cardiac mapping system that's used to locate sources of arrhythmias. The system consists of an ECG
Source: medgadget.com

Patients Are Ditching Opioid Pills for Weed: Can marijuana help solve the opioid epidemic?

Patients Are Ditching Opioid Pills for Weed: Can marijuana help solve the opioid epidemic?
Source: theatlantic.com

Air pollution 'final warning' from European Commission to UK - BBC News: The European Commission says it will take the matter

Air pollution 'final warning' from European Commission to UK - BBC News: The European Commission says it will take the matter to the EU court if countries fail to act.
Source: bbc.co.uk