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Biosimilar drugs could save up to $110 billion by 2020 - IMS : Lower-cost copies of complex biotech drugs, known as biosimilars,

Biosimilar drugs could save up to $110 billion by 2020 - IMS : Lower-cost copies of complex biotech drugs, known as biosimilars, could save the United States and Europe's five top markets as much as 98 billion euros ($110 bln) by 2020, a new analysis showed on Tuesday.
Source: reuters.com

Medicare may soon cover diabetes prevention program: (HealthDay)—Medicare could soon pay for a program aimed at diabetes

Medicare may soon cover diabetes prevention program: (HealthDay)—Medicare could soon pay for a program aimed at diabetes prevention, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week.
Source: medicalxpress.com

Weaker drinks 'to solve health problems', say councils - BBC News: Weaker beers, ciders, wines and spirits are what is needed

Weaker drinks 'to solve health problems', say councils - BBC News: Weaker beers, ciders, wines and spirits are what is needed to tackle drink-related health problems, local councils in England and Wales say.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Machines Just Got Better at Lip Reading: New speech recognition technology can distinguish sounds that look the same on

Machines Just Got Better at Lip Reading: New speech recognition technology can distinguish sounds that look the same on lips, making lip reading easier for machines
Source: ieee.org

Great read! We can eat almost anything, but we are uncertain what we should eat. This omnivore's dilemma has not only vexed

Great read! We can eat almost anything, but we are uncertain what we should eat. This omnivore's dilemma has not only vexed our ancestors trying to avoid poisonous foods it continues to occupy much of our time. We seem incapable of deciding what to have for lunch without consulting to dietary guidelines,...
Source: amazon.co.uk

The Power of "My": The phrase "my doctor"€ implies a relationship that is key to the practice of medicine. Understanding

The Power of "My": The phrase "my doctor"€ implies a relationship that is key to the practice of medicine. Understanding the implications of this relationship is vitally important, particularly in this time of rapid change in the structure of medical practice. Some years ago, as a young research fellow,...
Source: jamanetwork.com

Nottingham woman, 93, found living in 'squalor' - BBC News: A council investigates how a 93-year-old woman was left to live

Nottingham woman, 93, found living in 'squalor' - BBC News: A council investigates how a 93-year-old woman was left to live alone in "shocking" conditions despite carers being paid to look after her.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Social media beneficial for sharing and building upon patient experiences, research shows: University of Leicester research

Social media beneficial for sharing and building upon patient experiences, research shows: University of Leicester research suggests patients often seek medical knowledge from social media platforms rather than traditional medical sources.
Source: eurekalert.org

APOD: 2016 March 20 - A Picturesque Equinox Sunset

APOD: 2016 March 20 - A Picturesque Equinox Sunset
Source: nasa.gov

"Startups are better at detecting and unlocking emerging and latent demand. But they often stumble at scaling their proof

"Startups are better at detecting and unlocking emerging and latent demand. But they often stumble at scaling their proof of concept, not only because they’re often doing it for the first time, but also because the skills necessary for creating are not the same as scaling." Eddie Yoon, Steve Hughes....
Source: hbr.org

Two new studies undermine “over-simplistic models of human evolution”

Two new studies undermine “over-simplistic models of human evolution”
Source: arstechnica.com

Ignition lock laws cut alcohol-related crash deaths

Ignition lock laws cut alcohol-related crash deaths
Source: reuters.com

Algal bloom plaguing Chilean salmon begins receding: government: An algal bloom in Chile that has killed up to 20 percent

Algal bloom plaguing Chilean salmon begins receding: government: An algal bloom in Chile that has killed up to 20 percent of the country's farmed salmon, causing higher prices globally, has started to recede along with fish deaths, the government said on Friday.
Source: reuters.com

Is the p-value pointless? | PLOS Biologue: For the first time in its 177-year history, the American Statistical Association

Is the p-value pointless? | PLOS Biologue: For the first time in its 177-year history, the American Statistical Association (ASA) has voiced its opinion and made specific recommendations for a statistical practice. The subject of their ire? The (arguably) most common statistical output, the p-value....
Source: plos.org

Good read. "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden covers the fascinating world of quantum biology. Could

Good read. "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden covers the fascinating world of quantum biology. Could life be a delicate balance that organic molecules can provide to enable quantum coherence? The efficient quantum mechanisms of photosynthesis, magnetoreception, and enzymes are...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Dramatic remissions in blood cancer in immunotherapy treatment trial | KurzweilAI

Dramatic remissions in blood cancer in immunotherapy treatment trial | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Helge Scherlund's eLearning News: How to teach quantum mechanics to kids

Helge Scherlund's eLearning News: How to teach quantum mechanics to kids
Source: blogspot.com

Brazil’s science squeeze | Chemistry World

Brazil’s science squeeze | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

Medical Education Theme Issue 2016: Call for Papers: Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

Medical Education Theme Issue 2016: Call for Papers: Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. Jacques Barzun The classic tripartite definition of the roles of a physician includes teaching, research, and patient care. While it is debatable whether the physicians in recent...
Source: jamanetwork.com

Junk food ads face online ban in UK - BBC News: Advertising junk food could soon be banned from children's content online,

Junk food ads face online ban in UK - BBC News: Advertising junk food could soon be banned from children's content online, according to the UK's advertising watchdog.
Source: bbc.co.uk