Zika News: Puerto Rico Cases, Guillain-Barre Spikes, Persistence in Semen: By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Here are the latest reports on the Zika virus: NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org
Sci-Hub, a Site With Open and Pirated Scientific Papers - Slashdot. Just enter a PubMed ID / DOI. This piracy website is trying to get around the paywalls in science. I'm all for open science this isn't the right way to go about it.
Source: slashdot.org
The Zika virus debunked by Science-based Medicine. "A new word has been added to the public’s vocabulary – the Zika virus. It seems we have one more infectious agent to worry about. Here are the facts as we currently understand them regarding the recent Zika epidemic, and also some rumors and conspiracy...
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org
Agreement of treatment effects for mortality from routinely collected data and subsequent randomized trials: meta-epidemiological survey Lars G Hemkens. Despina G Contopoulos-Ioannidis. John P A Ioannidis. BMJ.
Source: bmj.com
Just finished reading Edgar Schein's Humble Inquiry: the gentle are of asking instead of telling. Edgar Schein is the Professor of Management Emeritus at MIT Sloan School of Management. This simply written and short book communicates his life's work on organisational psychology. Very well written. ...
Source: amazon.co.uk
There was a massive population crash in Europe over 14,500 years ago: New evidence shows a whole group of Europeans vanished, replaced by people of unknown origins.
Source: arstechnica.com
Dusty Snow in Central Asia : Image of the Day: A swath of dust tops the snow in Central Asia, but the question is: what was the source of the dust, and how did it get there?
Source: nasa.gov
Just finished reading Enabling Collaboration - a book on "achieving success through strategic alliances and partnerships" by Martin Echavarria (@coherence360). Getting things done invariably involves working with others and when those others are themselves complex organisations it requires some thought....
Source: enablingcollaboration.com
What are the Costs and Benefits of Providing Comprehensive Seven‐day Services for Emergency Hospital Admissions? Meacock, Rachel. Doran, Tim. Sutton, Matt. Health Economics. "There is as yet no clear evidence that 7-day services will reduce
weekend deaths or can be achieved without increasing weekday...
Source: wiley.com
Data-driven rugby analysis. Tries vs. kicks, Southern hemisphere vs. Northern. Why Six Nations teams lag behind southern hemisphere sides: Out-gunned in the World Cup by the southern hemisphere sides, can the Six Nations teams change their approach, asks Ben Dirs.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Real-World Meta-Analysis of Dabigatran vs. Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation - American College of Cardiology
Source: acc.org
Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017.
In this burgeoning on-demand economy, market entrants have developed solutions that address activities previously perceived as dull or demanding. For instance, Wype brings car-washing...
Source: accenture.com
The Powerhouse: America, China, and the great battery war. More about the 'Battery Guys' than the 'Battery Science' but a great account of the national laboratory team at Argonne developing the Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (NMC) battery and how those at the cutting edge of technology collaborate,...
Source: stevelevinebooks.com
ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those with the most need, the least information, and who find themselves in Europe. It is aimed at refugees and migrants and helps them find free primary healthcare and emergency services.
There...
Source: clinicfinder.org
Clinicians Embrace 3D Printers to Solve Unique Clinical Challenges: This Medical News and Perspectives article discusses advances in 3-D printing that are being used to solve unique clinical challenges. Bridget M. Kuehn. JAMA.
Source: jamanetwork.com
Guidance for BMJ patient reviewers | The BMJ
Source: bmj.com
Long-term glycemic control using polymer-encapsulated human stem cell-derived beta cells in immune-competent mice.
Arturo J Vegas. Omid Veiseh. Mads Gürtler. Jeffrey R Millman. Felicia W Pagliuca. Andrew R Bader. Joshua C Doloff. Jie Li. Michael Chen. Karsten Olejnik. Hok Hei Tam. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala....
Source: nature.com
Printed Sensors Evaluated for Glucose Measurement in Exhaled Breath. Very interesting approach to measuring glucose using nanotechnology printing. The key to all these alternate sites (and methods) is how rapidly they track true blood glucose. Fingerprick capillary blood is just so good at that.
Source: medgadget.com
Unilever to shrink Magnum and Cornetto in bid to cut calories: Ben & Jerry tubs and Feast will also shrink as multinational moves to bring all single-serving ice-creams below 250 calories
Source: theguardian.com
Outrage over Government block on publishing guidance on NHS safe staffing levels - Hospital Dr: NICE has published four evidence reviews on NHS safe staffing levels which it had been ordered to suppress by NHS England.
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk