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No Long-Term Survival Benefit from Endovascular Repair of AAA Versus Open Repair: By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm carries lower short-term but higher long-term mortality risks than open repair, according...
Source: jwatch.org
Book Review — The Traps of Big Data Revealed in “Weapons of Math Destruction” by Cathy O’Neil: The new book, “Weapons of Math Destruction,” calls out many worrying trends in the application of big data, with particularly salient entries on higher education rankings, for-profit un…
Source: sspnet.org
Looking forward to the papers suggesting daily Pokemon Go steps targets. "Counting the Extra Footsteps From Pokémon Go Mania: Some users are walking out of the way to catch 'em all. ... Millions of Pokémon Go users are suddenly getting real exercise while playing the game, which is done by walking...
Source: bloomberg.com
Corticosteroids for Bell's palsy | Cochrane "The available moderate- to high-quality evidence from randomised controlled trials showed significant benefit from treating Bell's palsy with corticosteroids. We calculated that to stop one person from being left with facial weakness, 10 people need to be...
Source: cochrane.org
Nitrogen fertiliser can minimise biofuel benefits | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org
Ultrathin Stick-On Device Measures, Displays Blood Oxygen Concentration |: Fitness trackers are exceptionally popular nowadays with consumers, though they're still pretty basic in their abilities. Even the more capable heart rate
Source: medgadget.com
A duck which lost its feet has been fitted with a pair made on a 3D printer. - BBC News: A duck from the US state of Wisconsin which lost both feet to frostbite has been fitted with a new pair made on a 3D printer.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Activists scale Nelson's Column in protest over London's 'toxic' air: Protesters from environmental campaign group Greenpeace have scaled Nelson’s Column in a protest over air pollution in London.
The group gathered at the Trafalgar Square statue at around 4.10am before starting its ascent,...
Source: standard.co.uk
Moderately Obese Patients Benefit from Vagal Nerve Blockade Using vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy |: Medgadget previously reported on the first U.S. implantation of the vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy system, an FDA-approved medical device for treating obesit
Source: medgadget.com
Meet the 25-Year-Old Behind the World's First Online School for Refugees | VICE | United States: Markus Kressler and his partner Vincent Zimmer are the founders of Kiron—a non-governmental, nonprofit organization providing a way for refugees to integrate into society.
Source: vice.com
The Google search terms 'diabetes' and 'recipe' have contrasting patterns repeated each year over the festive period covering November to January. Could this be evidence of human behaviour from big data? I'm on a Big Data MOOC #FLbigdata and was introduced to this tool on Google. I've shown in the...
Source: google.com
New Surgical Robot with Haptic Feedback Fits Entirely Inside Body During Operation |: Engineers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a miniaturized robot for single incision and natural orifice surgeries. The device feature
Source: medgadget.com
A new budget exoskeleton could help paraplegics walk at a drastically lower price | ExtremeTech: A new type of powered exoskeleton aims to extend the benefits of the technology to people at a much lower price tag.
Source: extremetech.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
The idea that there is a welfare-dependent underclass is wrong: A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current debate about ‘welfare’ and the welfare state. The debate contrasts a stagnant group of people benefiting from it all with the rest who pa…
Source: lse.ac.uk
A wholesale power grab: how the UK government is handing housing over to private developers: The new housing and planning bill is a raft of dangerous measures that will increase inequality and solely benefit the private sector
Source: theguardian.com
Musk, others commit $1 billion to non-profit AI research company to ‘benefit humanity’ | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net
Chief Coca-Cola scientist leaves amid criticism over obesity research: Research shifted focus away from harms of sugary drinks to exercise benefits.
Source: arstechnica.com
Computer assisted CBT provides little or no benefits for depression: Researchers at the University of York have revealed computerized cognitive behavioral therapy is likely to be ineffective in the treatment of depression.
Source: eurekalert.org