Prevalence and compensation of academic leaders, professors, and trustees on publicly traded US healthcare company boards of directors: cross sectional study Timothy S Anderson. Chester B Good. Walid F Gellad.
Source: bmj.com
Computer-Aided Detection for Mammography Seems to Offer Few Benefits NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org
Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows NSA - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org
Introducing Facebook and Summit’s K-12 Education Project | Facebook Newsroom: A group of Facebook engineers has partnered with local educators to create a classroom experience that takes advantage of all the technology and information accessible to a kid growing up today.
Source: newsroom.fb.com
Junior doctors' strike receives overwhelming support, poll shows: Patients and medical profession in favour of action over proposed contract that could cut pay by 30% and force junior doctors to work more antisocial shifts
Source: theguardian.com
Junior doctors: why are you protesting?: Doctors and medical students are set to protest on Monday evening in London against proposed changes to trainee’s contracts. Will you be there?
Source: theguardian.com
FDA Approves Two New Treatments for Diabetes NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org
Hajj Pilgrimage Safety Challenges Crowd Simulator Technology - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org
“Volkswagen’s deception tarnishes big business” says FT in understatement of the weekend.
Source: tumblr.com
This was a very fancy chicken that lived with us. She was very small but proud and we called her Shanie.
Source: tumblr.com
Waaaaaaaaaaales! That moment ... the second ... just before the fulltime whistle blew and Wales had beat England in Twickenham in England's World Cup Rugby tournament.
Source: twitter.com
Everyone should read what this man has to say about the refugee crisis: The British government has announced it will take in 20,000 refugees from camps in Syria and its neighbouring states.
Source: independent.co.uk
A seagull in the sunshine on the harbour at Mevagissey. Tweeted this whilst on a cycle.
Source: twitter.com
Thousands of NHS doctors apply to be able to work abroad amid contract changes: General Medical Council reveals 3,468 requests for certificate of current professional status in just 10 days following confirmation of new contracts
Source: theguardian.com
State Gun Law Environment and Youth Gun Carrying in the United States: This observational study determined that more restrictive overall gun control policies are associated with a reduced likelihood of youth gun carrying; these findings are relevant to gun policy debates about the critical importance...
Source: jamanetwork.com
Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular outcomes and intensive glycemic control was hotly debated after the publication of landmark trials like ACCORD, ADVANCE, and VADT. The only benefits seem to come from intervening...
Source: hindawi.com
Mozilla fixes 14-year old Firefox bug, turbocharges Adblock Plus | ExtremeTech: Firefox patched an ancient bug today -- and fixed a major problem with Adblock Plus in the process.
Source: extremetech.com
Junior doctor contracts are threat to NHS, warn Royal Colleges: Medical specialism colleges tell Jeremy Hunt that ‘punitive terms’ will damage staff numbers, morale and patient safety
Source: theguardian.com
Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Is the Subclavian Vein the Safest Option? — Physician’s First Watch
Source: jwatch.org
Drug Company Backs off $750 per Pill Price Tag for Pyrimethamine — Physician’s First Watch
Source: jwatch.org