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Frailty among older persons living with HIV: a new burden for their clinical care: Alfonso Zamudio-Rodriguez holds a master’s

Frailty among older persons living with HIV: a new burden for their clinical care: Alfonso Zamudio-Rodriguez holds a master’s degree in Public Health and is interested in frailty of older persons living with HIV. He develops his work in the department of Dr. Ávila-Funes @geriatri…
Source: wordpress.com

New figures reveal the extent of damaging staff shortages in the NHS - Hospital Dr

New figures reveal the extent of damaging staff shortages in the NHS - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Evidence-Based Diagnostics for Mental Health Disorders: Interview with Jack Cosentino, CEO of Medibio |: Medibio, an Australian

Evidence-Based Diagnostics for Mental Health Disorders: Interview with Jack Cosentino, CEO of Medibio |: Medibio, an Australian medical technology company, has developed an evidence-based test for mental health disorders such as depression, chronic stress, sch
Source: medgadget.com

Ghana converts obsolete telecomms dish into radio telescope - physicsworld.com "Scientists in Ghana have successfully converted

Ghana converts obsolete telecomms dish into radio telescope - physicsworld.com "Scientists in Ghana have successfully converted a communications antenna into a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) radio telescope. The country is the first partner of the African VLBI Network (AVN) to complete a full...
Source: physicsworld.com

The new survivors and a new era for trauma research: Karim Brohi and Martin Schreiber, Guest Editors of the Special Issue

The new survivors and a new era for trauma research: Karim Brohi and Martin Schreiber, Guest Editors of the Special Issue on Trauma, describe a new era in exploration of the biology of injury response and translation of new opportunities into clinical practice. Karim Brohi. Martin Schreiber. PLOS Medicine....
Source: plos.org

"NHS to end prescription of homeopathic remedies due to 'misuse of funds'" - Hospital Dr. About time too. The NHS should

"NHS to end prescription of homeopathic remedies due to 'misuse of funds'" - Hospital Dr. About time too. The NHS should be about providing care based on the best evidence.
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

BMA reveals "costs" of STPs and calls for re-think on the way forward for NHS. Hospital Dr reports that the BMA sent out

BMA reveals "costs" of STPs and calls for re-think on the way forward for NHS. Hospital Dr reports that the BMA sent out Freedom of Information requests and found millions of additional spending on consultancy and management fees.
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for cancer pain in adults | Cochrane

Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for cancer pain in adults | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

This Danish startup evolved into a “newsletter company” because that was what its readers wanted.

It delivers an electronic summary to its subscribers at noon each day for a small monthly fee. I wonder how this might work for medical and science news? There are a wealth of news aggregators out there already but some form of professional journalism analysing the news would be of value.
Source: niemanlab.org

St Ives stone stacker appears to defy gravity - BBC News: After the European Championships, Gavin Short gives us a how to-

St Ives stone stacker appears to defy gravity - BBC News: After the European Championships, Gavin Short gives us a how to- no glue allowed.
Source: bbc.co.uk


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What is the best medication for a fungal infection of the toenail? | Cochrane

What is the best medication for a fungal infection of the toenail? | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

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400 The plain HTTP request was sent to HTTPS port
Source: 80000hours.org

Coconut oil 'as unhealthy as beef fat and butter' - BBC News: It is packed with saturated fat which can raise "bad" cholesterol

Coconut oil 'as unhealthy as beef fat and butter' - BBC News: It is packed with saturated fat which can raise "bad" cholesterol and pose a heart risk, say US experts.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Time for the BGS to help in Africa?: Richard Walker is a Consultant Geriatrician at North Tyneside General Hospital, and

Time for the BGS to help in Africa?: Richard Walker is a Consultant Geriatrician at North Tyneside General Hospital, and Honorary Professor of Ageing and International Health at Newcastle University. He has a research interest in non-…
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Tracking the Hide-and-Seek Game Between Beaches and Tides : Image of the Day: A new technique allowed Australian Scientists

Tracking the Hide-and-Seek Game Between Beaches and Tides : Image of the Day: A new technique allowed Australian Scientists to map the intertidal zone around their entire coast.
Source: nasa.gov

Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies

"The Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Consortium has refined its recommendations about the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of DLB, updating the previous report, which has been in widespread use for the last decade. The revised DLB consensus criteria now distinguish clearly between clinical features...
Source: neurology.org

Push Doctor, an app that lets you video call a doctor, raises $26.1M Series B: Push Doctor Limited, a U.K.-based startup

Push Doctor, an app that lets you video call a doctor, raises $26.1M Series B: Push Doctor Limited, a U.K.-based startup that lets you book a video consultation with a doctor and manage other aspects of your health digitally, has raised $26.1 million in Series B funding.
Source: techcrunch.com

Morning on summer solstice. Hay bails in the field drying out on what could be one of the warmest days of the year.

blog post image Morning on summer solstice. Hay bails in the field drying out on what could be one of the warmest days of the year.
Source: agnate.co.uk

Starting the acclimatisation process for Machu Picchu as we are travelling there next week. #fairtrade #coffee

blog post image Starting the acclimatisation process for Machu Picchu as we are travelling there next week. #fairtrade #coffee
Source: agnate.co.uk