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IBM Pitched Its Watson Supercomputer as a Revolution in Cancer Care. It's Nowhere Close - Slashdot: "IBM began selling

IBM Pitched Its Watson Supercomputer as a Revolution in Cancer Care. It's Nowhere Close - Slashdot: "IBM began selling Watson to recommend the best cancer treatments to doctors around the world three years ago. But is it really doing its job? Not so much. An investigation by Stat found that the supercomputer...
Source: slashdot.org

Thorium could power the next generation of nuclear reactors: The first thorium research project in 45 years has kicked off

Thorium could power the next generation of nuclear reactors: The first thorium research project in 45 years has kicked off in the Netherlands with the goal of making thorium work in a molten salt reactor
Source: newscientist.com

Evaluation of large-group lectures in medicine - development of the SETMED-L (Student Evaluation of Teaching in MEDical

Evaluation of large-group lectures in medicine - development of the SETMED-L (Student Evaluation of Teaching in MEDical Lectures) questionnaire: The seven categories of the Stanford Faculty Development Program (SFDP) represent a framework for planning and assessing medical teaching. Nevertheless, so...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Netflix vegan hit What the Health serves up lots of bad science: Campaigning vegans will change nothing if they embrace

Netflix vegan hit What the Health serves up lots of bad science: Campaigning vegans will change nothing if they embrace bad science and conspiracy theories when making the health case for their diet, says Anthony Warner
Source: newscientist.com

The burden of triumph: meeting health and social care needs. Andrew Dilnot, Lancet 15 August 2017. "Life is getting longer.

The burden of triumph: meeting health and social care needs. Andrew Dilnot, Lancet 15 August 2017. "Life is getting longer. Death is not defeated, but it takes longer to win than it used to. The increases seen for most people in life expectancy are surely a matter for great rejoicing. References to...
Source: thelancet.com

England will need over 71,000 extra care home places by 2025: The number of older people who will need substantial care

England will need over 71,000 extra care home places by 2025: The number of older people who will need substantial care is set to rise by 85.7 per cent, as increases in “healthspan” continue to lag behind longer lifespans
Source: newscientist.com

GPs in England 'unconfident' discussing physical activity with patients – report: Less than two-thirds of doctors feel

GPs in England 'unconfident' discussing physical activity with patients – report: Less than two-thirds of doctors feel confident discussing activity levels and almost a third have never heard of national guidelines. "The majority of doctors in England are unfamiliar with recommended levels of physical...
Source: theguardian.com

The frailty journey so far: where are we heading?: Professor Martin Vernon qualified in 1988 in Manchester. Following training

The frailty journey so far: where are we heading?: Professor Martin Vernon qualified in 1988 in Manchester. Following training in the North West he moved to East London to train in Geriatric Medicine where he also acquired an MA in Medical Ethics a…
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The BBC should stop giving unwarranted airtime to Nigel Lawson: The broadcaster had tough questions for Al Gore and then

The BBC should stop giving unwarranted airtime to Nigel Lawson: The broadcaster had tough questions for Al Gore and then gave space to false claims of a prominent climate sceptic. This is a recipe for spreading misinformation
Source: newscientist.com

APOD: 2017 August 11 - A Total Solar Eclipse of Saros 145

APOD: 2017 August 11 - A Total Solar Eclipse of Saros 145
Source: nasa.gov

Implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: lessons learnt on a quality improvement initiative to improve mother and

Implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: lessons learnt on a quality improvement initiative to improve mother and newborn care at Gobabis District Hospital, Namibia. BMJ Open Quality. "Following an increase in perinatal and maternal deaths, Gobabis District Hospital initiated a quality improvement...
Source: bmj.com

Association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality: prospective cohort study:

Association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality: prospective cohort study: Objective To investigate the association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and all cause mortality. Design Prospective population based...
Source: bmj.com

A moment that changed me: listening to, rather than trying to fix, my suicidal wife | Mark Lukach: Teacher and writer Mark

A moment that changed me: listening to, rather than trying to fix, my suicidal wife | Mark Lukach: Teacher and writer Mark Lukach was terrified each time Giulia spoke about killing herself. But one day he was too tired to respond
Source: theguardian.com

Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye To Lectures: The University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine is planning to phase

Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye To Lectures: The University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine is planning to phase out lectures by 2019. The dean behind the effort says lectures aren't good at engaging learners.
Source: npr.org

Prep: HIV 'game-changer' to reach NHS in England from September - BBC News

Prep: HIV 'game-changer' to reach NHS in England from September - BBC News
Source: bbc.co.uk

Sudden Death Rates Drop in Trial Participants with Heart Failure: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD,

Sudden Death Rates Drop in Trial Participants with Heart Failure: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM Rates of sudden death in patients with heart failure declined significantly over the past two decades, finds a study in the New England...
Source: jwatch.org

Microbe new to science found in self-fermented beer: New technique helps disentangle the various species of yeast and bacteria

Microbe new to science found in self-fermented beer: New technique helps disentangle the various species of yeast and bacteria that live in “'wild beer”' "In May 2014, a group of scientists took a field trip to a small brewery in an old warehouse in Seattle, Washington. They were looking for some...
Source: sciencemag.org

Advice to "Complete the Course" of Most Antibiotics Seen as Unfounded: By Joe Elia Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD The

Advice to "Complete the Course" of Most Antibiotics Seen as Unfounded: By Joe Elia Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD The "deeply embedded" view that failing to complete a course of antibiotics will lead to drug resistance has no evidentiary basis, according to an analysis in The BMJ . … NEJM Journal...
Source: jwatch.org

Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Seem Best When Pre-Op BMI Is Below 40: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD Having

Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Seem Best When Pre-Op BMI Is Below 40: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD Having a body-mass index below 40 before undergoing bariatric surgery is associated with better outcomes a year later, according to a retrospective … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.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