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Massive NHS Kernow debts spark health cut fears - BBC News: Health services in Cornwall could face "big hits" after NHS

Massive NHS Kernow debts spark health cut fears - BBC News: Health services in Cornwall could face "big hits" after NHS Kernow admits is could end the year with debts of £57m.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Is P4P doomed to fail? Asks the Health Economist. Well only if you assume healthcare is a simple process not a multifactorial

Is P4P doomed to fail? Asks the Health Economist. Well only if you assume healthcare is a simple process not a multifactorial complex one.
Source: healthcare-economist.com

The Future of US Health Care Policy: The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 was the most monumental change

The Future of US Health Care Policy: The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 was the most monumental change in US health care policy since the passage of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965.1,2 Despite a bill that was more than 900 pages, the primary goals of the legislation were clear: increase...
Source: jamanetwork.com

Royal college: Children's services are becoming unsafe because of contract dispute - Hospital Dr

Royal college: Children's services are becoming unsafe because of contract dispute - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Tesla Coil Remotely Induces Nanotubes to Self Assemble

Tesla Coil Remotely Induces Nanotubes to Self Assemble
Source: ieee.org

NASA is designing a massive solar sail to reach interstellar space | ExtremeTech: NASA wants to reach the edge of the solar

NASA is designing a massive solar sail to reach interstellar space | ExtremeTech: NASA wants to reach the edge of the solar system faster, so it's designing a solar sail that could do it in just 10 years.
Source: extremetech.com

Statement on BP shareholder vote | Blog | High Pay Centre

Statement on BP shareholder vote | Blog | High Pay Centre
Source: highpaycentre.org

John Kay - Central problem with banks is “too complex to fail” not “too big to fail”

John Kay - Central problem with banks is “too complex to fail” not “too big to fail”
Source: johnkay.com

How long will it take? Conceptualizing the temporal dynamics of energy transitions

How long will it take? Conceptualizing the temporal dynamics of energy transitions
Source: sciencedirect.com


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Pickering leaky dams flood prevention scheme 'a success' - BBC News: A natural flood management scheme saved the North Yorkshire

Pickering leaky dams flood prevention scheme 'a success' - BBC News: A natural flood management scheme saved the North Yorkshire town of Pickering from floods at Christmas, a report says.
Source: bbc.com

Breakthrough Starshot announces plans to send ship to Alpha Centauri

Breakthrough Starshot announces plans to send ship to Alpha Centauri
Source: arstechnica.com

Watch the world’s first 360° VR surgery live stream on Thursday: VR operations: it’s all about stitch ‘em up, not

Watch the world’s first 360° VR surgery live stream on Thursday: VR operations: it’s all about stitch ‘em up, not shoot ’em up. "On May 22 2014, Mr Shafi Ahmed, consultant general colorectal, and laparoscopic surgeon at Barts NHS trust was in the news for bringing his craft a good deal...
Source: arstechnica.com


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Moderately Obese Patients Benefit from Vagal Nerve Blockade Using vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy |: Medgadget previously reported

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

Document Moved

Document Moved
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org

Brexit is necessary to protect NHS from TTIP, says David Owen - Hospital Dr

Brexit is necessary to protect NHS from TTIP, says David Owen - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

AI helps answer thousands of health queries in Zambia via SMS: UNICEF is testing a machine learning system to boost the

AI helps answer thousands of health queries in Zambia via SMS: UNICEF is testing a machine learning system to boost the quantity and quality of health advice provided via a popular text-based service in Zambia and Uganda
Source: newscientist.com

Cost of Insulin Has Nearly Tripled: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The price of insulin nearly

Cost of Insulin Has Nearly Tripled: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The price of insulin nearly tripled over the course of a decade, according to a JAMA research letter. Researchers surveyed 28,000 … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Annual Peak of Arctic Sea Ice Hit a Record Low : Image of the Day: The Arctic ice cap grew less this winter than at any

Annual Peak of Arctic Sea Ice Hit a Record Low : Image of the Day: The Arctic ice cap grew less this winter than at any time since satellites have measured it.
Source: nasa.gov