The President Reviews the Lessons of the Affordable Care Act: By Joe Elia
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
President Barack Obama presents his analysis of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in JAMA , which also contains several editorials on the future of...
Source: jwatch.org
Motivational interviewing (MI) for preventing alcohol misuse in young adults is not effective enough | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org
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
Self-monitoring and self-management of oral anticoagulation therapy | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org
Varied diet (or the means to afford a varied diet) is healthy for you.
"Dietary Diversity, Diet Cost, and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the United Kingdom: A Prospective Cohort Study: Using a large prospective cohort, Annalijn Conklin and colleagues investigate the association between dietary diversity...
Source: plos.org
First Suspected Female-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Reported: By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH
The first case of female-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus has been documented in MMWR . Previously, only transmission from males to their partners...
Source: jwatch.org
Making Waves in the Sky off of Africa : Image of the Day: The rise and fall of colliding air columns can make cloud patterns—gravity waves—similar to a boat’s wake.
Source: nasa.gov
Cycling and Diabetes Prevention: Practice-Based Evidence for Public Health Action: Panter and Ogilvie describe findings that link recreational and commuter cycling with reduced incidence of diabetes. Jenna Panter. David Ogilvie. PLOS Med.
Source: plos.org
Donald Clark Plan B: 10 ways Pokemon Go portends AR in learning
Source: blogspot.com
Why people block ads ... and no they won't turn their adblocker off. "Here’s how people who block ads justify it: Convenience, control, and avoiding slow load times: Here's some good news and bad news for publishers losing sleep over the rise of adblocking: The good news is that most people don't...
Source: niemanlab.org
How to Record High Quality Audio for E-Learning: We all recognize the sound of poor quality audio when we hear it. Whether it’s unwanted static, an echo, or ambient room noise, bad audio can distract your learners from the content in your e-learning course and prevent them from clearly receiving your...
Source: elearninguncovered.com
This story says as much about our willingness to delegate our food hygiene to others - preferably the cheapest. 2 for 1 ... no thanks.
"'Wash salad' advice after two die from E. coli - BBC News: Shoppers are being reminded to thoroughly wash mixed salad leaves amid concern that this food could be...
Source: bbc.co.uk
The Trader Who Donates Half His Pay - 100 Friends
Source: 100friends.org
Rethinking Authentication, Revamping the Business: IP authentication is the most important mechanism for authorizing access to licensed e-resources resources. Substantial business and policy issues for libraries and publishers alike connect up to I…
Source: sspnet.org
Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane leaves Seville for Cairo - BBC News: The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has begun what should be its penultimate flight, leaving Seville in Spain bound for Cairo in Egypt.
Source: bbc.co.uk
“Medium’s team did everything”: How 5 publishers transitioned their sites to Medium: What happened when Pacific Standard, The Ringer, The Awl, The Bold Italic, and Femsplain moved their sites over to Medium.
Source: niemanlab.org
APOD: 2016 June 20 - Sunrise Solstice over Stonehenge
Source: nasa.gov
Very Low Chance of Major Zika Spread Because of Olympics, WHO Says: By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
The World Health Organization estimates that the Summer Olympics in Brazil will pose a very low risk for international transmission of the Zika...
Source: jwatch.org
For better recall, try a work out four hours after learning something: Working up a sweat may release molecules that help with memory banking.
Source: arstechnica.com