Scientists discover new plant in Shetland: Scientists at the University of Stirling have discovered a new type of plant
Scientists discover new plant in Shetland: Scientists at the University of Stirling have discovered a new type of plant growing in Shetland - with its evolution only having occurred in the last 200 years.
Source: phys.org
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
Lithium mining in Cornwall gets £1m boost - BBC News: The UK government has earmarked lithium as a metal of strategic importance
Lithium mining in Cornwall gets £1m boost - BBC News: The UK government has earmarked lithium as a metal of strategic importance to the country.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Japanese fungus spreading in UK hospitals - BBC News: More than 200 patients have been infected, but none has died, Public
Japanese fungus spreading in UK hospitals - BBC News: More than 200 patients have been infected, but none has died, Public Health England confirms. "The first UK case emerged in 2013. Since then, infection rates have been going up - although it remains rare. Candida auris is proving hard to stop because...
Source: bbc.co.uk
Why Scottish babies might start sleeping in cardboard boxes - BBC News: Baby boxes containing essential items are to be
Why Scottish babies might start sleeping in cardboard boxes - BBC News: Baby boxes containing essential items are to be delivered to new mothers across Scotland.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Two Views of Von Kármán Vortices : Image of the Day: Chains of swirling clouds stream behind islands in both the Atlantic
Two Views of Von Kármán Vortices : Image of the Day: Chains of swirling clouds stream behind islands in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Source: nasa.gov
London's optical illusion speed bumps - BBC News: Speed bumps have been painted on a London road as part of a pilot scheme
London's optical illusion speed bumps - BBC News: Speed bumps have been painted on a London road as part of a pilot scheme to deter drivers from exceeding 20mph. Wonder if they could be tried in our village. Avoid the expense, the noise, and the interference with buses and emergency vehicles by painting...
Source: bbc.co.uk
RCEM calls for 2200 extra consultants as part of new strategy to help deliver better care in emergency departments. "The
RCEM calls for 2200 extra consultants as part of new strategy to help deliver better care in emergency departments. "The extra consultants are one of a range of measures detailed in the RCEM Vision 2020 – the College’s strategy to fix the problems facing emergency medicine in England." Being the...
Source: rcem.ac.uk
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
The One-Percent Club For Top-Cited Papers - The Scholarly Kitchen: As an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor, editors
The One-Percent Club For Top-Cited Papers - The Scholarly Kitchen: As an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor, editors propose an index that measures highly cited papers. No matter how you analyse the impact of a journal it seems that the New England Journal of Medicine always comes out on top -...
Source: sspnet.org
Donald Clark Plan B: Tutorbots are here - 7 ways they could change the learning landscape "[tutorbots] at last is
Donald Clark Plan B: Tutorbots are here - 7 ways they could change the learning landscape "[tutorbots] at last is a form of technology that teachers can appreciate, as it truly tries to improve on what they already do. It takes good teaching as its standard and tries to eliminate and streamline...
Source: blogspot.co.uk
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
Switzerland votes to phase out nuclear power - BBC News: The referendum result allows the government to go ahead with plans
Switzerland votes to phase out nuclear power - BBC News: The referendum result allows the government to go ahead with plans to switch to renewable energy.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Recently completed trade deal between EU and Singapore may have set the framework for one with Britain - and will involve
Recently completed trade deal between EU and Singapore may have set the framework for one with Britain - and will involve ratification by all nation states. "The latest EU trade ruling is a disaster for Brexit Britain: Theresa May might like to think she’s a “bloody difficult woman” but in a landmark...
Source: independent.co.uk
Cancer Drug Fund didn’t deliver value ‘to patients or society’: A fund that spent more than £1 billion on expensive
Cancer Drug Fund didn’t deliver value ‘to patients or society’: A fund that spent more than £1 billion on expensive new cancer drugs in England had little clinical benefit, a study of 29 medicines has concluded
Source: newscientist.com
Day v Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust & Health Education England (2017) - Hempsons
Day v Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust & Health Education England (2017) - Hempsons
Source: hempsons.co.uk
Tesla Teams With Tiny Hawaiian Utility to Store Solar: Kauai Island Electric Cooperative is taking advantage of solar PV
Tesla Teams With Tiny Hawaiian Utility to Store Solar: Kauai Island Electric Cooperative is taking advantage of solar PV price drops and emerging battery technology to reinvent itself
Source: ieee.org
CardioInsight ECG Vest for Non-Invasive, Precise Heart Maps |: Medtronic landed FDA clearance for its CardioInsight 3D cardiac
CardioInsight ECG Vest for Non-Invasive, Precise Heart Maps |: Medtronic landed FDA clearance for its CardioInsight 3D cardiac mapping system that's used to locate sources of arrhythmias. The system consists of an ECG
Source: medgadget.com
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