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Improving clinical handover: Development of a web-based intensive care unit consultation system with structured reply generation

Improving clinical handover: Development of a web-based intensive care unit consultation system with structured reply generation Jasperine Ka-yee Ho. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com

Improving DCE Response Rates « Healthcare Economist

Improving DCE Response Rates « Healthcare Economist
Source: healthcare-economist.com

The Strong Evidence Against Spanking: A review of the available research finds that physical punishment is significantly

The Strong Evidence Against Spanking: A review of the available research finds that physical punishment is significantly linked to bad outcomes for kids.
Source: theatlantic.com

Editorial: Contemporary Faces of Diabetes Care for Youth and Young Adults in the 21st Century: Evolution in the Roles of

Editorial: Contemporary Faces of Diabetes Care for Youth and Young Adults in the 21st Century: Evolution in the Roles of Patients and Families, Healthcare Providers and Systems, Behavioral Health, and the Online Community Current diabetes reviews.
Source: nih.gov

What if Uber did health, housing and social care?: If you’ve been to a conference in the past 12 months – you’ll almost

What if Uber did health, housing and social care?: If you’ve been to a conference in the past 12 months – you’ll almost certainly have seen the slide above, or a version of it. Mentioning “disruptive innovation” adds a sprinkle&nb…
Source: paulitaylor.com

GreenWave Wins The 2015 Fuller Challenge | The Buckminster Fuller Institute

GreenWave Wins The 2015 Fuller Challenge | The Buckminster Fuller Institute
Source: bfi.org

Jeremy Hunt doesn’t understand junior doctors. He co-wrote a book on how to dismantle the NHS | Frankie Boyle: Frankie

Jeremy Hunt doesn’t understand junior doctors. He co-wrote a book on how to dismantle the NHS | Frankie Boyle: Frankie Boyle: The health secretary’s name is so redolent of upper-class brutality he belongs in a Martin Amis book where working-class people are called Dave Rubbish
Source: theguardian.com

Rising Suicide Rates: According to a new CDC study, suicide rates jumped sharply in the U.S., particularly among women and

Rising Suicide Rates: According to a new CDC study, suicide rates jumped sharply in the U.S., particularly among women and Native Americans.
Source: theatlantic.com

Ultrathin Stick-On Device Measures, Displays Blood Oxygen Concentration |: Fitness trackers are exceptionally popular nowadays

Ultrathin Stick-On Device Measures, Displays Blood Oxygen Concentration |: Fitness trackers are exceptionally popular nowadays with consumers, though they're still pretty basic in their abilities. Even the more capable heart rate
Source: medgadget.com

Bacteria That Can Break Down Plastic - Science News | The Naked Scientists

Bacteria That Can Break Down Plastic - Science News | The Naked Scientists
Source: thenakedscientists.com

Court tosses Kansas case that tried to challenge science education guidelines

Court tosses Kansas case that tried to challenge science education guidelines
Source: arstechnica.com

Plastic problems | Chemistry World

Plastic problems | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

Birds’ eye views | Chemistry World

Birds’ eye views | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

A History of Nothing: An animated look at the history of zero.

A History of Nothing: An animated look at the history of zero.
Source: sspnet.org

The man who studies the spread of ignorance : How do people or companies with vested interests spread ignorance and obfuscate

The man who studies the spread of ignorance : How do people or companies with vested interests spread ignorance and obfuscate knowledge? Georgina Kenyon finds there is a term which defines this phenomenon. Georgina Kenyon.
Source: bbc.com

Coral are bleaching along the entire Great Barrier Reef: Warm water is causing the most damaging event we’ve ever seen

Coral are bleaching along the entire Great Barrier Reef: Warm water is causing the most damaging event we’ve ever seen there.
Source: arstechnica.com

In Privacy Versus Security, End-to-End Encryption Is Definitely Winning: Viber and WhatsApp have switched it on to protect

In Privacy Versus Security, End-to-End Encryption Is Definitely Winning: Viber and WhatsApp have switched it on to protect 1.7 billion users worldwide
Source: ieee.org

Tell big brands: stop rainforest destruction: Big brands like PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson & Colgate are still using rainforest-destroying

Tell big brands: stop rainforest destruction: Big brands like PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson & Colgate are still using rainforest-destroying palm oil. We have to force them to stop before the Indonesian rainforest is ablaze again.
Source: greenpeace.org.uk

Condamine River on fire in CSG mining area: Dramatic footage shows huge flames erupting from methane gas bubbling to the

Condamine River on fire in CSG mining area: Dramatic footage shows huge flames erupting from methane gas bubbling to the surface of the Condamine River, a result of ongoing coal seam gas mining in the region, some locals say.
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au

Inspiring read. Naomi Klein. This changes everything. A tirade against the very inconvenient truth that climate change

Inspiring read. Naomi Klein. This changes everything. A tirade against the very inconvenient truth that climate change is ultimately due to capitalism. A destructive capitalism that extracts from nature recklessly thinking growth can be without limit on a finite planet. However, the book ends with...
Source: amazon.co.uk