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Report: Mobile adblocking has exploded in Asia, but it’s still tiny in North America and Europe: In Indonesia, 58 percent

Report: Mobile adblocking has exploded in Asia, but it’s still tiny in North America and Europe: In Indonesia, 58 percent of mobile devices are running adblockers. In the United States: 1 percent.
Source: niemanlab.org

Doctors use virtual reality to prepare children for scans - BBC News: Doctors have started using virtual reality to help

Doctors use virtual reality to prepare children for scans - BBC News: Doctors have started using virtual reality to help kids overcome their fear of MRI scanners in hospitals.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Industry sponsorship and research outcome | Cochrane

Industry sponsorship and research outcome | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Is dance movement therapy an effective intervention for dementia? A review of the evidence | Cochrane

Is dance movement therapy an effective intervention for dementia? A review of the evidence | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Plastic 'nurdles' found littering UK beaches - BBC News: Billions of tiny plastic lentil-sized pellets can be spotted on

Plastic 'nurdles' found littering UK beaches - BBC News: Billions of tiny plastic lentil-sized pellets can be spotted on UK shores - but how do 'nurdles' get there?
Source: bbc.co.uk

Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal: Scientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team

Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal: Scientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team just two years away from creating hybrid mammoth-elephant embryo
Source: theguardian.com

"STPs require nearly £10bn in capital funding if they are to be successful" - Hospital Dr

"STPs require nearly £10bn in capital funding if they are to be successful" - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Phrase of the day: Complex adaptive system - a system in which a perfect understanding of the individual parts does not

Phrase of the day: Complex adaptive system - a system in which a perfect understanding of the individual parts does not automatically convey a perfect understanding of the whole system's behavior.
Source: wikipedia.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

Patients Are Ditching Opioid Pills for Weed: Can marijuana help solve the opioid epidemic?

Patients Are Ditching Opioid Pills for Weed: Can marijuana help solve the opioid epidemic?
Source: theatlantic.com

Air pollution 'final warning' from European Commission to UK - BBC News: The European Commission says it will take the matter

Air pollution 'final warning' from European Commission to UK - BBC News: The European Commission says it will take the matter to the EU court if countries fail to act.
Source: bbc.co.uk

The top reads of 2016 - as chosen by influential leaders around the world: Facebook asked 62 of its 'global influencers'

The top reads of 2016 - as chosen by influential leaders around the world: Facebook asked 62 of its 'global influencers' what they read in 2016. This is what they said.
Source: weforum.org

Hans Rosling has passed away: Hans Rosling, professor of international health, has passed away. He died early Tuesday

Hans Rosling has passed away: Hans Rosling, professor of international health, has passed away. He died early Tuesday morning, 7 February 2017, his family announces at the Gapminder foundation web site. Hans Rosling suffered from a pancreatic cancer which was diagnosed one year ago.
Source: ki.se

Leaked NHS Improvement figures suggest January was worst month for NHS in 13 years - Hospital Dr

Leaked NHS Improvement figures suggest January was worst month for NHS in 13 years - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Responding to social media posts with pictures of a cute hedgehog in a hat. When you see a post and don't quite know what

Responding to social media posts with pictures of a cute hedgehog in a hat. When you see a post and don't quite know what to say then perhaps the only option is to respond with a picture of a hedgehog in a hat. After all isn't that why the internet was invented? First of all the social media machine...
Source: tineye.com

Patient-Reported Symptoms May Be Left Out of EMRs: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William

Patient-Reported Symptoms May Be Left Out of EMRs: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS "Patient-reported symptoms may fail to make it into a practice's electronic medical record (EMR), according to a study in JAMA … NEJM Journal Watch." It...
Source: jwatch.org

VC predictions 2017 – Earlybird’s view: Personal insights on the future of tech, business and venture capital.

VC predictions 2017 – Earlybird’s view: Personal insights on the future of tech, business and venture capital.
Source: medium.com

Source: jwatch.org

Customer Feedback Surveys Considered Harmful

Customer Feedback Surveys Considered Harmful
Source: easydns.org

Source: slashdot.org