Junior doctors' strike receives overwhelming support, poll shows: Patients and medical profession in favour of action over proposed contract that could cut pay by 30% and force junior doctors to work more antisocial shifts
Source: theguardian.com
The Fuzzy Logic of Fleeing for Your Life: Computer models are becoming more attuned to human fear during crowd evacuations
Source: ieee.org
Sanofi wins EU approval for Praluent anti-cholesterol drug: French drugmaker Sanofi said the European Commission had cleared its key cholesterol drug Praluent for the treatment of so-called "bad cholesterol," or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, in certain adult patients with hypercholesterolemia.
Source: reuters.com
FDA Approves Two New Treatments for Diabetes NEJM Journal Watch.
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Waaaaaaaaaaales! That moment ... the second ... just before the fulltime whistle blew and Wales had beat England in Twickenham in England's World Cup Rugby tournament.
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Here's what Volkswagen did and how it got caught: Volkswagen fooled the state exams but was caught by independent testers
Source: businessinsider.com
Single layer perovskite sheet rises to the fore | Chemistry World
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Thousands of NHS doctors apply to be able to work abroad amid contract changes: General Medical Council reveals 3,468 requests for certificate of current professional status in just 10 days following confirmation of new contracts
Source: theguardian.com
How to see the moon's most stunning night in 30 years: On Sunday night, the moon will be both its brightest and its darkest in the year. But if you’re looking up to the sky, you’ll want to make sure you time it right — the full show will only last for about 71 minutes.
Source: independent.co.uk
Maths helps prepare for new diseases - BBC News: Researchers develop a mathematical model that can help determine the surveillance effort required to detect the arrival of costly invasive pathogens.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular outcomes and intensive glycemic control was hotly debated after the publication of landmark trials like ACCORD, ADVANCE, and VADT. The only benefits seem to come from intervening...
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Mozilla fixes 14-year old Firefox bug, turbocharges Adblock Plus | ExtremeTech: Firefox patched an ancient bug today -- and fixed a major problem with Adblock Plus in the process.
Source: extremetech.com
Microsoft thinks you’ll love Windows 10 so much, it downloads it for you — without asking | ExtremeTech: Microsoft is so confident you'll upgrade to Windows 10, it's downloading it for you -- and possibly installing it, too.
Source: extremetech.com
Can Living In Total Darkness For 5 Days "Reset" the Visual System? - Slashdot
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32,000 year old porridge found in cave
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Drug Company Backs off $750 per Pill Price Tag for Pyrimethamine — Physician’s First Watch
Source: jwatch.org
McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out eggs laid by caged hens in its North American restaurants will increase competition for limited supplies of cage-free eggs.
Source: reuters.com
Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study
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IBM Adapts Bitcoin Technology for Smart Contracts
Source: wsj.com
The French doctor who analysed the use of blood letting in pneumonia and settled the argument about whether it was helpful or harmful.
Numbers trump even the most strongly voiced opinions. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Charles_Alexandre_Louis "Pierre-Charles-Alexandre Louis (14 April 1787...
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