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Hopkins Study Finds Popular Blood Pressure App Wildly Inaccurate - Slashdot

Hopkins Study Finds Popular Blood Pressure App Wildly Inaccurate - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Coenzyme Q10 for High Blood Pressure | Cochrane

Coenzyme Q10 for High Blood Pressure | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Beyond investing: Making global health a reality for all | PLOS Biologue: A grand convergence in global health will require

Beyond investing: Making global health a reality for all | PLOS Biologue: A grand convergence in global health will require strategic investments in R&D and an aggressive scale-up of health-care delivery systems to ensure health tools reach those who need them most.
Source: plos.org

eLearning Modules will Die… and 702010 will hold the Smoking Gun: "When talking about technology and learning it’s hard

eLearning Modules will Die… and 702010 will hold the Smoking Gun: "When talking about technology and learning it’s hard not to think about elearning modules. They’ve been the bread and butter of digital learning solutions for decades and the industry behind them has helped many, including myself,...
Source: learnnovators.com

Printed Sensors Evaluated for Glucose Measurement in Exhaled Breath. Very interesting approach to measuring glucose using

Printed Sensors Evaluated for Glucose Measurement in Exhaled Breath. Very interesting approach to measuring glucose using nanotechnology printing. The key to all these alternate sites (and methods) is how rapidly they track true blood glucose. Fingerprick capillary blood is just so good at that.
Source: medgadget.com

Dissolvable Brain Implant For Monitoring of ICP |: Post brain surgery or cranial injury patients require close monitoring

Dissolvable Brain Implant For Monitoring of ICP |: Post brain surgery or cranial injury patients require close monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) and swelling in the brain. Conventional implants are
Source: medgadget.com

Can owning a cat lead to less stress? Results of a study from Cornwall College Newquay supports the body of evidence that

Can owning a cat lead to less stress? Results of a study from Cornwall College Newquay supports the body of evidence that shows cats can be a healthy pleasure, particularly for owners who have had their cats longer than 2 years.
Source: cornwall.ac.uk

A wholesale power grab: how the UK government is handing housing over to private developers: The new housing and planning

A wholesale power grab: how the UK government is handing housing over to private developers: The new housing and planning bill is a raft of dangerous measures that will increase inequality and solely benefit the private sector
Source: theguardian.com

Lowering Blood Pressure Associated with Reductions in Cardiovascular Events, Meta-Analysis Finds: By Kelly Young Edited

Lowering Blood Pressure Associated with Reductions in Cardiovascular Events, Meta-Analysis Finds: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH Reducing systolic blood pressure is associated with lower risk for cardiovascular events, suggests a meta-analysis in the Lancet...
Source: jwatch.org

Smartphone-Based Visual Acuity Measurement for Screening and Clinical Assessment: This commentary discusses a study published

Smartphone-Based Visual Acuity Measurement for Screening and Clinical Assessment: This commentary discusses a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology that describes the accuracy of a smartphone-based visual acuity test for detecting visual impairment in rural Kenya. Christopher J. Brady. Allen O. Eghrari....
Source: jamanetwork.com

APOD: 2015 November 23 - A 212 Hour Exposure of Orion

APOD: 2015 November 23 - A 212 Hour Exposure of Orion
Source: nasa.gov

NHS England chief warns against poor spending review deal: Simon Stevens hopes for ‘considerably more progress’ in negotiations

NHS England chief warns against poor spending review deal: Simon Stevens hopes for ‘considerably more progress’ in negotiations with Treasury to front-load extra cash and ease pressure on health service
Source: theguardian.com

Doctors who left NHS for Australia: ‘More cash, fewer hours, less pressure’: As the row over junior doctors’ contracts

Doctors who left NHS for Australia: ‘More cash, fewer hours, less pressure’: As the row over junior doctors’ contracts intensifies, thousands of NHS staff are applying to work abroad. Here three who have moved explain why they had to go
Source: theguardian.com

Patient reported outcome measurement system (PROMIS) valid in assessing patient experience: A study at Hospital for Special

Patient reported outcome measurement system (PROMIS) valid in assessing patient experience: A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) evaluating the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in patients with lupus finds that the questionnaire is valid in assessing subjective...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Objectively Measured Daily Steps and Subsequent Long Term All-Cause Mortality: The Tasped Prospective Cohort Study: Background

Objectively Measured Daily Steps and Subsequent Long Term All-Cause Mortality: The Tasped Prospective Cohort Study: Background Self–reported physical activity has been inversely associated with mortality but the effect of objectively measured step activity on mortality has never been evaluated....
Source: plos.org

Flexible Sensors Measure Blood Flow Under the Skin: A flexible skin device capable of track ing blood flow could monitor

Flexible Sensors Measure Blood Flow Under the Skin: A flexible skin device capable of track ing blood flow could monitor the health of patients around the clock
Source: ieee.org

Study suggests pressure to publish impedes innovation | Inside Higher Ed

Study suggests pressure to publish impedes innovation | Inside Higher Ed
Source: insidehighered.com

The Simplest Definition of SCORM You'll Ever Read: SCORM compliance assures companies that content creation tools and learning

The Simplest Definition of SCORM You'll Ever Read: SCORM compliance assures companies that content creation tools and learning management systems (LMS) work together to create an optimal instructional experience.
Source: schoolkeep.com

Can't take the heat? We need a universal measure on temperature: How do we know that a measure of something in one location

Can't take the heat? We need a universal measure on temperature: How do we know that a measure of something in one location can be replicated precisely in another. We already have a universal measure of mass and time, but what about temperture?
Source: theconversation.com

USPSTF Guidelines Recommend Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH,

USPSTF Guidelines Recommend Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends ambulatory blood pressure monitoring as the reference standard for confirming a diagnosis … NEJM...
Source: jwatch.org