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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

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

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

Meta-Analysis: Metformin Should Still Be First-Line Diabetes Therapy, Even with Newer Drugs Available: By Amy Orciari Herman

Meta-Analysis: Metformin Should Still Be First-Line Diabetes Therapy, Even with Newer Drugs Available: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Evidence from a new meta-analysis "supports current guidelines with metformin as the recommended first-line...
Source: jwatch.org

NHS bullying made me want to kill myself and forced me to quit: I will never forget what happened to me and four years on

NHS bullying made me want to kill myself and forced me to quit: I will never forget what happened to me and four years on I still suffer trauma whenever I go near the hospital where I once worked
Source: theguardian.com

Integrate to Innovate: Using Standards to Push Content Forward: While many of the traditional publishing tasks remain intact,

Integrate to Innovate: Using Standards to Push Content Forward: While many of the traditional publishing tasks remain intact, new tasks that are much more technical in nature have changed the skill sets required to be scholarly publishers. As new and developing…
Source: sspnet.org

'Cool' Saharan ants' silver hairs cause total internal reflection - physicsworld.com: Desert-dwelling ant can survive temperatures

'Cool' Saharan ants' silver hairs cause total internal reflection - physicsworld.com: Desert-dwelling ant can survive temperatures of more than 50 °C because body hairs reflect light and stop them from overheating
Source: physicsworld.com

A man’s discovery of bones under his pub could forever change what we know about the Irish

A man’s discovery of bones under his pub could forever change what we know about the Irish
Source: washingtonpost.com

APOD: 2016 April 17 - Asperatus Clouds Over New Zealand

APOD: 2016 April 17 - Asperatus Clouds Over New Zealand
Source: nasa.gov

Is P4P doomed to fail? Asks the Health Economist. Well only if you assume healthcare is a simple process not a multifactorial

Is P4P doomed to fail? Asks the Health Economist. Well only if you assume healthcare is a simple process not a multifactorial complex one.
Source: healthcare-economist.com

Nicola Sturgeon to provide free 'baby box' to new parents: First minister’s proposal will offer clothes, nappies and toys

Nicola Sturgeon to provide free 'baby box' to new parents: First minister’s proposal will offer clothes, nappies and toys in bid to tackle infant poverty rates in Scotland
Source: theguardian.com

Pressure mounts on Jeremy Hunt over handling of junior doctors’ dispute: Health secretary retreats from claim he has right

Pressure mounts on Jeremy Hunt over handling of junior doctors’ dispute: Health secretary retreats from claim he has right to impose contract – but threat may mean he has misled parliament
Source: theguardian.com