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Milasen - a drug developed for a single patient.

Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease | NEJM: Summary Genome sequencing is often pivotal in the diagnosis of rare diseases, but many of these conditions lack specific treatments. We describe how molecular diagnosis of a rare, fatal neurodegenerative condition led to the...
Source: nejm.org

Healthcare students' perceptions about their role, confidence and competence to deliver brief public health interventions

Healthcare students' perceptions about their role, confidence and competence to deliver brief public health interventions and advice: Public health improvement has long been an important focus for the United Kingdom Department of Health. The Allied Health Professions (AHP) Federation has 84,000 members,...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Using social media to support small group learning: Medical curricula are increasingly using small group learning and less

Using social media to support small group learning: Medical curricula are increasingly using small group learning and less didactic lecture-based teaching. This creates new challenges and opportunities in how students are best supported with information technology. We explored how university-supported...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Grass-fed beef is bad for the planet and causes climate change: Supporters like Prince Charles say raising cattle on pastures

Grass-fed beef is bad for the planet and causes climate change: Supporters like Prince Charles say raising cattle on pastures can be good for the environment, but the sums have been done and their claims don’t add up
Source: newscientist.com

Charles E. Lindblom - one of the early developers of incrementalism ... or 'muddling through'.

Charles E. Lindblom - one of the early developers of incrementalism ... or 'muddling through'.
Source: wikipedia.org

Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2016 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2016 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes James J. Chamberlain. Andrew S. Rhinehart. Charles F. Shaefer. Annie Neuman. Annals of Internal Medicine.
Source: annals.org

Pierre Louis and the "numerical method"

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...
Source: wikipedia.org