Taken your eye off Twitter? Read some of the things we saw in the past seven days.
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How did World War One change medical treatment. From blood banks to the psycho-analysis, the impact was massive. - England footballers take note. The secret to a successful penalty is always aiming for the same spot, so scientists claim.
- When radiologists take selfies.
- The world’s oldest condom.
- Ciaran Devane is leaving Macmillan Cancer Support, but is staying as a non-executive director of NHS England. You’ll be missed Ciaran. Cancer’s loss is the British Council’s gain.
- “If basic statistics are a problem for you, I’d advise becoming a journalist so at least you can get paid for it.” The Daily Mash at its finest.
- Testing times for testing. The number of clinical trials approved in Britain has dropped by 14% between 2005 and 2013.
- Interesting blog on learning the lessons from Ebola.
- 38 years later at Yambuku (or Ebola ground zero). A moving and depressing article by the microbiologist who was on the scene of the initial Ebola outbreak.
- The role of ‘liquid biopsies’ in assessing and treating cancer.
From America:
- Seven key questions to ask your oncologist, by an oncologist. Thankfully number 6 doesn’t (usually) apply in England.
- The importance of personal professional accountability and the role of morbidity and mortality conferences.
- 36% of end-of-life spending and 17% of US health spending are associated with physician beliefs unsupported by clinical evidence, according to this research.
- Growth in US health jobs – an economic saviour through recession – is starting to slow.
And finally…
- Hospital nutrition still has a way to go. These cheese and biscuits were provided to a patient after a 25 hour labour and emergency c-section).
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