Watching the big kick off not Twitter? Fear not, here is your weekly catch up from the world of health.
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Day case surgery is an NHS efficiency success story, with the potential to deliver more. - Is volunteering good for your health?
- Interesting interview with Simon Stevens by Andy Cowper.
- Dame Louisa Aldrich-Blake, Britain’s first female surgeon, a pioneer of cancer surgery and a war hero.
- Labour voters are more concerned about the NHS than Conservative voters. Converse true for economy, immigration, defence and benefits.
- Cancer survival has improved further, but there is likely to be a long way to go to match other countries.
- A bionic hand could be made and fitted in 5 days for less than £2,000.
- Britain has a thing or two to learn about helping wheelchair users on the beach...
- Great infographics on ‘what if’ scenarios.
- Music improves the accuracy of a surgeon’s stitching.
- The difference between tests and pilots.
- The African start up using mobile phones to tackle counterfeit drugs.
- A 15-year-old Google Science Fair finalist came up with a genius way to transport vaccines.
From America:
- The massive role that Medicare played in racial integration.
- Why an increase in boring trial results is an important advance for medicine.
And finally...
- Was this what life was like pre-Twitter?
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