In the sunshine, not on Twitter? Here’s our summary of the best of what you might have missed from the world of health.
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Watch the ‘F word’ - a fascinating reflection on the impact on patients of language used by clinicians. - There have been remarkable gains in life expectancy over the past 200 years (but there are still stark inequalities).
- Making you mark at the ballot box. In the UK all sorts of images count.
- In every country in the world, male suicides outnumber female. Is it to do with social perfectionism?
- The 25 most influential people in biopharma - including George Freeman.
- Ouch! But the nail was removed and all the patient needed was a tetanus shot and some antibiotics.
From America:
- An amputation is performed in a hospital tent at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. July 1863.
- Five interesting trends from #HIMSS15.
- Bush v Rove: the race for 2016 is serving up an unlikely contest.
- Agnostics can’t even commit to having kids.
- An early anti-smoking message.
And finally…
- This is how you pose for your ‘elected official’ photo.
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