Basking in the sun not staring at Twitter? Coming up are our highlights from the world of health on Twitter.
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What happens when the money runs out? A stark reminder of international experiences from the Health Foundation. - Confused about the General Election and health? Our #healthpolicycompass will point you in the right direction.
- The cost of living around the world.
- Reporting of mental health issues and the use of ‘headclutcher’ pictures.
- MPs support the use of RCTs in social policy, but many of the supporters feel that control arms are unfair.
- Savings lives and money. Our research was mentioned in this Cancer Research UK blog for BIVDA.
- Interesting analysis on CQC inspections that could swing marginal constituencies with a quote from our Ben Nunn.
- Stunning improvements in global life expectancy.
- Causes of musician death by genre.
- The Lego linac: a short movie explaining radiotherapy.
- Divorce is literally heart-breaking according to this study.
From America:
- The importance of linking genomic and clinical data in oncology (and why the UK might be able to lead the world).
- Branding experts critique presidential hopefuls’ logos.
- Why patients sometimes lie to doctors (and why doctors can be complicit in the lie).
- The American public wants easier ways to participate in medical research.
- Why (well, one of the reasons why) you shouldn’t shoot at armadillos.
And finally…
- Why statisticians should not be allowed to speak to patients.
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