Scans, science and sharks (plus the shortest abstract you'll ever read). We've sifted through the best of health on Twitter so you don't have to.
Here at home
- “While I do have MS, MS does not have me. A view on person-centred care from “activated patient” @Lynne_Craven.
- An incentive to have your NHS Health Check (if you’re a Millwall fan).
- Tips to keep healthy and well at festivals from @stjohnambulance.
- A powerful blog from @docranjana on how personal loss changed the way she cares for patients.
- The importance of quality improvement in perinatal mental health services (via @QIWEAHSN).
- June is Cancer Immunotherapy Month. The @AACR explores the promise and progress.
- Dying to know why – the decline of the autopsy and why it matters. New Scientist piece (via @NHSWatch).
- MRI imaging captures the moment we ‘file’ an idea in our brains.
- Genetically, what do we get from our dads? A belated Happy Fathers Day.
- You know the @incisivehealth team loves Lego. And we love this Lego anaesthesia machine by @DrLucieFilteau (which you can win!).
From across the pond
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An interesting NEJM article on behavioural economics in incentivising US clinicians (via @Jonathan_Fagge). - Passengers or co-pilots? A US perspective on patient engagement (via @klouisewood).
- Traumatised by the T-Rex in Jurassic World? Don’t look at this histology slide (shared by @DrLindseyFitz).
- 10 stories of science and tech that Hollywood should tell next (via @alicebell).
- 5 things Jeb Bush’s logo says about him (via @BBCNewsUS and @AWZurcher).
And finally
- The shortest abstract ever (via @AcademicsSay).
- Sharks vs spiders. The world’s deadliest animals.
- Sharks vs Donald Trump. Fun with favourability polls.
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