Blinked and you missed it? Here are some of our highlights from the world of health on Twitter over the past 7 days.
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In the week NHS England hit pause on care.data, here are three perspectives on the project by Andy Cowper, Ben Goldacre and Jonathon Tomlinson. - Telling a convincing story is hard when you are not allowed to use the good bits of your narrative. @MBirty looks at the communications challenges facing Jeremy Hunt and Andy Burnham.
- Good for health, good for wealth. Here is a paper suggesting that health spending has a significant domestic fiscal multiplier.
- The impact of austerity on health – a look at the Greek example.
- A map of the percentage of national GDP spent on scientific research.
- The world’s population according to latitude and longitude.
- An independent advocacy scheme to support older people with cancer.
- Research on palliative and end of life care – help determine the big questions.
- Fascinating article on why health tourism is changing health – but not in predicted ways.
- 'Brief Decision Aids' that help people make informed choices.
- @mentalhealthcop is back.
- An anti-stigma campaign focusing on mental health treatment could save lives argues Louis Appleby.
- A map of travel times for emergency admissions, which have hardly changed over time.
From America:
- There are two Americas when it comes to healthcare quality, costs and outcomes
- Crowd-sourcing ideas for cancer clinical trials.
- A perspective from @kevinmd on why privacy might not actually be that high on most people’s agenda.
- Online health info is often a great resource, but can also lead to scams. Here are some tips to avoid quackery.
- What do hospital chaplains do? This blog on the work of chaplains with American cancer patients will challenge some misconceptions.
- Coincidence or power? An assessment of the impact of financial incentives in driving the adoption of health IT.
And finally…
- A fist bump is better than a handshake when it comes to preventing the spread of infection. There is a pilot study to prove it.
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