Time to catch up on Twitter. Here’s our summary of some of the things you might haver missed from the world of health, plus a bit more.
- 'Time is brain’ – for every hour without treatment after a stroke, the brain ages by 3.6 years. Could mobile stroke units in ambulances be the answer?
- Diagnosing rare genetic disorders by photograph.
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The Health Service Journal has reported that that Simon Stevens is open to changes to primary care market to reduce inequalities – as predicted by our @MBirty. - Race relations / immigration has replaced the economy as the top concern for the public in a new IpsosMORI poll.
- An x-ray of a 900 pound man.
- Delivering patient-centred care – National Voices has published some simple guides to the evidence.
From America:
- A US court has struck down New York City’s big soda ban.
- Nearly six in ten Obamacare buyers were previously uninsured.
- Pay for performance – US hospitals face financial penalties for infections and avoidable complications.
From the World Cup:
- The odds of getting bitten by Luis Suarez whilst playing football are similar to the odds of getting bitten by a shark.
- Agony but no injury. The ‘health’ impact of World Cup writhing.
And finally…
The rule of rescue. It took 22 firefighters to rescue a man after he got stuck in a giant stone vagina.