Too busy out enjoying the famous British summer weather last week? Here's our round-up of what you might have missed on Twitter.
- .@Gizmodo used Freedom of Information requests to uncover some fascinating insights into the forthcoming NHS app
- A thought-provoking personal account of the challenges of aging with spina bifida
- The polio vaccine, beta blockers and antiretrovirals are among the top 10 most important medicines in NHS history according to a new report from @OHENews
- This journal article from 1968 shows how far the scientific and public discourse on smoking has changed in the last forty years
- A touching example of the positive power of social media from @barnsleyfc
- Could virtual reality help to treat chronic pain in the future?
- How a genetic mutation found in just 1 in 130,000 people could be used to help tackle diabetes
- Challenges in delivering cold-chain storage in the world’s poorest countries are leading to huge losses in vaccine stock
- Improving safety in Australian hospitals could save $1.5 billion a year, but a new report argues that trasparency rather than financial incentives is the solution to improving performance
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Healthcare is set to be one of the biggest issues in the upcoming US midterms, with a new generation of women leading the case for universal healthcare
And finally…
- In 1948 using public funds to develop and commercialise a new brain activity test would get you…. called a nuisance by the Chair of the Medical Research Council