Were you watching the cricket or cycling instead of staring at Twitter? Here’s our summary of what you might have missed from the world of health.
The Cancer Strategy has been published:
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Here’s a reminder of the challenge facing England if we want to deliver ‘world-leading’ cancer survival. - Late diagnosis is associated with poorer survival – a major focus of the Cancer Strategy is on earlier diagnosis to save lives and avert costs.
- Improving cancer outcomes isn’t just about survival. The Cancer Strategy rightly has a big focus on experience and quality of life, where there is also a big opportunity for better quality and lower costs.
Other things we noticed:
- As the Cancer Strategy is published, @LisaSaysThis has some great suggestions for the Mental Health Taskforce.
- On the weekend of #ImInWorkJeremy, here’s Matt’s brilliant take on #7dayNHS.
- A hand was attached to a leg to keep it alive.
- A colourblind man sees purple for the first time.
- When an alliance isn’t a merger. @Taylorandrew456 on goings on in the Midlands
- What is depression?
- Infant mortality has more than halved over the past three decades.
- New slide sets from Public Health England on physical activity.
- The world is getting better all the time - here’s why in 11 charts.
From America:
- Some researchers are concerned about the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act.
- Delaying picking your baby’s name increases the risk of medical mistakes.
- Many US cities are considering a soda tax - Mexico has tried it and the tax is having a big effect.
And finally...
- Some reading suggestions for young bacteriologists.
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