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Stocking up on ice for the heatwave? Missed the latest health on Twitter? Don't get hot and bothered - we've got a summary for you.

Here at home:

  • A comparison of health and social care spending in 11 countries, from @commonwealthfund.
  • It’s do or die for care - insightful commentary from former Care Minister Paul Burstow in the @Telegraph.
  • Who do we trust on health? 55% of millennials would trust an app over a healthcare professional (via @adamfalat).
  • Most think doctors should be able to help end patients’ lives - subject to controls. A new poll by the Economist and Ipsos MORI (via @benatipsosmori). 
  • What I’m really thinking. A powerful blog for @guardian by a wheelchair user (via @DHorizons).
  • Tell each other the truth. @MarkFlannCEO writes on charity self-regulation for @ThirdSector.
  • The countries with the greatest scientific impact - UK comes in at #3 (via @Phil_Baty).
  • myths about allergies busted by @senseaboutsci.
  • How a single case report became clickbait for panic about skinny jeans. Behind the headlines with @NHSChoices.
  • A scientific landmark and a potential solution to falling numbers of blood donors - artificial blood to be tested by the NHS (via @BBCNews).
  • Plus the silicon chips that mimic human organs (via @BBCNews).
  • An engineering feat akin to Crossrail? @simondenegri on the complexities of use of health data
  • Regularly trotted out, but where does the NHS fit in the list of the world’s biggest employers? @wef explains.

Across the pond:

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