Spend too much time following the latest round of Brexit negotiations to pay attention to Twitter? Here is what you may have missed.
- There are some surprises in this graph of the relationship between healthcare coverage and GDP
- The publication of health statistics has come a long way since 1675
- How taking part in creative activities can help people with mental health issues
- Why making a sartorial sock sacrifice may not be a good idea for foot health
- An honest and brave piece from @MarkFlann on the need for the charity sector to do more to promote good mental health
- On world obesity day, this animation showed the tenfold rise in childhood obesity since 1975
- Gene editing could be the future of healthcare but authorities are seeking to ensure it is not also used to transform performance in competitive sports
- The first dentist to host the @nhs account gave a visceral insight into dental surgery
- A profoundly moving poem from a father on grief, anger and ending stigma to mark #babylossawareness week
- The NHS is way out ahead of Brexit and terrorism as the leading issue affecting the UK identified by young people
From America:
- Has better access to healthcare helped to fight crime in the US?
- An immersive art project gave doctors at Mount Sinai hospital insights into the sensory experiences of intensive care brain trauma patients
- With the future of US healthcare up in the air, is it time to review the system incentives for innovation?
And finally…
- Simon Stevens’ #beardwatch may have ended, but another began at SNP Conference