Were you too busy playing bingo to look at Twitter? Here’s our summary of some of the highlights from the world of health over the past seven days.
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More than a third of us are not satisfied with our level of health, according to this infographic on wellbeing in the UK. - This is interesting project looking at how to use the perspective of the user to measure coordination of care delivered by multiple organisations.
- Healthcare leaders are not optimistic about challenges facing the NHS according to this survey by the NHS Confederation.
- Far from a modern disease, human remains prove the disease existed in ancient Egypt.
- Neil Armstrong’s heart rate during Apollo 11.
And from America:
- What makes a good doctor? Compassion and communication are more important that technical competence, according to @ashishkjha’s Twitter contacts.
- This infographic compares US healthcare with that in other countries.
- Life expectancy at birth vs health spending per capita. One country stands out.
- When administrative problems have a very high human cost. This story shows that Obamacare still isn’t working for everyone.
- The internet is often used to propagate anti-vaccine myths. Here’s an example of when people fought back.
And finally…
- In this situation, the financial penalty may be an unnecessary deterrent, given the health consequences…
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