Did you not use the extra hour to catch up on Twitter? We did so you don’t have to. Here are our highlights from the world of health.
- Our Bill Morgan appeared in a Newsnight extended feature on the NHS (appearing at 16.30 and 17.42).
- It was some week for Simon Stevens. And a great profile to top it off in The Guardian.
- A perspective from the right on Five Year Forward View.
- And a perspective from the left.
- Caption competition time.
- Public Health England is recruiting for Antibiotic Guardians.
- Diagnosing and treating disease – why the patient perspective must be front and centre.
- Comparing UK health costs and outcomes with other countries.
- Nigeria is Ebola-free. How was this achieved?
From America:
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Obama hugs Ebola survivor. Responsible and astute communications. It could be one of the defining images of the fight against Ebola. - Even Reynolds, the tobacco manufacturer, is banning smoking in its offices.
- Interesting blog on genetic risks of multiple cancers.
- The top 5 advances in modern oncology – voted on by over 2,000 people.
- Very interesting New York Times editorial praising Cuba’s response to Ebola.
- Taking stock of the US mid-terms, with less than two weeks to go.
- Michael Bloomberg is funding a campaign to impose a fizzy drink tax in California.
And finally…
- What academics are really saying.
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