via www.informationisbeautiful.net David McCandless is an expert in information visualization. A great place to see his work is this website which features an interesting visualization of drug deaths and media coverage. As further evidence of this ranking please also see the scientist in the UK who has recently been fired for arguing that drug policy…
It’s refreshing to see a variety of experts take a stab at improving the healthcare system from a unique angle. This article looks at the work of a businessman who decided to create workflows of hospitals to see how much the experience could be improved by making a few, small tweaks.. A simple change could…
State helping to shape US efforts to digitize health records for all – The Boston Globe. Great article on the ability of Mass to lead the way in health informatics as the Silicon valley of health IT.
‘ An excellent article in Businessweek highlights the fact that Social networks like PatientsLikeMe let people take charge of their own care—changing the nature of drug research and the practice of medicine Related articles Deals of the Week Ponders PatientsLikeMe and Empowerment (invivoblog.blogspot.com) Merck to draw on social network for psoriasis patients (fiercebiotechit.com) Merck’s partnership…
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By far the best datasets for disease info are the CDC’s… Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Related articles CDC: West Nile outbreak ‘one of largest’ in US (newsobserver.com) CDC: 41 West Nile deaths in U.S. (content.usatoday.com) CDC: 158 cases of new swine flu strain from pigs (sacbee.com) Dallas mayor…
A totally weird but interesting study. This conflicts with our evolutionary heritage has primates in some ways living in communal groups but may have merit if primates sleep independently. BBC NEWS | Health | Bed sharing ‘bad for your health’. Related articles Human Ancestors Were Nearly All Vegetarians (blogs.scientificamerican.com) Penises, Primates and the study…
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