Good communication makes our work interesting, richer and deeper

Good communication makes our work interesting, richer and deeper. But empathy may dry up over time, hence the need to refresh/recharge perio...

App uses a network of smartphones to help research cancer: your phone crunches numbers while your sleep

The company DreamLab says will allow users to "donate" their smartphone's processing power while their owners are sleeping: ...

How to avoid doctor dependency

How to avoid doctor dependency: Buy stuff over the counter Take advice from grandma Use self-made remedies, e.g. lemon and honey or sensible...

"Don't go so fast: we're in a hurry!"

"Don't go so fast: we're in a hurry!" -- Talleyrand to his coachman. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838) wa...

AA: 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine goes to discoverers of antimicrobials Artemisinin and Avermectin

From DW: Youyou Tu, the chief professor at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, began her work with traditional herbal remedie...

70,000 Ways to Get Sick or Die - the switch to ICD-10 in US

From the WSJ: Under a new system, the number of diagnostic codes doctors must use to get paid is expanding from 14,000 to 70,000, including ...

Extroverts and neurotics tend to use Facebook and WhatsApp more

From a recent study : 20% of smartphone behavior can be accounted for by WhatsApp usage, and females use it 13 minutes longer than males. Ex...