Snapdate: Ebola virus diseaseClick on image to enlarge.

This is one of the data visualizations from my Ebola virus disease (EVD) graphs and tallies page.[1]A crude extrapolation from current publicly available Ebola virus disease (EVD) confirmed case numbers. To see how I made this please visit here.[2]The P-value for this linear trend model is...

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Queensland influenza age shift still shifted...

Figure from State of Queensland (Queensland Health) report found here includes data up to 9th August 2015.Images excised from PDF and pasted together using Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.0.0Click on image to enlargeAlso interesting:3.3X more influenza type B viruses than influenza type A viruses in week...

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Queensland influenza sees a shift in age...

Image adapted from Geoscience Australia,The Australian Government.[3]The media Down Under have been doing their thing this influenza season...Vaccine delay to cause horror flu season, say expertsQld sniffles through highest flu countCHART: Australia could be in for its worst flu season on recordFlu...

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U-M reopens medical library without books

ANN ARBOR (AP) — The University of Michigan has reopened its Taubman Health Sciences Library after a $55 million overhaul and rethinking of how a library for medical students should function. Hundreds of thousands of books were moved to an offsite location and are available on demand for delivery,...

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Medical journal news releases CAN make a difference

This week The BMJ sent journalists a news release, “Regular consumption of spicy foods linked to lower risk of death.” The second paragraph – the third sentence overall – of the news release read: “This is an observational study so no definitive conclusions can be drawn...

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Music in operating theaters could impair communication

The study, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, investigates how background music impacted on surgical operations through an analysis of video recordings. Co-lead author Sharon-Marie Weldon, from the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London in the UK, explains that...

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Best Medical Schools Linked to Top-Notch Hospitals

At almost any medical school, soon-to-be doctors will get years of hands-on and classroom training in preparation for their careers. But there are perks that come with going to a school that's affiliated with a prestigious hospital. "You get to see the medical cases that are really complex,"...

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Shop owner disguised 'drug trafficking' business as medical marijuana shop

Glenn Price, whose medical marijuana shop was raided by Winnipeg police, has been charged with drug trafficking. "It was determined that the owner was operating an illegal drug trafficking business which was held out to be a medical marijuana dispensary," police said in a news release. Several...

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High-dose vitamin D supplements 'do not improve bone health' for postmenopausal women

The results of the randomized clinical trial comparing the effects of low-dose vitamin D supplementation, high-dose vitamin D supplementation and placebo are published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Vitamin D plays a key role in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus...

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Young dads at greater risk of death in middle age, study suggests

Study author Dr. Elina Einiö, of the University of Helsinki in Finland, and colleagues note that previous studies have suggested young fatherhood is linked to poorer physical health in midlife, leading to earlier death than men who become fathers later in life. However, the authors say the credibility...

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