We Made a Map. It’s Probably Wrong
Based on federal data, WebMD and Medscape made a map of the percentage of healthcare workers at hospitals around the U.S. who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID. Seems simple enough. It isn’t. Source link
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NHS blunder sees wrong woman given invasive procedure
She was checked in at the reception desk at the same time as another patient, who had arrived for a colposcopy appointment. This is a procedure to look at the cervix, the lower part of the womb at the top of the vagina, often carried out if cervical screening finds abnormal cells in the cervix. … Read more
Studies Most Likely to Be Wrong Are Read the Most
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Studies that can’t be verified and may be untrue are much more likely to be cited in the media because they tend to be more interesting, researchers report. They looked at studies in top psychology, economic and nature/science journals and found that only 39% … Read more
Vaccinating children before poor morally wrong, Oxford scientist says
Oxford vaccine leader Prof Andrew Pollard says adults in poorer countries should be protected first. Source link
Year of COVID: Everything We Thought We Knew Was Wrong
From how it spread, to how to stop it, America’s scientific and political communities had to learn — and lead — as the pandemic raged. Not all the decisions or messages were on target. Source link
Cannock mum developed cancer after wrong smear result
Covid smear-test delays prompt calls for home HPV tests Source link
Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace – how the ‘world beater’ went wrong
By Nick Triggle, Rachel Schraer and Phil KempBBC News Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightGetty Images Just half of close contacts given to England’s NHS Test and Trace are being reached in some areas, a BBC investigation has found. Six months after Boris Johnson promised a “world beating” system, it can be shown the network … Read more
Extracting water from air? Is PM Modi wrong on wind turbine technology?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the subject of memes on Twitter. A video of his interaction with Henrik Anderson, president and CEO of Vestas one of the leading wind turbine companies in the world and a pioneer in the industry has left Twitter in split. In that video, PM Modi sought to known if the … Read more
What’s going wrong with coronavirus testing?
Image copyright PA Media Image caption People queue for tests in Southampton People up and down the country have been blocked from accessing coronavirus tests in recent days, as appointments were paused with the system struggling to cope. Yet five mega-labs trundle on, processing hundreds of thousands of samples of samples a day – and … Read more