I recall the taxi drivers union calling for an urgent review of the safety and competence of Uber drivers. AI and EDS will lead to a fundamental restructure of the medical work force - sooner than later. A bit like Google maps did for a “lift home”.

.How will US physicians and pharmacies cope? Maybe Macdonald’s can help. “Do you want Wegovy with that? Just roll up your sleeve and we will dispense while you are swiping your card”.

It’s not just the bombs, the bullets and the starvation

Australia 2023. - New York Times highlights (2) - not exactly balanced …

Australia 2023. - New York Times highlights (1)

This should a be a human right

RT @bmj_latest: Statements of support from across the UK research sector underscore the need to improve the accuracy, reproducibility, and….

RT @vjha126: #IMPACT.

RT @antonioguterres: This week, I urged the Security Council to press to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza & I reiterated my appeal….

No apology is enough to excuse saying that a call for genocide could be considered appropriate “in context”. The fact that others, including the Harvard President, made similar statements suggests a wider problem.

On average, a doctor working in the Gaza Strip sees 113 patients per day.

An inevitable pandemic

via @NYTOpinion and not before time. Horrifying.

In the US, the 12-month cost of medical care for ovarian cancer is about $100,000. Average out-of-pocket costs are $3,000-4,000. That might sound like a good deal. But half of all women have less than $500 in the bank to pay for emergency medical costs.

What possible end could justify such means?

RT @GeorgeInstUK: Help us, practitioners, policymakers & researchers identify how best to maximise bang for buck in #ResourcingForHealth in….

RT @georgeinstitute: .@georgeinstitute, @UNSW, @monash_SPHPM and @CPC_usyd clinical trial of statins to prevent brain complications from #C….

RT @georgeinstitute: ‘The expedited roll out of the vaccination programme will help ensure Australia never finds itself in the same situati….

While case numbers in Australia remain low & therefore impact of vaccination will be greatest, we look forward to @ScottMorrisonMP & peers @ausgov acting swiftly to prevent any spiking caseload, stretched healthcare system, & race against time now seen in UK.

Maintaining low infection rates through lockdowns & quarantine may not be enough to stop new virus variants entering Australia & taking hold – as in UK & elsewhere. Fast-tracking rollout of vaccines approved for emergency use will offer crucial protection at this pivotal time.