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Mashup Score: 0Missed routine cardiovascular treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic - Nature Medicine - 1 year(s) ago
We demonstrate the power of a data-informed medicines-based approach in discovering the indirect effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular events using 1.32 billion records of dispensed medications in England, Scotland and Wales. We estimate that interruption of preventive care could result in more than 13,000 extra cardiovascular events.
Source: NatureCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Rare 'mother-of-pearl' cloud spotted in Scotland - 1 year(s) ago
Stunning nacreous cloud captured by BBC Weather Watchers in Scotland.
Source: BBC NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 4Launching Scottish Rockets with Recycled Plastic Fuel - 1 year(s) ago
An Edinburgh-based company has developed technology to convert previously un-recyclable plastic waste into high-performance rocket fuel.
Source: SuperclusterCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 150
The Galleries of Damian Shields Photography, Scottish Fine art landscape photographer. Prints available to order on site with worldwide shipping from Scotland .
Source: damianshields.photoshelter.comCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0
We explore the remote monitoring tech developed in Scotland to improve delivery of healthcare services, vital for an ageing population.
Source: Pharmaceutical TechnologyCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Cancer survival rates in Scotland - 2 year(s) ago
On July 5, 2022, Public Health Scotland released its latest statistics on cancer survival rates. From 2015 to 2019, 141 572 adults in Scotland received a cancer diagnosis (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers). The overall 5-year survival rate was 51% for women and 44% for men. 1-year survival was 72% for women and 69% for men. Across 27 different cancer types, survival rates improved by one or…
Source: The Lancet OncologyCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 7
The 2022 World’s Best Cities Index says that Edinburgh’s beauty and walkability earned it the coveted title. The ranking celebrates ‘places that locals are raving about’.
Source: Mail OnlineCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1
Objectives To examine the effect of smoke-free prison policy implementation in November 2018 on purchasing patterns in the prison canteen (shop). Design Interrupted time series. Setting All 12 closed, publicly run prisons in Scotland, UK. Participants People in custody (PiC) between August 2018 and end of March 2019 (n=11 944). Interventions Implementation of smoke-free prisons…
Source: BMJ OpenCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 8Diabetes in Scotland: a rising tide - 2 year(s) ago
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Scotland has increased by 40% in the past decade; almost 270 000 people are now living with type 2 diabetes among Scotland’s population of 5.4 million.1 Some of this increase is driven by the demographic shift in the population; the proportion of those aged 65 years and older increased from 16% to 19% over this period, partly reflecting past birth patterns but…
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Mashup Score: 3Diabetes in Scotland: a rising tide - 2 year(s) ago
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Scotland has increased by 40% in the past decade; almost 270 000 people are now living with type 2 diabetes among Scotland’s population of 5.4 million.1 Some of this increase is driven by the demographic shift in the population; the proportion of those aged 65 years and older increased from 16% to 19% over this period, partly reflecting past birth patterns but…
Categories: Endocrinology, Latest HeadlinesTweet
.@Nature: New study of the indirect effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on #cardiovascular (CV) events using 1.32 billion records of dispensed meds in #England #Scotland #Wales show that interruption of preventive care could result in >13,000 extra CV events. https://t.co/ivD4iZmmaf https://t.co/PRBEpIiQNE