Dr Cosima Gretton

Beneath deal-making at J.P. Morgan conference, debate and sympathy over Americans’ anger at health care Reminders of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were everywhere at this year's J.P. Morgan conference.

Reminders of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were everywhere at this year's J.P. Morgan conference.

'This week the Health and Social Care Secretary rightly suggested corridor care shouldn’t be normalised, but this is unfortunately already the grim reality for many patients and staff.' Tim Gardner, Assistant Director of Policy at the Health Foundation

Responding to new NHS data out today, Assistant Director of Policy @timgardnerthf.bsky.social says figures demonstrate patients and NHS staff are still bearing the brunt of an incredibly difficult winter.

Read our full response 👇
https://buff.ly/4hiXbW0

What to expect from Neuralink in 2025 More volunteers will get Elon Musk’s brain implant, but don’t expect a product soon.

More volunteers will get Elon Musk’s brain implant, but don’t expect a product soon. Here’s what to expect from Neuralink in 2025: www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/16/1...

Risks motivating people to drink more bottled water over tapwater, generating more plastic waste!

11 clinical trials to watch in 2025
nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturemedicine.bsky.social

AI versus AI: The emerging arms race over health insurance denials As health insurers use AI to deny more claims, startups are turning to AI to make it easier to appeal denials, which often go uncontested.

New startups are harnessing artificial intelligence to appeal denials by health insurers

Why Britain's doctors are in revolt To save the NHS money, the General Medical Council has been pushing the use of physician associates in place of qualified doctors—and putting patients...

Read this brilliant and terrifying truth-to-power piece by @doctoroxford.bsky.social

The UK General Medical Council is unfit for purpose. #medsky #healthpolicy

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...

The Art of the Shadow: How Painters Have Gotten It Wrong for Centuries The goal is not to expose the “slipups” of the masters but to understand the human brain.

"Because we do not notice them, transgressions of physics reveal that our visual brain uses a simpler, reduced physics to understand the world."

A fascinating study of shadows that defy physics and challenge our visual system’s assumptions about the world. And the perfect afternoon distraction.

indeed - the objective doesn't even include 1.1m and rising waiting for 'elective' community health services such as physiotherapy or podiatry

I’ll take chocolate over an ozempic injection any day!

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is reportedly killed in shooting UnitedHealth Group executives were in New York City on Wednesday for their annual investor conference, which was abruptly canceled.

BREAKING: UnitedHealthcare CEO reportedly killed in shooting www.statnews.com/2024/12/04/u...

Curious how many Drs would be open to (2) .. great tool for a patient centred discussion but risks undermining their opinion/authority

Large Language Model Influence on Diagnostic Reasoning This randomized clinical trial evaluates the diagnostic performance of physicians with use of a large language model compared with conventional resources.

“This randomized clinical trial found that physician use of an…LLM chatbot did not improve diagnostic reasoning on challenging clinical cases, despite the LLM alone significantly outperforming physician participants”

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

In my first role as a product manager I quickly regretted saying “it’s just a form” … it’s *never* just a form!

Hello! How goes it? Good to see you on here - those were wild times

We’ve been giving thought as to how technology can best be harnessed to support the three shifts.

We know that there’s a community thinking about this & are keen to start a conversation about how to make the most of the opportunity & hear your views on what we’re suggesting -

www.doccla.com/darzi

Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it | Rachel Clarke Making dying easier is not the solution when NHS, social and palliative care are simply not there for patients

Let's not forget the need to fund good palliative care. This by @doctoroxford.bsky.social is spot on.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

While taking on the Big Food industry needs to be done, the problem with this essay (even if this gets addressed) is that it ignores all the harm and damage to public health that looms.

The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can persist in the brain—in the skull bone marrow and meninges—to induce neurologic damage
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi... open-access

Hooray. The community is back. With just the good bits #science #genomics #datascience #patientimpact

Hi! I’m Cosima, I’ve spent my time on this earth so far in medicine, neuroscience, art and technology, a journey that has taken me from indigenous health clinics in the Andes, to biotech startups in Silicon Valley. I’m nerd about health and all things needed to make it better - across the globe.

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (TV Mini Series 2011) ⭐ 8.3 | Documentary 1h

And the Adam Curtis documentary! m.imdb.com/title/tt1955...