BMJ Christmas Edition
December 16, 2017 3:17 AM   Subscribe

 
The article about wine glass sizes doesn't mention that earlier techniques and processes in glass blowing may have kept cup sizes generally smaller, rather than it being solely an expression of consumption habits...seems like a pretty big thing to ignore.
posted by bonobothegreat at 7:45 AM on December 16, 2017 [3 favorites]


It always fills me with panic as it drops through the letterbox because it is my gauge of how much I have organised for Christmas......


that said it NEVER stops me from reading it cover to cover!


one of my favorites this year as I'm dealing with a lot of frailty and EOLC is "Conclusions: Contrary to the well known saying "pride comes before a fall," these findings suggest pride may actually be a protective factor against falling in older adults."

bliss tho' is "refer to Occy health when they start talking 'Granularity' 'STPs, ACOs ....I' lolled at that.

& Lapsus linguae has me rolling on the floor......


"have you ever committed suicide in the past?"

Starbucks drive-through....'this is Dr X I've been paged' ......................



'would you like to order?'


priceless


but for those of us who are bilingual.....

the Pato/Puta to this spanish speaking child patient
posted by Wilder at 7:49 AM on December 16, 2017 [1 favorite]


That article about Big Ben's BONG waking patients up at night is pretty interesting. They've got a natural experiment on their hands.

The editorial about body temperature references a "big data" study published this year. The laughable thing about this is the term "big data". It's 243,000 measurements of temperature (of 35,500 people). While I understand that's a lot of clinical data recording, from an actual statistics and data point of view that's "a tiny bit too big for Excel 97" territory. From the editorial it seems the problem is much more "messy data" than "big data".
posted by Nelson at 8:32 AM on December 16, 2017 [1 favorite]


from: Santa’s little helpers: a novel approach to developing patient information leaflets ensuring pt info is at a 9 yr old reading level by having 8-10 yrs olds write it:

One way to improve patient information leaflets would be to enlist the help of 8-10 year old children to formulate a standardised document. Any child who suggests that the preoperative instructions should say to “turn up on time” deserves a dedicated booster seat on a patient liaison group. Payment in Haribo would also align with the government’s NHS budgeting, and child labour laws might even be more sensible than the European Working Time Directive. We should keep a watchful eye on these talented young students for future recruitment to medical school based on the excellent advice they provided.

I don't know where to start with all that I love about this: involving actual 8-10 yrs olds, paying them, or their ability to suss out the truly important info such as SHOW UP ON TIME and YOU COULD DIE.
posted by beaning at 9:17 AM on December 16, 2017 [1 favorite]


« Older Everyone loves a clumsy owl   |   This Week in Tech Scandal Newer »


This thread has been archived and is closed to new comments