Tag: Proper

NHS could skimp on cyber security

NHS ‘could skimp on cyber security’ as it says £800m to bolster its defences is not ‘value for money’ in the wake of the devastating WannaCry cyber attack NHS Digital documents said a cyber expert’s recommendations were ‘useful’ But it said paying £800m to £1bn for all providers to be protected was too much The

Proper burial of dead cells limits inflammation

If dead cells accumulate in the body, they can contribute to inflammation and pre-dispose individuals to multiple chronic inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, Crohn’s disease or lupus by uncharacterized pathways. “Billions of cells die daily as a consequence of regular wear and tear, tissue turnover and during an inflammatory response. The body

Proper data analysis might be among Hurricane Maria’s casualties

The ability to use statistics to guide decision-making may be collateral damage of Hurricane Maria’s devastating blow to Puerto Rico, according to a Penn State demographer. In an article published today (April 2) in Health Affairs, Alexis Raúl Santos, the director of the graduate program in applied demography, said that a failure to properly account