Why “coffee is good for you” studies are probably wrong.
Approximately 89% of orbiting satellites now belong to commercial firms as opposed to government or military groups. (All about Elon.)
Do people in Blue Zones really live longer? (NYT)
David Henderson on the Oregon Medicaid experiment:
- Those who were not enrolled got 80% of the medical care as those who were.
- The unenrolled paid only 20 cents on the dollar for the care they received.
- There was no difference in the physical health of the enrolled and the unenrolled.
Henderson: additional evidence that access to medical care does not explain health disparities:
- Study: annual death rates in Nevada were 40 to 50% higher than in Utah. Yet The differences could not be attributed to medical care, income, schooling, or climate
- Study: Medicare spending per person in McAllen, Texas was twice the level of El Paso. Yet McAllen residents were not enjoying better health.