- Research: Optimism is good for your health.
- Covid seems to be linked to cancer. (WaPo)
- The average monthly health insurance premium in 2023 was $56 for a dog and $32 for a cat. (NYT)
- Woman at funeral home discovered to be alive.
- For some cancer patients, less care is better.
- The case for euthanasia.
What Patients See in the Background of a Telemedicine Visit Matters Too
Americans have gotten used to seeing their doctors and other health care providers using telehealth video visits in the past four years. But a new study reveals that what a doctor has behind them during a telehealth visit can make a difference in how the patient feels about them and their care.
Can Home Testing Replace Doctors?
Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs told The Washington Post that they envision a world where frequent at-home testing is a routine part of life, enabling everyone to become “the CEO of their own health,” said Luca Springer, who co-founded a Silicon Valley start-up that aims to make cancer testing as simple as a home pregnancy test.
Source: Washington Post
Monday Links
- Are physician scientists— people who mostly run labs and see patients 1/2 a day a week in a clinic and 2-4 weeks a year in the hospital — as good as full-time doctors? No
- Bob Graboyes interviews Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty: Why his Indian hospitals perform a heart bypass operation for $2,000 as opposed to the US hospital cost of at least $100,000 – with equally good outcomes.
- All the policy positions that Anthony Fauci got wrong.
- One NIH investigation estimated the costs of alcohol use amounted to 2.6% of US GDP.
- Scott Sumner always has the best views on the macro economy.