- More Republicans than Democrats died from Covid.
- 60 years ago, Pres. Kennedy sought to “end cancer as we know it”; then VP Biden vowed to do the same; and now, as president, Biden has reignited the “Cancer Moonshot” he launched under Obama. Kim Bellard explains why we haven’t won the war.
- For putting a value on quality adjusted years of life.
- Why can’t the media tell the truth about hurricanes and climate change?
- Scott Sumner on neoliberalism.
- Scrutiny of retinal and ECG images shows that artificial intelligence can go way beyond human capabilities in health care. HT: Tyler
- David Henderson on Anthony Fauci.
Is “Christmas Creep” Making You Anxious and Stressing You Out?
There is a new source of stress for Americans and it’s called “Christmas Creep.” It’s enough to make you want to bring out the holiday cocktails. Back when I was a child the Christmas holiday season began the day after Thanksgiving. Indeed, in 1939 Thanksgiving was set to take place on November 30 and that left just 25 days until Christmas. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt decreed Thanksgiving would take place one week early in an attempt to extend the Christmas season. People derisively called it Franksgiving.
Mass hysteria: 90% of Americans Believe US is Suffering a Mental Health Crisis
According to a new survey from CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation an overwhelming majority of Americans believe the United States is suffering through a mental health crisis.
Nine out of 10 adults said they believed that there’s a mental health crisis in the US today. Asked to rate the severity of six specific mental health concerns, Americans put the opioid epidemic near the top, with more than two-thirds of people identifying it as a crisis rather than merely a problem. More than half identified mental health issues among children and teenagers as a crisis, as well as severe mental illness in adults.
The broad concern is well-founded, rooted in both personal experience and national trends.
Wednesday Links
- Study: a brisk walk is healthier that an slow walk. Brisk walkers had a 35 per cent lower risk of dying, a 25 per cent lower chance of developing heart disease or cancer and a 30 per cent lower risk of developing dementia, compared with those whose average pace was slower.
- Evidence: since we know green tea is good for you, matcha (a jade-colored powdered green tea might be even better.
- Marriage researchers can tell whether a relationship will last and be happy by observing a couple for just 15 minutes.
- Discrimination in hiring: the USA has one of the lower rates of discrimination while France and perhaps also Sweden have very high levels.