- Letting nurses do more stuff is good for patients.
- 434 economists (including yours truly) criticize the Biden budget.
- Is the Food Stamp program contributing to America’s poor health?
- Biden: DACA kids should get free health care from Medicaid, CHIP and the ACA exchanges. Won’t that encourage more DACA kids?
- The FDA approves some drugs other nations don’t want.
- Study: After St. George’s Hospital in The UK ended its mask mandate for staff and visitors for some, but not all, wards, there was no difference in Covid infections between the two settings.
- Meta analysis of 2,168 studies finds that wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic led to negative health consequences, including itching, headaches, and restriction of oxygen.
Category: Doctors & Hospitals
Are Your Teeth Really Harbingers of Bad Health?
I read an article years ago that bad oral hygiene could lead to a host of other diseases, including clogged arteries and heart disease. I didn’t really believe it then and I don’t really believe it now. Nonetheless, The New York Times had an article on why oral hygiene is crucial to your overall health.
Wednesday Links
- Biden reverses course: ends the National Covid-19 Emergency. Says he still opposes the change.
- Was the Pfizer Covid vaccine properly vetted?
- Study: Competition with Medicare Advantage plans makes traditional Medicare better.
- Third Party Tracking: What happens when you go into the hospital is not just between you and the hospital.
- RFK, Jr. is suing top-ranking U.S. officials, alleging collusion with Facebook, Google, and Twitter to censor social media platforms, re Covid.
Report: Charity Hospitals are Not Very Charitable
I began my career in health care as a staff accountant for a nonprofit hospital. At the time the prices didn’t seem that outrageous. Prices were high, but not seize your house to pay for a hangnail high. How times have changed.