There is considerable debate about whether plaque causes Alzheimer’s disease or is a byproduct of Alzheimer’s. One of the original studies that supposedly nudged scientists down the path of plaque atrophy theory has now been accused of using doctored photos to bolster their case.
Category: Policy & Legislation
It’s the End of the Line for the Travel Nurse Gravy Train
Nurses willing to travel to Covid hotspots could once earn $5,000 a week. Their pay was cut substantially at renewal in March and April of 2022, as demand for traveling nurses declined. Now many nurses who relocated to take on nursing assignments far from home are crying foul. A law firm has even gotten involved claiming nursing travel agencies pulled a “bait and switch” to lure nurses into jobs they would not have taken at lower pay.
Wednesday Links
- What made the snow storm so deadly for Buffalo?
- How NEPA is strangling the economy.
- Stanford, which has more employees than students, is telling its faculty and students what words to use.
- Can health care be reformed the way Steve Jobs ran Apple?
- Colorado is the fourth state seeking to import drugs from Canada.
- North London man waits 7 hours for an ambulance after breaking his hip. (NYT)
- British woman with agonizing back pain and numbness in both of her legs gets to the hospital 12 hours after calling an ambulance. It was another 2 hours wait before she could enter. (NYT)
Prices for Joint Replacement Not Related to Quality
The prices various health care payers negotiate for joint replacement has no relation to the quality of care, a new study found. Total joint replacement – mainly hips and knees – are the most common reasons for hospitalization for people over 65. The number of joint replacements are expected to rise as 73 million Baby Boomers succumb to old age.