Maybe it’s just me but TikTok is probably the last place I would seek any kind of medical advice. For those who’ve never heard of TikTok it caters to teens and the younger crowd. Videos are recorded mostly on smart phones and meant to be viewed on smart phones. The videos are short, usually only a few seconds long and amount to little more than a stream of consciousness rather than a well thought out and edited video
Category: Health Insurance
Tuesday Links
How Twitter suppressed information about Covid. I think I now understand why the mainstream media has been ignoring everything Elon Musk is releasing about Twitter. Everything that happened at Twitter was also happening at the NYT, CNN, WaPo, etc. A meta-analysis of 62 studies finds that narcissism is positively correlated with time spent on social media, frequency of…
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.
CA Lawsuit Seeks to Enforce Ban on Corporate Practice of Medicine
Private equity investors have been buying up thousands of health care businesses across the country. This includes everything from dermatology practices, to gastroenterology, to air ambulance services. If you seek care at an emergency room, there is a good chance that you will be treated by a physician employed by a staffing firm backed by private equity. Physicians…