- Doctors are charging for email exchanges: $39 per consult.
- What Republicans should have shown as a response to the SOTU speech. HT: Tyler
- “Our legal system is really built for married couples.”
- Palm oil is in bread, instant noodles, Girl Scout cookies, lipstick, Nutella and ice cream, and almost everything else. So, what’s wrong with that? (NYT)
Category: Health Reform
Who Wants to Live Forever? (Money Probably Helps)
Weight loss drugs are all the rage these days. They were originally developed for severe diabetes that does not respond to older therapies. Then it was discovered that they also cause effortless weight loss as a beneficial byproduct. The data is not yet conclusive but by aiding in weight loss they may also increase longevity by reducing weight-related heart disease. They are pricy. The holy grail for drug makers and obese people alike is to get enough evidence of health benefits to force health insurers to pay for them.
Strategies to Survive Daylight Savings Time 2024
It’s that time of year again when our alarm clocks magically spring forward depriving us of an hour of sleep every night until November 3rd. Yes, Daylight Savings Time begins on March 10, 2024. The following vivid, flowery description is from the New York Times: Daffodils are blooming, temperatures are rising, days are lengthening — all…
Saturday Links
- The world is making better progress at reducing poverty than previously thought.
- David Henderson: “If new drugs can make it in America, they are developed. If they can’t, they aren’t.”
- Study: early risers are happier and healthier.
- Over half of recent college graduates are underemployed.
- Are you better Off? Most Americans are consuming more today (in real terms ) than they consumed in 2019 – before the pandemic.