- China had 1.87 million excess deaths that occurred among individuals 30 years and older during the first 2 months after the end of China’s zero COVID policy.
- Can people think their way to an orgasm?
- Kaiser: Health misinformation is endemic.
- Five thousand pilots lied on medical records to hide conditions that would prevent them sitting in the cockpit.
- How dangerous is pollen?
Category: Tuesday Links
Tuesday Links
- Study: even small amounts of alcohol are bad for you. HT: Tyler
- Fake news from the New York Times: How Climate Change Turned Lush Hawaii Into a Tinderbox
- Turns out the real culprit for the Maui fires was bad government policy.
- The reason for not getting another covid vaccine shot right now: We don’t know what covid variant will be threatening us in the fall. (NYT)
- Study: extreme heat causes psychosis, dementia and substance misuse. Since cold kills more people than heat, I am skeptical.
Tuesday Links
- The national gender pay gap is 17%. Among White House political employees, it is 20%.
- Why are gas stations selling so many drugs?
- Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson got it wrong: there is no relationship- between the race of the doctor and the progress of the patient. (National Review)
- Can an AI robot substitute for a human mother? (WSJ)
- 23% of U.S. troops were characterized as obese during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 1 in 10 are ineligible for service because of weight.
Tuesday Links
- Last week’s most disturbing headline: “Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s health director hired by CDC.”
- Contributing to the infant formula shortage: over-regulation, restrictive trade barriers and ridiculous welfare rules.
- The time cost of care may be greater than the money cost of care, and may make care not worth it.
- Why ChatGPT could make bioterrorism a lot easier.
- The downside of personalized medicine: Patients can face the agonizing decision to forgo treatment or suffer financial ruin. (NYT)