Telemedicine Tales
An MD who has supported telemedicine discusses some pitfalls in the Covid-era implementations.
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Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part V – Dark Realities
A libertarian perspective on nobility, democracy, and lobbying.
Read more...Thousands of New York ‘Long Haulers’ Struggle with COVID-19 Months After Diagnosis
Some doctors estimate that there are as many as 70,000 “long Covid” patients in New York alone.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 9/16/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Read more...Demonizing Socialism and “Macroeconomic Populism”: Myths of Soft Budget Constraints
Some econmists have criticized industrial policy as zombie-crearting “macroeconomic populism.” Evidence indicates otherwise.
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Isolation, Addiction, and Drug Use in the Covid-19 Moment
Covid is rough on pretty much everyone, but those with drug or other substance abuse issues are really on the ropes.
Read more...Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Opens the Door for Medicare for All by Executive Order
Since Covid-19 will be with us till at least the end oe 2021 (and I suspect longer), it opens the path for emergency Medicare for All.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 9/15/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Read more...Political HHS Appointees Demand Authority to Rewrite CDC Reports
Trump partisans and the ongoing war against the CDC; seeking authority to amend Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Reports.
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Brazil’s Pantanal Wetland is On Fire, Joining Other Places Where Wildfires Rage or Have Recently Burned Out of Control
Brazil’s Pantanal wetland is burning, joining other rworld egions afflicted with climate change-fueled wildfires.
Read more...NIH ‘Very Concerned’ About Serious Side Effect in Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
FDA mulls whether to follow British regulators in resuming a vacccine trial that was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage.
Read more...The Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods and Why They’re Really Bad for Our Health
Factors driving the growth of ultra-processed foods, such as Big Food lobbying, despite these Frankenfoods being really bad for our health.
Read more...As Boeing Inches Toward 737 MAX Recertification, 787 and Lunar Lander Go Sour, Charleston v. Seattle Looms
Boeing, Boeing…..
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