Whither An Old Problem: Sweden, New York, and Problems with Elderly Care
People are going to die, and there is going to be economic pain. The final numbers of both are what has been, and still is being, negotiated.
Category: Healthcare
The Ballad of Gregory Rigano
Gregory Rigano is no different from any other clown-show grifters. But at the end of the day, he may end up with the biggest body count
COVID-19: A New Black Plague?
Not everything in America is about race. But when it comes to the coronavirus, race very well could play a factor.
Wednesday Writs: Mandatory Vaccination Edition
L1: We recently discussed, in this space, the quarantine power of the state, hearkening back to the very early 1900s and the southern scourge of Yellow Fever. Today, while some fervently hope for the...
Protecting Workers Is How We Protect the Economy
Why do we keep talking about “the economy” as though it’s not made out of human lives?
Wanderers: On Reading a Book About a Pandemic During A Pandemic
I realize the idea is to not discuss current events due to how morbid things have become, but wow, never read about a pandemic during one.
I Almost Died from the Flu. Please Don’t Expose Me to COVID-19.
A lot of people are claiming that COVID-19 is “no worse than the flu.” Do you have any idea how bad that is?
Colorado Is Testing Potential New Model for Revamping Health Care
America faces a health care crisis, and Colorado is one state that is leading the way in addressing it.
The Director of the CDC Might Have Lied To Us
The likely reason the United States will not get drive-through testing is because we lack the testing capability, not because we want to preserve the provider-patient relationship.
President Trump Speaks on Coronavirus
President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office about the coronavirus outbreak
Toeing the Line: Why Fear of the Unknown Fuels Panic, and Awareness Saves Lives
You don’t need 100 rolls of toilet paper. But, any American household living through flu season should have backup supplies.
My Corona: Authorities, Bureaucracies, and the Illusions of Safety
I understand that COVID19 is scary. I’m not thrilled about it either. But I don’t trust these guys and gals saying “I’m from the government, I’m here to help you”.
Thoughts on Walmart Going into Health Care
Walmart is opening clinics. This is not a perfect thing. This is a good thing.
Of Poverty, Cancer, Bureaucracy, and Death
This is how a vibrant 50 year old woman goes from active to death’s threshold in a few weeks’ time. It all happened faster than the wheels of bureaucracy turn.
Do You Really Want Full Access to Your Health Data?
The right to access your health information in a programmatic fashion also gives you the right to unwittingly give a random app developer access to your health information. Is this a right we actually want?
23andMe Cashes In on Customer’s Data
Those Terms of Service agreements are not there for the fun of it, folks. Read them. Otherwise folks not names you will make lots of profit off of you, or things about you, without including you.
Holiday Reminder: 3 Ways America Could Care for It’s Veterans Better
The problem with funding veterans programs isn’t that there’s no money to be had. It’s that it’s fragmented and spread across redundant organizations trying to bring a local focus to a nationwide problem.
The One Thing I Tell My Patients Worried About Getting Alzheimer’s Disease
The frustration of numerous failed trials and no known cure leaves a void that is understandably filled with a concoction of virtuous hope and villainous snake oil salesmen.
6 Great Mental Health Moments in BoJack Horseman’s 6th Season
BoJack Horseman portrays mental health issues so realistically at times that you almost forget it takes place in a world full of talking animals
Oxycodone and Me
In which our hero is nearly mistaken for a drug addict but ultimately gets the help he needs.
