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Medicare bleeding billions on skin substitutes, and MDs profit

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/h...
Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut
Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Private equity ownership increased nursing home mortality

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US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access
Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Many more addicted from prescribed opioids than previously thought

www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/02/f...
Fighting addiction means taking a hard look at opioid prescribing | GUEST COMMENTARY
The risk of addiction is real even for patients who use their opioid medication as prescribed, writes Judy Butler and Adriane Fugh-Berman.
www.baltimoresun.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trumplestiltskin is destroying the fabric of American healthcare
February 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Kibosh on all CDC publications and all gender related terms

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Opinion | CDC Researchers Ordered to Retract Papers Submitted to All Journals
Banned terms must be scrubbed from CDC-authored manuscripts
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February 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Very Bad
The Trump presidency quickly changing healthcare in US
February 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Google’s recent AI Chatbot can produce fake medical evidence

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Google’s new AI Chatbot produces fake health-related evidence-then self-corrects
journals.plos.org
November 30, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Bird flu, whooping cough, measles-not good to have antiVaxxers at helm
November 27, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Four egg farm workers appear to test positive for bird flu in WA

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Four egg farm workers appear to test positive for bird flu in Washington state
Washington is sixth state to detect H5N1 in workers, with farm in Franklin county source of known outbreak
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Dems who won red districts joining with like minded Rs to work together

mainemorningstar.com/2024/11/22/d...
Democrats who won in Trump country have a plan for reducing political polarization in Congress • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington introduced a resolution to convene this 14-member select committee to assess the effectiveness of the U.S. electoral system.
mainemorningstar.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I love raw milk, BUT Bird flu discovered in some raw milk in CA

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Bird flu detected in raw milk sold at California store
The H5N1 virus was found in a sample of unpasteurized milk at a store, prompting a recall of one batch. Health agencies have warned against the growing dietary fad.
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November 25, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Days spent (?lost) at the doctors office, not including wait times, or EDs

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/h...
So Many Days Lost at the Doctor’s Office
Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers are beginning to quantify the burdens.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:37 PM

Eschewing Twitter for obvious horrible Muskian reasons has led me to Bluesky, a welcome breath of fresh air.

So here’s my first Bluesky haiku:

RFK eschews nutball shit and really enhances US health via diet
November 21, 2024 at 7:36 PM