Here’s an article in the NY Times about a new mammogram study that’s gotten a lot of attention. And here’s the study itself. Compare and contrast. The first sentence of the Times article: One of the largest and most meticulous … Continue reading →
If you’ve been reading this blog a long, long time you may remember that I hate juice. All juice. As I wrote in 2009: To make matters worse, I don’t like fruit juice. Even orange juice. Or maybe especially orange … Continue reading →
…to its lowest point since 1973. That seems like unequivocally good news. The study didn’t examine why it happened, however. Theories: better long-term contraception methods, hard economic times, tighter laws restricting access to abortion in some situations, and greater awareness … Continue reading →
Well, don’t bother: you’ll probably gain weight instead. Another myth shattered. And boy, what some people won’t do for science.
Continue reading →According to a study of the Medicaid expansion in Oregon—which offers particularly fertile ground for research because new Medicaid participants were selected randomly from among those eligible—giving people Medicaid increases ER use, rather than decreasing it as Obama and the … Continue reading →
…this is the rule in California about illegal immigrants and Medicaid (known as “Medi-Cal” in that state): For Medi-Cal, immigration status only affects the scope of service. The services that Medi-Cal provides to undocumented immigrants include, but are not limited … Continue reading →
How would we know if we see exactly the same way other people do? After all, we can’t step momentarily into someone else’s brain. One of those visual differences among people appears to be the existence of something called “visual … Continue reading →
How would you fill in the blank for this ultra-marathoner who ran 311 miles in 86 hours without sleeping? I’d start with “OCD” (obsessive-compulsive disorder). It seems nearly insane to me to do this sort of thing. But then again, … Continue reading →
It’ll be the egg that will become obsolete (perhaps even illegal some day, like old-fashioned lightbulbs?) if Hampton Creek Foods (founded by Bill Gates) has anything to say about it: In its food lab, biochemists grind up beans and peer … Continue reading →
Perhaps the most important Obamacare lie will turn out to be the one about Medicaid: The biggest lie of all is that 15-30 million additional people who will be enticed or shoved onto Medicaid will receive quality health care. In … Continue reading →
I’m all for keeping fit, but Robert Durbin is a bit extreme. He’s 64 and lost 70 pounds seven years ago by radically transforming his health habits, going on a rigorous diet and exercising. He had already quit smoking and … Continue reading →
Can anyone make sense of this story? I know it’s about two babies switched at birth. I know there was a controversial court case and a custody battle. And I know everybody’s happy now, eighteen years later. But the rest … Continue reading →