Quick now: what’s the biggest single component of President Biden’s infrastructure plan (a.k.a The American Jobs Plan)? Fixing roads and bridges? Upgrading the power grid? Preparing the nation for electric vehicles? Giving all Americans access to broadband? Wrong. If you guessed home and community services, you’ve been paying attention.
Tincture may be (mostly) on a hiatus, but we highlight some non-Tincture COVID-19 and other interesting articles that founder Jordan Shlain and editor Kim Bellard thought you should see.
Tincture Takeaways
Settle in for some education. Jordan Shlain, M.D.: Response Ability\Vaccines, Variants, Vacations — Dispatch #18
Jordan’s Takeaways
Ugh. The risk-reward calculus of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, visualized
Worth reading. The FDA’s Caution on the J&J Vaccine Is a Costly Mistake
Kim’s Takeaways
It’s in the air. Ten scientific reasons in support of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A couple years ago I wrote about how healthcare should take customer experience guru Dan Gingiss’s advice: do simple better. Now new research illustrates why this is so hard: when it comes to trying to make improvements, people would rather add than subtract.
That, in a nutshell, may help explain why our healthcare system is such a mess.
The research, from University of Virginia researchers, made the cover of last week’s Nature, under the catchy title Less Is More. Subjects were given several opportunities to suggest changes to something, such as a Lego set-up, a geometric design, an essay, or…
Tincture may be (mostly) on a hiatus, but we highlight some non-Tincture COVID-19 and other interesting articles that founder Jordan Shlain and editor Kim Bellard thought you should see.
Jordan’s Takeaways
A real game changer ? I hope so. Artificial photosynthesis devices that improve themselves with use
Science cracks protein code to convert cabbage to blue dye. A New Natural Blue for Food Coloring
Kim’s Takeaways
Good to know. Reactogenicity Following Receipt of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines
Shameful. Incarcerated and Infected: How the Virus Tore through the U.S. Prison System
Sigh. Vaccine Refusal May Put Herd Immunity At Risk, Researchers Warn
That’d be nice. Scientists work toward an elusive dream: a simple pill to treat Covid-19
About time. CDC Director Declares Racism A ‘Serious Public Health Threat’
You might also be interested in this from Kim: Some Discord Could Be Good for Healthcare
By the time you read this, Microsoft may have already struck a deal with the messaging service Discord. VentureBeat reported two weeks ago that Discord was in an “exclusive acquisition discussion” with an interested party, for a deal that could reach at least $10b. Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal each quickly revealed that the interested party was Microsoft (and also confirmed the likely price).
Me, I’m wishing that a healthcare company — hey, TelaDoc and UnitedHealth Group, I’m looking at you! — was in the mix.
Happy Easter to all those who celebrate it! Tincture may be (mostly) on a hiatus, but we highlight some non-Tincture COVID-19 and other interesting articles that founder Jordan Shlain and editor Kim Bellard thought you should see.
Jordan’s Takeaways
Kinda spooky. What Does Your Gaze Reveal About You? On the Privacy Implications of Eye Tracking
A little empathy goes a long way. Can you empathize? When parole, probation officers choose empathy, returns to jail decline
Not a shocker. Study: Preservative used in pop-tarts and hundreds of popular foods may harm the immune system
Kim’s Takeaways
The Ever Given is free!
Admit it: you’ve been following the story about the huge container ship stuck in the Suez Canal. It’s about the size of the Empire State building laid flat, and somehow ended up blocking one of the busiest waterways in the world.
As serious as this was for global shipping and all of us who depend on it, much hilarity ensued. Memes exploded, using this as a metaphor for almost everything, healthcare included. Once there started to be hope for getting the Ever Given free, people started new memes that it should be “put back.”
Well…
Tincture may be (mostly) on a hiatus, but we highlight some non-Tincture COVID-19 and other interesting articles that founder Jordan Shlain and editor Kim Bellard thought you should see.
Jordan’s Takeaways
Analog benefits. Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone
Take two national parks and call me in the morning. Want to improve your health? Head to a national park, and absorb the sounds
Still vetting. Tracking Vaccinations Around the World
Kim’s Takeaways
Don’t get cocky; cases are rising again. Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count
Nanoparticles are everywhere! By that I mean, of course, that there seems to be a lot of news about them lately, particularly in regard to health and healthcare. But, of course, literally they could be anywhere and everywhere, which helps account for their potential, and their potential danger.
Let’s start with one of the more startling developments: a team at the University of Miami’s College of Engineering, led by Professor Sakhrat Khizroev, believes it has figured out a way to use nanoparticles to “talk” to the brain without wires or implants. …
First full day of Spring! Tincture may be (mostly) on a hiatus, but we highlight some non-Tincture COVID-19 and other interesting articles that founder Jordan Shlain and editor Kim Bellard thought you should see.
Jordan’s Takeaways
“May be associated.” Aspirin Use Is Associated With Decreased Mechanical Ventilation, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019
LOOK HERE: The food industry is the biggest driver of healthcare costs. Consumption of Added Sugar Doubles Fat Production
Kim’s Takeaways
