I really wasn’t expecting to write about the Metaverse again so soon, after discussing it in the context of Roblox last March, which itself followed a look at Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney’s vision for the Metaverse last August. But darn that Mark Zuckerberg!
Not many noticed when Mr. Zuckerberg told Facebook employees in June that the company would become focused on building a metaverse, but he got some attention when he expanded on his vision for The Verge in late July. Then last Monday Andrew Bosworth, Facebook’s head of AR/VR, confirmed a product group had been formed to bring…
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
Delta update. The Crucial Vaccine Benefit We’re Not Talking about Enough
Ivermectin update: Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19
I hope this concerns you. The illusion of choice: five stats that expose America’s food monopoly crisis
Best time to eat protein ? (Hint: not dinner) Best timing to consume proteins for muscles health
Good update. How concerned should we be about breakthrough coronavirus infections? One expert weighs in
Kim’s…
Jack Dorsey has some big hopes for bitcoin. In a webinar last week, he said: “My hope is that it creates world peace or helps create world peace.” The previous week Mr. Dorsey announced Square was starting a decentralized financial services (DeFi) business based on bitcoin, joining the previously announced Square bitcoin wallet.
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
Digital hygiene. Is Too Much Screen Time Giving You Eye Fatigue?
Delta, now Lambda! Variants are here to stay. The Lambda variant: is it more infectious, and can it escape vaccines? A virologist explains
Microbiome Update: Fermented food benefits. A fermented-food diet increases microbiome diversity and lowers inflammation, Stanford study finds
Kim’s Takeaways
Oh, my. U.S. Life Expectancy Fell By 1.5 Years In 2020, The Biggest Drop Since WWII
I think of hospitals as the healthcare system’s nuclear power plants. They’re both big, complex, expensive to build, beset with heavy regulatory burdens, consistently major components of their respective systems (healthcare and electric generation) yet declining in number. Each is seen to offer benefits to many but also to pose unexpected risk to some.
Interestingly, there’s a “micro” trend for each, but aimed towards different ends.
Micro hospitals have been with us for several years. They usually have only around ten beds, along with an emergency room, lab and imaging. Dr. Tom Vo, CEO of Nutex Health, says: “We position…
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
Microbiome Update: Fermented food benefits. A fermented-food diet increases microbiome diversity and lowers inflammation, Stanford study finds
Dang. The Lancet Onc.: Alcohol consumption linked to more than 740,000 new cancer cases in 2020
Do we really need fancy AI on MRI’s to tell us to stop eating crap? AI predicts diabetes risk by measuring fat around the heart
You might also be interested in this from Jordan: Concierge and…
When I think of elevator operators, I think of health care.
Now, it’s not likely that many people think about elevator operators very often, if ever. Many have probably never seen a elevator operator. The idea of a uniformed person standing all day in a elevator pushing buttons so that people can get to their floors seems unnecessary at best and ludicrous at worse.
But once upon a time they were essential, until they weren’t. Healthcare, don’t say you haven’t been warned.
Elevators have been around in some form for hundreds of years, and by the 19th century were using…
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
This may be a way to help our damaged microbiome from the processed crap we’re putting in our bodies. Fecal transplant plus fibre supplements improve insulin sensitivity in severely obese patients, clinical trial shows
Wow! Scientists discover a new class of neurons for remembering faces
Fascinating. What Kids Eat Around the World
Eat REAL Tuna Story Exposes Challenges of Seafood Authentication
Super interesting! 5-minute breathing workout lowers blood pressure…
I learned a new word this week: bioresorbable. It means pretty much what you might infer — materials that can be broken down and absorbed into the body, i.e., biodegradable. It is not, as it turns out, a new concept for health care — physicians have been using bioresorbable stitches and even stents for several years. But there are some new developments that further illustrate the potential of bioresorbable materials.
It’s enough to make Green New Deal supporters smile.
Bioresorbable stents and stitches are all well and good — who wants to be stuck with them or, worse yet, to…
Happy 4th of July! 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 face mask that detects COVID! Face mask can help diagnose COVID-19
Kim’s Takeaways
Get vaccinated! Three Studies, One Result: Vaccines Point the Way Out of the Pandemic
The fall could be “interesting.” Schools That Mask See Little COVID Spread
You didn’t think “transparency” would be easy, did you? Hospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, They’re Still Anyone’s Guess.
