Those of us of a certain age remember the Timex slogan that bragged about its watches’ durability: “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” A recent article about our military, of all things, made me wish we had a healthcare system that prized that kind of durability.
I can never resist analogies between the U.S. healthcare system and the U.S. military system. They’re both huge, they’re both wildly expensive, they both rely on a combination of high tech and front-line people, and they both protect us from threats. In some ways, both are the best in the world, and…
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
Fascinating! Adolescent Brains Are Wired to Want Status and Respect: That’s an Opportunity for Teachers and Parents
Sometimes, doing more is doing more harm. Six patients with dementia went to Mexico for an unproven gene therapy, a biotech CEO claims
Kim’s Takeaways
One person’s waste is another person’s data. From the Wastewater Drain, Solid Pandemic Data
Only now? Scientific Brief: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
About those strokes… Arterial events, venous thromboembolism…
Raise your hand if you had to go through the Hunger Games labyrinth to score a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year — figuring out which phone number(s)/website(s) to try, navigating it, answering all the questions, searching for available appointments within reasonable distances, and, usually, having to try all over again. Or, raise your hand if you’ve had trouble figuring out how to use an Electronic Health Record (EHR) or an associated Patient Portal.
Maybe you thought it was you. Maybe you thought you weren’t tech-savvy enough. But, a trio of usability experts reassure us, it’s not: it’s just bad design…
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
Dementia has roots in high blood pressure. What’s yours? New clues into why people with type 2 diabetes develop dementia
Collapse the wave function into superposition glory. Launch of pioneering Ph.D. program bolsters Harvard’s leadership in quantum science and engineering
Kim’s Takeaways
Oh. British regulator cites 41 more blood clot reports following AstraZeneca shots
Needless tragedy. India Is What Happens When Rich People Do Nothing
Since I first heard about them, I have been fascinated, and dismayed, by the concept of “million dollar blocks.” For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it doesn’t refer to, say, Beverly Hills, Chicago’s Gold Coast, or Manhattan’s Hudson Yards — areas where the wealthy congregate. No, it refers to city blocks for which society spends over a million dollars annually to incarcerate residents of that block.
I, of course, have to think about the healthcare parallels.
The concept dates back many years, credited to Eric Cadora, now at Justice Mapping, and Laura Kurgan, a professor of architecture at…
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
These findings support time-based CDC recommendations for ending isolation. SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Risk Among National Basketball Association Players, Staff, and Vendors Exposed to Individuals With Positive Test Results After COVID-19 Recovery During the 2020 Regular and Postseason
Repeat after me: Bad health is caused by processed food and sugar. Another Soda Tax Bill Dies. Another Win for Big Soda.
Kim’s Takeaways
This is scary. India sets Covid-19 infection record for…
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
