Public health: 75% of heart attack patients had normal cholesterol levels-UCLA
Amazing. Almost 75% of heart attack patients had "normal" cholesterol.
Demographics: Gender bias in employment fields
Women entering male dominated fields is "progress", but men entering female dominated fields is "suspicious".
Health: PCSK9 inhibitors Praluent and Repatha
PCSK9 inhibitors are a new class of medication that causes extreme muscle and joint pain in many, with a side effect of sharply reducing LDL-C levels. My experience ...
Celebrate: “15 years to flatten the curve” Day
It's annual celebrate "15 years to flatten the curve" day. Today we know that arrogant public health officials intentionally lied to the public. Not cool.
Public health: Influenza overtakes Covid in hospitalizations and death
Covid seems to be gradually fading out as the health threat it once was.
Health: The ACA was going to eliminate medical bankruptcy-but it did not
Pre-ACA, medical bankruptcy was a problem that the ACA would solve. As of 2025, medical bankruptcy is just as bad as it was pre-ACA.
Demographics: “70% of people turning 65 will need long term care” – is 100% misleading
Most long-term care for the elderly is provided at home, by family members. The 70% figure used by insurance salespeople is bogus.
Public health: “Walkability” leads to living to 100 – NOT
100% total junk science study.
Public Health: Decent article on measles
If you had measles as a kid or you have been vaccinated, you can ignore the media fear about measles.
Media: The media finally noticed that the ACA failed
"For some in US, health insurance now costs more than the mortgage"