Demographics: Baker City, Oregon birth unit closes
Recent maternity unit closure in Baker City prompts rally | ktvb.com Births fell from more than 2 per week in 2020 to 1.5/week (average) and have been in steady decline.…
Food, climate: Americans lose interest in vegetarianism
Interest was never high, surprisingly: https://read.chartr.co/newsletters/2023/9/3/vegging-out 84% of those who were eating vegetarian eventually give up and return to eating meat. The above does not bode well for Beyond Meat…
Aviation: The media discovers density altitude
Aircraft pilots need to calculate the density altitude of airports to understand the aircraft’s expected performance at take off, climb out and landing. Density altitude is the airport’s effective altitude…
Health: Heat exhaustion is real
Heat exhaustion is real and dangerous-and it can be hard to avoid depending on heat, humidity, dehydration and your physical condition.
Demographics, Healthcare: Why are Korean doctors giving up pediatrics?
With the collapse in the Korean birth rate, few health care pros are entering obstetrics or pediatrics professions.
Demographics: Hospitals closing birthing centers
The Baker City hospital announced on June 22 that its birth center will close July 30. In announcing the pending closure of the birth center in Baker City, Saint Alphonsus…
Worrisome: Most adults should be screened for anxiety
Anxiety screenings for most Americans recommended by U.S. task force (axios.com) (Not making fun of those with anxiety – I’ve been there and required treatment. Mine was probably a common…
Health: Get moving after a concussion to heal faster
Unsure about this as general advice for everyone: Exercise is medicine: Get moving after a concussion to heal faster Their test sample was young college athletes – which might not…
Demographics, Immigration: Bloomberg proposes U.S. import nurses from other countries
The Bloomberg Editorial board proposes the U.S. should address a nursing shortage by importing more nurses – potentially hundreds of thousands – from other countries. (See Immigration Can Help Solve…
Doomerism: “The Art of the Doomer”
Many people focus on negativity, gloom and doom. We see this in many communities, especially online: – those who talk about the economy are non-stop gloom and doom – those…
Health: Weight and dieting
Thoughts on gaining and losing weight and comments on various “diets”, why they may or may not work, and a possible secret to success.
Business of health care: 1/3d of United Health’s health insurance is managing Medicare and Medicaid clients
Medicare and Medicaid memberships make up a third of the company’s health insurance business. It added 655,000 Medicare Advantage members and 570,000 Medicaid members in the quarter. Source: UnitedHealth expects…
Brain injuries: What happened to singer Amy Grant?
Another bike crash and brain injury story: What happened to singer Amy Grant? Update: I suffered a bike crash and experienced a 5″ long skull fracture when I was about…
Health care: Men afraid to perform CPR on women
Multiple surveys find that men are reluctant to perform CPR on women for fear of being accused of sexual assault.
Healthcare: Interesting example of “healthcare privilege”
44 inpatient days at Walter Reed: Pennsylvania hospitals admit thousands of people for depression annually. Only a small fraction of patients stay as long as Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman did…