Public health: Influenza trend
Despite the media hyperventilating over the flu, it looks like the season has possibly peaked.
Public health: “Microplastics” in our bodies might not be real
The "microplastics" fears may have been false positive artifacts of bad science.
Public health fear: “1000s exposed to measles at airport”
Good thing that an estimated 92% of the U.S. population has either already had measles or is vaccinated against measles. Infection rates elsewhere are many times higher.
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Economy: Should billionaires be forced to give away all wealth to the government?
Bill Gates has donated over $200 billion to charitable causes, WHO, foundations, research, drug discovery, education and more.
Public health: Now you should be tested for influenza?
I'm so old, I remember when we got sick, we generally had to stay home - now you need to be tested to confirm you are sick!
Health: Flu hospitalizations per 100,000 people
Be skeptical of media and social media reports hyping the flu season. They do this hype every year.
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Elder care in the past versus today
Almost all elders, today, continue to live in a home-based environment. Very few live in elder care communities or institutions.
Statistics: Absolute versus Relative Risk
Fun with statistics: Relative risk versus Absolute Risk. Most of the time, particularly with medical drugs, we only hear the relative risk values.