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being prepared to deal with outbreaks like the when coronavirus

The Republicans just cut funding to critical hospitals that deal with them.

 

dealing with the flu

It can be violent.. 

a tip of the hat to George

 

 

yet another reason for physical activity

It lowers the risk of several types of cancer.

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

 

common sense loses

A vaccination bill in NJ collapses thanks to religious loons.

 

diabetes hacks

Frustration with the lack of progress in diabetes aids, some have taken matters into their own hands.

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

 

a day in the hospital

Average out-of-pocket spending for a day in the hospital

US: $1,013  (2013 figure for non-elders adults assuming they have insurance)

Austria: $22
Germany: $11
Sweden: $11
Estonia: $2
Norway: Free
Denmark: Free
Canada: Free
Italy: Free
United Kingdom: Free
Portugal: Free
Spain: Free
Israel: Free
Iceland: Free
Turkey: Free
Czech Republic: Free

Switzerland: 10% co-insurance, annual costs capped at $784
Netherlands: co-insurance up to annual cap of $465
Australia: Free at public hospitals

source JAMA Internal Medicine

 

interesting vaping clues

Troubling and plausible... and why THC may be more dangerous than nicotine with this delivery.  There have been deaths.. one wonders how much damage under that threshold is being done to come back and bite users down the road?

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

how icelanders dealt with teen substance abuse

They've had dramatic success, but other countries won't go there.

snip

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At Metropolitan State College of Denver, Milkman was instrumental in developing the idea that people were getting addicted to changes in brain chemistry. Kids who were “active confronters” were after a rush – they’d get it by stealing hubcaps and radios and later cars, or through stimulant drugs. Alcohol also alters brain chemistry, of course. It’s a sedative but it sedates the brain’s control first, which can remove inhibitions and, in limited doses, reduce anxiety.

“People can get addicted to drink, cars, money, sex, calories, cocaine – whatever,” says Milkman. “The idea of behavioural addiction became our trademark.”

This idea spawned another: “Why not orchestrate a social movement around natural highs: around people getting high on their own brain chemistry – because it seems obvious to me that people want to change their consciousness – without the deleterious effects of drugs?”

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at the cost of enforced common sense.

 

a church school won't allow students to use medicaid

Oh yeah - and the church owns a company that provides an insurance package that's acceptable to them. (via The New York Times)

snip

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Ms. Langston, 20, enrolled in the free government insurance program last year after becoming pregnant with the couple’s daughter, who is now 4 months old. Mr. Langston, 22, was planning to sign up for Medicaid in January, when it is set to expand in the state.

To remain in school, they would have to buy private coverage. The cheapest option available is the university’s student health plan, which does not comply with the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections and would require the Langstons to pay a $3,125 annual premium.

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the cost of free flu shot

Illustrating one of many problems with the American healthcare system.