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od'ing on peppermint

Not a good idea.

 

the world wide wave

Eric Topol on where we seem to be pandemic-wise.

You probably should be masking indoors.

A friend at the Perimeter Institute has several t-shirts that read

I'm an astrophysicist.  

I mask because a working brain is important. 

 

on long covid

Still very little progress figuring out what's going on - other than it's complex.

a tip of the hat to Sukie

It makes a lot of sense to mask up indoors .. a small price to pay.

 

 

smartphone ultrasound

Eric Topol on where it is and where it could go.

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To date, smartphone ultrasound has not caught on much in the United States for a several reasons. There’s no reimbursement code for physicians to acquire the images or an easy mechanism to place them in the electronic medical record. In primary care and many specialties, there is a lack of experience in acquiring images, dependent on referring patients to the ultrasound lab for formal studies by sonographers. Image quality in the early days (circa 2010) of handheld ultrasound was poor, but it has markedly improved now and in most patients (in skilled hands) comparable to expensive ultrasound machines. The ultrasound probe devices that attach to smartphones are much too expensive, ranging form $2000 to $8000 with many requiring monthly subscription services to use the app. But the amount of money saved by not referring patients to an ultrasound lab would easily pay for these devices in a system with universal health care. In the United States there is no incentive.

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women's safety

Remember how Google said they'd be deleting women's aborting related data?

It turns out they aren't.

 

healthy indoor air

This NY Times piece mostly mentions one company's approach, but (hopefully) there will be a large number of companies competing for the business.  Beyond Covid and the flu there are many reasons why you want to have clear indoor air.  Some of the links are good.

 

 

 

improved antigen testing technique for omicron

An improvement over simple nose swabbing.  

 

relative humidity and covid

Staying between 40 and 60 percent appears to help.

 

chicken checker!

Look up the salmonella records for the processing plant your chicken or turkey came from.

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Chickens and turkeys carry salmonella in their guts. In the U.S., poultry can be raised in crowded conditions where the bacteria can easily spread. By the time the birds are sent to slaughter, their skin and feathers are often highly contaminated with salmonella. Processing can result in further cross-contamination. Salmonella is found less frequently in less processed poultry.

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a miniature massage gun

About a half year ago a friend recommended the Hydragun massage gun over the competition.  Sukie got one and finds it works very well with a high quality construction.  It's also extremely quiet compared with the competition.  The company now has a smaller gun called the Atom  It's a bit less powerful (the power may not be an issue) and has fewer massage heads, but is more portable, less expensive and appears to be getting favorable review.  The company is having a $25 off Black Friday sale on the November 25 if you're interested (promo code BLACKFRIDAYFLASH).