- More Republicans than Democrats died from Covid.
- 60 years ago, Pres. Kennedy sought to “end cancer as we know it”; then VP Biden vowed to do the same; and now, as president, Biden has reignited the “Cancer Moonshot” he launched under Obama. Kim Bellard explains why we haven’t won the war.
- For putting a value on quality adjusted years of life.
- Why can’t the media tell the truth about hurricanes and climate change?
- Scott Sumner on neoliberalism.
- Scrutiny of retinal and ECG images shows that artificial intelligence can go way beyond human capabilities in health care. HT: Tyler
- David Henderson on Anthony Fauci.
Category: John C. Goodman
Wednesday Links
- Study: a brisk walk is healthier that an slow walk. Brisk walkers had a 35 per cent lower risk of dying, a 25 per cent lower chance of developing heart disease or cancer and a 30 per cent lower risk of developing dementia, compared with those whose average pace was slower.
- Evidence: since we know green tea is good for you, matcha (a jade-colored powdered green tea might be even better.
- Marriage researchers can tell whether a relationship will last and be happy by observing a couple for just 15 minutes.
- Discrimination in hiring: the USA has one of the lower rates of discrimination while France and perhaps also Sweden have very high levels.
Monday Links
- CBO: competition and price transparency are the best ways to lower private sector health care costs.
- Nurse fired for refusing to admit she’s a racist. (WSJ)
- Against hormone therapy for children.
- When the dangers of one type of drug addiction become widely known, teenagers switch to another addictive drug. (NYT)
- Why did McKinsey get into the addiction business? (NYT)
The Deck Is Stacked Against Boys
David Brooks in the New York Times:
American girls are 14 percentage points more likely to be “school ready” than boys at age 5, controlling for parental characteristics. By high school, two-thirds of the students in the top 10 percent of the class, ranked by G.P.A., are girls, while roughly two-thirds of the students at the lowest decile are boys….