Here in the U.S. we spend about the same percentage of the gross domestic product on Medicare alone as other advanced countries spend on all healthcare put together, from all sources — government, private insurance, and out-of-pocket spending by patients. … Continue reading
Here’s yet another piece from John Oliver, this one from February but with content that’s very much still relevant. As usual, Oliver somehow manages to be entertaining while offering up a lot of valuable information on a very serious subject. … Continue reading
The latest from pediatrician and researcher Aaron Carroll: Link: https://youtu.be/OISl9NvrSuo In brief, numerous controlled trials have been done to test whether taking vitamin D supplements makes people healthier, and that research suggests it doesn’t, not for osteoporosis or osteoarthritis or … Continue reading
A very popular YouTube video (included in this previous post) matched 66 clips of dance scenes from classic films to the song “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. Someone in France has created a similar mashup, this time … Continue reading
OK, in some respects this is pretty obnoxious, but it’s still funny. The Chicago Bulls “Kiss Cam” catches a Celtics fan who’s so engrossed in a phone call that he ignores his girlfriend’s or wife’s frustrated request to be kissed. … Continue reading
Here’s yet another short video from pediatrician Aaron Carroll, this one venting annoyance at misleading or overhyped reports of medical research in the news media. Link: https://youtu.be/e0W5PQRYSac Incidentally, in this video Dr Carroll mentions belonging to a group of doctors … Continue reading
(Updated 2016 April 1 to add some additional point and try to improve the explanation below the video.) Here’s a video with a surprise ending — a big surprise, in fact. The question addressed is this: What if you’re take … Continue reading
As you’ve no doubt heard, Donald Trump proposes to keep foreigners out of the country by building a high wall along the southern U.S. border. If you don’t think about it too hard, this might sound like a sensible idea, … Continue reading
Garry Shandling died Thursday at the age of 66, and that night Conan O’Brien talked about how Shandling helped him get past a personal crisis, partly as a consequence of a strange coincidence. There have been a lot of tributes … Continue reading
Jackie and Dunlap ponder whether Trump is really as bad as Hitler, including the possibility that he might even be worse — a rich, Yankee Hitler. Some naughty four-through-six letter words here and there. Link: https://youtu.be/qRNne_45j7A by … Continue reading