Topic: Health
Maximizing Life Saving through Better Placement of Defibrillators
Just putting one where the last cardiac arrest occurred isn’t optimal — more calculations to get to fewer steps
Medical Debt in Collection Estimated at $140 Billion
Poorer residents of states refusing to expand Medicaid hit hardest
Medicare’s Money-Saving Treatment Caps Leave Some Patients Behind
Paperwork issues at physical therapy providers curtail care more often for minority and low-income patients
Modest Financial Incentives Help with Weight Loss
Tying payments to weight, rather than behaviors, marginally more effective
More Staffers: More COVID-19 Exposures and More Nursing Home Deaths
Reliance on part-timers raises headcounts and dangers to patients
New Study Disavows Marshmallow Test’s Predictive Powers
Test’s originator was a central co-author but died before its completion
Nursing Home Industry Profits Obscured by Related-Party Transactions
Management and real estate deals to owners’ firms siphon off most profits
Orphan Drugs: An Expert Pricing Panel Could Bring Benefits
The goal is continued development of new drugs and reduction of often shocking prices
Out of the Blue, a Colon Cancer Screening Kit Arrives
That approach, closer to an opt-out, beat three nudges, or opt-ins at encouraging younger people to get tested
Overcoming Obstacles to Taking Better Care of Your Future Self
Hal Hershfield’s book offers research-backed methods to build a healthier, happier, more financially secure life
Patience Is a Virtue — Up to a Certain Point
The happiest people are moderately patient, not into extreme delayed gratification
Philadelphia’s Soda Tax Is Nearly Perfect for Maximizing Revenue
It’s less successful at curbing consumption so buyers shop outside the city
Public Disclosure of Drug Company Gifts: High-Prescribing Physicians Unaffected
The average doctor, following sunshine laws, writes fewer Rx’s for marketed medicines
Shaming Smokers Actually Increases Their Urge to Light Up
Being stigmatized by stereotype feeds anxiety and depletes self-control
Should the U.S. Aim for a Zero-COVID-19 Policy?
Tolerating a low level of transmission just might be the better strategy
Testing of Nursing Home Staff Was a Key COVID-19 Mitigation Strategy During the Pandemic. Was It Worth It?
Prior to vaccines, more staff tests per week could have prevented thousands of nursing home deaths, study suggests