Link. We need to restock our antibiotic supply.
Daily Archives: March 13, 2021
“a few extra pounds might help protect people when they contract an infectious disease.”
Link. BMI of 30. Not just COVID apparently. Nobody knows why.
Runners are stoners.
Link. Endocannabinoids. Popular in CrossFit too
“the black beast of depression back in our lives”
Link. LBJ and Lincoln had that in common.
George Floyd’s Family Settles Suit Against Minneapolis for $27 Million.
Link. “settlement was the largest ever reached before trial in a civil rights wrongful death lawsuit involving the police”
GOP Voters: “Never Trump” Republicans comprised 15 percent of the Republicans surveyed”
Link. Higher than I expected.
“pleased that the Americans are noticing us and also being delighted when they got it wrong”
Link. America raises Canadian spirits. (Also the Nanaimo bar was not part of my youth in Quebec.)
Risk of hospitalization and death by age and gender for COVID.
Link. For those diagnosed. Unvaccinated. First calculator of this type I have seen. I had thought 10% hospital for me, calc says 16%.
Neil Irwin: “I’m starting to get optimistic.”
Link. Run, run!! (Weirdly so am I. Maybe we are bored of bad news.)
Nursing homes game their star ratings.
Link. Those that don’t cheat go under and facilities invest in ratings rather than true quality. This is true of similar ratings systems everywhere — including college ratings.
“Dustin’s story throws a spotlight on the danger of doing too much business with a single company.”
Link. Apple has vast power, arrogance aplenty, a good bit of incompetence, and nothing to fear. It’s a disastrous combination.
Letter calling for COVID origins investigation.
Link. Xi acts like he knows it was a lab escape.