“…elderly people and those with chronic ailments are extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. Furthermore, the disease is highly transmissible, which means … More
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Why metadata matters|Towards Data Science
By Jon Brock The article below details the reasons why we need to get data right; and even more so … More
FDA to Study Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 | MedPage Today
The drug is currently approved for malaria and also for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, which is its main … More
Are medical errors really the third most common cause of death in the U.S.? (2019 edition) – Science-Based Medicine
The claim that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the US has always rested on very … More
If Only Economics Was as Easy as Rocket Science – Foundation for Economic Education
However, as America’s founders attested so vehemently, rights are at the core of social interactions and government, violations of which … More
Watch “Why Did I Say “Yes” to Speak Here? | Malcolm Gladwell | Google Zeitgeist” on YouTube
Fascinating research reveals a phenomenon of Elite Institution Cognitive Dissonance (EICD). The data demonstrates that the effects of Relative Deprivation, … More
Bridging the Gap Between Where the Quality Metric Ends and Real Life Begins—A Trusting Relationship |JAMA NETWORK
Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, DPhil JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(2):177-178. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5132 My teaching session with the medical student at the end of the day … More
Filter Coffee Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk in Metabolomics Study
Adults who drank two to three cups of filtered coffee a day (the highest quartile of filtered coffee–metabolite score) had … More
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