18 July 2023

It's a new world for doctorsUnionizing - who would have thought doctors would do this?  But lately, doctors are finding that they are on the short end of things.  There is no reduction in demands placed on them, yet since the government has taken over their reimbursement, they are facing things like a pay cut - to good doctors and bad doctors alike.  There is no difference in quality of doctors in the system.  Unless you really screw up, everyone is all the same.

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COVID vaccine related lawsuits are increasing, and the media is taking notice.  All the vaccine defenders are crying foul, as they see their message being cast by the wayside, as people realize the damage that has occurred by the vaccine and vaccine policy.

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Playing chess and doing crosswords can stave of dementia.  Probably anything that requires concentration and mental effort will do this, but it's good to get confirmation. 

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Yet another article claiming that many clinical trials in medicine are probably junkHere's another article about using Photoshop to cheat.  Whereas I had been thinking that artificial intelligence would help to eliminate the bad studies, I'm afraid that many bad actors are using A.I. to actually add to the junk.

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Which scientists have saved the most human lives?  Yeah, we've heard of Pasteur and maybe Jenner, but the ones the saved the most lives - unless you studied biology, physics or engineering, you've probably not heard of them.

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"Helping cops spy better".  While I'm glad it's being used to catch crooks more efficiently, any tech like this can be abused.

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