Why you should refuse to let your doctor record you.
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the time the provider takes to reflect on the patient’s symptoms, progress, needs, etc is part of the care. Skipping or skimping on this part not only impacts the quality of care being provided immediately, but also likely degrades care over time, as providers are naturally less engaged in the cases they are working with.
This is so true, and I don't think this is fully appreciated.
DeepSeek V4 is out and in some ways it improves over Gemini, OpenAI and Claude in benchmarks. But GPT-5.5 came out, too, so already comparisons are out of date.
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Breakthrough to Restore Aging Joints Could Help Treat Osteoarthritis. OA is the scourge of old folks. 15-hydroxy prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) is the culprit, and inhibiting it can mitigate joint degeneration. Inhibition can prevent the development of osteoarthritis by modulating chondrocytes.
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Anthropic released a report on what they think is the future of AI in various sectors, and where it has made the biggest impact. They think there is much more to go.
And fewer than 1 in 4 workers feel their job is safe. ‘FOBO’—fear of becoming obsolete—is hurting companies.
Things are in flux and it's generating a lot of anxiety.
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I guess Lip Bu Tan was the right choice after all. Intel comes back from the brink. It was close, though.
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Will the billion-barrel oil shock crash demand? I think energy prices will stay up for a long time. Even if Iran caves. And those prices will lower demand just as they have before. Inflation will remain with us for a while. And prices in Blue states will remain extra high.
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A New Type of Neuroplasticity Rewires the Brain After a Single Experience. After a single experience? Wow, that's different.
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Backlash. The Utah Medical Licensing Board wants the Utah Dept of Commerce to stop Doctronic, the AI-powered prescribing bot. I think it's too soon myself.
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The Midori 11.7 browser with VPN has arrived. I'm always interested in Gecko-based alternatives to Firefox. There's always one flaw or another. I may check this out, though.
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Honolulu Airport is now playing AI-slop Hawaiian music. There are so many good Hawaiian musicians. Why ignore them for this crap?
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Some kids in Oregon schoolsget years more in school than peers. In fact, comparing time that kids get in school, Oregon ranks near the bottom:
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Seattle Restaurant Week lets you filter out spots by race, gender identity. You can filter out for the place that serves with your particular kink, and avoid straight, white or Asian people. How convenient. How so left-wing.
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Here it comes. Oregon minimum wage workers will get 50-cent bump in July. Prices are increasing again, folks. On top of everything else.
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OHSU leaders said the turnaround is being driven by a surge in more lucrative complex cases — patients with serious conditions who need highly specialized care and, in turn, bring in higher reimbursement.On Thursday, OHSU President Dr. Shereef Elnahal said cancer services are up 32% from last year and the hospital has seen more bone marrow transplants and other major surgeries.
Wow, cancer services are up 32% from last year? Is there something we need to know?
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At 8.4%, Washington has the lowest percentage of total financial reserves to tax revenues of any state in the country.Put another way, Washington’s state reserves are so low that they could only cover 12.8 days of state government operations, ranking 49th out of 50 states. By comparison, the average across every state is 47.8 days.
Way to go, Democrats. Better raise taxes, some more, right? Maybe add on some fees? What's your latest billionaire tally? How many Fortune 500 companies are still in Washington?
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