The American Academy of Pediatrics is a disgraceful unscientific and woke specialty society, mostly dedicated to making money and hurting children.
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A muted week for US debt auctions, that went off okay. in the aftermarket, rates are rising.
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Large employers also expect a very large health benefit cost increase in 2026.
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A warmer world, if it is occurring, is better for humans and other life; a cold spell would be devastating.
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President Trump is doing great work in his efforts at ending wars, but we need to be cautious that we don't enable barbaric dictators.
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A reformulation of issues about temperature and climate changes provides a good challenge to the hysterical narrative.
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Employer health plans are bracing for cost increases of 10% or more for 2026. The pain will fall largely on employees.
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Forcing Medicaid recipients to work or lose coverage has no effect on ER visits or hospitalizations.
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Driven by multiple factors, overdiagnosis is a cause of excess health spending and patient anxiety.
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Research continues to bleed through on the lack of any climate crisis.
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The inflation report is consistent with expectations but not with the economic reality for consumers.
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Metropolitan areas are far warmer than their outlying rural regions, accounting for almost all supposed warming in recent decades.
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Doximity, a kind of social media platform for physicians and other health care professionals, is acquiring Pathway Medical, which uses artificial intelligence and a large curated dataset to provide assistance to physicians. While AI may be useful in some cases, God help us if physicians begin routinely relying on it for diagnoses and treatment advice.
https://investors.doximity.com/news/news-details/2025/Doximity-Acquires-Pathway-a-Leader-in-AI-Clinical-Reference/default.aspxAbout this Blog
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.