Is there anyone who looks at our country right now and doesn't feel despair at what a disaster we have become?
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In which I relate that I am asking the DOH to give us the data they should be giving us, and if necessary I will sue to get it. I…
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The FDA bounces boosters for the general population and some other research.
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I simply couldn't be more astounded at some financing round valuations. Here is another one, in which behavioral health firm Spring Health raised $190 million, supposedly at a $2 billion valuation.
https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/behavioral-health-startup-spring-health-valued-at-2b/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=160529127&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--qvn4HE1mI0__QP-iqO_uNc85cpqa5718XEu36h7TQb4g5m0-QVHF7mbbHIwuUs6Kc6KA_eVbpJqNgZrIZg8e-icMscXNnZQrzo4hTw4LEki7O-ZI&utm_content=160529127&utm_source=hs_emailWe are seeing a wave of acquisitions among health care companies hoping to show that they actually have a business that justifies high valuations. Symplr provides software to help health care companies with certain administrative tasks and is acquiring Halo Health, which offers clinical communication and collaboration software. No price disclosed but you can bet it was extremely high.
https://www.symplr.com/press-releases/symplr-acquires-halo-healthCatching up the weekly Minn. CV briefing disaster as well as a number of studies.
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An interesting way to look at trends by age group in epidemic events.
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Another update on per capita estimated rates of cases and events in the vaxed and unvaxed populations.
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A great chart shows how lockdowns and terror campaigns and villifying the police caused more extra deaths than did CV-19 in most age groups.
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Look at the spectacular success of the Minnesota mask mandate, the 3Ms in action.
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A substantial portion of all epidemic events in Minnesota are breakthrough infection related.
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The cumulative age structure charts---in terms of serious illness, it is all about the elderly.
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Summaries from my meat and potatoes, evaluating health care research on topics relevant to our health system.
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More Minnesota evasion and outright prevarication and a few important summaries with a focus on hospitalizations.
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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.