I don’t have much hair left but I am ripping it all out in frustration at our epidemic responses. I will attempt a rational appeal nonetheless.
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The updated age series charts show the mischief being caused by increased testing, while serious illness drops rapidly.
The day's second incomprehensible deal involves Babylon Health babbling on about buying Higi Health, which offers kiosks for biometric screenings. Babylon is a digital and telehealth company. No price announced but whatever it was, it was too much.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/babylon-health-acquires-health-kiosk-company-higi-health-its-latest-effort-to-scale?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAGB07jRAM0_fcjvvZI5vNLkeTcaxVyA47nfRw-_ZGVQg28N57KJKIHLPeZfrxecfIknIjkFjt0VzENs5_Biyk186KwwI8EMR1L7t_eirQuz02-hMore goofy deals. Nomi Health, which supposedly helps connect employers directly with providers, is buying Artemis Health, which helps employers control health benefit spending, for $200 million.
https://www.axios.com/nomi-health-acquires-artemis-health-cc85e599-5764-481e-b3b6-76c793ec31de.html?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAGB07jRALS3ZVEqaKnlIdivMvd9pmDpJH7Uo7GoTxJcJc5T5_T99Lp1a1YrAWwtZR9_JuQBkb8YCvjEx9HTqr1bLJWs3WhoXy4aDJCMK2qOLecWLittle Timmy Walz reaches new lows of epidemic policy imbecility.
Mask study links, as several readers requested, and a timely observation.
Ripping off a few more research summaries with a lot more to go. May get two dumps in one night, how exciting!!
This is why I don't invest in "digital" health BS. Castlight Health went public at a huge valuation. The hype caught up with it and the valuation plunged. It now has agreed to be bought by Vera Whole Health for $2 a share or a whopping $370 million. I doubt it is worth that much, but Vera is another hype-driven company, although in theoretically a more solid segment--primary care, desperate to find some way to make it look like it actually is adding value to the system. I always find it hilarious to see the rational for these deals. Castlight's tools will supposedly help Vera's providers. Right, sure, of course, anything you say, load of crap.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/vera-whole-health-combines-healthcare-navigation-company-castlight-health?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HC-NL-FierceHealthcare&oly_enc_id=4679D3169845B3YFor the first time, I had a coronavirus op-ed rejected by the Star Tribune. Too much apostasy.
Another drop of research summaries and some interesting articles from surprising places.
Masks and vaccines are equally adept at stopping community transmission of CV-19.
Relative case rates for the vaxed and unvaxed, based on the crappy and incomplete data shared by DOH.
Breakthrough events as a proportion of all events, by age group.
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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 [email protected].
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