Our country and the world have frequently experienced periods of greater warmth and drought than we now are seeing.
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Hospital system purchases of physician practices raises spending and does little to improve quality of care.
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No, Virginia, there isn't a rise in extreme weather events, in fact there is a decline since 2000.
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The September 11, 2001 attacks are a receding memory and led to one of the moments of national unity which are all too rare.
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Much of the supposed global warming is merely the heat effect of urban areas on thermometer measurements, this study says " the scientific community is not yet in a position…
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A new study shows that getting CV-19 in the hospital wasn't all that rare.
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Medicare Advantage plans have high rates of disenrollment after five years, but those who leave almost always go to another MA plan, suggesting high satisfaction with the program.
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Bought-off legislators are approving marijuana legalization and ignoring the multiple harms caused by use, including traffic accidents.
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Another set of summaries in the declining but still significant body of CV-19 research.
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A study in which people were intentionally exposed to CV-19 finds that those who were infected but asymptomatic exhaled very low levels of virus and were unlikely to be a…
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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.