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What I Read: the Effort to Stop Maternal Deaths

By Andrew Fairless on January 9, 2021December 23, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/upshot/maternal-deaths-policy-neglect.html UpshotThe New Health CareWhat’s Missing in the Effort to Stop Maternal DeathsThe U.S. could prevent two-thirds of deaths during or within a year of pregnancy, research suggests.Austin FraktJuly 13,Continue readingWhat I Read: the Effort to Stop Maternal Deaths

What I Read: Mathematician’s Guide to Contagion

By Andrew Fairless on January 7, 2021December 23, 2020

https://www.wired.com/story/a-mathematicians-guide-to-how-contagion-spreads/ Gregory BarberScience07.07.2020 07:00 AMA Mathematician’s Guide to How Contagion SpreadsAdam Kucharski wrote The Rules of Contagion before Covid-19. He talks about misinformation, bank failures, and coming up with hypothesesContinue readingWhat I Read: Mathematician’s Guide to Contagion

What I Read: doctor, one story at a time

By Andrew Fairless on December 17, 2020December 4, 2020

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/2/27/21152916/rita-charon-narrative-medicine-health-care This doctor is taking aim at our broken medical system, one story at a timeby Sigal SamuelMarch 5 2020 4:35 PM “Today, it’s painfully clear that health care isContinue readingWhat I Read: doctor, one story at a time

What I Read: Mental Shortcuts Physician Errors

By Andrew Fairless on December 13, 2020December 1, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/upshot/mental-shortcuts-medical-errors.html How Common Mental Shortcuts Can Cause Major Physician ErrorsTendencies like left-digit bias can have life-altering consequences for patients.By Anupam B. Jena and Andrew R. OlenskiFeb. 20, 2020 “But aContinue readingWhat I Read: Mental Shortcuts Physician Errors

What I Read: phones detect health problems

By Andrew Fairless on December 11, 2020December 1, 2020

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/2/5/21056921/phones-health-apps-data-digital-phenotyping Our phones can now detect health problems from Parkinson’s to depression. Is that a good thing?Digital phenotyping, which can detect patterns from text messages, movements, and even our speech,Continue readingWhat I Read: phones detect health problems

What I Read: Chain Pharmacies Patients Risk

By Andrew Fairless on December 9, 2020November 29, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/health/pharmacists-medication-errors.html How Chaos at Chain Pharmacies Is Putting Patients at RiskBy Ellen GablerJan. 31, 2020Updated 1:38 p.m. ET “…many pharmacists… said it had become difficult to perform their jobs safely,Continue readingWhat I Read: Chain Pharmacies Patients Risk

What I Read: America health care cost problem Maryland

By Andrew Fairless on December 8, 2020December 31, 2020

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/22/21055118/maryland-health-care-global-hospital-budget The answer to America’s health care cost problem might be in Marylandby Tara GolshanJanuary 22 2020 1:01 PM “Maryland is the site of two big experiments in containing healthContinue readingWhat I Read: America health care cost problem Maryland

What I Read: AI Epidemiologist First Warnings Virus

By Andrew Fairless on December 5, 2020November 28, 2020

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-epidemiologist-wuhan-public-health-warnings/ Eric NiilerScience01.25.2020 07:00 AM An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus“The BlueDot algorithm scours news reports and airline ticketing data to predict the spread ofContinue readingWhat I Read: AI Epidemiologist First Warnings Virus

What I Read: Cutting Food Stamps Can Add Costs Elsewhere

By Andrew Fairless on December 5, 2020November 28, 2020

UpshotThe New Health CareHow Cutting Food Stamps Can Add Costs ElsewhereWhen people eat better, they enjoy better health, reducing not just suffering, but also some expenses.By Austin Frakt and ElsaContinue readingWhat I Read: Cutting Food Stamps Can Add Costs Elsewhere

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