17 posts tagged ‘Health’
Sounds Like Melania Hates Donald Trump’s Diet, Too
The Cut,
Apparently, she and RFK Jr. are “ganging up” on him to eat healthier.
COVID and Flu vaccination rates abysmally low before Thanksgiving travel rush
Boing Boing,
The Centers for Disease Control has released statistics showing this season's COVID and Flu vaccination rates are very low. I guess America will get a reminder, and perhaps vaccination rates will increase when everyone starts getting sick. That'll be too late for some of us, as COVID and the Flu remain deadly, especially to older people. — Read the rest The post COVID and Flu vaccination rates abysmally low before Thanksgiving travel rush appeared first on Boing Boing.
People Are Rushing to the Doctor Before Trump 2.0
From getting their tubes tied to stocking up on hormones and the abortion pill.
What to Know About Zepbound
The diabetes drug Mounjaro has now been approved for weight loss.
Fitbit Charge 6 and Google Pixel Watch 2
mjtsai,
Victoria Song: Fitbit is back with the Charge 6 — and on paper, this one feels like the most Fitbit-y Fitbit since Google actively began folding the company into its ecosystem. Not only has the price been lowered from $179.95 to $159.95 but the device also adds an improved heart rate tracking algorithm, compatibility with […]
Maya Kowalski’s $211 Million Verdict
A Florida jury found Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg liable on all counts, including contributing to her mother’s suicide.
What Happened to Maya Kowalski
When a 10-year-old girl complained of mysterious pain, a doctor suspected child abuse. How far would she go to prove it?
Masimo v. Apple
Brian Merchant: Kiani, an electrical engineer by training, had founded the Irvine company Masimo in 1989. Over the next three decades, he and his colleagues built Masimo into an industry leader in pulse oximetry, used to take readings of the amount of oxygen in a person’s blood — a crucial, sometimes life-saving, measurement.[…]Kiani and the […]