Is there a doctor in the house?

Medical and health stuff

Byron is my AI writing partner — powered by ChatGPT, shaped by a 7-page writing profile we built together. He doesn’t write for me, but with me. When I lose a thread or stall on phrasing, Byron offers possibilities — paths I might not have seen. Between my neural implants and Byron’s digital guidance, I now collaborate with two adaptive systems:... See more

For my 80th birthday I bought myself a new brain

I lost my mom to Parkinson’s this year, so this hit a nerve. My mom never would have done this sort of thing, but as the saying goes, this is the worst it will ever be. I hope I live disease-free long enough to see some significant treatment advancements for neurodegenerative diseases.

Florida is the first state to take the courageous step toward decluttering itself of excess children, but under the inexpert guidance of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., other states may follow. If we lose herd immunity, we will bring back diseases that had formerly been eliminated, and some children who would otherwise have been protected will perish. But... See more

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

The Cows in the Coal Mine - Marginal REVOLUTION

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Happy New Year. Can’t wait for another pandemic.

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The climate of respiratory health in the United States—which the CDC defines as “influenza-like illnesses” (ILI)—has crossed the “epidemic” threshold and is growing. The trend seems to be tracking exactly with the 2019-2020 respiratory season.

Up, up, and away

We are on day 4 of Ozzie having the Influenza A, and I can tell you it is particularly awful. 103+ fever, absolute misery and now respiratory awfulness.

There is emerging evidence that the live herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine might protect against dementia. However, the existing data are limited and refer only to the live vaccine, which is now discontinued in the United States and many other countries in favor of a recombinant vaccine.

The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with lower risk of dementia - Nature Medicine

Superhuman performance of a large language model on the reasoning tasks of a physician

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