Happy nurses week to the nurses on farcaster 💗

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Bifurcation of the health system continues. Government will be buying more and more hospitals going forward, primarily from PE and for-profit health systems as here. https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/santa-clara-county-buy-hca-hospital-150-million

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Look like the best head massage ever https://youtu.be/WrlyX8-V6EM?si=_B4uJ0iRYILlU1QM

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Sharing here for some education! https://warpcast.com/nubianzim/0x5d6dd353

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No surprises act was supposed to get rid of surprise medical bills in the US… “The law only applies to medically necessary services, so insurers can deny care by simply saying that it wasn’t medically necessary. Poof! Claim gone.” https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/01/optum-change-healthcare-medical-billing/

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Pretty interesting observations around dance and mental health improvement I would guess it’s because of some combo of physical health and social interaction https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/02/12/dancing-may-be-better-than-other-exercise-for-improving-mental-h.html

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First time i heard about healthcare AI was 2007, and there’s papers on computer aided diagnosis since 2004 It’s a travesty that we don’t have better tech in hospitals - even more depressing is the fact that perverse incentives drives this lack of tech adoption!!!

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Buy toothpaste without fluoride and deodorant without aluminum.

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Unclear what happens to teenagers with multiple drug combos that, by definition, alter brain chemistry - scary times! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/health/adolescents-drugs-polypharmacy.html

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Advisory packet from Health and Human Services: teenagers spending more than 3 hrs a day experience depression and anxiety at 2x the rate vs baseline The average 8th grader spends 3.5 hrs a day… https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/sg-youth-mental-health-social-media-advisory.pdf

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70% of highschoolers aren’t getting enough sleep - at one of the most critical times of their lives!!! Sleep hygiene should be taught in schools alongside diet and exercise habits!! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/well/mind/sleep-mental-health-insomnia.html

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