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When Large Healthcare Deductibles Could Be Costly: A Personal Tale
Let’s just say that throwing up between 1am and 5am the week you have to prepare for a scientific conference (ASM) is, well, suboptimal. Anyway, I’m fine (thanks for asking), but Tuesday I had plenty...
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Sick Days, Serving Food, and Public Health
In New York City, there has been an attempt to mandate five sick days per year for workers–this has been repeatedly blocked by the head of the City Council (who has dreams of becoming mayor and needs...
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Sound and Fury Signing Meh
As the kids used to say. It’s hard for me to get extremely excited about the election results. While there are some bright spots (more about those in a bit), this mostly feels like getting your car...
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WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS! Norovirus and Food Handling
Because I haven’t beaten that drum in a while. Carl Zimmer, drawing on this CDC report, gives us several tips on how to lessen your chances of getting norovirus (aka winter vomiting disease–trust me,...
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The Norovirus Demagoguery Starts Here
In light of Republican efforts to stoke fear over Ebola, I have decided to become the Czar of All Ebolas. OK, not really. But I figure, if conservatives can use an imaginary, non-existent threat to...
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GOP Senator Proposes Norovirus Dissemination Plan
Well, he didn’t call it that, but Republican Senator Thom “Taking the As out of Thomas” Tillis proposed this interesting infection control policy (boldface mine): In a week packed with news over...
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