Finally – An Honest Portrayal Of Opioid Overdose Deaths

If you’ve ever tried to figure out which drugs are causing overdose deaths the CDC site doesn’t offer much help. Why? Because the way that the agency categorizes drug classes is scientifically flawed at best or deliberately misleading at worst. Either way,...

Unregulated Algorithms in Healthcare – EPIC and Sepsis

Sepsis is an overwhelming infection: bacterial, viral, or fungal. It requires immediate medical attention and intervention. EPIC, the company with the largest share of the electronic medical records market, developed an algorithm to help physicians timely identify...

Podcast: ACSH Goes To Dr Phil; Cancers Have A ‘Fungal Biome’

Some cancers can be detected based on the fungi that grow within tumors, researchers say. Could this discovery lead to a life-saving screening technique? ACSH debated a pair of “fat acceptance” advocates on Dr. Phil. Let’s take a closer look at the...

It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing

Swing, “an intangible rhythmic momentum in jazz,” give the music movement, especially in the back and forth between the soloist and the group. For professional musicians, it is a bit like pornography, meaning they can’t define it but know it when they hear it. A group...

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