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Posted by
Irene on Friday December 18, 2020 @07:20PM
from the ask-hn dept.
4 years ago I uploaded an unlisted video on youtube - video of a medical procedure, esophagogastroduodenoscopy. It did not have any views, I was keeping it just in case I need to show it to a doctor. Today I got an e-mail labeling it with adult content and warning about my channel (my other videos were of a Christmas tree and such, all unlisted). I changed video settings from unlisted to...
Yes, there could be many different scenarios; when vaccine supply is limited, vaccinate those at risk of death. BioNTech claims their vaccine efficacy is consistent across age groups, but we won't know for sure until large clinical trials are completed. Also, older people are less willing to be vaccinated earlier. More variables to include in the model...
Pfizer selected New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Texas for their pilot delivery program "due to the states' immunization infrastructures, urban and rural variations, size and population diversity". First batches of vaccine will probably go to frontline medical workers first, followed by frail old people. a paper in Medrxiv favored "older first" model based on evolutionary game theory and mobility data, for largest decrease in mortality rates.
Community medicine; precision medicine - all self-funded.
Connectivity-driven innovation is cheaper. Science is becoming harder and is getting less bang for its buck.
We saw great progress in AI over the past few years but even this has taken far more effort and money than building social networks. Perhaps connectivity-driven innovation could help to speed up applied science innovation if power of the crowd is more efficiently utilized?
Most (if not all) new medicines came out of basic research supported by the NIH. This research was tweaked and patented by companies who profit from selling the drugs. Is start-to-finish government drug pipeline a better solution? Perhaps, but current academic culture doesn't support it. It's not just about pouring more taxpayer money.
You are right, according to medical journal "The Lancet", 85% of (government-funded) research funding is “avoidably wasted across the entire biomedical research range (e.g., clinical, health services, and basic science)” Government-funded medical R&D (budget for the NIH: $34.4 billion for 2019) needs smarter spending.
My grandmother was denied drugs by government-run healthcare and died in severe pain.
Mind uploading predictions are fascinating (Edmond Hamilton, 1936; Isaac Asimov, 1956, 1957; Arthur C. Clarke, 1956; Bertil Mårtensson, 1968).
Also predictions about automating boring and mundane human tasks:
Waldemar Kaempffert, 1950: "When Jane Dobson cleans house she simply turns the hose on everything... After the water has run down a drain in the middle of the floor (later concealed by a rug of synthetic fiber) Jane turns on a blast of hot air and dries everything."
"With the advent of frozen foods in the shape of bricks, cooking as an art is only a memory in the minds of old-people. A few die-hards still broil a chicken or roast a leg of lamb, but <by using ingredients in frozen bricks> Jane Dobson can serve a steak in less than three minutes, and an elaborate multi-course meal never takes more than half an hour to prepare.
"discarded linens and underwear are recycled and turned into candy."
Isaac Asimov, 1964: "Gadgetry will continue to relieve mankind of tedious jobs. Kitchen units will be devised that will prepare 'automeals,' heating water and converting it to coffee; toasting bread; frying, poaching or scrambling eggs, grilling bacon, and so on."
It should be possible, but might take a lot of effort. Smell-detecting dogs are trained from birth to 18 months and it takes another 6 months to specialize them on specific scent like diabetes. Small rodents could be trained too. In Harry Potter, Ron carried one in his breast pocket.
Thank you, these are great suggestions.
Posted by
Irene on Friday May 11, 2018 @10:07PM
from the ask-hn dept.
We are about to start a study to identify what causes flares and remission in a chronic condition. The problem is that about half of people with this condition can't differentiate between good and bad days in terms of symptoms. A trusted buddy (in real world) could to do it for them, but they often shut themselves in, and all of their interactions are online not in the physical world.The...
Posted by
Irene on Monday December 12, 2016 @03:15PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.
Posted by
Irene on Monday September 12, 2016 @08:25PM
from the kdnuggets.com dept.
Original article:
http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2139The authors suggest to introduce an extra field in death certificates indicating if it was a medical error, but the responsible parties may not acknowledge mistakes for fear of malpractice suits.
Posted by
Irene on Monday April 04, 2016 @05:52PM
from the mashable.com dept.
I suppose applicants with faces judged as competent and dominant (and looking like Zuckerberg, etc) tend to come out on top after video pitches in startup incubator applications.
Posted by
Irene on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @11:42PM
from the mosaicscience.com dept.
Posted by
Irene on Friday March 20, 2015 @09:13PM
from the dailymail.co.uk dept.
Posted by
Irene on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @05:05PM
from the crazyengineers.com dept.
Actually, life expectancy of world class aerobic athletes (unlike power (anaerobic) ones) is a little higher than average according to studies in US, Spain, Germany, Poland...
Could be a little lower than life expectancy of those involved in moderate aerobic activities though, I guess.
Posted by
Irene on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @11:54AM
from the self-post dept.
HN does not seem to have any effect on my mood
Posted by
Irene on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @11:54AM
from the you-decide dept.
Studies showed that the longer people are active on Facebook, the more negative is their mood afterwards. They also show that people commit an affective forecasting error in that they expect to feel better after using Facebook, whereas, in fact, they feel worse.What about this site?
Posted by
Irene on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @11:54AM
from the self-post dept.
I usually feel worse after participating
Posted by
Irene on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @11:54AM
from the self-post dept.
HN positively influences my self-esteem and/or
makes me feel better most of the time