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Prestigious medical journal concludes that
There is a well known medical journal called, The Lancet.
Yesterday it published the results of a study of how the Medicare for All Act
would transform healthcare in America.
It concluded that a single payer system like the one Bernie Sanders has been urging, would save the average person about 13% per year ($450 Billion total in US),
and more importantly, would save about 68,000 lives per year.
Here is the summary from that journal article verbatim;
Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other country, more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million more have inadequate access to care. Efforts are ongoing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would exacerbate health-care inequities. By contrast, a universal system, such as that proposed in the Medicare for All Act, has the potential to transform the availability and efficiency of American health-care services. Taking into account both the costs of coverage expansion and the savings that would be achieved through the Medicare for All Act, we calculate that a single-payer, universal health-care system is likely to lead to a 13% savings in national health-care expenditure, equivalent to more than US$450 billion annually (based on the value of the US$ in 2017). The entire system could be funded with less financial outlay than is incurred by employers and households paying for health-care premiums combined with existing government allocations. This shift to single-payer health care would provide the greatest relief to lower-income households. Furthermore, we estimate that ensuring health-care access for all Americans would save more than 68,000 lives and 1.73 million life-years every year compared with the status quo.
Here is the link to the full journal article. If you click on it, it won't work.
(Apparently the parentheses breaks it up on CS).
So, instead, copy the link in full and then paste it into your browser, and then click enter.
(19)33019-3/fulltext
Yesterday it published the results of a study of how the Medicare for All Act
would transform healthcare in America.
It concluded that a single payer system like the one Bernie Sanders has been urging, would save the average person about 13% per year ($450 Billion total in US),
and more importantly, would save about 68,000 lives per year.
Here is the summary from that journal article verbatim;
Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other country, more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million more have inadequate access to care. Efforts are ongoing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would exacerbate health-care inequities. By contrast, a universal system, such as that proposed in the Medicare for All Act, has the potential to transform the availability and efficiency of American health-care services. Taking into account both the costs of coverage expansion and the savings that would be achieved through the Medicare for All Act, we calculate that a single-payer, universal health-care system is likely to lead to a 13% savings in national health-care expenditure, equivalent to more than US$450 billion annually (based on the value of the US$ in 2017). The entire system could be funded with less financial outlay than is incurred by employers and households paying for health-care premiums combined with existing government allocations. This shift to single-payer health care would provide the greatest relief to lower-income households. Furthermore, we estimate that ensuring health-care access for all Americans would save more than 68,000 lives and 1.73 million life-years every year compared with the status quo.
Here is the link to the full journal article. If you click on it, it won't work.
(Apparently the parentheses breaks it up on CS).
So, instead, copy the link in full and then paste it into your browser, and then click enter.
(19)33019-3/fulltext
Very good news regarding the Coronavirus
A lot of progress has taken place in understanding the coranavirus.
The genes have been sequenced and proteins have been made.
Indeed, one of those proteins is a "spike" protein that the virus uses to attach
to a host cell. It's sort of like an anchor that initiates further progress in the
infection process.
After the virus attached to the cell, the membranes of the cell and the virus then fuse,
enabling the RNA of the virus to enter the cell and direct new virus production.
Well, genes for this spike protein itself have been isolated and incorporated into cells.
These cells were then used to make lots of this spike protein.
Subsequently, this protein has been 3D mapped and now it has been sent to many
research teams to both produce drugs for treatment and to use as antigens to make vaccines.
Thus within a month or two, vaccines will possibly become made and tested for effectiveness.
The bottom line, is that progress is rapidly being undertaken.
There may actually be something good to come out of this. The common cold is caused by a virus
in the coronavirus family. Imagine if one of the vaccines against the new virus also works to
prevent the common cold. It is possible. It would be a nice positive side effect.
I can hear the potential commercials now.
Here's a recent article from LiveScience;
The genes have been sequenced and proteins have been made.
Indeed, one of those proteins is a "spike" protein that the virus uses to attach
to a host cell. It's sort of like an anchor that initiates further progress in the
infection process.
After the virus attached to the cell, the membranes of the cell and the virus then fuse,
enabling the RNA of the virus to enter the cell and direct new virus production.
Well, genes for this spike protein itself have been isolated and incorporated into cells.
These cells were then used to make lots of this spike protein.
Subsequently, this protein has been 3D mapped and now it has been sent to many
research teams to both produce drugs for treatment and to use as antigens to make vaccines.
Thus within a month or two, vaccines will possibly become made and tested for effectiveness.
The bottom line, is that progress is rapidly being undertaken.
There may actually be something good to come out of this. The common cold is caused by a virus
in the coronavirus family. Imagine if one of the vaccines against the new virus also works to
prevent the common cold. It is possible. It would be a nice positive side effect.
I can hear the potential commercials now.
Here's a recent article from LiveScience;
In response to:
Coronavirus 'spike' protein just mapped, leading way to vaccine
By Yasemin Saplakoglu - Staff Writer 2 days ago
Researchers worldwide are racing to develop potential vaccines and drugs to fight the new coronavirus, called SARS-Cov-2. Now, a group of researchers has figured out the molecular structure of a key protein that the coronavirus uses to invade human cells, potentially opening the door to the development of a vaccine, according to new findings.
Previous research revealed that coronaviruses invade cells through so-called "spike" proteins, but those proteins take on different shapes in different coronaviruses. Figuring out the shape of the spike protein in SARS-Cov-2 is the key to figuring out how to target the virus, said Jason McLellan, senior author of the study and an associate professor of molecular biosciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
All about COVID-19.
Though the coronavirus uses many different proteins to replicate and invade cells, the spike protein is the major surface protein that it uses to bind to a receptor — another protein that acts like a doorway into a human cell. After the spike protein binds to the human cell receptor, the viral membrane fuses with the human cell membrane, allowing the genome of the virus to enter human cells and begin infection. So "if you can prevent attachment and fusion, you will prevent entry," McLellan told Live Science. But to target this protein, you need to know what it looks like.
Earlier this month, researchers published the genome of SARS-Cov-2. Using that genome, McLellan and his team, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), identified the specific genes that code for the spike protein. They then sent that gene information to a company that created the genes and sent them back. The group then injected those genes into mammalian cells in a lab dish and those cells produced the spike proteins.
Next, using a very detailed microscopy technique called cryogenic electron microscopy, the group created a 3D "map," or "blueprint," of the spike proteins. The blueprint revealed the structure of the molecule, mapping the location of each of its atoms in space.
"It's impressive that these researchers were able to get the structure so quickly," said Aubree Gordon, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan who was not a part of the study. "It's a very important step forward and may help in the development of a vaccine against SARS-COV-2."...
Coronavirus 'spike' protein just mapped, leading way to vaccine
By Yasemin Saplakoglu - Staff Writer 2 days ago
Researchers worldwide are racing to develop potential vaccines and drugs to fight the new coronavirus, called SARS-Cov-2. Now, a group of researchers has figured out the molecular structure of a key protein that the coronavirus uses to invade human cells, potentially opening the door to the development of a vaccine, according to new findings.
Previous research revealed that coronaviruses invade cells through so-called "spike" proteins, but those proteins take on different shapes in different coronaviruses. Figuring out the shape of the spike protein in SARS-Cov-2 is the key to figuring out how to target the virus, said Jason McLellan, senior author of the study and an associate professor of molecular biosciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
All about COVID-19.
Though the coronavirus uses many different proteins to replicate and invade cells, the spike protein is the major surface protein that it uses to bind to a receptor — another protein that acts like a doorway into a human cell. After the spike protein binds to the human cell receptor, the viral membrane fuses with the human cell membrane, allowing the genome of the virus to enter human cells and begin infection. So "if you can prevent attachment and fusion, you will prevent entry," McLellan told Live Science. But to target this protein, you need to know what it looks like.
Earlier this month, researchers published the genome of SARS-Cov-2. Using that genome, McLellan and his team, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), identified the specific genes that code for the spike protein. They then sent that gene information to a company that created the genes and sent them back. The group then injected those genes into mammalian cells in a lab dish and those cells produced the spike proteins.
Next, using a very detailed microscopy technique called cryogenic electron microscopy, the group created a 3D "map," or "blueprint," of the spike proteins. The blueprint revealed the structure of the molecule, mapping the location of each of its atoms in space.
"It's impressive that these researchers were able to get the structure so quickly," said Aubree Gordon, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan who was not a part of the study. "It's a very important step forward and may help in the development of a vaccine against SARS-COV-2."...
Struggling with panic attack disorder
Hello everyone,
i wasnt sure if opening this subject would be a right decision,but i felt the need to get rid of a burden in my soul and see if anyone else is facing the same problem like me...
This kind of a problem is like a torture for the one he/she faces it...is there anyone else who faces the same problem?I d like to share thoughts and experiences and if its possible to help each other....
thanks
i wasnt sure if opening this subject would be a right decision,but i felt the need to get rid of a burden in my soul and see if anyone else is facing the same problem like me...
This kind of a problem is like a torture for the one he/she faces it...is there anyone else who faces the same problem?I d like to share thoughts and experiences and if its possible to help each other....
thanks
British people living in Cyprus and General Healthcare System
Hi people,
i opened this topic for the British people living in Cyprus and concerning the General Helathcare System that exists in the country since last June.
I d like to ask you..have you been told that in order to participate to the General Helthcare System that u must have the Cyprus nationality?
i am asking you coz although i m Cypriot,but born in th UK,i was asked to take the cypriot nationalty..
has anyone faced the same problem?and if yes what did u do?
thanks
i opened this topic for the British people living in Cyprus and concerning the General Helathcare System that exists in the country since last June.
I d like to ask you..have you been told that in order to participate to the General Helthcare System that u must have the Cyprus nationality?
i am asking you coz although i m Cypriot,but born in th UK,i was asked to take the cypriot nationalty..
has anyone faced the same problem?and if yes what did u do?
thanks
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Toe jamb futball...
For years as a project manager and salesman I wore lightweight construction boots as a portion of my day was walking around construction sites. When I was promoted to sales manager, nearly all my time was spent in the office. I started wearing soft sole athletic shoes. With less support than the boots, my feet would hurt at the end of the day.
A few times doing home renovation, I'd wear boots, but mostly it was the soft shoes. The bad thing is when I accidentally kicked something... ouch!
About 3 weeks ago I developed a pain in the big toe of one foot after doing some furniture moving. Yeah, whatever I kicked seemed to kick back! Sore to the touch it was inflamed and I treated it with antibiotic cream for a few days, but that was only marginally better.
Time for a podiatrist. I found one close to home and he was able to get an appointment without a long wait.
After inspecting the toe, it was determined the nail was ingrown along one side and it could be easily cut. Asked if I wanted a shot of anesthesia, my response was YES!!
With a long thin needle he mixed two different medicines. One was quick acting and the other was long lasting. Three nerves needed to be numbed and the pain from the injection was greater than the pain from the ingrown toenail.
The pain sensation was still there so he hit me with around of anesthesia and 15 minutes the entire area was numb. Another 15 minutes and the procedure was complete.
No pain last night, no pain this morning and all day... no pain.
Thinking back... I shouldn't have waited so long.
A few times doing home renovation, I'd wear boots, but mostly it was the soft shoes. The bad thing is when I accidentally kicked something... ouch!
About 3 weeks ago I developed a pain in the big toe of one foot after doing some furniture moving. Yeah, whatever I kicked seemed to kick back! Sore to the touch it was inflamed and I treated it with antibiotic cream for a few days, but that was only marginally better.
Time for a podiatrist. I found one close to home and he was able to get an appointment without a long wait.
After inspecting the toe, it was determined the nail was ingrown along one side and it could be easily cut. Asked if I wanted a shot of anesthesia, my response was YES!!
With a long thin needle he mixed two different medicines. One was quick acting and the other was long lasting. Three nerves needed to be numbed and the pain from the injection was greater than the pain from the ingrown toenail.
The pain sensation was still there so he hit me with around of anesthesia and 15 minutes the entire area was numb. Another 15 minutes and the procedure was complete.
No pain last night, no pain this morning and all day... no pain.
Thinking back... I shouldn't have waited so long.
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What kind of an Idiot
Would cut funding for the Center for Disease Control, when we're faced with a global pandemic?
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Robbery
This morning at the Post Office while waiting in line to be helped 2 masked men entered and I could feel the tensions of the people rising with everyone on edge.
When the short guy yelled "This is a robbery, get down on the floor, NOW" We all relaxed.
When the short guy yelled "This is a robbery, get down on the floor, NOW" We all relaxed.
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It is, in my opinion, highly unethical,.....
.....for some clinicians to pontificate diagnostic on the mental health of our Brilliant and Dazzling Ivy League grad President Trump's alleged mental health issues. So I will not digress accordingly on Creepy Joe Biden. But diagnoses, differential or evolving, require lot's of clinical input. Much more than merely watching someone on TV or even in person. Gladly, this inappropriate behavior is helpful in further refining the detection of Trump Derangement-Hilary Deficit Syndromes. The incredible strength of the behavioral components of same is striking. Professionals, well aware of the rules, are willing to be blinded by their ueber liberal compulsions and hate, in doing so. With no sanction from the liberal academic and clinician certification outfits. Trump in November.
Dr. Drew On Coronavirus: Media ‘Hurting People,’ ‘Need To Be Held Accountable’ For Causing Panic
Physician David Drew Pinsky, commonly referred to as Dr. Drew, slammed the media in a CBS News interview late last week, saying that it is responsible for causing the American public to panic, which is hurting businesses and people.
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Man injects himself with Magic Mushrooms...
News of the weird. A type of mushroom called 'Magic Mushroom' contains the psychedelic drug psilocybin which is meant to be eaten. Instead a man with bipolar disorder brewed mushroom tea and injects it into his bloodstream where the mushrooms grew causing his body to go into organ failure.
He's being treated with long-term use of antifunguals and antibiotics.
He researched how he could decrease his opioid use at home and read about the potential for psilocybin, the drug found in psychedelic mushrooms - also known as magic mushrooms - for treating symptoms of depression and anxiety.
He's being treated with long-term use of antifunguals and antibiotics.
He researched how he could decrease his opioid use at home and read about the potential for psilocybin, the drug found in psychedelic mushrooms - also known as magic mushrooms - for treating symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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