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San Francisco's go-slow approach toward reopening amid the pandemic is paying off
San Francisco shut down early in the pandemic and later limited reopening. Now the city is the first urban center in California where the risk of infection is rated as minimal.
U.S. reports more than 83,000 coronavirus cases, record daily total, as experts warn of difficult winter — CNBC
The U.S. reported more than 83,700 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, passing the last record seen in mid-July, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Linda Avey
Hey North Dakota you’re #1
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Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits
As he raises questions about his opponent’s standing with China, President Trump’s taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.
‘I Just Kind of Lost It’: As Coronavirus Cases Soar, One Montana Town Reels
In the Mountain West, an outbreak has revealed the danger that the virus poses to jails and rural communities.
The inside story of how Trump’s COVID-19 coordinator undermined the world’s top health agency
How physician Deborah Birx’s unreasonable demands for hospital data created a “debacle” at CDC
Linda Avey
Not sure what to believe here. Birx worked at CDC for years and knew its short-comings. Wouldn’t be surprised that a private software company could develop more efficient tools than a govt agency. Switching during a pandemic though...
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White Eye - Patch! - Evolve Back
A photo story on the Oriental White-Eye. Read on to find out more about this interesting little bird in a write up dripping with humor and wit.
Linda Avey
Jump if you ever have the opportunity to visit an Evolve Back resort, and maybe catch an Oriental White-Eye in action
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The Gretchen Whitmer abduction plot is a window into American misogyny
Conservatives, led by President Trump, have fueled resentment toward women in power
Dying in a Leadership Vacuum | NEJM
Editorial from The New England Journal of Medicine — Dying in a Leadership Vacuum
Founder of Proud Boys hate group shows up at hospital rally to support Trump
Gavin McInnes who founded the far-right group joined the crowd on Saturday in Bethesda, Maryland
Diabetes drug boosts survival in patients with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 pneumonia
Sitagliptin, a drug to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, also improves survival in diabetic patients hospitalized with COVID-19, suggests a multicenter observational study in Italy. Patients given sitagliptin in addition to insulin had a...
NBA Players Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg
LOS ANGELES, CA—NBA players are honoring the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg this week by wearing pretty lace collars just like Notorious RBG used to wear. In a touching show of respect for the late Justice Ginsburg, and in solidarity with her...
Blackstone’s $4.7B acquisition of Ancestry raises privacy questions - MedCity News
Ancestry, which grew from a genealogy tracking tool to offering DNA tests for a number of healthconditions, reached a deal to be acquired by Blackstone for $4.7 billion. But privacy advocates have raised concerns over the deal — namely, what would...
Majority of Americans, including many Republicans, say wait for election to replace Ginsburg - Reuters poll
A majority of Americans, including many Republicans, want the winner of the November presidential election to name a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday.
"I Have Blood On My Hands": A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation
A 6,600-word internal memo from a fired Facebook data scientist details how the social network knew about specific examples of global political manipulation — and failed to act.
Linda Avey
"I Have Blood On My Hands": A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs… via @CraigSilverman
(Will @finkd or @sherylsandberg even bother to respond?)
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Fear and dread haunt COVID-19 'long-haulers'
Felicity Callard only suffered 'mild' symptoms, but is still feeling the effects months later.
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A beautiful reunion — and a long time coming
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When Placerville resident Mark Levitt first tested with 23andMe, almost a decade ago, he was interested in discovering more about his ancestral background — and he ended up finding so much more.
Levitt, adopted...
Linda Avey
Love this story. @23andMe A beautiful reunion — and a long time coming mtdemocrat.com/prospecting/a-… via @mtdemocratnews
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Rock Health + Dr. Horn — Diversity in Digital Health Leadership 2020 Survey
Rock Health + Dr. Ivor Horn, Diversity in Digital Health Leadership 2020 Survey
Linda Avey
The more data we gather the better. If you’re in digital health, please take this survey
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Be Your Own Bubble Boy
It’ll be tough to navigate the aisles of a bodega, and a kid on the street might ask to kick you, but walking around the city in a plastic bubble is one way to brave the pandemic.
Almost 75% of Covid-19 patients still have symptoms three months later
Researchers found that 81 out of 110 patients admitted to hospital in Bristol were still experiencing symptoms such as breathlessness, excessive fatigue and muscle aches.