TV presenter Cerrie Burnell: ‘I don’t care if you are offended’ (Guardian)
Born without a right forearm, Burnell now sings, dances, and presents on children’s show. Some parents objected (it frightened their kids). Others suggested long sleeves. “Ultimately, I don’t care if you’re offended.”
Joyce Carol Oates’s Widow’s Lament (NYT)
“A Widow’s Story: A Memoir.” She “has assembled a book more painfully self-revelatory than anything Oates the fiction writer or critic has ever dared to produce.” Touches on the power balance between artist and spouse.
Drug shortages prompt hospitals to use older treatments, pay more when they do find a supply (LA Times)
Manufacturing issues, quality-control problems limit supply of about 150 drugs, many used to treat cancer or needed in surgery. These are critical drugs for which there are limited alternatives. Hey! Medicine is not just another business like selling cars.
Profits keep rolling in for big insurers despite reform (Amednews)
“The operating environment for commercial insurers continues to improve as federal agencies issue guidelines with softer language and delayed compliance dates,” says health care investment analyst. Not what I wanted to hear.
Cholesterol ‘does not predict stroke in women’ (BBC)
Annals of Neurology: According to researchers in Denmark, high levels of cholesterol do not predict the risk of stroke in women. Non-fasting triglycerides a better indicator.
The Koch Brothers’ Vast Right-Wing Media Conspiracy (MotherJones)
Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch of Koch Industries (2nd largest privately-held energy company in US) have poured millions into creating a web of media influence to increase their power to sow doubt about climate change. So depressing.
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