The test cost me $35.20 and I found out that I have sky high Lp(a), 218 nmol/L. I already take a statin and my cholesterol is well under control (LDL 83). But as has been pointed out, Lp(a) doesn't respond to statins. I'm getting a calcium score done (probably won't be covered but we'll see).
I'm prescribed a baby aspirin for the Lp(a). The AHA no longer recommends baby aspirin to the general population but 218 takes me out of the general population. The thinking is that Lp(a) clots and baby aspirin counteracts that.
The NYTimes states that there was an advisory on the switches but that the FAA had not deemed them unsafe. It also states that on this plane the switches were changed in 2023.
Sad to see a care organization like this shut down.
But curious to understand what exactly they were disrupting?
From the outset, looks like a pediatric clinic that accepts insurance (and has a cash pay option) - but this is how most pediatric clinics/urgent care that are not venture backed operate. There doesn’t seem to be a disruption in their revenue model (like a one medical style subscription service), and vbc doesn’t apply much to pediatric care.
Not criticisms, just trying to understand what the goal was.
There are 25 million ER visits a year for kids where the vast majority of those visits are not life-threatening and don’t require that level of care. An urgent care is 1/10 the cost of an ER and can create a better environment for the kid and family… so better care for 1/10th the cost.
or perhaps because Blue Origin hopes to do business with the Government? Just a thought. A non issue for the NYTimes but for the owners of WaPo and LA Times…
Although not non existent, I’ve found this to be less of an issue with the Surface laptops and look forward to trying the Surface CoPilot PCs.
Have never had that much of an issue with Windows 11. I think Recall could be a useful feature once implemented.
On non surface laptops, I still don’t understand why PC manufacturers are so beholden to McAfee?
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