NEW from me: I wrote about why you (or your parents) can't just get vaccinated in a doctors' office theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
There's a few seemingly contradictory things going on: 1) long waiting lists for appointments 2) states seemingly not distributing all of the vaccine they've been allocated and 3) seniors hate the county websites where they have to register to vaccinated theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
But really, it's all part of the same problem: There's not enough vaccine to go around to all the places that want to distribute it theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Why can't the government just make more vaccine happen? Because the technology behind mRNA is so new and specific that it's not as easy as opening up a new vaccine factory and making it go brrr theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Basically, we were able to get vaccines this quickly because of mRNA, but mRNA also limits how much of the vaccine we can make quickly. Here's an email from an expert @ExigerLLC that didn't make it into the article.
So basically, we have to wait. But eventually, primary care docs and regular pharmacies will *have* to get the vaccine, both to reach the vaccine hesitant and to reach people who aren't motivated enough to navigate the current, very frustrating process theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
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🚨 I have a big new story I’m excited to share, about one very unusual nurse practitioner. A self-styled “Rock Doc,” he dreamed of starring in a reality show about his wild rock-and-roll lifestyle. Instead, he’s now at the center of an opioid bust theatlantic.com/health/archive…
His patients loved him, saying he was the best doctor they’d ever had. But federal prosecutors say he exchanged opioids for sex, leading to addictions and possibly worse theatlantic.com/health/archive…
The fact that he was allowed to practice for so long shows how easily unscrupulous doctors can slip through the system. I’ve identified more than 40 other doctors who have been accused of exchanging sex for drugs in recent years theatlantic.com/health/archive…
I feel like media bosses try to have it both ways: "Be a voicey presence in the world!" and "Never say anything that might offend anyone!" Doing both at the same time is actually very hard! It is labor that benefits the employer.
I could see an argument for both Facebook and Twitter being basically like wire services, where all outlets and reporters publish are stories from their outlets.
This is a pretty good example of how centrist/conservative Americans find medical charity to be heartwarming but leftist types see it as a sign of a systemic breakdown
I hear all the time from right-leaning doctors' groups that there's no need to expand Medicaid or w/e because there are charities that will fill in the gaps, and isn't that great. Meanwhile left-leaning think tanks find it scary to have to rely on charity for surgery.
A lot of people have been wondering about what happens if Roe is overturned. There have been a lot of coat-hanger jokes, etc. theatlantic.com/health/archive…
But actually, more abortion restrictions will likely mean more abortions by mail, something that's already happening with surprising frequency and effectiveness. theatlantic.com/health/archive…
The pills are fairly safe, but they come from sketchy online pharmacies and sometimes don't have the right dosages. Some women get freaked out by how shady the process is and get discouraged. theatlantic.com/health/archive…