Healthcare in the USA

Food, Health and the Challenges of Dieting in the USA

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a collection of articles about Food, Health and the Challenges of Dieting in the USA

• Video Why eating healthy is so expensive in America - YouTube
• Article How Protein Conquered America - Eater

Rising Healthcare Costs in the USA

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Rising Healthcare Costs in the USA

• Article Health care prices are the problem - Vox
• Article Corporate concentration. Really big health
• Article America’s plan to cut drug prices comes with unpleasant side-effects
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Healthcare quality - USA

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Healthcare quality - USA

• Article Report: U.S. Spends More Per Person On Health Care Than Any Country: NPR
• Article Why America Has So Few Doctors - The Atlantic
• Article Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries?
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Opioid epidemic in the USA

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A collection of resources about the opioid epidemic in the USA, exploring its historical context, public health impacts, prevention strat...

• Article The Secretive Family Making Billions From the Opioid Crisis
• Video America’s opioid crisis - How the Mexican cartels are making profits now - The Economist
• Article Billionaire Insys founder charged in U.S. opioid bribe case
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Pharmacy and Healthcare business in the USA

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A collection of articles about the Pharmacy and Healthcare business in the USA

• Article This Is How Amazon Could Invade the Pharmacy Business
• Article Corporate concentration. Really big health
• Article Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy, a delivery service for prescription medications
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Prescription Drugs and Big Pharma industry in the USA

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A collection of articles and videos looking at Prescription Drugs and Big Pharma industry in the USA

• Article Pharmaceuticals and innovation. Less buck for the bang. Are drug patents worth it?
• Article Corporate concentration. Really big health
• Article America’s plan to cut drug prices comes with unpleasant side-effects
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Healthcare and Ethics

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a collection of articles about Healthcare and Ethics

• Article What are the ethics of using gene-editing kits like CRISPR? - Vox - Recode
• Video What is Bioethics?
• Video Biohacking our way to health with robot cells | Michael Levin
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Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care - assisted living medical healthcare for old, aging

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Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care - assisted living medical healthcare for old, ageing

• Video Long-Term Care: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Insurance industry, risk and uncertainty

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A collection of articles and videos about the Insurance industry, risk and uncertainty

• Article How a Google Street View image of your house predicts your risk of a car accident | MIT Technology Review
• Article Generative AI is Coming for Insurance (May 2023 Fintech Newsletter) | a16z Andreessen Horowitz
• Podcast Did Hurricane Ian Bust Florida’s Housing Boom? - The Daily | Podcast on Spotify
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Vitamin and Supplements - issues, controversies, troubles

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Vitamin and Supplements - issues, controversies, troubles

• Article Energy-Promising Vitamins Appear to Be Causing Lung Cancer
• Article Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins - The New York Times
• Article How vitamins went from medical marvel to marketing scam - Slate
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US spends more on health care (per person) than any other country

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A look at healthcare costs in the USA

• Article Report: U.S. Spends More Per Person On Health Care Than Any Country: NPR
• Article Corporate concentration. Really big health
• Article Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care - The New York Times
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Medicaid - Healthcare USA

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Medicaid - Healthcare USA

• Article Investing in Waymark / Medicaid | Andreessen Horowitz