‘Utterly Unsustainable’: Employer-Sponsored Health Care Costs Set to Keep Surging

Yves here. While this article correctly calls out the cancerous growth in US health care costs, it sadly over-estimates the degree to which a Medicare-for-All program would be an effective counter. Consider the practice of the smaller drug buyer, the Australian Therapeutic Good Administration. TGA staffers read medical research relentlessly. They select, for most ailments,…

‘Utterly Unsustainable’: Employer-Sponsored Health Care Costs Set to Keep Surging

Israeli military admits for first time to firing on car carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab as it opens criminal probe

The Israeli military acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it opened fire on the vehicle carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza and said it had opened a criminal investigation into the killing. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had previously denied involvement in the January 2024 killing, saying months later that a preliminary investigation…

Indonesia warns against starting open blazes as haze from wildfires spreads to Malaysia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia n authorities warned Friday they would take legal action against anyone who starts an open fire, as huge blazes on Borneo and elsewhere created a choking haze that blanketed cities and dense smoke drifted into neighboring Malaysia. The fires are concentrated on Borneo, the world’s third-largest island…

Free MLB home run picks, odds for August 21: Justin Foscue in expert’s best bets for Friday HR player props

Friday features a full 15-game MLB slate, creating plenty of online sports betting options for MLB fans and baseball bettors. There are several entertaining forms of baseball prop betting, including MLB home run props. Before you lock in your MLB HR picks today, you’ll want to see what SportsLine data analyst Jacob Fetner has to say. Fetner was…

Free MLB home run picks, odds for August 21: Justin Foscue in expert’s best bets for Friday HR player props

How Physician Oversight Shapes Nurse-Led Clinics

More than ever before, nurse practitioners are prescribing medications. Thousands of NPs and PAs have outpatient clinics in Texas that formerly required a physician to be on site full time. That change brings up another question that researchers continue to ask: Do the model’s predictions hold on safety. The answer depends heavily on how collaboration…