Nosocomial Illness and Marginal Mortality and Morbidity

by Larry Shultz | Feb 14, 2024 | Covid-19, Democracy, Human and Civil rights, Neuroeconomics, Public Health, Public Policy, Retirement

Hospitals Deny Immunocompromised Patients’ ADA Requests For Masks (forbes.com) We have attacked both human and civil rights for so long abroad, it is not unexpected to see the erosion here, in our face, as well. Justice is atrophying daily. Perhaps we may want to...

Is Dental Health an Illegal Public Health Conspiracy in Florida

by Larry Shultz | Feb 14, 2024 | Neuroeconomics, Public Health, Public Policy

Collier County taking fluoride out of water supply (fox4now.com) Sometimes an ounce (5 cents a month per housing unit) of prevention saves a pound of (dental) cure. The per capita person income of Collier County (Naples) was over $131,000 2 years ago. It is likely...

Retirement Risks and Cognitive Biases

by Larry Shultz | Feb 14, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Retirement

How Accurate Are Retirees’ Assessments of Their Retirement Risk? (bc.edu)   20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making – SafetyRisk.net

Megafauna, the Missing Link

by Larry Shultz | Feb 13, 2024 | Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution, Physical Chemistry, Scale

Megafauna Impact Theory: A Paradigm Shift in Ecosystem Dynamics (scitechdaily.com) Whales are the engineers of their ecosystems (whalescientists.com)

PM 2.5 and O3 in Our Future Climate

by Larry Shultz | Feb 13, 2024 | Climate, Covid-19, Ecology, Public Health, Public Policy

I decided to sign up for a Zoom meeting with these air quality scientists on 2-14. I want to see their modeling for the air quality in the future. Obviously, it will be impacted by more wildfires. LS Climate change reversing gains in air quality across the U.S.: study...