Age & Fertility Furore, Part 1
On 22 Oct 2017 by MikeThrowing a Little Data on the Media Fire over Maternal Age & Fertility First off, a belated Happy Father’s Day! (Belated on the Blog because I got to spend Father’s Day with my old man in Boston. Great to see you, Dad!) Read moreDogs – Good for Babies & their ParentsJean Twenge has created a […]
Age & Fertility Furore, Part 2
On 22 Oct 2017 by MikeThe Real Data on Maternal Age & Fertility Part 2 took a critical look at maternal age and fertility as discussed in The Atlantic. I found it misleading – it ignored the great difficulty faced by those who are infertile and the rise of birth complications as the mother ages. I said, broadly, that fertility drops […]
Dogs – Good for Babies & their Parents
On 22 Oct 2017 by MikeGo out and adopt that puppy right away. Turns out dogs are good for babies and their parents. Back when my brother & I, strong dog advocates, were kids, we waged a long struggle against our mom, a major dog-aphobe in those days. Our dad was a dog-lover, too, but stayed mostly out of the […]
Market Failure, Part 2 – Deeper Look
On 22 Oct 2017 by MikeDetail on the 3 interrelated “imperfections” that ruin the delivery of health in the United States and abroad. In the previous post, I promised a more thorough explanation but “ran out of room”. Read moreThe Fundamental QuestionFirst is the mismatch between objective medical quality and patients” perception of quality. Second, and closely related to the […]
Market Failure, Part 1
On 22 Oct 2017 by MikeWhy sustainable, quality care is so hard to find – nutshell version A fairly routine week here in Nairobi, so it”s a great chance to discuss a major problem I am trying to navigate here – how to sell high quality health care.* Not like buying pizza At first glance, this may seem simple. Those who […]
The Fundamental Question
On 22 Oct 2017 by MikeFor my first* post, I will try to answer the fundamental question behind all this pregnancy and baby care hoopla – does it all matter? If kids were genetic automatons, then it wouldn’t much matter what we do to them. No amount of good parenting would do much good. As long as you and your partner have […]