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I FELL FOR IT, DOCS FELL FOR IT, WE ALL FELL BECAUSE WE FELL FOR IT. One of the deadliest, most addictive  opioids of all came on the scene behind lies and misdirection.  I admit I believed the lie and was massively misdirected. I regret I ever wrote this. I leave it in my collection of posts as an object lesson I should have learned long ago.  Trust no one when vast sums of money are at stake!! will duff  8/25/2021 Is it  big, important medical news in the Mar 3 Science? Heaven knows we need some good news, amidst all the crashing cymbals of budget cuts to science, environmental, medical and basic research, Meals on Wheels, for God's sake and the destruction of the opioid recovery efforts addressing a current plague. It's not just the desire for a beat with a little bit of up in it, it's the hunger for distraction from the drumbeat of marching feet toward the past that never was, leaving the present in shambles. Enough bemoaning! On to the good new...

We Hear a Lot About the British, Canadian, French and Danish Systems, but not... The German health care system "The German health care system has the reputation of being the best in the world. There is an extensive network of hospitals and doctors covering even the remotest areas of Germany. Waiting lists for treatments are rare. Medical facilities are equipped with the latest technology and the statutory health insurance scheme provides nearly full cover for most medical treatments and medicines. Almost everybody in Germany has access to this system, irrespective of income or social status." It ain't perfect, but it's one helluva lot better than ours. The key is a mix of non-profit (by far the largest segment) and for-profit (for the rich, mostly) insurance companies, both rigorously regulated by the German government. Want a (rigorous, German) perspective? Check this out. Then, check out the Duffer's plan for the U.S. transit...