AI in Healthcare

Custom image created by Perplexity AI AI in Healthcare: Powerful Tool, Human Responsibility Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape healthcare—not by replacing doctors and nurses, but by helping them find patterns, reduce routine work, and make better-informed decisions. Used responsibly, AI can make care more timely and personalized; used carelessly, it can amplify bias, expose […]
A Fine Mess

A Fine Mess I just finished reading A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fair, and more Efficient Tax System by T.R Reid. The book is very well written and delves into what is behind many things about taxes which frustrate many of us. It made me think about some of my experiences […]
When Have We Seen Enough Drug Advertising?

Custom image created by Perplexity AI When Have We Seen Enough Drug Ads on TV? One of the topics I have written numerous magazine articles about and been on-the-air in interviews about has been direct-to-consumer (DTC) TV advertising of prescription drugs. I felt strongly about the issue more than ten years ago and feel even […]
Advertising

Custom image created by Perplexity AI Advertising I am on the road to recovery. Since discharge from the rehabilitation hospital, I have been exercising every day. Either mid-morning or mid-afternoon, I head downstairs to the home gym. Six weeks ago I could not go up and down stairs. I start out with 15 minutes on […]
Packaging

Packaging is one of those things that most of us may not think about a lot. Being in the hospital for 57 days, one begins to think more about it. The first morning breakfast included orange juice, the same as I have everyday at home. The difference was how the juice was packaged. At home, […]