WeirdMedical™

Amazing, an actual website produced by the federal government that exposes those federally funded agencies’ programs that are at the extremes of the spectrum…either strong performers or huge disappointments.

The agency that ranks these programs is the U.S. OMB (Office of Management and Budget).

Net findings by the OMB? –> “20% of Federal programs are Not Performing.” see ExpectMore.gov

Our solution –> let’s shut down these programs immediately and create accountable programs that effectively fund education, infrastructure development, healthcare efficiency programs and comparative effectiveness research.

A few of our favorite poor performers:

1) Health Information Technology Research (AHRQ) -> Read more…

2) Office on Women’s Health -> Read more…

3) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology -> Read more…

…and these are just three out of 30 major poor performing programs managed by the Dept of Health & Human Service.

No wonder our U.S. healthcare system is bloated and ineffective. Where is the accountability?

We’re sad to see your missions end…



America will miss your amazing adventures

…not spontaneous combustion as previously thought.

Seriously…Researchers at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Northwestern University’s medical school have found that women experiencing hot flashes during the earlier years of menopause tend to have a lower risk of heart attack and death than their older counterparts who experience hot flashes and night sweats near the end of menopause.

The possible mechanism? The “blood vessels dilating in response to the normal hormone fluctuations of menopause” allows more fluid blood flow and, therefore, more efficient heat transfer from more dilated capillaries located at the surface of the skin. This apparently is healthy cardiovascular reaction for a younger woman, but for an older woman in her 60′s can signal blood vessel abnormalities that could affect the heart.

Thus NO spontaneous combustion!

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