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What sport is safe enough for your kids to play?

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By Vinay Prasad
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With the world cup concluding, soccer is on everyone’s minds. Recently a colleague mentioned that they would not let their kid play soccer because of risk of concussions. I was stunned. Soccer is a beautiful sport. What about football? Hell no. Skiing? Too much ACL risk Cycling? Too much crash risk What sports are acceptable?
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The Shingles vaccine DOES NOT reduce dementia in England

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By Vinay Prasad
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Just out is a new print seeking to replicate the Wales finding across England— askign if shingles vaccine eligibility reduces dementia. Astute readers of VP’s Observations and thoughts will know that I took this issue to task last month— as implausible, unrealistic and poor quality research. Now we have a larger update. Here is what you need to know.
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The wealthy and charitable family

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By Vinay Prasad
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You and your spouse are wealthy people. In addition to your stock holdings, you rent out apartments and houses. You are also generous people, you take the rent money and redistribute it. If someone is an artist or musician, you lower their rent, and charge more to the plumbers and electricians. Art, after all, is something we all can appreciate and you want to encourage artists. Every 4 years you and your spouse take turns deciding how much to subsidize the artists.
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