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Reply to comment by Barbarake in Pioneering method can detect 14 types of cancer with a blood test by Logibenq
Medical coding has to be done regardless of who pays for a procedure - it's the only way to accurately track what happened during a visit.
The problem comes in when you code it incorrectly, and the insurance rejects it because it's not the code they expected. Had a biopsy get initially rejected by my insurance because the hospital used code 111111-X instead of code 111111-Y and it was the dumbest thing.
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Reply to comment by Electrical-One-2270 in Scientists have analyzed the specific labor costs for producing a 1 carat diamond in mines and through artificial synthesis. The work of human turned out to be more effective: 26 minutes versus 2-3.5 hours. by Skoltech_
The article also admits that the industrial diamonds are a heck of a lot faster to make during the processes, and the 2-3 hours per caret for lab grown is specifically for gem quality stones intended to compete with gem quality mined diamonds.
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Reply to comment by Electrical-One-2270 in Scientists have analyzed the specific labor costs for producing a 1 carat diamond in mines and through artificial synthesis. The work of human turned out to be more effective: 26 minutes versus 2-3.5 hours. by Skoltech_
Most consumers and industries don't want or need giant diamonds. Industry needs diamond dust for drills and files. For decorative jewelry, corundum (ruby and sapphire) is much cheaper to manufacture and almost as durable as diamonds.
Sure, it's going to be a lot more expensive and time consuming to make a 3000 caret rock than to mine one. But that 3000 rock is a curiosity to sit in a museum (or to be cut into smaller pieces), not a useful thing people will want to buy.
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Reply to comment by AllanfromWales1 in Researchers have found that lab mice are more likely to survive a flu infection if they are fed grain-based foods rather than processed food: after being infected with influenza, all of those fed the highly processed diet died, all the other have recovered by giuliomagnifico
And this is what is in the "irradiated chow diet" (PDF)
>Wheat, Barley, lupins, soya meal, fish meal, mixed vegetable oils, canola oil, salt, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosaste, magnesium oxide, and a vitamin and trace mineral premix
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Reply to comment by Echo127 in Many countries have a "hidden welfare state" for incumbent homeowners, as governments subsidize homeowners through the tax system. The homeownership welfare state is strongest in the US and other Anglophone countries, but weakest in the Scandinavian countries. by smurfyjenkins
Everyone should have the option of owning, but not everyone wants that, depending on where they are in their career or stage of life. Frequent job hoppers prefer the flexibility of renting. Some young adults want to minimize their responsibility, and renting lets them avoid some of the pitfalls of ownership with the downside of having a smaller space. (Specifically thinking of a bachelor friend who has no intention of owning - he is currently content in his one bedroom unit, living a minimalist life. That may change if he ever gets married and has a family.)
The issue we're running into is that individuals who do want to own are now getting priced out, due to lack of affordable housing inventory. New construction isn't providing enough starter homes, and the lack of supply has driven the price of the first homes out of reach for those who are ready to settle down.
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Reply to Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire. The habit of using devices to manage difficult behavior strengthens over time as media demands strengthen as well. The more often devices are used, the less practice children - get to use other coping strategies by Wagamaga
The other problem is they assume the phone is theirs whenever they want it.
Nothing quite as startling as using a phone that belongs to a friend and then having their toddler yank it straight out of your hands.