<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: GoodOldNe</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=GoodOldNe</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 11:16:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=GoodOldNe" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "The X-Files has made me nostalgic for a time I never experienced"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>They're already working on it:<p><a href="https://www.tvline.com/news/the-x-files-reboot-ryan-coogler-new-cast-1234952660/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tvline.com/news/the-x-files-reboot-ryan-coogler-...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 06:06:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47983751</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47983751</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47983751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "A Collection of Chronic Medical Conditions Common in Autistic and ADHD Adults [pdf] (2023)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is Sick-Tok's greatest hits. I am a former special education teacher and current emergency medicine physician and have tremendous compassion for those who are truly dealing with life-limiting conditions like ASD and <i>real</i> EDS (the kind that causes aortic dissections among other very serious kinds of pathology). I simultaneously have compassion for those who are suffering physically and psychically and who want an explanation and a label and for some reason find their way towards wanting to identify as chronically ill / disabled.<p>It's a tough thing but from what I have seen, pursuing the diagnoses on this list makes life worse for the vast majority of people who choose to do so. There is a rapidly expanding cottage industry of charlatans who will diagnose and treat these things, and others who post about them online and feed the cycle. I'll admit spectrum bias, since I see the ones who come to the ER with concern about these issues and they skew hard in a certain direction but this is overall not a good thing.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:33:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47903904</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47903904</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47903904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Ilya Sutskever: We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of research"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sean Evans. :)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:09:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051953</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051953</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Caffeinated coffee consumption or abstinence to reduce atrial fibrillation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Cardiologists pride themselves on the best acronyms in study titles I think. There's a lot of good ones out there.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 23:26:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45941429</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45941429</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45941429</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "American Heart Association says melatonin may be linked to serious heart risks"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is a trash study and the title implying that this is an AHA statement is misleading. It was a data dredge associational study with minimal controlling for other covariates / risk factors for heart failure. The implication that melatonin has a causal relationship with CHF based on this alone is a pretty big jump.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 21:42:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45869469</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45869469</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45869469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "It's just a virus, the E.R. told him – days later, he was dead"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's complicated. Physicians can own imaging equipment, for example, but they can't require you to use it for the radiology tests that they order. There are weird carve-outs for in-office ancillary services (e.g. you're an orthopedic surgeon who uses x-rays in your office, which is common and arguably necessary).<p>There's also rules regarding things like percentage ownership of physician owned facilities and the percentage of referrals to that equipment that come from the physician owners.<p>Urine drug screens in an in-office "lab" are another big source of revenue for certain specialties that involve referring patients to your own tests, or doing your own pathology on biopsies as a dermatologist or whatever. My understanding is that most of those things, and many like them, are not Stark law violations.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:52:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45504699</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45504699</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45504699</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Taking my diabetes treatment into my own hands"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Excellent article in Bloomberg on this subject: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-07-24/is-the-nurse-practitioner-job-boom-putting-us-health-care-at-risk?srnd=homepage-canada" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-07-24/is-the-nu...</a> (non-paywall'd link: <a href="https://archive.ph/03f4u" rel="nofollow">https://archive.ph/03f4u</a>) -- not the standard r/noctor drivel, but a well-researched and sources cited article exploring this phenomenon. Not discussed in the article is the phenomenon of more unnecessary testing with less trained providers doing the ordering which has downstream effects of cost and overdiagnosis.<p>I agree with a lot of the critiques of our healthcare system and as an emergency department doctor share them, but I doubt LLMs or NPs are going to fix our system. I also have a lot of concerns about broader societal trends in looking for pathologies / diagnoses in ourselves to justify or validate not feeling "well", repeatedly asking for more and more tests or self-identifying with a nebulous diagnosis and then incorporating that into identity as one who is perpetually sick. Particularly with younger generation, this is a really big issue and I don't see it getting better.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:35:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41069898</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41069898</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41069898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Dehydration associated with poorer performance on attention tasks among adults"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You need to have the sugar because it is required to transport sodium across the cell membrane in the intestine. Without the sugar you will not absorb the salt, which is what helps maintain hydration and electrolyte balance. This discovery has possibly saved roughly as many lives as antibiotics.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 20:41:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40470312</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40470312</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40470312</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Blood pressure should be measured lying down: study"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is an oral presentation by a medical student at a meeting. I wouldn't change your life or approach to ASCVD risk reduction based on it.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 23:31:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37475090</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37475090</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37475090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Simple exercise to eliminate gastroesophageal reflux (2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yes but it is the cause of many gastric ulcers and is undertested for at least in my community. Where I can easily do the test in the ER, I diagnose and treat many people with previously-unexplained epigastric abdominal pain syndromes.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 16:53:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36060841</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36060841</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36060841</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "NYC Fire Department forcible entry reference guide [pdf] (2006)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My Halligan bar is my favorite tool I own. I've never used it for its intended purpose but it's super fun to hold and show people.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 05:46:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32547790</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32547790</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32547790</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Water drinking acutely improves orthostatic tolerance in healthy subjects (2002)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Cold water helps even more!<p>Fun thing to find on HN. I just cited this study in a presentation given to our local paramedics on syncope / passing out.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:27:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29666082</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29666082</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29666082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Novel mind-body program outperforms other treatments for chronic back pain"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The corresponding author on this is a very serious scientist, most of whose work is in metabolic resuscitation and cardiac arrest. It's cool to see him applying his skills to this leading cause of disability and suffering. I guarantee you it isn't just "woo".</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2021 05:09:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29357647</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29357647</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29357647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Opensource.cooking: A simple, bloat-free cooking site"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That's great feedback. Thanks! I agree, icons would be helpful and could fit nicely into the aesthetic.<p>I love that CookingForEngineers site. The original name I had suggested to her was Recipes for Engineers, since that was the vibe the table/nested flow layout gave me, it's cool to see someone else doing a similar thing.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:36:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26735767</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26735767</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26735767</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Opensource.cooking: A simple, bloat-free cooking site"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I love the open source model, and there's some good looking recipes here!<p>Along similar lines, with similar goals, my wife and her dad have been building this as a pandemic project: <a href="https://www.recipereform.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.recipereform.com/</a> -- I (who am admittedly biased) think it's pretty great. She inherited this style of recipe organization from her grandmother, and I love the formatting it of it, how clean the recipes end up looking and how fast / ad-free the site is.<p>I've been trying to get her hooked on HN for years. I showed her this thread and maybe this will convince her to make it open-source. Any feedback would be appreciated and helpful!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 02:46:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26734531</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26734531</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26734531</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "‘Smart toilet’ monitors for signs of disease"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I can't believe they used the anal scan. This is too much like SmartPipe to be anything other than hilarious. It's where satire and reality meet back on the other side.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 01:35:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23452742</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23452742</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23452742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "Apple Faceshield"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Pedantic point: If you’re intubation the esophagus, you’re doing it wrong. :-)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 20:43:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22807271</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22807271</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22807271</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "'Pandemic ventilator' could offer solution in potential 'worst case' scenario"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yes, and in theory could be rigged to serve as a very simple ventilator.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:08:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22657623</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22657623</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22657623</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "FDA Approving Drugs at Breakneck Speed, Raising Alarm"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Am doctor. Routinely prescribe 1000 mg of Acetaminophen.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2019 19:54:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21732208</link><dc:creator>GoodOldNe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21732208</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21732208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GoodOldNe in "About Windy (2018)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thought for a second someone had posted this on HN: <a href="https://fridababy.com/products/windi" rel="nofollow">https://fridababy.com/products/windi</a> - Which is a bit of a hack in itself, and one that I'm sure would have generated some interesting responses.</p>
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