Hacker News: brandonb

A Man Behind AlphaGo Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path

brandonb — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:09:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/david-silver-ai-ineffable-intelligence-reinforcement-learning/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47922664

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

Rectal cancer deaths rising rapidly among millennials: 'It's a medical crisis.'

brandonb — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:08:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rectal-cancer-rates-deaths-rising-millennials-30s-40s-rcna341389

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47895160

Points: 33

# Comments: 1

Apple Machine Learning Research at ICLR 2026

brandonb — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:29:28 +0000

Article URL: https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/iclr-2026

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47875550

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Medications can now lower LDL cholesterol by 80%

brandonb — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:28:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.empirical.health/blog/apob-lowering-medications/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47875533

Points: 2

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Should Your Patient Be on Statins? Maybe the Eyes Can Tell

brandonb — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:40:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/should-your-patient-be-statins-maybe-eyes-can-tell-2026a1000avs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47827024

Points: 6

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Strategy to reduce >350k yearly deaths From heart disease by 2050

brandonb — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:13:36 +0000

Article URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41738089/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47778527

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin

brandonb — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:57:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/podcasts/the-daily/satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin-creator.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752949

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

How Healthy Are Oats?

brandonb — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:56:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/well/eat/oats-health-benefits-recipes.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752938

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Genetic architecture of sleep in a GWAS of wearable-measured sleep traits

brandonb — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:02:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71252-y

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47681919

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Men's heart risk rises by age 35, 7 years earlier than women

brandonb — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:41:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.empirical.health/blog/men-vs-women-heart-disease/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47676183

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

A four-month FDA delay forced a small biotech company to close its doors

brandonb — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:30:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/06/fda-delay-cited-in-closure-kezar-life-sciences-biotech-startup/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47675979

Points: 2

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Trial by Fire: Crisis Engineering

brandonb — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:13:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.eatingpolicy.com/p/trial-by-fire-crisis-engineering

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47675723

Points: 1

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Medicare dips a toe into hemp for seniors

brandonb — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:52:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/04/06/medicare-coverage-cbd-products-cannabis

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47666066

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Why are so many young adults dying of heart attacks?

brandonb — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:50:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.empirical.health/blog/heart-attacks-rising-young-people/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47666033

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

How the Apple Watch defined modern health tech

brandonb — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:22:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/column/906391/apple-watch-optimizer-apple-50-health-tech-wearables

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47631750

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

ARPA-H launches $144M microplastics program

brandonb — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:56:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/arpa-h-launches-groundbreaking-144-million-program-combat-toxic-microplastics-human-body.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47630616

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Three main saturated fats raise your cholesterol

brandonb — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:54:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.empirical.health/blog/saturated-fats-cholesterol-heart-disease/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47630582

Points: 49

# Comments: 15

Samsung's Blood Pressure Monitoring Feature Now Available

brandonb — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:33:31 +0000

Article URL: https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-blood-pressure-monitoring-feature-available

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47602277

Points: 11

# Comments: 3

American Heart Association dietary guidance counter to some MAHA guidelines

brandonb — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:32:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/american-heart-association-dietary-guidelines-maha

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47602255

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Whoop, a wearable device maker, raises $575M

brandonb — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:31:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/business/dealbook/whoop-a-wearable-health-device-maker-raises-575-million.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47587945

Points: 1

# Comments: 0