Kim Bellard

Cincinnati

Contributor at The Health Care Blog (THCB)

Writer focusing on healthcare, innovation, technology, public policy. Former Tincture editor, contributor to Medium and The Health Care Blog.

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Articles

Welcome to the (U.S. Science) Apocalypse

1 week ago | thehealthcareblog.com | Kim Bellard

Health PolicyBy KIM BELLARDI’m starting to feel like I’m beating a dead horse, having already written a couple times recently about the Trump Administration’s attacks on science, but the hits just keep on coming. Last Friday, for example, not only did the Administration’s proposed 2026 budget slash National Science Foundation (NSF) funding by over 50%, but Nature reported that the NSF was ceasing not only making new grants but also paying out on existing grants.
YouTube at 20

2 weeks ago | kimbellard.medium.com | Kim Bellard

You may have missed it, but last week marked a milestone for YouTube: twenty years ago, on April 23, 2005, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim posted the very first YouTube video, titled “Me at the Zoo.” It’s not very long, the production values aren’t great, and the main import is that elephants have very long trunks, but few could have predicted the cultural presence that YouTube has become.
Fair Warning: There Won’t Be Fair Warnings

3 weeks ago | thehealthcareblog.com | Kim Bellard

By KIM BELLARDPerhaps you are the kind of person who acts as though that the food in the grocery store somehow magically appears, with no supply chain vulnerabilities along the way. You trust that the water that you drink and the air you breathe are just fine, with no worries about what might have gotten into them before getting to you. You figure that the odds of a tornado or a hurricane hitting your location are low, so there’s no need for any early warning systems.
Saving U.S. Manufacturing: Think Biotech, Not Cars

1 month ago | thehealthcareblog.com | Kim Bellard

By KIM BELLARDAmidst all the drama last week with tariffs, trade wars, and market upheavals, you may have missed that the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) issued its report: Charting the Future of Biotechnology. Indeed, you may have missed when the Commission was created by Congress in 2022; I know I did. Biotechnology is a big deal and it is going to get much bigger.
Saving U.S. Manufacturing: Think Biotech, Not Cars

1 month ago | kimbellard.medium.com | Kim Bellard

Amidst all the drama last week with tariffs, trade wars, and market upheavals, you may have missed that the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) issued its report: Charting the Future of Biotechnology. Indeed, you may have missed when the Commission was created by Congress in 2022; I know I did. Biotechnology is a big deal and it is going to get much bigger.
The Health Care Blog

1 month ago | thehealthcareblog.com | Kim Bellard

By KIM BELLARDNews flash: America is not a very happy place these days. No, I’m not talking about the current political divide (which is probably more accurately described as a chasm), at least not directly. I’m referring to the latest results from the World Happiness Report, which found that the U.S. has slid to 24th place in the world, its lowest position ever. We were 11th in 2011, the first such report.
A New Way to Internet

2 months ago | kimbellard.medium.com | Kim Bellard

Taara in action. Credit: TaaraKim Bellard·Follow5 min read·--If you live in, say, Ukraine, you probably think about Starlink a lot. Since Russia invaded three years ago, it has been heavily dependent on Starlink for internet connectivity — especially its military. Rural areas around the world that had never developed cable connectivity similarly rely on Starlink. It has been a boon to millions of people. But its CEO/founder Elon Musk has proved, shall we say, unpredictable lately.
Next Up: Fiber Computers

2 months ago | thehealthcareblog.com | Kim Bellard

By KIM BELLARDI know: you’re pretty proud for being into “wearables” to help monitor your health and other functions. You’ve got some apps on your smartphone. You use a smartwatch. Maybe you’ve tried one of the many iterations of smart glasses, like Google Glass or Meta’s Ray Bans. You were disappointed when Humane’s AI pin bit the dust. Forget all that. With fiber computing, your clothes can be your wearable.
Health Care in Abundance

2 months ago | thehealthcareblog.com | Kim Bellard

By KIM BELLARDA recent report from Moody’s Analytics, by chief economist Mark Zandi, had an eye-opening fact: the top 10% of earners in the U.S. – those who make $250,000 or more – now account for just shy (49.7%) of half of consumer spending. If that strikes you as unusual, you’re right. It is a record since at least 1989. Thirty years ago the comparable percentage was 36%.
Health Care in Abundance

2 months ago | kimbellard.medium.com | Kim Bellard

This too often describes our healthcare system. Credit: Council of EuropeKim Bellard·Follow5 min read·--A recent report from Moody’s Analytics, by chief economist Mark Zandi, had an eye-opening fact: the top 10% of earners in the U.S. — those who make $250,000 or more — now account for just shy (49.7%) of half of consumer spending. If that strikes you as unusual, you’re right. It is a record since at least 1989. Thirty years ago the comparable percentage was 36%.