CategoryMedicine and Health
NYT on COVID: Not “Badly Misled.” One of the Worst Misleaders!
The Times writer smears legitimate doubt by associating it with unnamed questionable persons and causes — that works if people don’t know the story
AI in Biology: The Disease Connection — When Proteins Go Wrong
Some of the most crucial proteins for human health—the ones we need to understand most urgently—are the very ones that AI has the hardest time modeling
Medical Support for “Gender-Affirming Care” Is Cracking
Amid stubborn denials, a new article in a prominent journal admits that the “science” is far from settled and recommends caution, not enthusiasm
The Medical Establishment’s Persistent Zeal for DEI in Education
The article’s authors seem to believe that people can be good doctors only for patients who look like them or have similar sexual or identity preferences.
Steep Turn: RFK Jr. Endorses Measles Vaccine
He notes that measles was already in full retreat by 1960 — before the vaccine’s introduction — thanks to improvements in sanitation and nutrition
Lifestyle Factors Associated With the Risk of Early Dementia
Here are the factors that researchers found in a study of over 350,000 people to be significantly associated young-onset dementia (YOD)
Fallout From Alzheimer Research Failures: Does Anything Work?
Other research suggests that treating poor oral health, vision loss, and hearing loss might delay or reduce the effects of cognitive decline
Claim: Only Doctors Can Prevent Global Warming
Becoming as political as one medical journal wants would corrode the medical sector’s “unique credibility.”
Swiss Canton Liberates Suicide Tourism from Police Investigation
Suicidal people are increasingly abandoned to lethal assistance, with steps continually taken to make death easier to access
Oregon Bill Would Allow Nondoctors to Prescribe Assisted Suicide
I suspect the categories of providers are expanding because most doctors have no interest in assisted suicide
Vermont Bill Would Allow Nondoctors to Prescribe Assisted Suicide
Initial assisted suicide laws are merely the launching pad for an ever-expanding prescribed death regime
Montana Senate Passes Bill Outlawing Physician-Assisted Suicide
In a muddled legal situation, the bill declares assisted suicide to be contrary to Montana public policy, making a previous courtroom defense unavailable
Will We Starve Dementia Patients in Slow Motion?
There is a proposal on the table to barely feed — i.e., malnourish — dementia patients who have previously signed a directive
Anthony Fauci and Trust in Public Health: An Inside View
Ex-CDC director Robert Redfield explores the issue of trust in public health — and its loss — with Wesley J. Smith
The Human Body From an Engineer’s Perspective
My late father was a naval engineer. There are fundamental ways an engineer must think about any designed system. Let’s apply them to the body
Gender-Dysphoric Children Protected from “Gender-Affirming Care”
The American medical establishment is increasingly the fringe advocate on this issue
Former CDC Director Discusses the Covid Years: What Worked, Didn’t
Robert Redfield’s surprising interview with Wesley Smith shows that there was significant opposition within the agency to the vaccine mandates
COVID: It’s Becoming Safe To Openly Admit the Facts
The days of “fact-checking,” aimed at getting everyone vaxxed, appear to be over. Just look at the significant recent admissions…
Trump Withdraws from the World Health Organization
In recent years, the organization has been using its clout to impose woke cultural agendas on the world.This article is reprinted from National Review with the permission of the author. President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) because of its Covid failings, allegations of being soft on China, and the disproportionate share of funding borne by the United States. There is even more wrong in how WHO leaders have wielded their influence. In recent years, the organization has not just been about promoting public-health internationally, but also in using its clout to impose woke cultural agendas on the world — including areas that have traditional moral values — and in seeking to construct an international technocracy. Item: WHO sought to force a radical abortion regime on the world by allowing abortion through the Read More ›