CategoryMedicine and Health
Are People in a Persistent Vegetative State Mindless? Maybe Not
They often can and do think. Research in the area helps us understand the relationship between the mind and the brain better
New Jersey Program Aims to Prevent Suicide— Just Not All Suicides
In New Jersey, the self-terminations of people with a prognosis of six months or less ceases to be “suicide” when facilitated by a doctor
Medical Journal Article Urges Mass Propaganda Against Fossil Fuel
Medical intellectuals may be clueless, but most people understand that modern society depends on the ubiquitous use of fossil fuels
Famed Ethics Prof Endorses Suicide for Old People in New York Times
Peter Singer supports suicide not just for those who are ill now but who fear that they might become so
Can One Person Really Have Two Different Consciousnesses?
The idea that split-brain surgery can create two separate minds is immortal — in science fiction
At NIH, Bhattacharya Hopes to Restore Open Discussion in Science
In a recent interview, he seemed surprisingly conciliatory to those who attempted to ruin his career over his dissenting views on Covid.
When Top People “Must Be Right,” Dissent Becomes Mental Illness
A healthcare historian looks at the history of the use of psychiatry to crush alternative viewpoints
Implant enables woman to control speech synthesizer with thoughts
The key benefit of the new system is that it is much faster than traditional methods, cutting the time from internal speech to audible speech to less than three seconds
Bioethicists Get Legacy of Terri Schiavo Death Wrong
Some bioethicists complain that her protracted starvation death has powered pro-life forces into political prominence
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