Are Politics and Medicine Entwined?
Are politics and medicine entwined? A report published this week in JAMA Forum suggests these two fields actually have connections. Are you scratching your head? The link between the two is revealed in…
Our Deluded HHS Secretary Kennedy
Our deluded HHS Secretary Kennedy is at it again. Earlier this week he fired all 17 members of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee and will replace them…
HHS Dumps Successful Vaccine Developer
HHS dumps successful vaccine developer. Do you remember Operation Warp Speed? During the first Trump administration that program led to the unbelievably fast development of Covid-19 vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer. Those…
Facts about Vaccines
Facts about vaccines? Here are some worthy of notice. One hundred years ago, on May 2, 1925, the Journal of the American Medical Society cited W. W. Keen’s personal experiences with three…
Trump’s Jagged 100 Days
Trump’s jagged 100 days. It hasn’t been a serene beginning for our combative president. He’s ruffled more feathers in three months than a pair of wily foxes might ruffle when locked in…
Trump’s Atrocious Behavior
Trump’s atrocious behavior, a personal opinion. Readers following this blog may recall that I gave Trump a D- as his final grade for his first term in the Oval Office. He accomplished…
Medical topics in 2025
Medical topics for 2025. Happy New Year, readers! You may have noticed that I skimmed through the holiday season without writing anything here. Nevertheless, I have been thinking of topics to be…
Absurd Prescription Drug Costs!
Absurd prescription drug costs! It is hard to believe that prices for a month’s supply of dozens of prescription medicines can differ by thousands of dollars, depending on where you buy them…
My Harris-Trump Choice
My Harris-Trump choice drained me. But I finally have determined which candidate I will vote AGAINST. My decision came in a flash, thanks to an unexpected epiphany that focused on factors I…
The Agonizing Harris-Trump Race
The agonizing Harris – Trump race has created a dilemma for at least half of our country’s voters, I among them. Millions of us find both candidates unfit for the job. To…
