Health
Another Vax Documentary Reportedly Pulled from Amazon Prime
Herpes Vaccine and Short on Time
Vaccines and Autism: Why the Debate Still Rages
The following is a news analysis This post updates a popular article I published at CBSNews.com in 2007: “Vaccines and autism: Why the debate rages.” Note: This article doesn’t attempt to settle the vaccine-autism debate. It will be a resource for information that’s otherwise largely censored or difficult to find in one place. This post […]
The Incredible Health Care Cost Solution Right Under Our Noses
Incredible! Could the answer to our health care cost problem be that simple? Can it work for all of us? The cost of medical and drug benefits is expected to rise 5% in 2019. The 6th year in a row with a 5% increase. Premiums and out-of-pocket costs for employees and dependents will average $14,800. […]
How she solved a health care crisis in one state.
They said it couldn’t be done. The health plan for state employees in Montana was failing. It had to be saved. Marilyn Bartlett was hired to fix it and she managed to do in one year what our entire federal government hasn’t been able to do in decades of trying. What’s her secret? She asked […]
The Statin Wars
A few weeks ago at an American Heart Association meeting in Chicago, new guidelines were issued for treating high cholesterol. It ws the first big update since 2013. Past guidelines have said more and more of us should take cholesterol-lowering drugs called “statins” to prevent heart attacks and save lives. But the recommendations aren’t without […]
Medical side effect: boys grow breasts
Everyone knows that medicine has saved countless lives. Civilization might not exist today without it. But in the most-prescribed country in the world, prescription drugs also are a leading cause of death. According to Harvard University’s Center for Ethics, each year properly prescribed drugs in the U.S. cause about 2.74 million serious adverse drug reactions […]