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Opinion: Psychiatrists aren’t fulfilling the social contract that subsidized their training
There has been much handwringing about how difficult it is for Americans with mental health issues to see a psychiatrist. Failures in the health insurance market are often blamed for the problem. As a new class of psychiatry residents begins work in hospitals across the country this week, I see an additional cause: the lack…
Opinion: Psychiatrists aren’t fulfilling the social contract that subsidized their training
There has been much handwringing about how difficult it is for Americans with mental health issues to see a psychiatrist. Failures in the health insurance market are often blamed for the problem. As a new class of psychiatry residents begins work in hospitals across the country this week, I see an additional cause: the lack…
STAT+: Ascension is racing to unload hospitals as execs work to stem losses
For 15 years, a formidable CEO-CFO duo often called “the two Tonys” ushered their St. Louis-based health system through a period of explosive growth, adding hospital after hospital until it became one of the country’s biggest health systems. The year after former CEO Anthony Tersigni and former finance chief Anthony Speranzo stepped down, their sprawling…
STAT+: Ascension is racing to unload hospitals as execs work to stem losses
For 15 years, a formidable CEO-CFO duo often called “the two Tonys” ushered their St. Louis-based health system through a period of explosive growth, adding hospital after hospital until it became one of the country’s biggest health systems. The year after former CEO Anthony Tersigni and former finance chief Anthony Speranzo stepped down, their sprawling…
Opinion: Medicare should wait on approving coverage for new obesity drugs
My dad, Randy, a 72-year-old retired sales manager, started to gain weight after grad school, and it didn’t let up until he was middle-aged. He’s now living with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. His cardiologist has told him, “You know, if you lost 15 pounds, you could get off your blood pressure medicine.” Read…
Opinion: Medicare should wait on approving coverage for new obesity drugs
My dad, Randy, a 72-year-old retired sales manager, started to gain weight after grad school, and it didn’t let up until he was middle-aged. He’s now living with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. His cardiologist has told him, “You know, if you lost 15 pounds, you could get off your blood pressure medicine.” Read…
Michigan Pro-Lifers are Fighting to Save Babies Even With Abortions Up to Birth
Monday, June 24, 2024, marked the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. This decision corrected what is widely recognized as bad law and sent the debate on life back to the people and their elected officials. In this post-Roe era, Right to Life of Michigan (RLM) celebrates…
The HOT ZONE: “A Coney Island of the Mind”
The epigraph of Henry Miller’s short story “Into the Night Life,” reads: Everything is sordid, shoddy, thin as pasteboard. A Coney Island of the mind. The amusement shacks are running full blast. Lawrence Ferlinghetti liked the phrase “A Coney Island of the mind” so much that he borrowed it for the title for a 1958…
‘Very Unrealistic’: Replacing Biden Will Likely Land Democrats in a Legal Quagmire
Any effort to replace President Joe Biden with another Democratic candidate would likely be an uphill battle against practical, political and even legal obstacles. Following Biden’s debate performance Thursday night, where he struggled to put together coherent sentences and often stared blankly away from the camera, Democrats began raising the possibility of replacing him as the party’s nominee. Biden, who has…
“Catholic” Democrat Bob Casey Launches Pro-Abortion Campaign Ad
Self-professed Catholic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-PA, has launched a TV ad against his election opponent that suggests that Casey’s once-pro-life stance has shifted more fully in favor of abortion. The Associated Press reported on June 19 that Casey’s new ad claims that his opponent, Republican David McCormick, wants to “‘make abortion illegal even in cases of…
Catholic Health System Says It Will Kill Babies in Abortions
A Catholic health system that spans several states has announced that it will provide abortions in certain circumstances, rejecting Catholic teaching on abortion. Bon Secours Mercy Health, which announced its pledge of “continued support of doctors who conduct medically necessary abortions,” operates in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and South Carolina, according to the news outlet 21 WFMJ. Mercy Health…
Biden Admin Says Trump Supporters are “Domestic Terrorist” Threats
Internal documents from the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed that the country’s “Domestic Terrorism threat” mostly comes from Trump supporters. The files also singled out people in the military and religious people as possible “terrorism” threats. The documents were released Friday by America First Legal, a conservative legal group founded by former…
Ten New Studies Detail Health Risks of 5G
Over the past decade, I’ve written many articles discussing the evidence of biological harm from nonionizing electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation and radiofrequency radiation (RFR) from wireless technologies. The video above features an interview I did with Siim Land in February 2020 for his Body Mind Empowerment podcast in which I discuss EMF — what it…
Optimizing Your Mitochondrial Function With Intermittent Hypoxia
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published January 14, 2024. The interview above features Dr. Arkadi Prokopov, a Russian integrative medicine physician who specializes in hypoxic training and mitochondrial medicine. Optimizing your mitochondrial function is, of course, one of the most important strategies you can do to optimize your cellular energy,…
Longevity Expert Shares Clues About Drivers of Chronic Disease
I recently interviewed Dr. Ahvie Herskowitz, former clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and founder of Anatara Medicine, a multidisciplinary integrative center in San Francisco.1 Herskowitz, an internist, has a deep foundational knowledge and science background that’s ideal for treating complicated health care cases. We may be collaborating on a…
The Supreme Court’s Notable Cases of the 2023-24 Term
Justices are addressing issues on Trump, abortion, guns, homelessness and federal regulatory power ILLUSTRATION: ARIEL ZAMBELICH/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; PHOTOS: BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS (2), ZUMA PRESS (2), GETTY IMAGES By Brent KendallFollow Updated June 30, 2024 at 6:39 pm ETSAVESHARETEXT Listen to article Length (7 minutes)Queue Explore Audio Center The Supreme Court is preparing to issue its final…
‘Patriots for Europe’: Orbán, Kickl, and Babiš Present Manifesto
“Today, a new faction will be created that will change European politics. It will very quickly become the largest faction of the European Right.” TEC News — June 30, 2024 On Sunday morning, Herbert Kickl, the chairman of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), along with Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán and former Czech PM Andrej Babiš, the…
Supreme Court Strikes Down 50-State Bankruptcy Deal Granting Pharma Execs Immunity from Fraud & Willful Injury
June 30, 2024: This past week, the Supreme Court overruled the Second Circuit (and decades of bankruptcy court precedent) in Harrington vs. Purdue, a mass-torte, 50-state, 100,000 victim lawsuit. With a 5-3 majority, the Supreme Court ruled that bankruptcy law does not grant the courts the authority to issue an injunction to stop future litigation…
Federal Government Appoints Anti Semitic To Head Human Rights Commission
B’nai Brith calls for the appointment to be rescinded. As if the Jews in Canada did not have enough to deal with along comes the Federal Government and appoints an anti Semitic to head a supposedly neutral commission. Here is B’nai Brith statement : “ B’nai Brith Canada’s Statement on Birju Dattani’s Appointment as Head of…
Government Must Rescind Appointment of Head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission
Read Our Tweet Here B’nai Brith Canada’s Statement on Birju Dattani’s Appointment as Head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission:The recent appointment of Birju Dattani as the head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) is yet another troubling example of the shortcomings of our federal government’s vetting process. This trend is putting the sanctity…
Crimes Against Humanity In Progress: Correlation Of Historical Mik Anderson Presentation With The Self Assembly Nanotechnology Live Blood Findings Of The Past 3 years
Dr. Pedro Chavez, who produced the brilliant documentary Bluetooth by Comusav, documented the MAC address phenomenon in the COVID 19 injected as well as the uninjected who received a PCR swab. He also showed that the graves of COVID 19 injected continue to emit MAC addresses. I am collaborating with Dr. Chavez and will have…
The Great Cholesterol Scam and The Dangers of Statins
Story at a Glance: •There is a widespread belief that elevated cholesterol is the “cause” of cardiovascular disease. However, a large body of evidence shows that there is no association between the two and that lower cholesterol significantly increases one’s risk of death. •An alternative model (which the medical industry buried) proposes that the blood…
Report: Next Presidential Debate To Be Held At TopGolf
Via The Babylon Bee U.S. — After a heated battle broke out over golf handicaps, both campaigns have agreed to move the next Presidential debate to TopGolf. “We’re going to settle this once and for all, on national television, just the way the founders intended,” said former President Trump. “There are many things a man…
Report: Next Presidential Debate To Be Held At TopGolf
Via The Babylon Bee U.S. — After a heated battle broke out over golf handicaps, both campaigns have agreed to move the next Presidential debate to TopGolf. “We’re going to settle this once and for all, on national television, just the way the founders intended,” said former President Trump. “There are many things a man…
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A Lot Can Happen in Four Years
Guest Post by Eric Peters After what we saw during the debate – if you want to call it that – many people are wondering what happened to Joe Biden over the past four years. A better question to ask, perhaps, is what will happen over the next four years? Or even the next four…
Lucy Letby: The Trial for Baby K
Baby K’s mother had started to go into premature labour during February 15. The plan that afternoon had been to prevent or at the very least delay labour to provide sufficient time to transfer her to a hospital with a higher acuity Level 3 neonatal unit. Baby K was still at least three weeks earlier…
The2Great Cholesterol Scam and the Dangers of Statins
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Test Post on Arteries
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Reflections on Illegal Immigration
As someone who married an alien and sponsored her Green Card petition, I am intimately familiar with how rigorous and expensive it is for foreigners to become lawful residents of the United States. I therefore believe it’s the height of unfairness to impose these rigors and expenses on the law-abiding while turning a blind eye…
NYT: “To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race”
The New York Times editorial board just published an OPINION with the following assertions: At Thursday’s debate, the president needed to convince the American public that he was equal to the formidable demands of the office he is seeking to hold for another term. Voters, however, cannot be expected to ignore what was instead plain…
Another State Sues Pfizer
Kansas is the latest US state to file a lawsuit against Pfizer, accusing the pharmaceutical giant of misleading the public about the safety and effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach claims that Pfizer knew about the risks associated with its vaccine, “including myocarditis and pericarditis, failed pregnancies, and deaths” but failed to disclose…
Cock-up or conspiracy? Thoughts on Joe Biden’s spectacular debate failure, and whether it reflects a deliberate takedown by rivals in his own party
A hare. For years, the establishment press have told us there is nothing at all wrong with Joe Biden, that he’s extremely sharp, even a wise statesmen, and that rumours of his senility are a malicious right-wing conspiracy theory. eugyppius: a plague chronicle is a reader-supported publication. maybe you subscribe? On 2 February 2024, for…
Sunday Strip: Brain Dead
Dr. Robert Malone: We be heavy on the Biden memes today, cause that sh*t is everywhere! They pretty much sum up the mood of the nation. The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Merrick Garland in contempt earlier this month over his refusal to comply with a subpoena “related to the investigation into President Biden’s…
Sunday Strip: Brain Dead
Dr. Robert Malone: We be heavy on the Biden memes today, cause that sh*t is everywhere! They pretty much sum up the mood of the nation. The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Merrick Garland in contempt earlier this month over his refusal to comply with a subpoena “related to the investigation into President Biden’s…
Mike Stone – Biden Debate Debacle Designed to Elect Trump
“It is simply inconceivable to think so. Knowing that their man was completely incoherent, his people could have easily claimed illness, canceled the event, and either rescheduled or dropped it entirely. But they didn’t do that. Why?” by Mike Stone (henrymakow.com) Franklin Rosenfeld (his real name) famously said, “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If…
Is Jill Biden the Idiot American Version of Lady MacBeth?
As female villains go, few can hold a candle to Lady MacBeth, who constantly goads her husband—more or less a kind man with a conscience—to murder King Duncan. Throughout the play, it’s clear that she—far more than her irresolute husband—lusts for power and will do anything to get it. Shakespeare’s gives her what may be…
Karma Catches Up to the Stanford Internet Observatory
Karma has caught up with the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO), which will be scaled back to just three staff, according to the Washington Post. The contracts of its leading protagonists, Alex Stamos and Renee DiResta, have not been renewed. It was former CIA fellow Renee DiResta who led SIO’s signature initiatives, the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) and the Virality Project (VP). SIO’s…
Update: Italian study showing a reduction in life expectancy with increased covid vaccination has been published
In April 2024 we We believe this is an important paper. As we previously reported, what makes it especially interesting and exciting is that, unlike almost all observational studies of vaccine effectiveness and safety, it avoids two critical sources of bias – immortal time bias and ‘(Un)Healthy vaccinee effect’. The study showed that, when health…
STAT+: Medicare’s big experiment to fix kidney failure care hasn’t worked so far, studies say
A few years ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched a big experiment. The agency wanted to see if financial incentives and penalties would improve care for people with end-stage kidney disease. So far, it hasn’t worked, a new study finds. The End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) model is a historic effort,…
Opinion: Congress called for an ALS moonshot. The plan for it doesn’t leave Earth
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a congressionally mandated report on how to make amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — a brutal, always fatal condition — a “livable” disease in the next 10 years. Essentially, the committee was tasked with delivering a plan for a moonshot. As a health care innovation expert and…
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Tucker puts The Elites aka The Parasites on blast for pretending: ***************** Don’t Let The Elite Get Away With Gaslighting That They Didn’t Know About Biden’s Senility Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week made it impossible to deny his senility, yet the Western elite is gaslighting they were supposedly…
Honey is the World’s Healthiest Sweetener but the North American Honey Supply is Contaminated
Source. by Brian Shilhavy Honey is one of nature’s most perfect and beneficial foods. The documented research on the incredible health benefits of honey is truly astounding. If you type in the search term “honey” in the National Library of Medicine on the NIH Government website, you will get 18,000 results from peer-reviewed journals. If you…
BREAKING Publication–Are COVID-19 Vaccines in Pregnancy as Safe and Effective as the U.S. Government, Medical Organizations, and Pharmaceutical Industry Claim?
Colleagues I am pleased to share this manuscript as the first in a three part series exposing the harms of COVID-19 to pregnant women, babies in the womb, and infants. The project was led by obstetrician/gynecologists “The CDC/FDA’s safety signals were breached for all 37 AEs (adverse events) following COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy: miscarriage, fetal…
Doug Ford Takes Page From Pierre Poilievre In Trashing Free Speech In His Caucus
Doug Ford values votes—not principles. Did you read about Ford kicking a member of the legislature out of his caucus because she dared to talk to Tommy Robinson , that freedom fighter from Britain . Remember when Poilievre chastised his caucus members for speaking with Christine Anderson , another freedom fighter from Europe. This from…
BOMBSHELL REPORT!!! Is this how they are, right now, forcing Biden out of the POTUS race…..
Via State of the Nation or completely out of the Oval Office? Editor’s Note: People, it does not get any bigger than the bombshell investigative report posted below. Clearly, it’s now all-out war between two camps within the treasonous communist-run Democrat Party, which could be identified as the super-woke Biden ultra-liberals and the more pragmatic…
The Ptolemies and Greek Rule in Egypt
Episode 43 The Ptolomies The History of Ancient Egypt Professor Robert Brier Film Review A dozen Ptolemies served as pharaoh before the Romans ended Greek rule in Egypt in 31 BC. General Ptolemy initially appointed Alexander’s intellectually disabled half-brother Phillip pharaoh until Alexander’s mother had him assassinated. He subsequently he appointed Alexander IV (Alexander’s son…
What Happens When Rate Cuts Come Too Soon
From Peter Reagan for Birch Gold Group Back in September 2021, as the inflation “train” was picking up speed, Jim Rickards was concerned about that momentum and predicted it was only getting started. Keep in mind that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell kept downplaying inflation as “transitory” in 2021, but also ended up wildly wrong (almost…
What Happens When Rate Cuts Come Too Soon
From Peter Reagan for Birch Gold Group Back in September 2021, as the inflation “train” was picking up speed, Jim Rickards was concerned about that momentum and predicted it was only getting started. Keep in mind that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell kept downplaying inflation as “transitory” in 2021, but also ended up wildly wrong (almost…