That’s So Fauci: Failing Up While Botching Science And Undermining U.S. Allies
Fauci reversed himself on the safety of the COVID vaccines, apologizing for making false statements about U.S. allies’ work with the Trump administration to save countless lives through cutting-edge medical research.
Missouri Doctor Says People Who Don’t Mask Are Like ‘Enemy Combatants’
Professional discussion of the harms and benefits of masks and mask mandates cannot even happen privately among doctors without vitriol. This kind of atmosphere kills science.
Endless Coronavirus Lockdowns Are The Epitome Of 21st Century Privilege
The fear that drives people to religious zeal for COVID restrictions is a product of a 21st century Western privilege that makes unexpected death even in old age seem morally unacceptable.
If You Don’t Want To Be Forced Into A COVID-19 Vaccine, Start Protesting Now
Mandatory masking policies stifle the American spirit and are segueing us right into mandated COVID-19 vaccines.
Doctor: Politics Is Locking Up A Successful COVID Treatment
Because of government intervention, ‘Physicians are afraid to speak out, they’re afraid to share their experiences of treatment. They’re afraid to prescribe HCQ.’
Yes, Children Are ‘Almost Immune’ To The Worst Of COVID-19
Strictly speaking, children are not completely immune to infection, but they are indeed ‘almost immune.’ Most definitely, children are highly resistant to illness and death from COVID-19.
Amazing New Science Finds Thousands Of Tiny Preemies Can Survive
The U.S. treatment protocol for 22- and 23-week newborns must be grounded in the latest science and in clinical judgment for each newborn’s unique circumstances.
Stop Fear-Mongering: Kids Are Safer From Covid-19 Than Everyone Else
The coronavirus news for kids has been overwhelmingly positive, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo is feeding fear by raising a tenuously connected specter of Kawasaki disease for children.
Trump Needs To Recruit A Medical ‘Red Team’ To Challenge Lockdown-Manic Governors
President Trump and governors’ coronavirus policy has remained captive to a singular, and quite possibly scientifically flawed, understanding of the epidemic.
Why Science Is A False God That Will Sorely Disappoint You
Science is worshiped by a religious fundamentalism that, contrary to evidence, believes it will guide us into all truth. This is an objectively irrational, unproven and unprovable belief.
How Becoming A Partisan Weapon Will Destroy Medicine
Our country is in trouble. Mutually exclusive worldviews now hinder the quest for scientific truth. The accelerated politicization of medicine has me more concerned than ever.
Why More Testing Won’t Solve The COVID-19 Crisis
Inherent limitations of the tests we currently have make it unlikely that applying testing to the entire population is going to be very useful.
Why Banning Doctors With Different Ideas From YouTube Is Bad For Public Health
Dr. Daniel Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi questioned the conventional wisdom about the coronavirus, and YouTube deplatformed them. Banning new ideas is dangerous to medicine, which requires experimentation.
When Will Politicians Pay Attention To The People Quarantine Kills?
Our leaders are making decisions based on training, experience, intelligence, and wisdom, and they have our best interests in mind. But this does not mean they are always correct.
What I Learned From Nursing My Husband Through COVID-19
If you or your loved one has just had a diagnosis of COVID-19, your chances of surviving the illness will depend on your ability to gather your resources, make a plan, and adapt.
Why Banning NICU Babies From Their Parents Threatens Their Lives
Blanket policies separating premature babies from their parents come at their own health costs, and should be used as a last resort.
Coronavirus Has Caused A Boom In Telehealth, But Will It Last?
Telehealth has lagged behind other tech advances over the past decade, but COVID-19 restrictions are leaving health care providers without any other options.
Doctors Express Hope, Questions About Using Malaria Drugs To Combat Coronavirus
In the near-term, readily available drugs azithromycin and plaquenil appear to present a limited solution to severe coronavirus cases under careful medical supervision.
Infectious Disease Experts: To Beat Coronavirus, Consider Voluntary Infection Of Healthy People
‘It might even be curiously safer for some to join the study than to await probable infection and then try to rely on the general health-care system,’ said Nir Eyal, director of the Center for Population-Level Bioethics at Rutgers University.