COVID-19 and Vitamin D Deficiency
Even if you are a golfer and live in Hawaii, you should have your vitamin D level checked. It is astonishing how many people are deficient—even before the COVID lockdowns. A Dec 11 article in […]
AAPS Warns of Surprise Attack on Patients’ Choices
In an Action Alert to its members, the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) warns that the so-called No Surprises Act is really an insurance company protection bill. “Poised to be rushed through in […]
COVID-19: Notes from FDA Vaccine Approval Hearing
If you are in the first allocation group, you might be lining up for your COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under an Emergency […]
COVID-19: Will the Vaccine Save Prisoners?
I hope a loved one is not incarcerated, but all of us need to be concerned about prison health, for humanitarian reasons and also because prisons are breeding grounds for contagious diseases. The Pfizer vaccine […]
COVID-19: No Right to Try Treatment?
If you take a loved one to a hospital for COVID, should you say a final good-by? The majority of people do get discharged, perhaps after weeks of isolation, often with chronic organ damage. But […]
The Most Important Senate Hearing Ever?
The most important Senate hearing of the year—or maybe ever—occurred on Nov 19. It’s about the urgent need for early home treatment for COVID-19. An abbreviated video is here: https://youtu.be/T_uaf7qavmw. The complete hearing is here: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/early-outpatient-treatment-an-essential-part-of-a-covid-19-solution. To empower physicians, clinics, facilities, […]
Now that we have a randomized controlled trial (RCT) about masks, will it change what you do?
After being rejected by three major journals, an RCT completed by 4,862 participants has been published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The volunteers were adults spending more than 3 hours per day outside the […]
COVID-19: Non-Treatment Is Proven Not to Work
I’m sure you are aware of the second wave of COVID-19 cases. It’s the Grinch that is stealing Christmas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is predicting up to 282,000 deaths by Dec 5. […]
Election 2020: Will We Still Need Oil in 2050?
Do you hope politicians will keep their promises—or that they won’t? Joe Biden has promised to “transition” us out of oil and other “fossil fuels” by 2050—and into the “clean, renewable” energy shown in green […]
Election 2020: COVID Health Police Powers, or Early Treatment
I hope you stay well and have a reliable source of income to pay your bills. Key concerns in the election are its effect on health and your livelihood. The Biden-Harris campaign blames President Trump […]
