Around the world, millions of people are shut up in their homes, either out of fear or because of government mandates that have been extended with no end in sight. But now professors from Harvard, […]
Did you feel frustrated watching the vice-presidential candidates’ debate? According to Sen. Kamala Harris, more than 200,000 premature American deaths are Trump’s fault. According to Vice-President Pence, China is to blame. Biden has a Plan. […]
Will the huge rollout of COVID tests help end the pandemic—or assure that it will never end? We have had pseudo-epidemics before. In 2006, much of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center was shut down, and 1,000 employees […]
The announcement that President Trump and the First Lady have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 shows that the need for early treatment to prevent serious illness and death from COVID-19 is extremely urgent, states the Association […]
If you watched the Trump/Biden debate, you likely thought it was a slugfest, but were you able to figure out the candidates’ positions? The press might want to ask for clarification, or follow up on […]
Is your life “on hold” pending a COVID-19 vaccine? Do you want to be first in line, a late adopter, or a skeptic? Do we have to give it to everyone to find out what […]
You may well ask why the U.S. should be a world leader in per-capita COVID-19 deaths. Our morning paper calls passing the 200,000 mark “unfathomable.” A better question: Why is the death rate about 75 […]
As mounting “case” numbers are defining “hot spots” and directing public policy, San Antonio ophthalmologist Kristin S. Held, M.D., president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), calls for a careful analysis of […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which according to its website is “recognized as the nation’s premiere health promotion, prevention and preparedness agency,” is playing a leading role in response to the COVID-19 […]
Because of the “emergency” of COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is relaxing some Medicare rules, regulations, and constraints—temporarily. The crisis has helped to reveal the consequences of the government intrusion into […]
