Healthcare

Retired consultant, avid biography reader and meditator

| February 17, 2019

32 COMMENTS

The Democrats running for president are at it again: they are submitting a completely unrealistic proposal for single-payer health insurance and they aren’t sharing the facts. We must get the word out to everyone that we have to stop this proposal that will take us in a catastrophic direction.

The media, of course, will tell everyone that the public loves the idea of single-payer insurance aka, Medicare for All. Although those running for President have several different plans, none of them would be good for this country. But according to one poll, the public supports the idea :

By Susan Quinn

Retired consultant, avid biography reader and meditator

| February 15, 2019

38 COMMENTS

To all the dermatologists who may be reading this post, please don’t take offense. In fact, I hope you’ll weigh in. Here’s the thing. I know a lot about skin care and the dangers of melanoma. I’m a fair-haired, light-skinned woman, who had some sunburns in my day, but stopped sun-seeking a long time ago. […]

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Anti-Vaccine Moms are Risking Children’s Lives

By Susan Quinn

Retired consultant, avid biography reader and meditator

| February 15, 2019

117 COMMENTS

In 1956, an infant contracted whooping cough. It was agonizing for the family to watch a child suffer through this illness. She was so sick one day that her parents had to call the fire department; they were able to revive her and likely saved her life. This incident took place just before the whooping cough vaccine came out.

That infant was my sister.

By Doug Watt

| February 14, 2019

Meddling through misinformation by Russian Trolls is not confined to elections outside the borders of the Motherland. Vaccinations for measles is also a target for Trolls and Bots in Russia. Scientific researchers say Russian social-media trolls who spread discord before the 2016 U.S. presidential election may also have played an unintended role in a developing […]

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Question for any doctors in the house about supposed transgenders

By Richard Easton

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I am the co-author of GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones. www.gpsdeclassified.com. I am an actuary.

| February 10, 2019

31 COMMENTS

I think that being truly transgender is impossible. You cannot change your chromosomes. XX (or its variants XXX, etc) cannot become XY and vice versa. Am I correct? More

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are still shaking their heads over the political chaos in Virginia, but they are happy to see a weakened Gov. Ralph Northam give Republicans most of what they want on tax relief. They also point out some of the most insane provisions included in the Green New Deal, proving how out of touch the socialists in the Democratic Party really are. And they shudder as former KKK official David Duke endorses Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for president because he thinks Gabbard is least likely to send troops to die on behalf of Israel in the Middle East. Gabbard has denounced Duke and rejected the endorsement.

Another Provocative Idea From Granny

By GrannyDude

| February 8, 2019

Here’s an offer for the pro-choicers: Let’s agree that a woman person has the right to control the uses made of his/her own body. More

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Maybe I’ll Go To The Women’s March Next Year

By GrannyDude

| February 8, 2019

I’ll knit myself a hat (not difficult) or even costume myself as a big pink uterus, and carry a large homemade white banner (Tyvek and Sharpie). The banner will read: Our Hero, Dr. Carhart, testifying before the US District Court, 1997 More

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are pleasantly surprised at President Trump’s State of the Union address, in which he extolled the greatness of America, condemned socialism and late term abortion and found several issues where bipartisan cooperation seems plausible. They also cringe at some other moments in the speech including Trump’s contentions that investigations of him will hurt the economy, that you can negotiate peace with the Taliban, and that another summit with Kim Jong-Un is a good idea. And their jaws hit the floor as Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring admits to dressing up in blackface while in college, just days after calling on Gov. Ralph Northam to resign.

How Not To Think About Neurology

By John H.

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I make a point of wearing T-shirts with nothing printed on them but if I did wear one with something printed on it, it would probably read “Be Kind To Plants By Not Eating Them.” There is no record of my ever having used the word “alas,” not conversationally anyway. I feel that freedom from the press is at least as important as freedom of the press. I like being able to say “Ankara” and “Manaus” in the same sentence (hotel clerks in both cities remembered me from visits months ea… [more]

| February 3, 2019

18 COMMENTS

I generally avoid the how-to-think-about verbal template and ones similar to it, but inserting the “not” might excuse this one. By the way, has this locution existed since before WWII? That’s a long time for something obnoxious to hang around! Anyway, with particular reference to neurology, here’s something else I picked up off iSteve: the […]

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Seven Ways to Reduce Healthcare Costs

By MattSchoenfeldt

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I am a career military officer that enjoys political debate and discussion. Recently founded two podcasts SatiristPod and TOCradio. SatiristPod is a political based show with an old friend that really does not follow politics and hence for me where the interest comes in from. TOCradio is a military themed show where we host conversations with members of the military. Both are available on iTunes searched under their respective names or http://satiristpod.libsyn.com/ and http://tocradio.l… [more]

| February 2, 2019

22 COMMENTS

Curious on your ways but we discuss seven ideas that need to be implemented. My basic principle: coverage for as many people as possible, at the best possible rate, through private insurance options, and that people can tailor to their individual needs; without compromising quality of care. 1) Sell insurance across State lines 2) Tort […]

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This Is My Mind on Drugs

By Susan Quinn