Masking Didn’t Become Normal

Or did it?

Colombia’s President Calls for End of War on Drugs

He is seeking a new regional consensus.

Widely-Sold Decongestant Doesn’t Work

A tale of slow-moving bureaucracy.

Which Arm Should You Get Your Vaccine In?

It may actually matter.

American Physicians Make a Lot of Money!

They average more than any other occupation and considerably more than their European counterparts.

Alcohol Is Good For You. Or Bad.

Forget the cafe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea.

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A Golden Age for Medicine

Decades of innovation may be coming to fruition.

NYC Bans Height-Weight Discrimination

They join DC and San Francisco.

Henry Kissinger at 100

A rare man and a rare milestone.

Biden’s Diet

Let him eat cake.

COVID ‘Emergency’ Officially Over

Long after most people returned to normal, public health agencies have given in.

Americans Don’t Live as Long as We Should

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

COVID Experts Mostly Back to Normal

Another sign that the pandemic is now endemic.

Missed COVID Milestones

They’re still grim but less noticed.

Rural Hospitals Not Offering Obstetric Care

A growing trend has healthcare professionals and communities concerned.

Self Promotion: An Interview On Becoming Trauma Informed

A brief primer on trauma and a link to an interview and paper on being trauma informed

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The Value Of Cultivating Some Self Doubt

Tips for how to check yourself before you wreck yourself.

Addiction and the Public Health Question

A brief foray into looking at Alabama state policy on fighting addiction.

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Biden Coming for Your Stove!

“Cooking with gas” could become a thing of the past. But it probably won’t.

28% Personally Know Someone Who Died From COVID Vaccines

More than a quarter of Americans know something that isn’t true.

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded

Michael Barone on out-migration from some Blue states.

Higher Ed and the Pandemic

Enrollments are down.

Authorities Urge Masking Against ‘Tripledemic’

Will anyone listen this time?

Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo) Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo)

Congress Overturns Military Vaccine Mandate

A truly bizarre vote.

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Why So Many Die on American Roads

Traffic deaths are going down in most of the world. Not here.

The Colorado Club Shooter [UPDATED]

New details are emerging about possible motivations.

COVID Boosters in the Endemic Phase

How long rather than how many?

COVID’s Symptoms Have Evolved

The combination of new variants and increased immunity has changed how the disease presents.

Covid-19 and Life Expectancy Rates

A study of 29 countries shows the impact of the pandemic.

The High Price of Politicizing COVID

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Slow Uptake of Bivalent COVID Booster

Three weeks in, only 4.4 million Americans have gotten the shot.

Biden: The Pandemic Is Over

The President is getting hammered from all sides for stating the obvious.

New and Improved COVID Vaccines

Pfizer and Moderna will soon roll out protection against newer strains.

Masking and Endemic COVID

Most Americans are choosing to live a normal life in abnormal times.

CDC Loosens COVID Guidelines

The leading public health agency no longer recommends doing things people had already stopped doing.

Monkeypox ‘Emergency of International Concern’

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

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President Biden Has COVID

Despite every precaution, the 79-year-old leader of the free world is infected.

Illegal Drugs Illegal Drugs

Perpetuating A Fentanyl Hysteria

When belief is more important than facts

The ‘Figure it Out Yourself’ Phase of COVID

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

Americans Having More Abortions

A decades-long decline has ended.

Coffee Makes You Live Longer

Yet another study that confirms my pre-existing biases.

Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a Build Back Better virtual event with mayors from across the country Thursday, October 28, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a Build Back Better virtual event with mayors from across the country Thursday, October 28, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

Unequal Medical Treatment

Vice President Harris gets better care than the average American. Cue the outrage!

Most Americans Have Had COVID-19

Some 60% of us, including 75% of our children, have been infected.

Feinstein is Declining But What About Tuberville

A twist on an evergreen debate.

COVID Normalcy and the American Gerontocracy

Speaker Pelosi has it. Is President Biden next?

Covid Continues not to be Done with Us

Lots of folks at the Gridiron dinner are positive.

FDA to Authorize 2nd Booster for Over-50s

The public health community is divided on whether it’s a good idea.

American Excess Deaths from COVID

We did much better in 2020 and worse since 2021 than we thought.

Permanent Daylight Saving Time?

We may be on the verge half a century after our last experiment.

Fourth COVID Dose May/May Not Be Needed

Mixed messages from the pharmaceutical companies.