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Michael Barone: COVID Showed That Our Health Bureaucracy is a System Sure to Fail
Between 1998 and 2003, the budget of the National Institutes of Health was doubled. This was an extraordinary enterprise after the multi-year, post-Cold War decline in defense spending and at a time when government agency budgets tended to be increased marginally or carried over from previous years. It was a bipartisan project put into effect…
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U.S. Supreme Court Upends Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
U.S. Supreme Court upends Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement that would extinguish claims against Sackler family members. By Walter Olson In today’s Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, the Supreme Court confronted a recurring issue in the context of mass legal settlements: Should the courts uphold individualized justice, in the form of each plaintiff’s right to pursue each defendant, even if…
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Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D., Medical Freedom Champion – R.I.P.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons released the following news about Marilyn Singleton shortly after 10 pm ET on June 18, 2024: “Today we have some very difficult news to share. Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD, a longtime member of the AAPS family, a true heroine of American medicine, and valiant defender of the patient-physician…
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U.S. Supreme Court Ignores Precedents in Abortion Pill Case
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling will keep the abortion pill available, with the justices declining to decide the merits of the case. In FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the high court ruled unanimously the plaintiffs lacked standing, meaning they did not show an injury to themselves, on June 13. The court did not rule…
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Marlboro Adds Puberty Blockers to Cigarettes to Make Them Legal for Kids – Satire
From the Babylon Bee RICHMOND, VA – Cigarette maker Marlboro has announced that they have added puberty blockers to cigarettes to make them legal for kids. “Now that our smooth Marlboro cigarettes can block puberty, 13 and 14-year-old kids should be able to use them legally, without parental consent,” said a spokesperson for the company.…
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Premier Scientific Journal Nature Takes on ‘Climate of Fear’ Surrounding Research on Sex and Gender
Nature, one of the world’s premier scientific journals, has acknowledged the importance of studying sex and gender differences and officially denounced the “climate of fear and reticence” that is stymying research on the topic. To that end, the journal in May launched “a collection of opinion articles” on the topic to be published over the coming months to…
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Biden DOJ Indicts Doctor Who Exposed Child Mutilating Surgeries
Biden DOJ indicts doctor who exposed child mutilating surgeries and transgender hormones to minors at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. by Patrick Hauf The Biden administration indicted the whistleblower who exposed how doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston secretly provided sex alteration surgeries and transgender hormones to minors. Dr. Eithan Haim, now a general…
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California to Repay $52 Million in Improper Medicaid Payments for Migrants
California to repay federal government $52 million in improper Medicaid payments for migrants’ health care. By Eric Lendrum The state of California has agreed to repay the federal government over $52 million following an investigation which determined that there were “improperly claimed” Medicaid disbursements to “noncitizens with unsatisfactory immigration status[es].” As Fox News reports, the payment…
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VA Now Covering IVF for Gay Couples and Unmarried Vets
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is expanding its coverage of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for service-connected infertility to gay couples and unmarried vets. The VA previously only covered IVF if the veteran was in a married relationship and could conceive naturally if not for an injury or a health condition resulting from military…
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