Heart attack rise in young people
Yes, there’s been a rise in heart attacks in the young. I’ve yet to see a really good analysis of why, and I don’t plan to sit on a hot stove till I do. But one shouldn’t minimize the effects … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Health
Home again
I got home very late last night. The flight was good and even got in early, weather here was unseasonably mild, and I’m not too jet-lagged. Things still seem rather surreal. Here’s my question, though. For the last five years … Continue reading →
What I wrote about COVID and fear – in May of 2020
[NOTE: Here it is, and I think it holds up quite nicely] I have gotten to the point where I no longer put any trust in the prognostications of scientists about COVID-19 and the comparison of various social policy tactics … Continue reading →
The Ohio train derailment
What on earth is going on here? A February 3 train derailment in an Ohio town has spewed a bunch of dangerous chemicals into the air: Hazardous material expert Sil Caggiano told WXBN, “We basically nuked a town with chemicals … Continue reading →
Cancer rising?
Commeter “Banned Lizard” recently linked to this: Dr. Ryan Cole’s Biopsy Results May Explain The Shocking Rise In “Mysterious” Cancers — He Explains There Is Spike Protein “Inside Every Single Cancer Cell” “What’s inside of every cancer cell? Spike protein. … Continue reading →
What’s going on with Pennsylvania’s Senator John Fetterman
Well you might ask. He experienced a bout of what’s being called “lightheadedness” on Wednesday, was hospitalized, and is still undergoing tests. A new stroke has been ruled out, and now they’re wondering about a seizure. It may end up … Continue reading →
Another brave person on the left speaks out…
…against the transgender craze: I left the clinic in November of last year because I could no longer participate in what was happening there. By the time I departed, I was certain that the way the American medical system is … Continue reading →
It turns out that masks are mostly a symbolic talisman
Something like wearing garlic around your neck: In the community, mask-wearing “probably makes little to no difference” in either influenza-like or COVID-like illness (0.95) or “laboratory-confirmed” infections of either virus (1.01). While the confirmed-infections finding had a much wider confidence … Continue reading →
Consider COVID vaccines and myocarditis
I’ve written before on the incidence of myocarditis after vaccination. It’s rare, although troublesome. Please see this, this, this, and this, and that’s just a sampler of what I’ve written rather than an exhaustive list. So I’ll not repeat myself … Continue reading →
Mark Steyn had a health scare
He’s recovering and seems to be back to form, but Mark Steyn recently had two heart attacks. I wish him good health and long life.
Continue reading →COVID and the restriction of human freedom
It goes without saying that the government response to COVID restricted human freedom in the name of protection, and that there wasn’t nearly enough pushback although there certainly was some. And I’m not just talking about the US; I’m talking … Continue reading →
Jordan Peterson talks to Chloe Cole
I know this is a very long video. But it’s really quite extraordinary. The subject is transitioning and detransitioning from the viewpoint of someone who went through the process as a minor. It’s well worth listening to some or all … Continue reading →