Assisted suicide is a huge topic about which I have tremendously conflicted feelings, including compassion for those who are suffering so greatly that they feel the need to consider it. But this isn’t going to be a long, complex article … Continue reading →
Been wondering about the condition of Dr. Craig Spencer, being treated at Bellevue? There hasn’t been all that much in the news about him, but here’s a relatively laconic article saying he has been upgraded from serious but stable to … Continue reading →
The lower court had upheld state authorities wanting to restrict her movements, but a District Court judge in Maine has overturned that ruling and let her go about her business. The reason? The science is settled: Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’d like to get the following information to Megyn Kelly, so she can do some further investigating on this point. Just emailing her seems futile, because it will get lost in the shuffle. Any ideas?] Last night I watched … Continue reading →
Here’s an article about a study that says drinking more milk may be bad for you. It may not reduce the risk of bone fracture, and it may even increase the risk of death: We indeed found higher oxidative stress … Continue reading →
New Jersey’s loss seems to be Maine’s gain: Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital despite exhibiting no Ebola symptoms after arriving from West Africa, won’t follow the quarantine imposed by Maine officials, her attorney … Continue reading →
It breaks down this way— The Obama administration and liberals: don’t panic. Trust us, less is more. No travel restrictions, no forced quarantine, the CDC knows best. We are the educated scientists and smart people, you are the dummy hysterics … Continue reading →
…they’ll be looking forward to it, not dreading it. This is the sort of thing I’ve been suggesting: What’s needed is a quarantine so luxurious that health care workers will look forward to their 21 day quarantine, or at least … Continue reading →
Well, that didn’t last long: The New Jersey Department of Health issued a statement this morning that Hickox has been “symptom free for the last 24 hours,” and that it decided to discharge her after consulting with the Centers for … Continue reading →
Ten days ago I wrote a post about one of the most salient characteristics of the Obama administration: the failure to protect. It’s happened time and again: the lack of security in Benghazi. The complete pullout from Iraq. The porous … Continue reading →
I’ve got an article up at PJ about—what else?—our response to ebola. I conceptualize our response as a series of barriers, each of which was breached one by one by one, in ways that were supposed to have been either … Continue reading →
I haven’t read much speculation about this, but isn’t it likely that the man who attacked two NYC policemen with a hatchet was trying to behead them, and missed? And then was shot by the other police before he got … Continue reading →