Health and Sanity category archive
Was “Republican Family Values”
Always a Misdirection Play?*
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Thom argues that Republicans have shown that what they value is money, not families.
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*You bet your sweet bippy it was.
The Republican Health Care Plan:
“You’re on Your Own, Buddy”
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Sam and the crew discuss the Republican nothingburger.
Aside:
If you wonder why the Party of the New Secesh is so determined to destroy the Affordable Care Act, dubbed “Obamnacare” by the Republican Party, I think the answer is quite simple.
Barrack Obama is not white.
And he is a Democrat.
Every time the Party of the New Secesh hear the word, “Obamacare”–a word which they coined, mind you–it reminds them that a not-white Democrat crafted a somewhat successful plan to make America’s health care you-can-hardly-call-it-a system a little fairer, and it drives them nuts.
They just want to make it go away.
But that’s just my take.
Republican Thought Police 0
Rebecca Watson comments on a recent ruling by the Supreme Supremacist Court.
Or you can read the transcript.
Suffer the Children 0
As I have pointed out before, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
Mary Trump runs the numbers from the Trump maladministration’s campaign of mean for the sake of mean.
Outing the Quackery 0
Farron discusses a study that–er–casts doubt on RFK Jr.’s claim that Tylenol is somehow magically linked to autism.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Competent therapists? At Psychology Today Blogs, Marlynn Wei points out that “(n)ew research reveals AI companions handled teen mental health crises correctly only 22% of the time.”
Vaccine Nation 0
We have over two centuries of evidence that vaccines work. When, for example, was the last time you’ve heard of someone suffering from small pox?
Yet, a growing percentage of the population, perhaps inspired by a faulty paper that appeared in The Lancet almost three decades ago, deny scientific fact.
At Psychology Today Blogs, JoAnn Stevelos takes a look at why persons are susceptible to falsehoods about vaccines. She makes three main points:
- Public health involves clean water, safe food, air, and vaccines.
- Vaccine risks are rare; disease risks are higher.
- Misinformation spreads fast; trust clinicians and transparent safety systems.
Follow the link for a detailed exploration of each one.
The Medicine Show 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Vanessa LoBue notes that “. . . blaming mothers for autism is as old as the diagnosis itself” and goes on to debunk de bunk spread by flawed research and the Trump maladministration.
Vaccine Nation 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Cynthia Chen-Joea argues that the fear that some have of vaccines may be an ironic result of vaccines’ success in preventing diseases. A snippet (emphasis added):
I think she may be onto something. Go see what you think.
Suffer the Children 0
We are again reminded that that is not scripture. That is a Republican family value.
The Medicine Show 0
Whitney Coulson debunks de bunk from the quacks in the Trump maladministration. The gist:
Autism is not caused by parenting, vaccines, or medications like Tylenol.
Follow the link for context.
Suffer the Children, Vaccine Nation Dept. 0
One more time, “suffer the children” is not scripture. It’s a Republican family value.
Vaccine Nation 0
Via the Hartford Courant, physicians Daniel Tobin and Anthony Yoder express their concern that the Trump maladministration is hazardous to our health A snippet: