Health and Sanity category archive
A Tune from the Times 0
(Warning: Short commercial at about the one-minute mark. Mild language.)
Vaccine Nation 0
Chris Walker runs the numbers. A snippet:
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The state is facing a large measles outbreak, accounting for about a quarter of all measles cases identified across the country since January 1, 2026. As of Tuesday morning, over 4,260 measles cases have been reported in the U.S., 1,152 of them from Pennsylvania alone. Both South Carolina and Texas are also reporting close to 1,000 measles cases.
Yes, Donald Trump has made measles great again.
More numbers at the link.
Vaccine Nation 1
UCon professor Seth C. Kalichman makes a convincing case that RFK Jr. and the Trump maladministration are gaming the numbers to make it appear that the current measles outbreak isn’t. He writes that the issue
The CDC now counts measles deaths using data from the National Center for Health Statistics, a system designed primarily for tracking mortality trends rather than identifying individual deaths. Previously, measles deaths were counted using reports from state and local health officials. The change at the CDC has left deaths officially recognized by state authorities out of the federal tally.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Anti-Vaxxers are getting their way, and the rest of us are paying the price.
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For Example 0
Speaking of recalls . . . .
We Recall Food, but We Don’t Seem to Recall History 0
Thom argues that all the food recalls we are witnessing shows why we need government regulations.
Afterthought:
Of the three possible reasons Thom mentions near the end, my money’s on the thrid one.
This New Gilded Age 0
According the Blue Cross Blue Shield, that it controls 84% of Alabama’s health insurance market doesn’t mean it’s got a monopoly.
Golly gosh gee no, Batman.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A competent medical advisor? At the Psychology Today website, Nick Tiller says it’s heading for a quack up.
Here’s a snippet from his article:
Vaccine Nation 0
Sam and Emma discuss the Florida Surgeon-General’s plan to eliminate vaccine mandates in the face of rising disease, not to mention 200 years of history showing that vaccines work.
We are a society of stupid.
Vaccine Nation 0
It appears that RFK Jr. is succeeding at making measles great again.
Stray Thought 0
I think it says something about how messed up our health care system has become that “health care advocates” are now advertising their services.
I’m so old that I can remember when, if you felt sick, you went to your family doctor, got treated, and went home. You didn’t even need an appointment, as doctors set aside time for walk-ins.
You didn’t need a “healtch care advocate” to obtain health care.
You just needed a family doctor.
Afterthought:
We made a serious mistake when we put insurance companies in charge of health care.
They don’t care about people; they care about profits.
Vaccine Nation 0
David discusses RFK Jr.’s role–and, by extension, the Trump maladministration’s role–in the growth of measles in the U. S. And, remember, measle was declared eradicated in the United States a quarter century ago.
I was a young ‘un before measles vaccines. I had both kinds of measles. They ain’t fun, my friends.
Also, one of my earliest memories is of my parents both in bed with the mumps, which is much more serious for adults than children. I was very young and the memory is just a snapshot affixed in my mind, but it’s a memory I would not wish on anyone else.
That we are currently ruled by and surrounded with persons too stupid to accept proven science–and, remember, science is all about proof–is, er, most disquieting.
And don’t get me started on “social” media’s role in incubating epidemics.
Rand Gestures 0
Rebecca Watons takes a deep look at Rand Paul’s persecution–no, I do not think that is too strong a word–of Dr. Anthony Fauci. (Warning: Mild language.)
Or you can read the transcript.