Category: Policy

Ivanka Trump Falsely Gives Credit To Government For Pfizer Vaccine Success

Trump praised Pfizer’s partnership with Operation Warp Speed, despite the government scheme only agreeing to buy the vaccine, while it has not funded the vaccine’s development.

Ben Carson Positive For Covid-19 Days After Attending Trump Election Night Party

He is the latest in President Trump’s orbit to test positive.

Portugal, Hungary Latest European Countries To Institute Restrictions As Covid-19 Cases Spike

Both countries saw a record number of new coronavirus cases and deaths last week.

Mask Mandate Hits Utah As Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over ‘Alarming’ Covid-19 Surge

Further restrictions prohibiting school extracurricular activities and limiting social gatherings to people in the same household will also be put in place.

Biden His Time On Health Care?

It’s all but certain Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States. Down the ballot, though, Democrats didn’t fare as well. A Democratic president, a narrowly Democratic House, and a Republican Senate are a recipe for gridlock. That means B…

The medical community harms patients when they fail to engage in political advocacy

Primum non nocere, or “first, do no harm,” is a fundamental principle in the practice of medicine. Physicians vow to do as much when taking the Hippocratic Oath on their first day of medical school. But where does the buck stop?  I posit that we in the…

Should drug use be decriminalized?

During the final presidential debate, Joe Biden said that “no one should be going to jail for a drug problem, they should be going to rehabilitation,” effectively suggesting that substance use be decriminalized in the US. The war on drugs Since Preside…

Georgia Requires Signature Matching On Mail-In Ballots, But The Science Is Dubious

Thirty-one states, including Georgia, have signature matching requirements to verify absentee ballots, but it’s hard to find an objective way to do it.

Building Company Culture And Innovating The Future With Judy Faulkner

Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Epic Systems, which holds the medical records of more than half of all U.S. patients, discusses how increasingly accessible online patient information will be a boon for patient healthcare.

Greece Is Latest Country To Go Into Lockdown As Covid-19 Cases Spike

Greece follows France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and England as European nations battle a new wave of the pandemic.