Health
Arkansas Becomes First State to Ban Surgery, Hormones and Puberty Blockers for Transgender Youths
rt.com Lawmakers in Arkansas voted on Tuesday to override a veto from Gov. Asa Hutchinson on banning surgery and treatment for transgender minors. The Republican-controlled House and Senate in the state approved the measure despite objections from the governor and activists. The measure bans doctors from providing surgery,
Mental Health Wait Times Worsen across DHBs
Ballooning wait times for children and adolescents trying to access mental health services should be of serious concern to us all, National’s Mental Health spokesperson Matt Doocey says. “Wait times have increased in 17 of the 18 DHBs that provided data since Labour’s election in 2017 with some
The Unborn Really Are Persons, after All
“Cognitive dissonance” is the state of holding contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values. Many of the hot-button issues in the Culture Wars are characterised by profound cognitive dissonance. For instance, groups preach about “tolerance” and “inclusion”, yet behave like bigots who viciously exclude anyone who disagrees with them. Our society
A NZ Doctor Speaks Out against COVID Policies
Anonymous covidplanb.co.nz The author: I do not wish to disclose my identity, at least for the time-being. I have undertaken a protracted tertiary education which includes degrees in science (cellular and molecular biology and biochemistry) medicine and dentistry and a doctoral degree with research in molecular biology.
Unfunded Chemotherapy Drugs to Be Administered for Free
The National Party wants to see the law changed so that Kiwis can have their unfunded chemotherapy drugs administered in DHBs and cover the cost of this, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “At the moment cancer medicines unfunded by PHARMAC can only be administered in expensive private
More of Jacinda’s ‘Kindness’ as Mental Health Stats Worsen
Jacinda Ardern has made much of “kindness” in her approach to politics. Sadly, like almost everything else she touches, it is more of a slogan than anything else. It isn’t a surprise then that the nation’s mental health statistics have actually worsened under this government’s policies, rather
How Jordan Peterson’s ‘Antidote to Chaos’ Saved His Own Life
Dan Sanchez fee.org Dan Sanchez is the Director of Content at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and the editor-in chief of FEE.org. Jordan Peterson has been through hell. In mid-2019, Peterson disappeared from public life as he struggled with severe health problems stemming from a
Newly Created Artificial Wombs in Mice Raise Concerns among Abortion Supporters
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk Concerns have been raised by abortion supporters after scientists in Israel announced that they have managed to gestate more than a thousand mice in artificial wombs. At five days, the mice embryos were removed from their mothers’ wombs and placed in artificial wombs
Israeli Choice: Human Lab Rat or a Second Class Citizen
Israel is leading the world in the Covid vaccine roll out. Israel was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic – it reported over 831,000 infections. But in just a few months, after launching a mass vaccination campaign, life is “back to normal”. As of March 15, according to the
The Robot Will See You Now
Dr. Joseph Mercola articles.mercola.com Dr. Joseph Mercola is the founder of Mercola.com. An osteopathic physician, best-selling author and recipient of multiple awards in the field of natural health, his primary vision is to change the modern health paradigm by providing people with a valuable resource to
Carebots Don’t Really Care about Us
Alejo Jose G. Sison mercatornet.com Alejo José G. Sison teaches ethics at the University of Navarre and Georgetown. His research focuses on issues at the juncture of ethics, economics and politics from the perspective of the virtues and the common good. He blogs at Work, Virtues, and Flourishing. Barcelona