Ageing is the new frontier in medicine. Although it may not seem that way as we face continuing global hysteria over the Wuhan plague, medicine has largely conquered the worst maladies that have afflicted humans since time immemorial. Now, medical science is setting its sights on the big one: ageing.
Fascinating. “According to new data, the U.S. currently ranks first in total COVID-19 cases, new cases per day and deaths…from mid-March to mid-September, U.S. total deaths have reached 1.7 million, of which 200,000, or 12% of total deaths, are COVID-19-related. Instead of looking directly at
Zachary Yost mises.org Zachary Yost is a Mises U alum and freelance writer. While GMU economist Tyler Cowen may have dismissed the idea of more pandemic lockdowns as being “a straw man” and saying that the extreme measures that started in March of this year “are now behind us,
Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org The UK has been on a shopping spree to secure coronavirus vaccines from multiple companies. According to Reuters, in total it has made agreements to buy 362 million vaccine doses in total; the population of the UK is 66 million. At the same time, the Ministry
Kerry Grant banana-boat-boy.com This begins as a tale about Jack and Dianne, not the two American kids doing the best they can, and these are not even their real names but it is a true story and hopefully I have got your attention. They were happily married and doing
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Just as slavery is the Achilles heel of 19th-century institutions, eugenics is the weak point of abortion providers. The Black Lives Matter movement has unearthed links to slavery in public statuary and founders of American universities. Similarly, Planned Parenthood has had to distance itself from Margaret
Kerry Grant banana-boat-boy.com The pack of big Pharma Companies are jostling one another for a position of global preeminence during the Pandemic panic like a mob of underprepared horses at the starting line for the grand steeplechase. We are being flooded with media reports about the predicted efficacy rates
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As part of the ongoing investigation of my cancer “south of the border” I was scheduled to have a Chest/Abdo/Pelvis CT scan in Wellington Hospital on 1st December. This would be the day after my interview with the urologist and meant two trips into Wellington. Parking at and
covidplanb.co.nz Only two days after the New Zealand government announced mandatory mask-wearing rules the much-awaited Danish mask study was published, and it is conclusive; masks give no statistically significant protection from COVID-19. Here’s the study: acpjournals.org Results: A total of 3030 participants were randomly assigned to
horizon-magazine.eu Picture this: You’ve experienced no physical sensation beyond your wrists for years, then a doctor drapes a thin, flexible membrane over your hand and, like magic, you can feel the trickle of water through your fingers again. This may sound like an outlandish scenario, but it’s
Trump and Biden are chalk and cheese on many issues of public interest but the top priority for Trump when he took office was national health. On his COVID-19 election, Biden warned of a “dark winter ahead.” Biden endorses mandatory face masks but is torn about lockdown simply because his
Dr. Roger Hodkinson, MA, MB, FRCPC, FCAP, CEO Medical director of Western Medical Assessments “I would remind you all that using the province’s own statistics, the risk of death under 65 in this province is one in 300,000. One in 300,000. You’ve got to get a
When governments and bureaucrats gleefully seized the opportunity for a naked power-grab enabled by the Wuhan virus, critics argued that not only do such authoritarian responses as lockdowns not work, but that the concomitant toll in other diseases and suicides would be even worse. The evidence still shows the inefficacy
Chris Hipkins Masks will need to be worn on all public transport in Auckland and in and out of Auckland and on domestic flights throughout the country from this Thursday, Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins said today. “I will be issuing an Order under the COVID-19 Response Act requiring
She who must be obeyed, ‘The Covid Queen’, has spoken again from the podium of truth and given commuters another reason to not use public transport. A Government order compelling people to wear face masks on public transport in Auckland and planes nationwide will come into effect on Thursday. Prime
