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How AI Will Change NZ Healthcare

Arindam Basu Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury Imagine this: a novel virus is rapidly breaking out nationwide, resulting in an epidemic. The government introduces vaccination mandates and a choice of different vaccines is available. But not everyone is getting the same vaccine. When you sign up

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Yes, There Was Trial Trickery

Yes, There Was Trial Trickery

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Oxford University’s Principle Trial Collaborative Group published their trial of Ivermectin in outpatient Covid-19 patients in the Journal of Infection on 29 February 2023. In a show of predictably compromised science, the conclusions made by the authors do not match

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The Unhappy Woke 

The Unhappy Woke 

A study surveyed 5,000 adult participants and found that those who are “woke” are more depressed, have more anxiety and lack happiness. As reported, “Being more anxious and depressed and less happy was more pronounced in” those who consider social justice, believe the Net Zero scam and make a

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Sweden’s Results Speak for Themselves

Sweden’s Results Speak for Themselves

Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Editor at Large of FEE.org at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org Gore Vidal once said “I told you so” are the four most beautiful words in the English language. Perhaps this is why it’s difficult to resist sharing new data

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Biden Can’t Beat Trump’s Abortion Law

Biden Can’t Beat Trump’s Abortion Law

Naomi Cahn Professor of Law, University of Virginia Alan Morrison Professor of public interest and public service law, George Washington University Sonia Suter Professor of law, George Washington UniversityNaomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia President Joe Biden promised during his State of the Union address on March 7,

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Belly Laughing Is Good for You

The Human Race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter’. – Mark Twain The Bay of Plenty BFD group met recently for dinner together with interesting speakers. New Zealand has been through ARDUOUS (or some say ADERNOUS) years that have been horrendous. It has affected Kiwis personally and the

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Harris Tours an Abortion Mill

Harris Tours an Abortion Mill

Ben Terangi Ben Terangi is a freelance journalist writing from Milwaukee. mercatornet.com While the media was busy taking Trump out of context to claim he called for a violent “bloodbath” if he loses November’s election, Vice President Kamala Harris was on the campaign trail giving aid and comfort

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‘We’re All in This Together’ They Said as We Were Mandated Apart

NewZealandDoc Philadelphia-born psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and author who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. He retired from psychiatric practice in 2021, refusing to be inoculated, after working in the public sector in New Zealand. newzealanddoc.substack.com On the occasion of the first nationwide lockdown imposed by the Ardern government, in

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The Transgender Agenda Is Built on Sand

bobmccoskrie.com It was a good week for biology, the medical profession and children with gender dysphoria last week. The narrative that children can change their sex with the aid of social transitioning, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, chest binders and tucking is exploding before our eyes. Around the world, medical

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Transcript of an Excerpt From a Censored Video of 2022

Transcript of an Excerpt From a Censored Video of 2022

TRANSCRIBER B transcriberb.dreamwidth.org Transcribing missed information for the historical record since 2021. Transcriber B’s Substack provides updates to and spotlights on the List of Transcriptions (2021-2023) by Transcriber B. I make no apologies for bias. This is part of the historical record. You can view the List

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A Step Towards a Borg Future?

A Step Towards a Borg Future?

Simon Marvin Director, Urban Institute, University of Sheffield Allan McCay Academic Fellow, University of Sydney Law School, University of Sydney Elon Musk’s company called Neuralink, launched in 2016, aims to implant a piece of technology in people’s brains that would allow them to control a computer or phone

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They Should Have Done Better

They Should Have Done Better

Rev John F Naugle Reverend John F Naugle is the Parochial Vicar at St. Augustine Parish in Beaver County. BS, Economics and Mathematics, S. Vincent College; MA, Philosophy, Duquesne University; STB, Catholic University of America. brownstone.org In honor of the fourth anniversary of the tyrannical overreaction to a largely

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Of Drug Regulation and the Biotech Future

Dr Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior manager

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Vitamin C Deficiency Identified in Adult Hospital Patients

Janet Golder PhD Candidate, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Judy Bauer Professor and Interim Head, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Lisa Barker Senior Lecturer, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Christopher Lemoh Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine Simone Gibson Associate Professor, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of

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Disclosure Scheme for Pharma Payments Falls Short

David Menkes Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland Pharmaceutical industry payments to doctors are common, often substantial, and can affect clinical decision making. Seven years after the industry trade association Medicines New Zealand first mooted a disclosure system, pharmaceutical companies operating in New Zealand recently revealed their financial

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Engaging With the NZ COVID-19 Inquiry: Make Your Voice Count

Engaging With the NZ COVID-19 Inquiry: Make Your Voice Count

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science NZDSOS.com Engaging with the NZ Covid-19 inquiry is important – for our healing and for our futures. As we continue to navigate the brave new world post covid, it is crucial for us as citizens to take a critical look at the past

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