Some fictional scenarios to contemplate: What would happen to a military leader who was briefed and admitted to knowing of severe threats but downplayed them, resulting over a few months to the United States seeing its Indo-Pacific and European Commands wiped out — combined losses of roughly 180,000 in U.S. forces? How would the governor….
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California, calling drug price rises unbearable, leaps into making generics
Although President Trump has made California a favored object of scorn, the Golden State has put itself on a path to help patients better rein in Big Pharma price gouging on prescription drugs in a way that Washington hasn’t. California lawmakers have given the green light for the state to leap into making generic drugs,….
Continue ReadingAs fans miss fall games, experts see decline in kids’ ER visits for head harms
Although many fans will be sad that football won’t dominate their lives as it usually does in the months after Labor Day, the pandemic-related constriction, postponement, and cancellation of so many prep and collegiate sports may have an upside: It likely will add to declines in the need for urgent care for dangerous and damaging….
Continue ReadingFederal pandemic response marked by yet more uproars and confusion
The Trump Administration — yet again — has sowed confusion, frustration, and anger over the federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic, creating potentially harmful credibility issues for a prospective coronavirus vaccine, the scientific concept of “herd immunity,” a possible blood-based treatment for the illness, as well as testing, contact tracing, and quarantines for the disease…..
Continue ReadingMany Maryland nursing homes fined in state’s pandemic-related check-up
It turns out there is more to be said about Maryland’s recently completed, pandemic-related checks on hundreds of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Three facilities, indeed, got expensive rebukes from state inspectors, but dozens more were hit with milder fines that also suggest widespread issues in the institutions, notably with the crucial concern of….
Continue ReadingA gut check in an acclaimed actor’s sad death and a leader’s abrupt resignation
The world has received painful reminders about the adage about decision making that also applies to digestive health: “Always listen to your gut.” Movie fans are mourning the tragic and early death of the brilliant actor Chadwick Boseman. He was 43 and battled colon cancer with courage, including as he starred as the “trailblazing Marvel….
Continue ReadingWith conventions over, who will support or tear down crucial health supports?
Health care persists as one of the top concerns for voters as they consider candidates this fall — not just for the presidency but up and down the ballot. A lot got said at the political conventions in the last two weeks on the topic, and, to their credit, media organizations have engaged in fact-checking….
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