The COVID-Flu Cocktail: A New Fall Tradition
The statistics incontrovertibly show that COVID vaccines are effective at preventing premature death and serious illness from COVID -19.
Category: Health
Throughput: COVID Blogger Edition
To hell with the government of China whose lies and cover-ups blocked any chance we had of containing this virus
Vaccines Are A Billion Miracles
The triumph of vaccines is being prevented by unscrupulous grifters and liars, bolstered by the anti-vaccine rhetoric of the COVID pandemic.
231 BPM
The story of an out of control heart, and trying to verify which ER I could go to that wouldn’t risk financially breaking us.
The Weight of Society
Obesity is sometimes referred to by a social contagion, but the implications of that are often not fully appreciated.
The COVID Origins Debate Heats Back Up
We need to keep looking for more evidence and not get locked into either particular viewpoint. Look at the evidence and see where it takes us. Use the scientific method.
A Prayer Request
I’m going to be selfish and take advantage of my public platform, limited though it is, to ask for your prayers this Tuesday
When The Black Dog Goes For A Walk
Depression can kill. Sir Winston Churchill spoke of those moments when the black dog came to visit him. Like Sir Winston, when I need to, I can rise to the occasion despite my brain being a little bit out of whack.
Did COVID-19 Kill Republican Midterm Chances?
The Republican Party paid the price for ignoring what should be a cardinal rule of politics: Don’t kill your base.
Pain and Prescription
Once people had it in their minds that there was a correct way to handle chronic pain it was only a matter of time until it started to affect prescriptions.
The Return of the Elk
The Rose City’s back in business, and Burt Likko thinks that it’s high time the city regains one of its quirky icons to symbolize this.
The War On Chronic Illness Drugs
Chronic illness required passionate commitment. The problem being that we don’t give a damn about people who suffer from chronic illness.
Opioid Policy Doesn’t Discriminate
The assumption has been that the CDC has been working hard to solve a problem…Instead, what’s taken place is a sort of double speak
Texas Governor Abbott Letter on Gender Transitioning of Children: Read It For Yourself
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a letter ordering Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate “any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas” in regards to gender-transitioning procedures involving minors.
What’s Normal After COVID?
Life post-COVID is truly the undiscovered country, because COVID has changed society and we will be feeling those effects for decades to come.
Covid-19 Variant Omicron Scrabbles Travel Restrictions
The emerging Omicron variant of Covid-19 in South Africa is causing concerns and returning travel restrictions worldwide.
Trump Administration Interference With CDC
If you saw the HBO show about Chernobyl, a common reaction among viewers was that such a thing could never happen in the US…
They’ll Think Themselves Victims: Scenes From An Oregon Attorney’s Office
In which pro-vaccination employment attorney Burt Likko is repeatedly asked to help people avoid their employers’ vaccination mandates.
You Can Ignore Anti-Vaccine Arguments
Vaccines should not be a forbidden or taboo topic for discussion. But many of these debates are ultimately circular and nonsensical.
