‘15 Days to Slow the Spread’ Turned Into Government Overreach
Four years ago, government officials told us, “Stay home!” We have “15 days to slow the spread.” Days turned into months and then years, while officials chipped away at our freedoms. I have long been wary of politicians but even I was surprised at how authoritarian many were eager to be. Some demanded police to […]
‘Do No Harm’ Takes Back Seat to DEI at America’s Medical Schools
America’s medical schools are sick with a political disease that’s putting left-wing activism over patient care. A heavy dose of reality is the only way to get them back on track. Recent reports and congressional hearings have shed light on the dark and discriminatory nature of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) regimes on college campuses. The […]
Medical Expert Exposes COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation
From President Joe Biden to the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to your local physician, those in authority repeated the mantra that COVID-19 vaccines were “safe and effective.” However, Dr. Pierre Kory, a pulmonary critical care physician and the head of a team of medical professionals who develop prevention and […]
Abortion Survivor Lives to Tell Harrowing Life Story
A survivor of a late-term abortion, Melissa Ohden, shared her story in an interview with The Daily Signal. “I survived a failed saline-infusion abortion,” Ohden told senior reporter Mary Margaret Olohan on Thursday, “about four years after [1973’s] Roe v. Wade.” “The intent of that toxic salt solution was to poison and scald me to death,” she […]
LGBTQ Orgs Silent As England Bans Puberty Blockers for Kids
Prominent LGBTQ organizations that push so-called gender-affirming care for children have yet to weigh in on the news this week that England is banning puberty blockers as treatment for children experiencing gender dysphoria. England’s National Health Service declared that there is not enough evidence of “safety and clinical effectiveness” for children and young people to […]
Biden’s Price-Control Rx for Medicare: Bad for Medicine, Economy
The Biden administration has outlined a detailed prescription for even greater government control over Americans’ medications. Biden unveiled the broad outlines in his March 7 State of the Union address, and the Department of Health and Human Services filled in the details in the president’s proposed $7.3 trillion fiscal 2025 budget submission. If Biden’s policy […]
England’s Ban on Child Puberty Blockers Will ‘Save Lives’
England’s National Health Service has declared that there’s not enough evidence of “safety and clinical effectiveness” for children and young people to be given puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria. “Puberty blockers (gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues) are not available to children and young people for gender incongruence or gender dysphoria, because there is not enough evidence […]
Biden Eyes Ill-Advised Payment Cuts for Medicare Advantage
For the second year in a row, the Biden administration plans to reduce payments to Medicare’s private health plans. This comes as Medicare Advantage—the system of private, competing health plans—enrolls more than 33 million people, well over half of the entire Medicare population. Private health plans now dominate Medicare coverage. The Left is relentlessly […]
Attorneys General Target YouTube for Abortion Misinformation
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of 16 state attorneys general is calling out YouTube for “misleading” informational posts on abortion videos, warning that the platform is putting women in danger by minimizing the risks of chemical abortions. “Your bias against pro-life and pro-woman messages is un-American; inconsistent with the liberties protected by the First […]
A Health Care Benefit Mandate Would Be Unwise Over IVF Ruling
In the wake of the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling related to in vitro fertilization clinics/practices, policymakers are likely to respond by overreacting and making hasty policy decisions. Suggesting a new federal benefit mandate is one of those ill-advised ideas. A federal benefit mandate for IVF would not only raise the cost of health care […]