Sick and Tired The L.A. Time reported that compassionate caregivers are now running out of compassion for the unvaccinated. One such caregiver is Anita Sircar. She is an infectious disease physician and clinical instructor of health sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine. She wrote about watching the deaths of unvaccinated patients for the last
Vulnerable Children Please get vaccinated. It is safe. The vaccine is effective. Just two months ago, South Carolina recorded less than 100 cases statewide. Now, my home state exceeds 7,000 cases a day. The expected surge in new cases once McMaster refused a mask mandate for children in school has fueled a spike. DHEC reports that more
U.S. District Judge Linda Parker sanctioned Sidney Powell and other Trump lawyers for filing a frivolous lawsuit. They sued in Michigan to challenge Biden’s election victory over Trump. The lawsuit was dismissed for lack of any evidence to support the allegations. In a written decision last December, Parker said Powell’s voter fraud claims were “nothing
More Americans in Florida are catching the coronavirus, being hospitalized, and dying of Covid-19 now than at any previous point in the pandemic. The Delta variant rips through the state despite the vaccine being readily available for months. 25% of COVID deaths come from Florida. DeSantis refuses to do anything to lessen the risks of
Animal Medicine FDA tells Americans to stop taking an animal dewormer for Covid by explaining that “you are not a horse”. The agency issued warnings after misinformation about ivermectin, a medicine used to deworm livestock, spread on right-wing social media. Incredible. Ivermectin can be deadly. The drug is not approved to treat or prevent COVID-19.
Politico reported on the deadly cost of guns. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office determined the health care costs for firearm-related injuries. The cost exceeds $1 billion annually with Medicaid paying the vast majority. Gun violence accounts for 30,000 hospital admissions including 50,000 emergency room visits annually. The true annual health costs of gun use are