And the wreck of science Confidence in scientists, which slipped in this country during the Covid-19 pandemic, is reported to be climbing once again, but you have to wonder why. Not because […]
Good intentions
American wreckage
The biggest issue plaguing the U.S. Imagine an automotive industry that sold cars and trucks with no recommendations as to oil changes or other servicing, so that motor vehicles would start breaking […]
Geographic quiz
Nowhere becomes notable Scientific American has called out “Badger, Alaska” as the country’s least “walkable city.” If you’re living there and in poor health because you don’t get any exercise, blame the […]
Dangerous easy lives
We are our own worst enemy When, oh when, is the American medical community going to accept the reality that this country’s biggest healthcare problem isn’t insurance or medications; it’s fitness? Americans […]
Obesity redefined
Obese Americans now an overwhelming majority If you’re a regular air traveler in Alaska or even just an occasional one, as most are, you might have noticed that the people occupying the […]
And now cancer
Will another warning save lives? The U.S. Surgeon General wants to add “cancer” to the list of warnings labeled on alcoholic beverages, and someone needs to ask why. To start with, the […]
Deadlier cold?
The frigid danger of global warming Scientists are now warning that one of the least recognized threats of climate change might be deadly cold. No, this has nothing to do with the […]
Self-inflicted deaths
The troubling U.S. death rate Americans are dying at a record rate compared to residents of other Western nations, and the U.S. medical establishment can’t seem to figure out why. JAMA […]
Medical tribalism
The politicization of everything Is there nowhere free from politics anywhere in these Ununited States anymore? Scientists once tried to at least make an effort to avoid the societal cesspool of politicization, […]
Chasing health
Confronting the Epidemic of Sloth Physiologists, epidemiologists and big-data miners have been combing through the United Kingdom’s Biobank again, and it appears they may have come up with an answer to a […]
