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A Doc Talks Human Blood Flow and Exquisitely Intelligent Design

Glicksman explains the hugely complex blood flow systems required to keep us clear-headed and alive even while doing everything from gymnastics to simply getting up in the morning. Read More ›
medication

Mad World: Pain Doctors Face Greater Scrutiny Than Death Doctors

Our society often sacrifices law-abiding and productive people to protect the dysfunctional from themselves. Read More ›
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Alfie Evans, a Victim of Technocracy

This was about raw power. If Alfie had escaped the diktat, there would soon be others demanding their freedom too. Read More ›
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Photo: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, by Rodhullandemu (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

This Is What Medical Authoritarianism Looks Like

The Alfie Evans saga continues to roil the U.K., and it is increasingly looking like the Terri Schiavo case. Read More ›
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Photo: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, by Rodhullandemu (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Courts Decide It’s Time for Alfie Evans to Die

We are witnessing a steady and growing imposition of technocracy in medicine, where “experts” define the parameters of care.  Read More ›
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Qualifying for Euthanasia by Self-Starvation in Canada

Canada has embraced a positive “right to die.” Here is what happens once that Rubicon is crossed. Read More ›
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Photo: Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, where Roger Foley is a patient, by Nephron [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Canadian Disabled Man Is Denied Care but Offered Euthanasia

Will euthanasia be about money? Of course it will. Read More ›
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Evolutionary Theory Might Explain…a Deadly Disease

Evolutionary theory fails to explain what almost all biology students are told it explains: the origin and diversity of life. Read More ›
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The Costs of Defensive Science

In our highly litigious society, physicians and other health-care professionals often practice what is known as “defensive medicine.” Read More ›
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Gerber Baby
Photo: Lucas Warren, the new Gerber Baby, via YouTube/Radio.com.

Abortion and the New Eugenics

Ruth Marcus sees the eugenics danger with which we are presented — and doesn’t care. Read More ›

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