Topic: Healthcare

What accounts for America’s life expectancy gap?

“A large portion of the gap (but not all of it) is due to unique features of American life that are unrelated to health care services.” ~ Vincent Geloso

A Doctor Dissents from Statist Orthodoxy

“There are, however, some doctors who aren’t afraid to make the case for freedom, both in medical care and in all other aspects of our lives. One of them is Dr. Miguel Faria.” ~ George Leef

Pandemics and Liberty

Coronavirus and Disease Modeling

Pulse Checking Healthcare Choice

“Improved transparency would help free both patients and providers from the current warped incentives and political jockeying that leave Americans holding a hefty bill over which they have little choice.” ~ David Gillette & Lauren Frazier

Here Is How the FDA Made the RSV Wave More Dangerous

“As a result of the FDA’s warning letter, the latest version of the Smart Sock no longer monitors an infant’s heart or lungs. The FDA drove parents’ best option to carefully monitor their baby’s vital organ function off the market.” ~ Raymond J. March

Forgetful Fauci’s Deposition: All Those Lies Are Hard to Keep Straight

“Fauci’s evasions leave us with more questions than answers – and more clues that he used his position as a top official at a powerful government agency to persecute and suppress dissenting scientific beliefs.” ~ Phillip W. Magness and James R. Harrigan

American Health Care Consumers Should Have Access to Drugs and Devices Benefitting People in Developed Countries

“If members of the incoming Congress are serious about increasing access to health care and reducing health care costs, they should, at a minimum, pass a law that allows for drug and device ‘reciprocity’ with other developed nations.” ~ Jeffrey A. Singer

Mental Health Is In Crisis. What Is the Answer?

“The first step toward fixing it is not letting it get worse. Given the US government’s track record of harming perhaps those who need our help the most, I think it would be foolish to trust them now.” ~ Raymond J. March

Public Health Amidst a Smart Pandemic

“Government officials and big tech alike should take seriously that with the rise of big data comes a corresponding concern about privacy and transparency.” ~ April Liu and Ryan M. Yonk

Diabetic Complications and Economic Fundamentals

“Basic economics, both in theory and practice, warn us that these latest efforts to subsidize insulin production are much more likely to cause further harm to an already dire situation.” ~ Byron Carson and Raymond J. March

Don’t Let the FDA Tell You What’s Healthy

“Determining what is healthy or unhealthy is complex. Complex problems rarely have entirely right or wrong answers. The FDA is trying (again) to provide this, but there is a slim chance it will succeed.” ~ Raymond J. March