March 3, 1931. The Star Spangle Banner became the national anthem. The “Star Spangled Banner” was written in 1814. On this date in 1931, 117 year later, it officially became our national anthem. We were using the “The Star Spangled Banner” as our national anthem long before it became official.  There is no law that […]

“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” —William Osler, physician The trained nurse has become one of the great blessing of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest, and not inferior to either in her mission. —William Osler, physician Jaundice is the disease that […]

“The only certainty is that nothing is certain” wrote Pliny the Elder in first century Rome. And we have heard countless times what Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter in 1789: “In this world nothing can be certain, except death and taxes.” 

“Introduction to Socialism,” What is the difference between socialism and communism? Socialism and communism are alike in that both are systems of production for use based on public ownership of the means of production and centralized planning. Socialism grows directly out of capitalism; it is the first form of the new society. Communism is a […]

Gagging medical research The Journal of the American Medical Association recently “gagged” authors of articles submitted to JAMA from speaking to the media or issuing a press release until after the article is printed in the journal. The best argument for this action is that new medical knowledge might better serve the public if initially […]

Dr. Rosen:      The constant hostility and denigration of our President is beyond the pale. Dr. Edwards:  The attempts to treat him as unbalance mentally are about the same as the liberals treated President Reagan. Dr. Ruth:        Isn’t that the truth. Are there that many people that are too young to even know President Reagan and […]

Myth Busters: Why Health Reform Always Goes Awry Paperback – March 23, 2017 by Greg Scandlen (Author) Fifty years of attempts at reforming health care have failed. Not just failed to do what was promised, but actually made conditions worse than they were before. As a result, we have a system that is extremely bureaucratic, […]

Hospitals Are Robbing Us Blind By Galen Institute | Slate | 2015 Five years ago this week, Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, and we’ve been debating it ever since. Like many Americans, I oppose Obamacare, and I think we ought to repeal it and replace it. Over the past few months, […]

By Greg Scandlen National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), December 5, 2012 Now we get to the biggest failure of them all — the individual mandate. The premise was simple: If people aren’t buying what they should (in this case, health insurance), pass a law telling them they have to, and they will. Presto, Change-o […]

This was hyped by a British newspaper. Is this really that earth shattering?  The brilliant results came via a poll by YouGov Omnibus: Men are FOUR times more likely than women to want sex on the first date a survey has unsurprisingly found. By Shaun Wooller, 29th March 2017 More than one in four blokes […]