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Questions for RFK Jr.’s Senate Confirmation

RFK Jr. will soon be asked questions about heading the Department of Health and Human Services. Here are some suggestions. Mr. Kennedy, you have been nominated to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the largest department in the United States government. HHS has an annual budget of $1.85 trillion and supervises 80,000 employees. I have some concerns about your appointment: Question #1: On July 6, 2023, while appearing on a popular podcast, you...

Pet food brand issues recall over bird flu contamination

Oregon's Department of Agriculture said the cat death is a reminder that giving raw meat products to pets can lead to illness.

Is Your Body Aging Faster Than It Should Be?

Slow Walking If your walking pace slows while you're in your 40s, it may be a sign you're aging faster than is typical. Walking is one of the easiest and best exercises you can do. To start a walking program, begin with 5 minutes a day and build up to 30 minutes. Try to work up to 100 steps a minute. (To track this, count your steps for 10 seconds and multiply by six.) To make...

2 dead after search for Sasquatch in Washington national forest

Both deaths appear to be due to exposure, based on weather conditions and ill-preparedness.

Federal Court Stops Joe Biden From Using HIPAA to Promote Abortions

LifeNews – A federal district court granted a Texas doctor an injunction against Biden administration regulations that illegally restrict how doctors can protect patients from the harms of abortion and “gender transition” while a lawsuit proceeds. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed suit on behalf of a Texas physician in October to challenge rule changes by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The changes to regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act added...

How the Freedom Caucus Rose to Power in Wyoming

“We’re going to unwoke the state,” Representative Jeremy Haroldson, the next speaker pro tem, said. Members chose Representative Chip Neiman, also of the Freedom Caucus, as House speaker.

‘Rust’ Prosecutor Withdraws Appeal of Alec Baldwin Case

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The effort to prosecute Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer in 2021 ended on Monday when the special prosecutor withdrew her appeal of the judge’s decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge during the actor’s trial. The prosecutor, Kari T. Morrissey, said in a news release that she was abandoning the case because the New Mexico attorney general’s office, which handles appeals of criminal cases, did not...

Trump vows to stop ‘transgender lunacy’ and recognize only two genders as ‘official policy’

“Under the Trump administration, it will be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Since the late 1990s, drug companies have spent tens of billions of dollars on television ads, drumming up demand for their products with cheerful jingles and scenes of dancing patients. Now, some people up for top jobs in the incoming Trump administration are attacking such ads, setting up a clash with a powerful industry that has long had the courts on its side. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s...

Insurers Are Dictating Care and We’re Sick, Sick, Sick of It!

N. Adam Brown is a practicing emergency physician, entrepreneur, and healthcare executive. He is the founder of ABIG Health, a healthcare growth strategy firm, and a professor at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.  MedPage Today –The killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson sent shockwaves through the medical community, Wall Street, and social media. The motive behind the killing appears to be obvious: the bullets were reportedly inscribedopens in a new tab or window...

Drinking and driving leads to costly consequences in Colorado, $13,000+ for first offense

CBS Colorado – With Christmas only a week away, the Colorado State Patrol is warning drivers of the costly effects of a DUI. Troopers tell CBS Colorado they have arrested more than 4,100 drivers in 2023 for DUIs. Troopers say one-third of their traffic fatalities involved an impaired driver. Troopers are warning drivers about the financial impacts a DUI can create. Troopers say a recent calculation finds that the average first-time DUI in Colorado costs $13,530. The...

He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two.

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause and tried to ignore it. But he became increasingly worried when the bleeding continued for weeks. The Chicago health care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred him for a diagnostic colonoscopy, at least partly because Contos, 45, has a family history of colon issues. “I work out a...

Popular Arthritis Drug for Dogs May Have Severe Side Effects, FDA Says

dogs have died or have been euthanized after developing troubling symptoms

Mitch McConnell warns RFK Jr. against effort to undermine polio vaccines

CBS News – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued an apparent warning Friday to Robert F. Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department, after The New York Times reported that one of Kennedy's top advisers had filed petitions to revoke the approval of a polio vaccine and several other shots. "Anyone seeking the Senate's consent to serve in the incoming Administration would do well to steer clear of even...
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