Right-wing conservative embrace of propoganda and conspiracy theories in health

Opinion. As American Republicans begin confirmation of their key departments including a known anti-vaxxer for Secretary of Health–Robert F Kennedy Jr., and as the White House strips massive funding for key health research and innovation programs (like cancer), it’s seems the current mayhem is not merely a part from the right-wing political playbook, but also …

Profits from Largest Private Health Corporations in US

Here are the largest private health insurance companies in the USA, along with their market share and revenue: – UnitedHealth Group: 15.7% market share, $215 billion revenue – Elevance Health (Anthem): 9.7% market share, $133 billion revenue – Kaiser Permanente: 9.2% market share, $126 billion revenue – Centene (Ambetter): 8.6% market share, $116 billion revenue …

N95 Masks almost 100% effective in block viruses like COVID-19

Despite what internet consiracy theorists (read most Republicans/Conservatives) are trying to purport, the efficacy of wearing well fitted n95 masks is naerly 100%. That’s right, wearing a mask work really really well as the primary measure to mitigate infections. Why aren’t more wearing it? A combination of cultural issues where wearing a mask is considered …

The Scam of Vitamin D Supplements

One doctor made one superfulous claim with questionable data and the supplement industry used him to sell billions in vitamin D. Here’s more: https://news.immunologic.org/p/vitamin-d-can-we-finally-stop-beating The wellness industry is a convergence of logical fallacies, lack of regulatory oversight, financial motives, and preying on the desire to do what’s best for our health. It brings in $5.6 …

Wave after Wave of Covid Infections Continue

One of the worst public healthcare disasters of our generation, perhaps even century, is the communication surrounding COVID-19. Namely, that COVID IS airborne, yet communicated by most public health officials with droplet precautions; and that COVID is no more harmful than the flu, which is also false. COVID-19 is SARS. The flu is the flu. …

2023 COVID Variants to Complicate Pandemic Response

Chart shows the uptick from Christmas related to COVID reported cases. Note, many jurisdictions including the USA and Canada no longer have widespread testing or reporting. This is a phenomenon to get the public to accept the ongoing harm. It also make sit hard for the general public to get a sense of the real-time …

Monkeypox Declared World Health Emergency

A week after the WHO declared monkeypox a word health emergency (as they did with COVID) governments around the world are following suit, including the United States. Temporary Recommendations issued by the WHO Director-General in relation to the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox https://www.who.int/news/item/23-07-2022-second-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-(ihr)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-multi-country-outbreak-of-monkeypox Cases in the US are approaching 10000 as vaccine acquisition ramps up.