By Samuel Warde on November 15, 2018
American College of Physicians, doctors weigh in on firearm injuries, Firearm related deaths, Firearm related injuries, gun deaths, Gun Injuries, National Health Emergency, NRA, Physicians weigh in on firearms deaths
Firearms, gun control, Health and Fitness, NRA
When the NRA told doctors to mind their own business last week the response was swift, brutal and shows no sign of letting up. Background The Annals of Internal Medicine, an academic journal published by the American College of Physicians (ACP), published a position paper in October 2018 discussing the need to reduce firearm injuries and deaths in the United […]
By Mindy Fischer on June 22, 2018
ATSDR, chemical compounds, chemicals, contaminated ground water, crisis, Department of Health and Human Services, environment, environmental disaster, EPA, even more toxic than the government originally thought, firefighting foams, government, military, military personnel and veterans, perfluoroalkyls, PFAS, poisoned, poisoning the military, Politico, pregnant women and children, ProPublica, publi relations nightmare, scandal, Scott Pruitt, study, the New Republic, the White House is trying to hide this national crisis in the military, they're far more dangerous than previously thought, toxic substances, Trump administration, truth, U.S. military bases
Corruption, environment, Health and Fitness, Human Interest, military, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Right wing lies, Trump administration, Trump lies, Uncategorized, Women's issues
If terrorists came to this country and poisoned thousands of men and women in the military, it would be a national crisis, and we’d all be ready to fight. But what happens when the terrorists doing the poisoning are actually the U.S. government? The Trump administration has been desperately trying to hide this scandal from […]
By Mindy Fischer on May 17, 2018
a slap in the face of the LGBT community, accused of discrimination, administration, AIDS, background, CDC, Center for Disease Control, charges of scientific misconduct, choice to lead the CDC, egregiously sloppy with data, experimental HIV vaccine, federal agency, history of controversial positions, HIV, LGBT, LGBTQ Nation, mandatory HIV testing, misconduct, no experience, or it was fabricated, Patty Murray, pick the absolute worst people, prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, should also disqualify him, Trump's new choice to lead the CDC will make you sick, used religion to justify it
Conservatives, Donald Trump, Health and Fitness, Healthcare, LGBT, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Right Wing Hatred, Right wing lies, Trump administration, Trump hatred, Uncategorized
It’s amazing how Trump always manages to pick the absolute worst people to work in his administration. He just did it again with his choice to lead the CDC. Donald Trump’s pick to run the Center for Disease Control is just awful. This is definitely a slap in the face to the LGBT community. Robert […]
By Mindy Fischer on April 25, 2018
abstinence, administration, an Obama accomplishment, contraception, destroying everything Obama did, ending these grants would cause public harm, family planning, federal judge, federal judge stops Trump from cutting funding to Planned Parenthood and teen pregnancy program, federal teen pregnancy prevention program, grants, he's being blocked by the courts, ideological agenda, issued a permanet injunction, kids, planned parenthood, pregnancy, prevention of teen pregnancy, public interest, Rice, teen pregnancy, teens, The Hill, U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice, you lose
Abortion rights, Donald Trump, great news, Health and Fitness, Healthcare, kids, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Resist, Trump administration, Trump hatred, Trump lies, Uncategorized, Women's issues, women's rights
This was all about Trump’s obsession with destroying everything Obama did. But once again, he’s being blocked by the courts. Sorry Trump, you lose! On Wednesday, the Hill reported, “A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from cutting short grants awarded to Planned Parenthood through a federal teen pregnancy prevention program.” On Tuesday, U.S. […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 10, 2018
allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty, and now the Trump administration is considering the death penalty for drug dealers, crazy, death penalty, Department of Justice, drug dealers, drug problem, drug users, drug war, drugs, Duterte, federal prosecutors, fentanyl, go after the most severe penalties for drug offenses, inhumane, insane, insane dangerous administration, Jeff Sessions, much leff of a drug problem than we do, new policy, opioid epidemic, opioids, out of control, seriously, Singapore, the ultimate penalty, they're actually talking about killing drug dealers, tougher noncapital penalties, war on drugs, Washington Post
Donald Trump, Health and Fitness, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Right Wing Hatred, Trump administration, Trump hatred, Uncategorized
This insane dangerous administration is so out of control. Now they’re actually talking about killing drug dealers. Seriously. On Friday, the Washington Post reported that the Trump administration is “studying new policy that could allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for drug dealers.” In 2016, opioids killed nearly 64,000 people in this country. The […]
By Mindy Fischer on January 5, 2018
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Democrats, Entertainment, great news, Health and Fitness, Human Interest, Liberals, Misogyny, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Resist, Right Wing Hatred, twitter
Sarah Silverman is really trying to make the world a better place. Even if that means engaging with trolls. Last week, a nasty troll attacked Sarah Silverman on Twitter. But instead of fighting with him, or just blocking him, Sarah decided to be kind to him. And it worked. Jeremy Jamrozy replied to one of […]
By Mindy Fischer on December 13, 2017
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Democrats, Entertainment, Health and Fitness, Healthcare, Politics, Press/Media, Videos
This was a beautiful and emotional moment between Joe Biden and a crying Meghan McCain while talking about her father. Biden’s son died of the same form of brain cancer that John McCain has. Incredibly touching. This is really good, but I’m warning you now, grab a tissue before you start the video. Joe Biden […]
By Mindy Fischer on November 7, 2017
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Barack Obama, Health and Fitness, Healthcare, Obamacare, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, President Obama, Trump hatred
Finally some good news! Despite the best efforts of Trump and the Republicans to kill Obamacare, more Americans are signing up than ever before. The Hill reported on Monday that, in the first few days of open enrollment this year, a record number of people signed up for the ACA compared to the same period […]
By Mindy Fischer on September 15, 2017
causes of death, CBS4 News in Miami, dangerous situation, death, desperate calls for help, desperate for help, dying, elderly, florida, Florida nursing home residents died because Governor Rick Scott ignored their desperate calls for help, Governor Rick Scott, healthcare, heat-related deaths, Hollywood, hurricane Irma, inexcusable, investigation, Jim DeFede, negligence, nursing home, nursing home abuse, partially responsible, Rick Scott, Scott, senior abuse, senior care, seniors, The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, tragic, tragic death
Conservatives, Corruption, Health and Fitness, Healthcare, Politics, Republicans
Florida’s Governor Rick Scott has a lot to answer for after ignoring three desperate calls for help to his cell phone from a nursing home 36 hours before the first tragic death at their facility. After hurricane Irma hit Florida last week, The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills nursing home found themselves in a dangerous […]
By Mindy Fischer on September 14, 2017
American diplomats, American embassy, Americans, attack, attacks, brain damage, canada, CIA, Cuba, Cuban, Cuban American, Cuban government, Cubans, diplomats, FBI, Havana, hearing loss, incidents, international relations, laws of acoustics, localized beams of sound, mysterious, mystery, new details show mysterious attack on US diplomats in Cuba is even more terrifying, noise, Russia, sonic attack, sounds or vibrations, speech problems, symptoms, terrifying, terrorism, this case is so confusing, unexplained, victims, world news
Foreign Policy, Health and Fitness, Politics, Uncategorized, Weird News, World News
This story just keeps getting crazier and more terrifying. In August, the United States government first reported that there had been some sort of mysterious sonic attack on American diplomats in Cuba causing symptoms like hearing loss. As new details emerge, we are now learning that the damage was much more severe than originally reported. […]
