In part one of this series, to make his wrongs right, Sergeant Javier E. Ortiz reported the use of cannabis to his healthcare providers. Because a “cocktail” of prescription medications was not working, and worsening his quality of life and health, Ortiz made the regrettable decision to self-medicate with cannabis to fight the demons inside…
EXCLUSIVE: Marine Veteran Injured Fighting ISIS in Syria Says He Was ‘Betrayed’ by the Service
This is part one of a two-part series. Javier E. Ortiz wanted nothing more than to become a Marine. And after a humble beginning, he quickly devoted himself to the Corps. In return, he says he was stripped of his dignity and left to fight an uphill battle alone. Ortiz was born in the Dominican…
Will the Motion Picture Academy Take Richard Dreyfuss’s Advice?
Commentary Richard Dreyfuss criticized the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new Oscar rules in, as they say, no uncertain terms. The answer to my title question, however, is almost certainly “no bloody way”—even though Dreyfuss is an Oscar-winner himself and starred in several of the most financially successful films of all time. The…
IN-DEPTH: US Starts Dismantling the CCP’s Overseas ‘Mafia’ Apparatus
Yu Jing, who had escaped China after being persecuted for her faith, did not expect that she would feel her freedom threatened in her new-found home. Once an official with the state-run China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau in communist China, Yu lost her job and was subjected to three arrests and two house raids for her…
COVID Vaccine Mandates For Patients, Healthcare Workers – Being Reversed, Overturned Across the U.S.
Efforts to overturn vaccine mandates for both hospital patients and healthcare workers appear to be gaining momentum across the U.S. In what is seen as a major victory for transplant patients who did not take the COVID vaccine, one of the largest transplant centers in the U.S. reversed its policy to require the jab in…
COVID Vaccine Mandates for Patients and Health Care Workers Being Reversed, Overturned Across the US
Efforts to overturn vaccine mandates for both hospital patients and health care workers appear to be gaining momentum across the United States. In what is seen as a major victory for transplant patients who did not take the COVID vaccine, one of the largest transplant centers in the United States reversed its policy to require…
Local and Private COVID Vaccine Mandates for Patients and Health Care Workers Being Reversed, Overturned Across US
Efforts to overturn vaccine mandates for both hospital patients and health care workers appear to be gaining momentum across the United States. In what is seen as a major victory for transplant patients who did not take the COVID vaccine, one of the largest transplant centers in the United States reversed its policy to require…
Local and Private COVID Vaccine Mandates at Health Care Facilities Being Reversed, Struck Down Across US
Efforts to overturn vaccine mandates for both hospital patients and health care workers appear to be gaining momentum across the United States. In what is seen as a major victory for transplant patients who did not take the COVID vaccine, one of the largest transplant centers in the United States reversed its policy to require…
FDA Approves First Pill Containing Human Feces
Patients needing a fecal microbiota transplant for recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections now have the option of getting stool in pill form. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Vowst, the first oral biologic drug for fecal microbiota that was shown in clinical trials to be as effective as fecal microbiota transplants given rectally. Biologic…
IN-DEPTH: How Active Shooter Response Has Evolved Since Columbine, Aurora, and Uvalde
On March 27, officers from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) responded to calls of an active shooter at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, and neutralized the threat within 14 minutes. MNPD’s response was a stark contrast to another elementary school shooting in May 2022 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “There’s compelling…
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