by Pennel Bird | Jul 26, 2020 | Articles, Healthcare, Politics, Social Issues
Back in the year 2000 at the dawn of the new millennium, as Y2K fears faded to thin transparencies in the cultural rear-view mirror – one in 150 children were diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A mere 16 years later – during an election year in which a...
by Lorraine Silvetz, MSW | Jan 21, 2020 | Articles, Healthcare, Social Issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) held the Global Vaccine Safety Summit in December and, thanks to a leaked video of the summit, revealed some alarming news. As W.H.O. Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan explained, there isn’t really a good safety monitoring...
by Sarah Cowgill | Sep 29, 2019 | Articles, Education, Healthcare, Politics
September proved to be a busy month in the state of New York. Legislation passed in June of this year is now in effect and prohibits unvaccinated children from attending any school. Yes, that includes private schools, religious academies, and even daycare where...
by Sarah Cowgill | May 9, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Healthcare, Politics, Social Issues
Arizona may be known for a dry heat, a lion’s share of snowbirds and retirees, and the Grand Canyon, but the state seems to be vying for another title: The number-one state practicing what some are calling medical kidnapping. Medical kidnapping is the removal of...
by Laura Valkovic | May 2, 2019 | Articles, Faith & Religion, First Amendment, Healthcare, Law, Politics, Science, Social Issues
The public conversation over vaccine safety has grown heated in 2019. The World Health Organization set the tone for the year by declaring vaccine hesitancy one of the top health threats across the globe, and the debate has continued in that vein. Medical...