Massachusetts Doctors Fight Deadly Disease of “Gun Violence”

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By Timothy Wheeler, MD The public health world is oblivious to the rapid evolution of firearm policy in the last 20 years. It continues to spin gun ownership as a disease, even as public opinion, legislation, and federal court decisions have with few exceptions only advanced the right to keep and bear arms. Last weekend in Massachusetts a group of gun control-friendly health policy types convened a continuing medical education conference for doctors titled “Caring for Patients at Risk for Gu...
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House Dems Not Letting Ebola Crisis Go to Waste

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House Dems Not Letting Ebola Crisis Go to Waste by Timothy Wheeler, MD Three Democrat members of California’s House of Representatives delegation seem to be taking the lead in pushing for the confirmation of President Obama’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy. The nomination has been mired in controversy because of accusations that Murthy is more a political operative than healer, more gun control activist than infectious disease expert. In their letter to the Senate leaders...
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Farewell, Sad Clown

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Robin Williams’ gift to the public was being the world’s wittiest improvisational comic and a heartfelt actor.  He could ad-lib jokes in a spontaneous stream that kept us in stitches and in awe, and move us emotionally with gentle humor on screen. He had been reported to have bipolar disorder.  He had referred to his own inner demons, depression and drug abuse. His struggles and death are illuminating in several ways. Bipolar disorder is characterized by spontaneous, major mood shifts from to...
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Docs, Glocks and Patients

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By Robert B. Young, MD A three judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on July 25 that the Florida state law popularly called “Docs vs. Glocks” is indeed constitutional…read more at the Herald-Tribune’s blog, The Gun Writer…
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