Wesley J. Smith

Seven years ago, I wrote about the courageous campaign of New York Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn (D-Queens), who bucked her usual political allies to force the first “Baby AIDS” legislation in the country, requiring all infants to be routinely tested for HIV. The hell she was put . . . . Continue Reading »

This is the price paid when we reject human exceptionalism and its necessary corollary, universal human equality—in this case between females and males. From the awful story in the Telegraph:Thirty polythene bags stuffed with the remains of female foetuses and newly born babies have been found . . . . Continue Reading »

I once favored Canadian-style health care for the USA, but no more. Having visited that wonderful country frequently and paid much attention to its politics and culture, I reluctantly concluded that full nationalized funding—even with doctors remaining in the private sector—does not . . . . Continue Reading »

Actually, perhaps an effective drug treatment that can prevent the plaque from destroying areas of the brain. From the story:Biologists have developed a compound which has successfully prevented the disease killing brain cells, improving memory and learning ability that was already damaged.The . . . . Continue Reading »

This is an interesting story that demonstrates the astonishing adaptability of the body. A man was found with a brain only about 25% the usual size, and yet he is fully functional and not mentally impaired. From the story in the New Scientist:A man with an unusually tiny brain manages to live an . . . . Continue Reading »

Now with the Lake County (IL) Coroner supporting some murder/suicides of the elderly, it is worth looking at some of the professional literature on the subject. It isn’t merely another “choice,” but often is a result of spousal abuse and depression. This is from an abstract of a . . . . Continue Reading »

Lake County, Illinois Coroner Richard Keller, is apparently a fan of elderly couples engaging in suicide pacts or murder/suicide. From the story:“Murder-suicide of an elderly couple, is that such a bad way to go?” he wrote [in his blog]...Weeks after the Stanleys’ [a local . . . . Continue Reading »

They can’t blame Bush for this one: A Singapore company that made a big splash when it announced it would soon be offering ES cell therapies to human patients—has backed off. From the story in Science July 2007: Vol. 317. no. 5836, p. 305 (no link):In a sign that hopes for quick medical . . . . Continue Reading »

A young UK woman named Laura Price, age 30, has died waiting for a vital brain scan from the NHS. From the story:Laura Price...was found dead in her home just hours after she had been discharged from casualty. The evening before she died, Miss Price...had begged a junior A&E doctor for anti-seizure . . . . Continue Reading »

New drug cocktail combinations are apparently helping AIDS patients live longer and with fewer symptoms, and indeed, return blood counts to normal levels. From the story:AIDS drug cocktails may be able to restore the ravaged immune systems of some people infected with HIV, researchers reported on . . . . Continue Reading »