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Name: Greg Whaley
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Swine Flu

May 1st, 2009 at 10:03 am

Some thoughts on the subject, from a physician’s point of view…

(1) There is still absolutely no need to panic. H1N1 is still currently no more lethal (in fact, it may be less so) than the “normal” flu. As with the “normal” flu, those who are immunocompromised or at the extremes of age (infants, elderly) are most at risk from having a more severe case.

(2) The best place to be in the event of a pandemic (which it is NOT yet…currently a level 5 pandemic alert by the World Health Organization) is isolated but still within close proximity to good medical care. This is not the time to go to your island vacation home and “ride it out.” If you contracted H1N1 there and had a severe reaction, there would be no one to offer any assistance.

(3) As the CDC, WHO, and other health organizations are advising, the best preventive care is to wash your hands frequently and avoid being close to others who have flu-like symptoms.
(4) VP Biden is irresponsible and needs to keep his mouth shut.

Where the Wild Things Are

April 3rd, 2009 at 9:15 pm

Yeah, that looks to be pretty cool!

Healthcare Right of Conscience

April 2nd, 2009 at 1:50 pm

Feel free to visit freedom2care.org for more information.

Healthcare Right of Conscience

April 2nd, 2009 at 1:37 pm

The proponents of repealing these enforcement guidelines as well as the anti-discrimination regulations would say that if healthcare providers don’t provide all the services patients want, that will limit some patients’ access to care. In order to prevent doctors and other healthcare providers from being forced to perform procedures/provide services that they find unethical or immoral, these HHS regulations ought to be in place. For instance, (to use your example), if Board Certification in Obstetrics becomes contingent on a physician providing abortions, a number of OB/Gyn physicians will be faced with a choice to perform them or be forced out of practice. Also, if hospitals are required to perform any & all services, then Catholic hospitals (which make up almost 20% of the entire US hospital population) might either be sued, fined, lose any federal reimbursement by Medicare/Medicaid for care provided, or closed down due to their unwillingness to provide abortions or euthanasia. This would create a HUGE void in healthcare delivery for a large segment of the population.

abortion

April 2nd, 2009 at 9:05 am

Clearly, this topic has been a lightning rod for conservatives and liberals alike. However, the fundamental question, when does life begin, is relatively clear, from a medical and scientific standpoint. At the time of fertilization, genetic material that is individual and unique is created. While the embryo does “require” the mother’s womb in order to grow, develop, and survive, this does not make the embryo a part of her body…in fact, if not for God’s intricately designed protections, her body would attack the baby as foreign. Her “choice” then, is not just over her own body; if she chooses abortion, she is, therefore, choosing to end another human life. Allowing one person to arbitrarily end the life of another opens the door to blatant disregard for all of human life.

Denominations

April 2nd, 2009 at 8:39 am

I don’t have a problem with denominations, either. I have friends who attend Lutheran, Episcopal, Presbyterian, etc., churches. As long as the focus is on a true, living, growing relationship with Christ, I don’t care if they use a “Prayer Book”, a “Hynmal”, or just Powerpoint Slides to facilitate/organize their worship. We focus way too much on how where we disagree, and not enough time focusing on WHO we agree on - Jesus!