Golden Gazette • June 2022 • Page 19
What do we want for our healthcare? I have always loved the “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave,” slogan that has identified America. However, I am concerned about America’s health as a nation from a medical perspective. When I was in high school, the U.S. had the healthiest population in the western world. Today, we are ranked 76th, right behind Nicaragua. That is jaw dropping isn’t it? And that is with Americans taking three times the number of drugs of any other western country. Surely that warrants investigation. The FDA gives more than $42 billion of our tax money to scientists for research each year. We need to find the cause of our lack of health so we can, once again, become a physically healthy nation. However, it is much more PROFITABLE to find a drug that “might’ help the disease or condition, than what causes it. The FDA and NIH will not reveal the financial flow: who gets how much money from whom? It is a part of the government, and WE are the government, and we have a right to know who is paying for the drugs to be produced. It should be public knowledge.
Big pharma started the commercialization of medicine. Beginning about 1986, the pharmaceutical companies were not being held liable for the safety of vaccines. Before then, there were a minimal number of vaccines for children. But when you are not held liable for any problems that occur with
your products, what an opportunity to turn a profit. Now, everyone needs a lot of vaccines, right? Have you ever heard of a man named Dr. William Thompson who worked for the FDA? He was a whistleblower. He was told to destroy some information that would ruin the narrative the CDC had going with vaccines. He did not destroy the original documents. After 13 years, his conscience got the better of him, and he told the father of an
autistic child that they had forged the data to get the outcomes on their vaccine study. Feel free to Google his name. A study comparing vaccinated children to unvaccinated shows that as adults, the unvaccinated were the healthiest. It is time we have a national conversation on what we want for our healthcare. Science is based on debate of the information available w h i c h n o rmally triggers more research. With all the money going out the door at the NIH, why haven’t we done huge research projects on vaccines, and the cause of autism, the cause of rheumatoid arthritis, and countless other diseases. Everything has a cause, and with the sharp minds we have today, we should be able to find out the cause of problems, not just another drug to tame it. We have to want to find out. We have to be willing to change our minds. Science should be openminded!
Volunteer for 4th on Broadway
4th on Broadway in Lubbock would not happen without a strong volunteer force. Steering committee leaders, individuals, or groups of people are needed to help on the days of the events (July 2 - 4). This year’s event on July 4th will feature the parade, kid’s area, multiple daytime music stages, local art, an evening concert and firework show, and more. Volunteering for the 4th on Broadway has many perks including: • Free catered dinner one week after the event • Free T-shirt and other goodies • Free meals the days of the events • Recognition for your group or organization • Hands-on experience with one of the largest events in Texas. Go to broadwayfestivals.com/volunteers to complete a form to indicate your area of interest. The little things we take for granted are the big things others are wishing for.
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