Several months ago, I was invited to give a public lecture at the University of Lethbridge. The lecture happened last week. As outlined in the recordings, the initial trigger that brought me to Lethbridge came from Dan Johnson, a Professor there, whose son, Dexter, one of twin boys that Dan had been looking after as a single parent for over a decade, had killed … [Read more...] about In Memory of Dexter Johnson
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Relationship Based Medicine
Some months ago I was asked by Paul Rosenfeld, who directs psychiatric training at Mount Sinai Hospital Morningside West, to give a lecture. This took place on January 18. There was a Q and A afterwards. The talk was recorded and the video is here - Relationship Based Medicine. There will be two related talks, which will also feature in posts soon. Relationship Based … [Read more...] about Relationship Based Medicine
Healy Podcasts
In comments after a recent post on RxISK, POGO mentioned that Josef Witt-Doerring has done two interviews with me so far and posted them on his site. The Risks of Antidepressants and Antidepressants and Mass Shootings/Murder Suicide: Update April 19 - Josef has posted a new cast Guidelines and Clinical Practice IAI TV On the IAI TV site there are a number of … [Read more...] about Healy Podcasts
We Won’t Get Fooled Again
We Won't Get Fooled Again sounds much tamer now than it once did. It was an anthem for the left in 1972 but in this context its not clear who's anthem it might be. The message of the WHO song is we will get fooled again - see the RxISK We Will Get Fooled Again. Conspiracies and Cock-ups covered some current views about what is going on in the health domain. It … [Read more...] about We Won’t Get Fooled Again
Conspiracies, Cock-Ups and History
Since their introduction around 1800, Vaccines have produced many antibodies - to their very existence. From the start, some people, with good cause, were wary of them – they led to injuries. Governments in contrast have tended to see more benefits than harms and have made vaccination mandatory. Mandatory vaccination has not gone down well. People went to jail 150 years … [Read more...] about Conspiracies, Cock-Ups and History
Can You Hear the Suzerain Call?
A Suzerain is a Superior Feudal Lord to whom fealty is due - an Overlord. A Suzerain is a dominant power controlling the foreign relations of a vassal state but allowing it sovereign authority in its internal affairs. This post needs to be read in conjunction with Twas the NICE Before Christmas. The leaders of G7 (US, UK, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, and Japan along … [Read more...] about Can You Hear the Suzerain Call?
Shots to Save the World and Cock-Ups
I am not enthusiastic about advertising books that sing the praises of Operation Warp Speed but it is difficult not to read them if you want to find out what the last three years has been all about. I've even donated money to Albert Bourla or Pfizer or his ghostwriter for a copy of Moonshot which was very boring but worth it for insights on how 'Albert' sees things. The hope … [Read more...] about Shots to Save the World and Cock-Ups
The Sovereign Individual
To the Sounds of a Drum © Nina Otulakowski November 2022 Back in the last Millenium, 1997, a book appeared called The Sovereign Individual, written by James Davidson and William Rees-Mogg (yes - the father of Jacob) about the transition to an information age. No longer would we be Numbers, we would be Free Men - See I Am Not A Number. There was a chance for Donald Trump's … [Read more...] about The Sovereign Individual
I Am Not a Number, I Am a Free Man
This post from our Economics Correspondent is closely linked to Remind Your Sister to Get Vaccinated and also Treatment Great, Patient Died. Portmeirion Village in North Wales provided the backdrop for a 1960s Cult Classic series, The Prisoner, starring Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan was ‘Number Six’. At its core was the Prisoner's unwillingness to be a number. We are all on … [Read more...] about I Am Not a Number, I Am a Free Man
August is the Cruellest Month
April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. T.S. Eliot: The Waste-Land In August 1914, the First World War took shape. In August 1939, the Second World War was in preparation with Germany launching the first attacks on September 1. At the end of July 2020, the first patient in … [Read more...] about August is the Cruellest Month