House passes teacher health insurance bill after overwhelmingly positive debate The headline above from the Eye on Boise Column written by Betsy Russell caught my attention. I watched the floor debate on Public Broadcasting and then went back and read some of the committee testimony last week. A lot of things don’t add up. What […]
One of the great tragedies that has come out of the Covid political pandemic has been the loss of reputation and respect given to the medical profession by the public. There are many reasons for this. It has been a long time in the making. It actually began many years ago and there are many […]
Based on my 30 years of practical experience on the prescription and use of respiratory protection equipment, I gave testimony last month on the proper use of masks in this crisis we have found ourselves in over this past year. This month, I wish to direct my testimony to a little known topic by the […]
I’m not a lawyer, nor am I an “expert” in issues regarding standard of care, standard of medical practice, informed consent, and patient confidentiality. I do have 44 years of clinical experience in the military and in the private sector. While in the military and on deployment physicians and surgeons were required to have a […]
Every day is a great day to be an American, but yesterday had special meaning for me. Winsome Sears became the first woman and the first person of color to win statewide office in the commonwealth of Virginia. Not one major news organization or media outlet reported on this. They report on riots and faux […]
I am about to start a new business. Opportunity is everywhere as they say. I have studied and have done my due diligence. I have had great role models—giants in their fields. Names like Gil Gilbertson (truly a hero he), Ed Dahlberg (humble, competent and ethical), and Sister Patricia Mulvaney (truly a Saint) all who […]
A tip of the hat to Governor Brad Little. I have lived in Idaho for almost 40 years, and I have not watched a more effective State of The State Address. Lacking the retail political skills and charisma of his predecessor or the ability to connect with the people like a Cecil Andrus or the […]
The medical profession in Idaho was built on the shoulders of giants. One such giant was Dr. Charles “Fuzzy” Stuart. Dr. Stuart was a WILLIAM OSLER FELLOW at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Osler was one of the founding fathers of American Academic Medicine. When Dr. Stuart came to Idaho, he was one […]
Over the past four years Mr. Ted Weiland has posted behind several of my articles making the point that there is a difference between the American People and the governance system set up by our Founding Fathers. He made such a post last week behind an article in The Gem State Patriot by Bob Shillingstad. […]
There has always been a conflict between “science and politics”. Politicians have forever tried to usurp the “authority of science” and use it to support a political narrative. This is what happened when Pope Urban the VIII—truly a man of science he, put his close friend Galileo Galilei under house arrest for Galileo’s support of […]
After taking a required theological ethics course in college, I was impressed with the complexities that had been introduced into our thinking by academicians, ethicists and theologians, and even legal scholars about issues of right and wrong that almost always are simple to resolve in our own hearts and minds. We are guided by both […]
Dr. Ryan Cole’s Contract Cancelled by Select Health (Editors Note) The issue addressed in this letter is that it appears the insurance contract between select health and Dr. Ryan Cole was severed without cause. Subject: Select Health Cancellation of Cole Diagnostic Contract To: Director of Insurance Dean Cameron I hesitate to contact you informally regarding […]