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Patrick Houck - November 19, 2024

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Trump’s Nomination Of Dr. Oz Sets Washington Ablaze

On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump nominated celebrity Doctor Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator. Read Trump’s full statement: I am very pleased to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator. America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may […]

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Patrick Houck - October 13, 2024

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California Brings Back Mask Mandates Amid Controversial Debate

Several California counties have reintroduced mask mandates, sparking debate over their effectiveness in curbing respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19. Despite recent studies questioning the impact of masks, particularly in preventing the spread of such viruses, some areas are opting for the precautionary measure once again. In 2023, a comprehensive study led by Oxford epidemiologist Tom Jefferson, and cited by The […]

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Patrick Houck is an avid political aficionado based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. When not analyzing the latest news, yo ...

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Donny Ferguson - February 3, 2023

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U.S. Health Care Reaches Record Lows After Decade of Obamacare

A new Gallup poll finds Americans’ satisfaction with the nation’s health care system, which had been steadily rising until 2010, has sunk to record lows over the last 12 years under Obamacare. “For the first time in Gallup’s two-decade trend, less than half of Americans are complimentary about the quality of U.S. healthcare, with 48% […]

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Austin Hamblen - July 29, 2022

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Youngkin Donates Blood Amid Donation Drop

As the American Red Cross locations across Virginia have reported a drop in blood donations, Governor Youngkin has stepped up and donated blood himself. As reported by CBS Richmond, Governor Glenn Youngkin (R – Virginia) visited the Emerywood Donation Center in Henrico County on Monday to give blood and encourage Virginians to do this same. […]

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Austin Hamblen - June 17, 2022

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Youngkin Signs Legislation to Expand Health Care for Realtors

Governor Youngkin has taken steps to extend healthcare options to more people by signing a bill that will expand healthcare coverage options for Virginia’s realtor community. Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin ceremonially signed HB 768, sponsored by Delegate Keith Hodges, R-Urbanna, and SB 335, sponsored by Senator George Barker, D-Southern Fairfax, to allow the Virginia REALTORS® to form an association […]

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Eric Burk - May 17, 2022

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Virginia Scores Second, North Carolina First in Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Rating

Virginia’s hospital network is second in the nation for safety, according to Leapfrog’s Spring 2022 ranking — down one place since fall 2021. North Carolina moved up from second in the fall 2021 ranking. The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association noted that Virginia is still improving, with 59.2 percent of the Commonwealth’s hospitals receiving an […]

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Austin Hamblen - April 17, 2022

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Nursing Home Close to Closing Up Shop Due to Vaccine Mandaites

One side effect of the Virginia-wide vaccine mandates for healthcare workers seems to be stories like this one, which may prompt Bedford County’s Board of Supervisors to sell the Bedford County Nursing Home. Established as the County Poor Farm in 1831, it is one of the few county-owned nursing facilities in Virginia. It even traces […]

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Austin Hamblen - February 28, 2022

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Tenets of Critical Race Theory Reported at 23 of Top 25 US Medical Schools

According to criticalrace.org, a site that monitors CRT curricula and training in higher education, at least 23 of America’s 25 most prestigious medical colleges and universities have some form of mandatory student training or coursework on ideas related to CRT. William Jacobson, professor at Cornell Law School and founder of Legal Insurrection designed and curated criticalrace.org’s sprawling database that previously examined elite […]