It’s time for Pennsylvania to legalize adult-use marijuana, and in doing so improve the safety, state, and opportunities of our neighborhoods. Change is coming – let’s leverage it for good.
By Sen. Mike Regan
Dispute between Wolf admin and feds delayed vaccine distribution to elderly
“Could we please get additional clarification on how this date of December 28 was decided?”…”Were there constraints identified that led DOH to determine it could not start vaccination before the 28th?”
By Todd Shepherd
Ben Mannes: Did controversy over Covid-19 treatments reveal the FDA’s “Vaccine Bias”?
While FDA approvals for potentially breakthrough treatments for Covid-19 languish, many wonder if recent plans from the Biden administration to control the distribution of monoclonal antibodies are a plan to hold back Covid-19 treatments in order to force Americans to get vaccinated.
A. Benjamin Mannes
Pennsylvania legislative leaders set sights on mask mandate, regulatory waivers
Pennsylvania’s Republican members of Congress announced that their agenda will prioritize contesting the Wolf administration’s mask mandate and reviewing regulatory waivers.
By Christen Smith
Biden administration appoints second state health official under Covid-19 investigation
In the fight to “Crush Covid” the Biden administration has now appointed to leadership positions health officials from states currently under investigation for murky and deadly Covid-19 response practices.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Vaccine clinics, classroom testing coming to Pennsylvania schools, colleges
In a new program from public health officials, Pennsylvania’s public schools and universities will now offer vaccine clinics and classroom testing, funded through federal grants.
By Christen Smith
Medicine is getting major injections of woke ideology
Critical race theory and other tenets of woke ideology have permeated medicine and health care. Schools, journals, centers, and physicians are taking up arms, having declared racism a “public health crisis.”
By John Murawski
Pennsylvania health secretary leery of legislative retaliation over mask mandate
Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania’s top health official, said a statewide universal masking mandate remains off the table due to concerns that blowback may interfere with the Wolf administrations other COVID-19 response efforts.
By Christen Smith
PA Covid-19 cases climb, hospitalizations increase
The virus continues to haunt Pennsylvania — as COVID-19 cases rise and hospitalizations increase. Stay informed about the state of the pandemic in the Commonwealth and beyond.
By Chris Comisac
George Hofmann: What my suicide attempt taught me about gun rights
Instead of a pre-emptive restriction of the constitutional right to gun ownership, we should more carefully consider what factors are unique among certain mental health illnesses. And my story may yield some clues.
By George Hofmann