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No Vaccine for Trump Derangement Syndrome

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:35:17 +0000

Three years before the plague known as Covid19 began, another plague infected millions of Americans. Known as Trump Derangement Syndrome or TDS, it has grown more serious over time and its harmful effects have multiplied to the point where they threaten the future of the country. The symptoms of TDS are as follows: Early Stage: Dislike [...]

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Surviving the Nightmare

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:40:33 +0000

We wake up each morning thinking, “What a horrible dream I had—bats, monkeys, lizards, people in masks and gloves standing by rows of body bags, empty streets, isolation, wanting to go somewhere but having virtually no where to go.” Then we realize the nightmare is real, the “new normal” as some call it. At that [...]

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America’s Problem with Depression

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:28:24 +0000

New data reveals that depression is on the rise in the United States, including among teens and young adults. "Diagnoses of major depression have risen dramatically by 33 percent since 2013." The highest age group is adults 35 to 49, but teens and young adults also show elevated levels. Among the reasons cited for the rise is [...]

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Should You Trust Your Doctor?

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:06:33 +0000

Medicine, like other professions, has some outstanding practitioners, some incompetents, and a large number of mediocre performers. It’s especially hard to assess physicians, however, because their judgments have an air of authority and scientific certainty. Unfortunately, many laypeople are inclined to trust their doctors implicitly, and that can be a mistake, often with serious consequences. [...]

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In Praise of Pharmaphobia

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 21 May 2014 13:52:12 +0000

I appreciate the value of prescription medicines as much as anyone. When I was ten years old, the then-new wonder drug penicillin saved me from peritonitis. I know, too, that other drugs perform medical miracles today. Yet even so, I am wary of prescription medicines, taking them only when I am convinced they are necessary, [...]

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