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Posts published by “Dr. William Miller”

Polio: Is it Making a Comeback?

In 1988, the World Health Organization resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis; polio for short.  This followed the confirmation that the last case of smallpox was diagnosed in October 1977 and the WHO declared smallpox to be…

Monkeypox Update

On June 27th, I reported on the recent outbreak of monkeypox which began in England in May with the first case being identified in a traveler returning from Nigeria. In that article, I gave a…

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the AIDS Epidemic and Me

Dr. Anthony Fauci announced this week that he will be retiring as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a position that he has held since 1984.  I have great respect…

CDC Releases New COVID Guidelines

On Thursday, August 11th, the CDC released a new set of guidelines regarding COVID.  These guidelines loosen some of the previous guidelines, especially around isolation and quarantine.  The reason is that the severity of the…

History of Pharmaceuticals and Their High Cost in the US

The cost of prescription drugs in the US is the highest in the world and by a substantial margin.  We pay over 250% more for medications than similar countries. If a person is fortunate enough…

COVID Rebound

With President Biden experiencing a return of COVID symptoms, there has been a flurry of news reports on “COVID rebound”.  Let’s look at what this is and why it happens.   First, it might be…

Medicare: America’s Single-payer Healthcare System

Medicare is a national health insurance program started in 1965 to provide coverage for certain health related expenses in Americans age 65 and older.  It is also the largest single-payer healthcare system in the US,…

History of Health Insurance

Given current negotiations between Adventist Health and Anthem Blue Cross, I thought it might be interesting to exam how our health care system came to rely upon health insurance as an integral component of providing…

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