Author Archives: Eric Liben MD

Another Corona Virus

By | February 27, 2020

Some viruses can be some of the most lethal “enemies” that infect humans.As living entities they are bestowed with genetic material which can change (mutate) over time, giving them different characteristics and capabilities.That is what happened with the current Corona virus from Wuhan China. There are countless numbers of viruses out there that are unable… Read More »

Hey Democratic Candidates

By | February 25, 2020

Stop being beholden to the Medical Industrial Complex, and your constituents. Before you decide how to pay for medical care, and how to cover uninsured individuals, take a look into the causes of the problem. The medical industry has evolved into a complex business, which costs too much at every level. Sure “Big Pharma” is… Read More »

America’s High Medical Costs

By | February 11, 2020

America’s High Medical Costs A very pertinent article providing much insight and perspective was recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, vol 172, no. 2 January 21, 2020, Health Care Administrative Costs in the United States and Canada, 2017, David Himmelstein MD, et al, pages 134-142. To understand our ridiculously high healthcare costs we… Read More »

Mitt Romney

By | February 7, 2020

Mitt Romney Thank you. Everyone who is not duped by the president agrees with your assessment of his actions, even the cowardly Republican Senators know the truth. If your religious beliefs helped you follow your oath of office, apparently it was not enough motivation for all the others. They use religion as a shield and… Read More »

We The People

By | January 31, 2020

We The People From where we are now, and where we might be soon, one must ask what recourse would the majority of Americans have if Trump won re-election and the election could not be verified by responsible authorities. If Trump cheats again and wins what would happen then? A question Senate Republicans do not… Read More »

Rolling Over

By | January 29, 2020

Does anybody really believe that the framers of the Constitution at the time of our nation’s infancy really wanted the President to accept the assistance of a foreign country to get elected? Nobody ever did it before in our nation’s history. This is simply Trump pushing the boundaries of his power, and only an example… Read More »

Full Disclosure Under Oath

By | January 16, 2020

Full Disclosure Under Oath Americans deserve full disclosure under oath of all testimony of all participants of the Ukraine matter.This begins with Bolton, Mulvaney, and Parnas.And, since Impeachment is a political event, not a legal one, why not have the Bidens testify.In this way everyone gets all the information, and there is a sense of… Read More »

Major League Cheating

By | January 16, 2020

Major League Cheating Alex Cora has been released as manager of the Boston Red Sox baseball team for cheating. Apparently he took advantage of an elaborate system of stealing signs from other teams. And rather than trying to justify his actions by claiming everyone else did the same thing, management correctly let him go. They… Read More »