Is there a doctor in the house?
If you think America has a major health care crisis now, just wait until you hear this latest bit of news. I just came across a report that said that less than a quarter of current U.S. med students are planning on practicing internal medicine once they graduate – and only two percent intend to become general practitioners.
Those numbers don’t bode well, especially since statistics show that the number of elderly adults in the U.S. could double between now and the year 2030. This could leave the U.S. as many as 200,000 doctors short by the year 2020.
Apparently the students are being scared away from internal medicine and general practice because it requires more paperwork, and because they don’t like the idea of being responsible for older patients with complex, chronic diseases. There’s also a little matter of money: general practitioners tend to make less than those in more specified fields in medicine.
It seems that the med students are forming these opinions from what they’re seeing during their intern rotations. I image it can’t be terribly encouraging, after all those years of schooling, to see their older colleagues left wrestling with the bureaucratic paperwork of patients with Medicare, while the patients themselves seem to be in a constant downward health spiral. After all, that’s not the glamorous life of the doctors they see on TV shows.
Given the current state of health care – and with the looming threat of a nationalized health care system in the event of an Obama presidency – it’s hard to see how this situation is likely to improve. In fact, the decline could be more rapid than even this grim report forecasts.
In fact, in the upcoming November issue of The Douglass Report, I’ll tell you the 5 myths of universal health care. I agree that the current system is a horrendous mess and in need of a major overhaul, but for the nation to adopt a universal health care system would be a dire mistake. In the upcoming issue of The Douglass Report, I’ll introduce you to the 5 myths that are fueling the universal health care machine, and I’ll also propose a solution to our messed up, broken health care system.
A shot in my heart: 90% of kids get vaccinated
Every time I think that some ground is being gained in the war against needless vaccinations, I start to realize what a truly uphill climb it is. According to the Centers for Disease Control, immunization rates are at record levels, and the majority of American children are getting the vaccinations that are widely recommended by the health care community.
It just goes to show you how entrenched vaccinations are in the American consciousness. It amazes me that these numbers can be so high even after the recent court ruling that determined that there was a link (legally at least) between some cases of childhood autism and vaccinations.
Of course, the pro-vaccine CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding couldn’t resist the urge to use the announcement of these statistics to take a swipe at the anti-vaccine lobbies. Gerberding sited a recent measles outbreak as proof of that continued use of vaccines is critical. “Many of the children who were affected by [this outbreak] were not vaccinated adequately against measles, because their parents chose not to do so,” she said.
Needlessly introducing foreign viruses into the bodies of children is largely a dangerous and needless habit that has been formed thanks to Big Pharma’s vaccination-pushing agenda. If I were you, I’d keep my kids’ sleeves rolled down whenever anyone comes around with a needle.
