Editorial - The HighWire

Medicine’s New Priorities: Flu Shots During Surgery and Climate Rules in the OR

Updated 5:28 AM EDT, Mon October 26, 2026

Making the rounds of shock on social media has been this year’s advertising from CHOP’s (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) “Close Your Eyes, We’ll Immunize!” Program. Active since 2023 across CHOP campuses for patients under general anesthesia or sedation, medical teams administer vaccines to children after induction – the transition phase where a patient is taken…Continue reading Medicine’s New Priorities: Flu Shots During Surgery and Climate Rules in the OR

The UN’s “Non-Binding” Pandemic Declaration: Sequence In, Shot Out

Updated 2:36 PM EDT, Wed October 21, 2026

On October 12, with little to no media coverage, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response. The vote was 153 in favor and 3 against. The United States, Israel, and Argentina voted no, and New Zealand and Paraguay abstained. The scant headlines moved on within a day,…Continue reading The UN’s “Non-Binding” Pandemic Declaration: Sequence In, Shot Out

The Kind of People Who Build Bridges for Animals

Updated 6:14 AM EDT, Tue October 20, 2026

Three mule deer wandered up to a brand-new bridge near Grass Lake, in the far north of California, and walked across it. The bridge was built just for them, and other animals, and a trail camera caught them taking advantage of it. Remarkably, the bridge was not even finished being built when they used it.…Continue reading The Kind of People Who Build Bridges for Animals

Massive Public Pushback Sinks New Jersey’s Attack Upon Religious Exemptions For Vaccines, Says ICAN’s Del Bigtree

TRENTON, NJ (December 16th, 2019) — In a big victory for New Jersey citizens and medical and religious freedom, the State’s Senate failed in its attempts to pass a new bill that would have eliminated religious exemptions for vaccinations, according to non-profit Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN). Thousands of parents protested inside and outside the…Continue reading Massive Public Pushback Sinks New Jersey’s Attack Upon Religious Exemptions For Vaccines, Says ICAN’s Del Bigtree

Updated 6:35 PM EST, Mon December 16, 2019

New Jersey’s Religious Freedom on the Chopping Block

By Jefferey Jaxen New Jersey is the state with perhaps the largest pharmaceutical presence in the nation. It’s also the latest state to go peddle-to-the-metal to eliminate the religious exemption from vaccination if you want your child to be able to go to school. Want to talk hypocrisy? Let’s take a look at the New…Continue reading New Jersey’s Religious Freedom on the Chopping Block

Updated 10:11 AM EST, Sun December 15, 2019

New Jersey Bill to Remove Religious Vaccine Exemption Moves Forward

On Thursday, several New Jersey Senators voiced opposition to a bill seeking to eliminate the religious exemption to vaccination for school attendance. Capacity protests at the state capitol accented the day as families packed the capitol to testify against the bill in the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens. Rabbis, priests, lawyers, parents and…Continue reading New Jersey Bill to Remove Religious Vaccine Exemption Moves Forward

Updated 1:44 PM EST, Thu December 12, 2019

France To Ban Glyphosate Weedkillers, Bee-Harming Pesticides

Last week, it was reported French authorities banned two U.S. pesticides which ecologists deem harmful to bees. A court in Nice, ruling in a case brought by two ecological associations, banned the products from US group Dow AgroSciences, on the grounds that their containing sulfoxaflor was harmful to bees’ nervous systems. The court said sulfoxaflor…Continue reading France To Ban Glyphosate Weedkillers, Bee-Harming Pesticides

Updated 5:51 AM EST, Tue December 10, 2019

WHO’s Problem? Vaccine-Derived Polio, Sanitation & Next Steps

By Jefferey Jaxen In 2017 the number of children paralyzed by mutant strains of the polio vaccine surpassed the number of children paralyzed by polio itself. Across the world, major corporate media outlets can no longer ignore the situation. AP writes: “Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine,…Continue reading WHO’s Problem? Vaccine-Derived Polio, Sanitation & Next Steps

Updated 7:37 AM EST, Sun December 8, 2019

CONNECTICUT MOBILIZES: Black Community Questions Rise In Chronic Illness at State Capitol

By Jefferey Jaxen The U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention’s website states, “…new analysis shows that younger African Americans are living with or dying of many conditions typically found in white Americans at older ages. The difference shows up in African Americans in their 20s, 30s, and 40s for diseases and causes of death.” It was…Continue reading CONNECTICUT MOBILIZES: Black Community Questions Rise In Chronic Illness at State Capitol

Updated 10:41 AM EST, Fri December 6, 2019