Editorial - The HighWire

HCQIA: The Federal Law Allowing Hospitals to Target Good Physicians and How to Reform It

Updated 4:15 AM EST, Fri December 12, 2025

By now, much of the public knows, or should know, not to step foot into a hospital without a trusted loved one or a patient advocate by their side. Many have heard the horror stories of hospitals holding people against their will, attempting to take children from parents for not consenting to treatments, or physicians…Continue reading HCQIA: The Federal Law Allowing Hospitals to Target Good Physicians and How to Reform It

Blue Light from LEDs: The Silent Mitochondrial Killer

Updated 5:33 AM EST, Thu December 11, 2025

Let’s set the record straight about fake LED lights. To put it bluntly, they are slowly killing us and were never intended for health. Instead, LED lights were designed for profit margins, energy quotas, and supply chain convenience. Someone figured out how to squeeze more lumens out of a blue diode, slap a white phosphor…Continue reading Blue Light from LEDs: The Silent Mitochondrial Killer

Stays in the Arm? Try the Placenta, Semen, and Blood—New Study Destroys the Myth

Updated 8:14 AM EST, Tue December 9, 2025

A groundbreaking new study has once again confirmed what many have been constantly repeating for years. Indeed, dispelling one of the more confidently repeated falsehoods in recent history, this peer-reviewed study—yes, peer-reviewed for those who like to pretend nothing counts unless it’s in their echo chamber of choice—has confirmed that the mRNA from the dangerous…Continue reading Stays in the Arm? Try the Placenta, Semen, and Blood—New Study Destroys the Myth

Nearly One in Two Americans Takes Prescription Drugs: Survey

About 46 percent of the U.S. population used one or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days, according to a survey from the National Center for Health Statistics. Drug Type by: Age Age group (0-11 years) Penicillin (infections) 2.7% CNS stimulants (attention deficit disorder) 3.5% Bronchodilators (asthma) 4.3% Age group (12–19 years) Oral contraceptives…Continue reading Nearly One in Two Americans Takes Prescription Drugs: Survey

Updated 9:03 AM EDT, Wed May 8, 2019

Scotland reporting ‘dramatic’ increase in autism

Between 2012 and 2018, the number of pupils with: Autism spectrum disorder has more than doubled (101 per cent). Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties has risen by 86 per cent. Care experience has risen by over 54 per cent. Physical health problems has risen by over 98 per cent. Mental health problems has risen by…Continue reading Scotland reporting ‘dramatic’ increase in autism

Updated 8:26 AM EDT, Wed May 8, 2019

White House Has “Monsanto’s Back on Pesticides,” Newly Revealed Document Says

USRTK.org’s Monsanto Roundup Trial Tracker by Carey Gillam Internal Monsanto records just filed in court show that a corporate intelligence group hired to “to take the temperature on current regulatory attitudes for glyphosate” reported that the White House could be counted on to defend the company’s Roundup herbicides. In a report attached to a July 2018 email to…Continue reading White House Has “Monsanto’s Back on Pesticides,” Newly Revealed Document Says

Updated 4:47 PM EDT, Tue May 7, 2019

Sunscreen Ingredients Are Absorbed Into Your Blood. Here’s What That Could Mean

hat the public thinks is settled science, safe and effective, and thoroughly tested by regulatory agencies may often be an illusionary world divorced from reality. A new pilot study is turning heads, grabbing mainstream headlines and causing the public to ask questions. Time Magazine writes In the study, each of 24 people were asked to…Continue reading Sunscreen Ingredients Are Absorbed Into Your Blood. Here’s What That Could Mean

Updated 6:56 AM EDT, Tue May 7, 2019

Is There a Link Between Lawncare and Mental Health Problems?

Pyschology Today looks at the science and asks what are the mental and physical costs of a healthy lawn? “Regarding mental health, a Scientific American report cited epidemiologic studies connecting pesticide use in farmers with significant increases of depression.[7] Those who used organochlorine pesticides or fumigants had an 80 to 90% risk of depression. The report…Continue reading Is There a Link Between Lawncare and Mental Health Problems?

Updated 5:49 AM EDT, Tue May 7, 2019

Big Agriculture Is Breeding a Worldwide Health Crisis

BLOOMBERG REPORTS: “The widespread use of antifungals in food production is hastening an increase in drug-resistant infections, putting millions of people at risk. On the surface, our modern system of food production looks efficient: It produces plenty of food and seems highly innovative. But it also encourages people to eat unhealthy sugars and fats, while…Continue reading Big Agriculture Is Breeding a Worldwide Health Crisis

Updated 4:47 PM EDT, Mon May 6, 2019