Editorial - The HighWire

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

Updated 6:51 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

Johnson & Johnson: A Household Name To A Public Downfall

We are in the age of multiple historic trials exposing corporate wrongdoing. Alongside mainstream headlines of Bayer AG’s billon-dollar Roundup judgement has been other historic legal cases unfolding. In 2017 Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter accused Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries of creating a public nuisance for its alleged role in the opioid crisis,…Continue reading Johnson & Johnson: A Household Name To A Public Downfall

Updated 5:53 PM EDT, Sun July 7, 2019

Chiropractor Fined $100K for Facebook Posts Questioning Vaccine Safety

CBC News is reporting that a former Halifax-based chiropractor has been ordered to pay her regulator $100,000 as part of a settlement agreement on charges of professional misconduct related to her sharing anti-vaccination views online. In a decision released publicly Thursday, a hearing committee of the Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors wrote, “Dr. Churchill’s conduct brought…Continue reading Chiropractor Fined $100K for Facebook Posts Questioning Vaccine Safety

Updated 4:13 PM EDT, Fri July 5, 2019

Freedom to Dissent and the New Blacklist in America

By Barbara Loe Fisher Every July 4 since our nation declared independence in 1776, Americans have celebrated this truth: “…that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted…Continue reading Freedom to Dissent and the New Blacklist in America

Updated 7:56 AM EDT, Wed July 3, 2019

Ohio Proposes Bill Stopping Employers From Mandating Shots

By Jefferey Jaxen Ohio House Bill 268 (HB 268) is aiming to stop employers from mandating vaccinations on their employees. This bill would enact the Medical Consumer Protection Act prohibiting an employer from discharging without just cause, refusing to hire, or otherwise discriminating against any person with respect to “hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges…Continue reading Ohio Proposes Bill Stopping Employers From Mandating Shots

Updated 2:26 PM EDT, Mon July 1, 2019

Did Google’s Manipulation Sway Vaccine Legislation?

By Jefferey Jaxen Thanks to a recent Project Veritas investigation, it’s now public knowledge that Google manipulates its search engine suggestions to create its version of reality. Google’s internal teams have been busy collecting and classifying data and search trends then using the information to program highly biased algorithms into their search engine’s autocomplete function.…Continue reading Did Google’s Manipulation Sway Vaccine Legislation?

Updated 8:12 PM EDT, Sun June 30, 2019

Gottlieb to Pfizer, Revolving Door Alive & Well for Big Pharma

By Jefferey Jaxen Scott Gottlieb, who stepped down as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner prematurely in April, will join Pfizer’s board of directors the company announced Thursday. With an American opioid crisis still blazing and a growing public body questioning the FDA’s purported ‘gold standard’ in pre-licensure vaccine safety testing, Gottlieb’s revolving door step down…Continue reading Gottlieb to Pfizer, Revolving Door Alive & Well for Big Pharma

Updated 12:33 PM EDT, Fri June 28, 2019