Matlock Report

 “Politicians make pacts; People make peace.” – Joseph A. Califano, Jr. and Leonard Hausman, 1982 “Power is not good or bad per se…If a country has too few power resources, it is less likely to obtain its preferred outcomes. But too much power (in terms of resources) has often proved to be a curse when …

“Potential Signal of a Serious Risk / New Safety Information: Drug-induced lupus.” – FDA Vertical integration “creates perverse incentives for PBMs to shut out independent pharmacies at the expense of the American public.” – Earl Leroy “Buddy” Carter, Republican U.S. Representative, Georgia Cut or dice it however you like, patients are getting the raw end …

Tests. Just hearing the word brings back stressful school days and for some the “college experience.” Remember the anticipation. You either tried to get a good night sleep or crammed the night before. Either way, no matter how well prepared you thought you were, the testing experience “sucked.” 🙁 Veterans may feel the same recalling …

If the service economy is “Open for Business” shouldn’t they also be open for inspection? Health agencies have long instituted the ABCs of rating the food sector. Still, Reports of pests munching on packages or leaving vermin and/or cockroach droppings still earns food facilities an “A” grade. Think about that when eating a candy bar …

Seeing and listening to the public, fast-food and business owners, and policy makers on the uncertainty of opening restaurants, the phrase “eat and run” comes to mind. Except now, the food deliverer runs and you the patron eats. Bacteria, like people, also need to eat. Consider the yearly outbreak of E.coli. According to the Max …

“L’enfer, c’est les autres.” – Jean-Paul Sartre I have pointed to accelerators in the transmission of viruses. In my July 2019 paper, “U.S. Dangerous Troika? – Physician, Pharma, and Hospital,” I question the training and/or experience of staff. →Health Sector Bad Practices Countless reports and statistics have backed up claims of hospitals, physicians and nurses’ …

I wish to bring attention to what I find are implications of governments and people’s efforts to mitigate transmission. From one extreme to another, household cleaners and heartburn drugs, it appears that the public and scientists’ actions comes close to dangerous in their attempts of prevention or treatment. Measures people are taking have resulted in …

“There’s been some interesting experiments. There was a Latin American experiment. I have just committed a security violation. Never mind. An experiment in some country with the CIA stationed in the future.” – Gregory Treverton, Former National Intelligence Council Chair, on the “Future of Intelligence,” February 26, 2020 Yes Treverston, given the lockdown all across …

“Comrades and Friends, the Chinese people pursue great dreams and the Chinese nation dreams with the spirit of reforms and openness…We’re not only good at displaying the old world, we’re also good at building the new. …we never lost confidence in the future and came up with a Three-Step Blueprint to basically achieve socialist modernization …

Whatever your market, you will find gatekeepers working the chains – manufacturers, distributors, vendors, and retailers. Let me be clear, I share here that which I’ve shared in the past with family, friends, and colleagues. Focus now is on living. When the time presents itself, aim for living well. In this pandemic, alternative vendors’ products …