As irrational as it is, some seem to hope to someday reenter a world without risk, a world where benevolent dictators have the power to “keep us safe.”
Tag - cancer
I’d like to share a story from my own life to illustrate a few of the ways in which sweeping, reflexive lockdowns can negatively impact real people.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some governors have asked cancer patients to stay home and delay their treatments.
Podcast, COVID-19, Kibbe on Liberty
We Can’t Neglect Cancer During COVID-19 | Guest: Dr. Pat Basu | Ep 67
While it’s important to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, we can’t forget about the other health care issues people are dealing with.
Who should decide how doctors and hospitals allocate critical health services? Matt Kibbe asks the tough questions nobody seems to be asking during this pandemic.
Well-meaning but dangerously misguided one-size-fits-all directives are creating huge disruptions in the provision of needed care.
If incentives matter, and they do, expect doctors to start making bad choices for their patients.
Jeff Sessions gave the green light for U.S. attorneys to aggressively enforce federal laws against marijuana — even in states where medical cannabis is legal.
Patients should have the right to try life-saving drugs. Matt Kibbe's battle with cancer taught him that countless lives can be saved by giving people the freedom to try treatments not yet approved by the FDA.