Gregory SloopPublicizing the Benefits of Donating Blood Could Relieve the Blood ShortageThe American Red Cross declared a blood crisis in January 2022 because of decreased donations caused by the CoVid-19 pandemic. This blood…Apr 17, 20221Apr 17, 20221
Gregory SloopBloodletting: The Magic Bullet for the Diseases of SuperabundanceOutdated notions about bloodletting make it the object of physicians’ scorn — and gross-out everyone else. It was how benighted medieval…Sep 16, 2021Sep 16, 2021
Gregory SloopOptimal Hydration Will Limit Complications after Vaccination for COVID-19One lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic is that inflammation increases the thickness or viscosity of blood. This is because the…Sep 14, 2021Sep 14, 2021
Gregory SloopThe Antarctic Icefish: Intelligently DesignedThe biochemist Michael Behe distinguishes between evolution, the idea that organisms derive from their ancestors, and the process by which…Jun 5, 20211Jun 5, 20211
Gregory SloopMedical Fads, Part I. Vitamin D Supplementation and the Pitfalls of Observational StudiesIn their book Ending Medical Reversal: Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives (Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2015) Vinayak Prasad…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
Gregory SloopFear of FoodConfront your fear and prolong your life with the dietary strategy known as “calorie restriction”Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
Gregory SloopElevated Blood Viscosity Causes Complications of COVID-19One of the extraordinary medical aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the high rate of blood clotting in critically ill patients. In one…Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
Gregory SloopManaging the Diseases of SuperabundanceOne hundred years ago, most deaths in the U.S. were caused by infections, and life expectancy was in the low to mid-fifties. One might…Jul 1, 20193Jul 1, 20193
Gregory SloopThe Vascular Elasticity Theory of AgingMother Nature sometimes shares her secrets in the form of fun facts. For example, mammals usually have roughly the same number of…Jun 3, 201913Jun 3, 201913
Gregory SloopWhat Do Paradigm Shifts Look Like?How often is the mainstream proven wrong within the span of a single lifetime? We no longer believe the sun goes around the Earth, but the…May 13, 20193May 13, 20193