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HealthCommentary HEALTH COMMENTARY: "Exploring Human Potential"

  • Never Travel Without Duct Tape.
    by Mike Magee on 02.09.2026 at 12:55

    Mike Magee The wisdom of the dictum above was confirmed on the final morning of a 10-day journey with my wife and 22 other travelers by rail throughout Switzerland with the travel company, RoadScholar. Formerly the Elderhostel, the company is known for its egalitarian approach to culture-sensitive travel and high quality continuous learning experiences. All The post Never Travel Without Duct Tape. appeared first on HealthCommentary.

  • Reading Between the Lines – mRNA Vaccine for Cancer.
    by Mike Magee on 22.08.2026 at 19:11

    Mike Magee With AI infused new technologies, discoveries are coming fast and furious. But be prepared to separate fact from fiction, and read beyond the headlines, if you’re looking for an immediate cure from a life-threatening illness. A perfect case in point was last week’s much heralded, pre-published claims around a new vaccine for cancer. The post Reading Between the Lines – mRNA Vaccine for Cancer. appeared first on HealthCommentary.

  • AI Making Own Viruses – What Could Go Wrong With That?
    by Mike Magee on 11.08.2026 at 15:21

    Mike Magee The world of medical science largely closed ranks last week in defense of Tony Fauci. Dr. Fauci had been hauled before the Senate Homeland Security Committee to face hostile entrapment by long time critique Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. Taking no chances, his lawyers had the former head of NIH’s Infectious Disease division The post AI Making Own Viruses – What Could Go Wrong With That? appeared first on HealthCommentary.

  • Business Opportunity: Multi-generational (Healthy) Homes
    by Mike Magee on 04.08.2026 at 15:06

    Mike Magee Two decades ago, I was heavily into health visioning. I learned quickly that it was relatively easy to predict what would happen, but much more difficult to accurately peg when it would happen. At the time, I promoted “7 Visions.” Health is Political. Home-Centered Health Care Reconnecting The Family Techmanity Lifespan Planning Records The post Business Opportunity: Multi-generational (Healthy) Homes appeared first on HealthCommentary.

  • “Thou mayest” in The Age of Trump.
    by Mike Magee on 30.07.2026 at 20:14

    Mike Magee John Steinbeck’s 1952 epic, “East of Eden,” is described as “a classic – a powerful and vastly ambitious, early 20th century novel that is at once a family saga (telling the intertwined destines of two families – the Trasks and the Hamiltons) and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis.” But does The post “Thou mayest” in The Age of Trump. appeared first on HealthCommentary.

  • What Does ICE Stand For?
    by Mike Magee on 22.07.2026 at 14:42

    Mike Magee America has always loved its’ cars – specifically “ICE Cars.” ICE – as in “internal combustion engine.” The engine has many names associated with its’ emergence in the mid-19th century in Europe and the United States. One of the earliest figures stateside was born just 26 miles southeast of where I live, in The post What Does ICE Stand For? appeared first on HealthCommentary.

  • Everyone Should Have a Friend Like Tony.
    by Mike Magee on 13.07.2026 at 16:13

    Mike Magee Everyone should have a friend like Tony. Back in 1965 when we graduated from High School together in Bronx, NY, I doubt either of us would have predicted that 55 years would pass before we shared lunchtime again. Nor that when we met again, Trish and Joanne would be joining us, or that The post Everyone Should Have a Friend Like Tony. appeared first on HealthCommentary.

  • Making Peace With The Turtles
    by Mike Magee on 08.07.2026 at 15:27

    Mike Magee I have always had a fascination with turtles. Growing up on a northern New Jersey lake, with access to small boats and the freedom to explore, I learned early to spot them from a distance by the telltale reflection of the sun on their shells as they perched together on logs jutting out The post Making Peace With The Turtles appeared first on HealthCommentary.

  • July 4, 2026: “As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free…”
    by Mike Magee on 02.07.2026 at 14:14

    Mike Magee When I asked my brilliant literary agent, Jill Kneerim, when I would know that my book proposal  was ready for submission, she replied directly, “It will be ready when I say it is ready.” Eleven months later, in April, 2018, she finally green lit the project, and two weeks after that, in an The post July 4, 2026: “As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free…” appeared first on HealthCommentary.

  • Catholics Vote: Pope Leo Trounces J.D. Vance
    by Mike Magee on 22.06.2026 at 20:14

    _____________________________________________________________________________ Mike Magee Between Pope Leo XIV and J.D. Vance, Catholicism is all over the news these days. The Vice President, with obvious Presidential ambitions, has chosen Conservative Catholicism as his political vehicle, featuring it on the nationwide book tour of “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.” In the meantime, the Pope took time The post Catholics Vote: Pope Leo Trounces J.D. Vance appeared first on HealthCommentary.