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Mark Walton Fowler: the Tennessee doctor that keeps unsuccessfully killing people

Dr. Mark Walton Fowler is the unmasked, unskilled, out-of-practice, 68-year-old doctor responsible for overseeing Tennessees executions. A few months ago he botched an execution after...

Over 30 people across four states have been poisoned by bacterial toxins after getting intravenous drips at wellness clinics

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/sketchy-iv-drips-at-wellness-clinics-have-poisoned-dozens-cdc-and-fda-warn/ The issue is IV glutathione made by compound pharmacies. It was made from powders graded for oral consumption. It was contaminated with bacterial endotoxins FDA and CDC keep...

Does anyone else get tired of making decisions outside of work?

Every day we make decisions for other people, and not small decisions. Our whole job is making very important decisions. I finally had to tell...

Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/trump-admin-using-ai-to-deny-medical-care-for-seniors-in-disastrous-experiment/ In January, the Trump administration rolled out a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to authorize or deny certain types of care for patients with...