Who Are the Quacks?
In the United States, we spend far more than any other industrialized nation on our healthcare, with a recent report from January 2023 by the Commonwealth Fund, an independent research group, stating that the US spends nearly twice as much as the average country.
In 2021, the health expenditures per person, including government and private programs and out-of-pocket spending, was estimated to be $11,912, which is $4,530 more than the next highest country in Germany. In 2022, this jumped up to $13,493 per person.
With so much of our money going to our healthcare to the point that it is exceeding other countries, you would assume that we have the healthiest population in the world, correct? If you assumed that this was the case, you’d be wrong.
According to the authors of the report, even though the United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country, we have the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with multiple chronic diseases. Leading author Munira Gunja stated, “Americans are living shorter, less healthy lives because our health system is not working as well as it could be.”
Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, stated that the report “validates the fact that we continue to spend more than anybody else and get the worst health outcomes. So we’re not getting the best value for our health care dollar.”
The argument could well be made that we have very little value to show for the vast amount of money that we are spending. Not only do we have the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with multiple chronic diseases, we rank last on access to care, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes.
According to the Commonwealth Funds 2021 report, the U.S. rate of preventable mortality (177 deaths per 100,000 population) is more than double the best-performing country, Switzerland (83 deaths per 100,000). The researchers also found that the U.S. has exceptionally poor performance on two other healthcare outcome measures.
The U.S. maternal mortality rate of 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births is twice that of France, the country with the next-highest rate (7.6 deaths per 100,000 live births) while the US decreased its 10-year trend in avoidable mortality by the least amount (the U.S., with the highest level in 2007, reduced it by a 5 percent reduction in deaths per 100,000 population by 2017 — compared to 25 percent in Switzerland by 2017 and 24 percent in Norway by 2016).
While the US is spending more money than any other country on the healthcare of its citizens, we are seeing the exact opposite return for our money, as reflected in the leading causes of deaths in the US. In 2016, a study by Johns Hopkins examined data over an 8-year period and estimated that more than 250,000 people are dying every year from medical mistakes.
These are known as iatrogenic deaths, which means that they are deaths caused by those who are supposed to be healers. There are other studies that estimate the number of iatrogenic deaths even higher at 440,000. Whatever the true number is, these estimates place iatrogenic deaths as the third leading cause of death in the US behind cancer (around 580,000) and heart disease (around 600,000), and above respiratory disease (around 150,000).
With dangerous heart disease medications (statins, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, etc.), along with toxic antibiotics/antivirals, harmful opioids, poisonous vaccines, deadly chemotherapy and radiation therapies, and unnecessary invasive interventions and surgeries that can all lead to deaths that are subsequently blamed on invisible pathogens and/or the underlying health conditions, the argument could very easily be made that iatrogenic deaths are the leading cause of death in the US.
These are wholly preventable deaths that are a direct result of a corrupt healthcare system that is not designed to protect health, but rather keep people as customers returning to the pharmaceutical industry for life. It is a system that was established in the early 1900s by special interests using massive amounts of money flowing in from the Rockefeller and Carnegie families.
I previously wrote about the destruction of the homeopathic healers by the robber barons and the real snake oil salesmen of the past which resulted in the establishment of a system that aimed to sell petrochemical poisons as “cures.” It is a system designed to keep people weak and sickly utilizing drugs for invisible fictitious pathogens that are a means to cover up real environmental causes of illness and disease.
Following the 1910 Flexnor report, financed by both of the wealthy industrialists Rockefeller and Carnegie, the entire medical educational system was overhauled and restructured away from holistic and natural therapies (such as homeopathy, herbal medicine, essential oils, chiropractic care, and naturopathy) and towards a system of invasive surgeries and petrochemical “cures.”
The Flexnor Report recommended the closing of more than one-half of the medical schools, many of which were homeopathic and alternative medicine practices, based on ancient healing traditions, that were in direct opposition to the desired goals of the wealthy businessmen. The report called for a specific program and curricula to be adopted by all remaining, as well as any future, medical schools. Most importantly, it stipulated that all schools must undergo regular reviews in order for the renewal of their long-term accreditation following the initial approval by the American Medical Association (AMA).
In other words, in order to remain a medical school and to receive funding, all schools needed to adopt the new medical system that was built upon the new germ “theory” of disease popularized in the late 1800s and the emergence of petrochemical medicines as a form of treatment. All alternative schools that did not wish to play ball were forced into closure. The AMA was given full control over what would be considered medicine as well as those who could practice it.
Flexner’s report created a culture that paved the way for the patenting and monetization of pharmaceuticals, allowing his bosses to profit handsomely from his work. This allowed for the practitioners of the allopathic model, which consisted of the real snake oil-like practices of bloodletting, invasive surgery, and the injection of toxic heavy metals, to reframe themselves as “real medicine” in order to roll over the competition that mainly utilized natural ingredients and practices.
Those methods were now considered quackery, and the real healers became seen as the “quacks,” while the real quacks shifted into the role as the “healers.” However, as can be seen by the diminishing returns from our “healthcare” system that creates more chronic diseases than it “cures,” as well as the case that the system itself is arguably the leading cause of death, the system is producing anything but healers.
These revelations shouldn’t be startling as this was foreseen by the real healers of the past while this allopathic takeover was occurring, and even by those who were trained within the new system. As is often the case, many of the critical voices were buried and hidden, or the people who spoke critically against the system had their good names smeared and discredited.
One must search diligently in order to find these voices as they will not be heavily promoted in mainstream articles. One such voice speaking out shortly after the Flexnor Report was respected surgeon, medical writer, and cancer researcher Dr. Herbert Snow. I previously wrote an article about his excellent 1913 essay dissecting the germ “theory” of disease.
In it, he attacked the special interests governing the modern medical system:
“But unfortunately both in the medical and surgical departments of the healing art, powerful vested interests had by this time (i. e. 1890, when Lister at the Berlin Congress officially discarded his “Antisepsis”) arisen, and, in combination with still more powerful financial forces outside the faculty, were compelled to prop up the decaying Germ Theory by every possible method and at all hazard.”
But in medicine, still greater forces were indissolubly pledged to the maintenance of the belief in special micro-organisms as the cause of specific diseases. Pasteur has invented Serum-Therapy, beginning with fictitious cures, whose validity he signally failed to prove, for Rabies and Anthrax.
Millions of capital were being invested in commercial enterprises for the manufacture of sera to cure or to prevent human maladies, and sold on the credit of the Germ Theory. Hence it was impossible to suffer public belief in the evil potency of Germs—by this time thoroughly established—to be trampled out by the hard facts of Science.
So nothing was spared that could serve to prevent a perception of the actual truth. The total failure of every one of these nostrums to accomplish its ostensible object was concealed; their frequent dangerous effects disguised, and the statistics of disease manipulated, towards the desired end, or often purposely falsified upon a most extensive scale. In the whole wide field of Serum-Therapy so far, not a solitary genuine success has been scored.
For the insight of someone who was trained within the system after it was established, we can turn to Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, a very vocal critic of the modern medical system. He wrote a scathing review of his profession in the 1979 book Confession of a Medical Heretic.
Dr. Mendelsohn was very well-positioned to speak on the topic as he was the Chairman of the Medical Licensing Committee of the State of Illinois, Associate Professor of Preventative Medicine and Community Health in the School of Medicine of the University of Illinois, and the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in medicine and medical instruction.
However, according to mainstream sources such as Quackwatch.com, Dr. Mendelsohn is labeled a “quack” as he “engaged in irresponsible criticism of the medical profession and science-based health care during most of his medical career.” Vaxopedia.com labeled him “America’s First Anti-Vaccination Pediatrician” who went on a media tour appearing as an “expert” (their quotations, not mine) who was “scaring parents in the 1970s and 80s.” Dr. Mendelsohn’s review of modern medicine was absolutely damaging and very prophetic given what we know today, hence the media attacks against him:
“I believe that despite the super technology and elite bedside manner that’s supposed to make you feel as well cared for as an astronaut on the way to the moon, the greatest danger to your health is the doctor who practices Modern Medicine. I believe that Modern Medicine’s treatments for diseases are seldom effective, and that they are often more dangerous than the diseases they’re designed to treat.
I believe that the dangers are compounded by the widespread usage of dangerous procedures for non-diseases. I believe that more than ninety percent of Modern Medicine could disappear from the face of the earth – doctors, hospitals, drugs and equipment – and the effect on our health would be immediate and beneficial.”
When speaking on the corrupting influence of the medical educational system, he wrote:
“Medical school does its best to turn smart students stupid, honest students corrupt and healthy students sick. It isn’t very hard to turn a smart student into a stupid one. First of all, the admissions people make sure the professors will get weak-willed, authority-abiding students to work on. Then they give them a curiculum that is absolutely meaningless as far as healing or health are concerned.”
Dr. Mendelsohn wasn’t very forgiving in his summary of his chosen profession:
“The Doctor, once an agent of cure, has become the agent of disease. By going too far and diffusing the power of the extreme on the mean, Modern Medicine has weakened and corrupted even the management of extreme cases.”
While Dr. Mendelsohn took major shots at his profession, his stature and experience made it difficult to discredit him, as noted by the Los Angeles Times stating, “If his opinions were outrageous to many, his credentials were above reproach.”
Even the American Medical Association was afraid to comment on Mendelsohn, telling a Times reporter in 1984 that “discussing Mendelsohn is a no-win proposition. We don’t even want to get tangled up with him in print.” Regardless, his prescient words have fallen mostly upon deaf ears.
Interestingly, even William Osler, nicknamed the “Father of Modern Medicine,” considered amongst the greatest physicians of all time, and one of the founders of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, provided a warning about the emerging allopathic model:
“One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.”
Osler was very critical of medicine, believing that those who took medicine were fighting recovery on two fronts:
“The person who takes medicine must recover twice, once from the disease and once from the medicine.”
There are many other great examples of medical men speaking out against our “healthcare” system; one that has turned well-intentioned individuals, who want to do good by healing their fellow man, into the quacks of today.
In the spirit of learning from these voices of the past who were able to see the faults in the allopathic model, I am presenting one of my favorite articles here that, beyond Dr. Mendelsohn’s amazing book, is an excellent refutation of what we call modern medicine.
I will be interjecting some additional commentary throughout the article in order to offer further insight that will serve to help flesh out certain points. At the end, it will be abundantly clear that we have a medical educational system that is churning out the real quacks.
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Sunface Jack
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Great article from Mike Stone.
This bloke is really worth following. He is exposing the fraudulent virologist lies.
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Jerry Krause
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Hi. Sunface Jack,
As I often do, I tried to check whom Mike Stone is. And my search did not find a clear answer. I can only state that I believe he is a pastor of a church. However the Holy God of The Holy Bible I read does not attack SINNERS as it teaches that we all SIN. Instead of attacking the people of NIS creation; he provides HIS own as a sacrifice for everyones’ sins if the sinner only acknowledges his own sins instead of pointing to the sins of others.
When Sroner wrote: “Following the 1910 Flexnor report, financed by both of the wealthy industrialists Rockefeller and Carnegie, the entire medical educational system was overhauled and restructured away from holistic and natural therapies (such as homeopathy, herbal medicine, essential oils, chiropractic care, and naturopathy) and towards a system of invasive surgeries and petrochemical “cures.” it seems he is attacking these two families for what each of us have done. As I know my family has always been able to find GOOD chiropractic care and GOOD medical care. And as I walk along the streets of the USA, I see the result of the fact that too many people have eaten too much.
Have a good day
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lloyd
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So a bloated Federal government-supported bureaucracy is not a problem because you say you have good healthcare. Gotcha.
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Jerry Krause
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Hi Lloyd,
My point, which it seems you didn’t see, is good health care is still available if one looks for it. Do you believe there is EVIL as well as good. What are YOU doing to fight evil? Criticizing others is not GOOD. Galileo set a good example for us when he stated: “II have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.” I try to remember this but sometimes I forget.
Have a good day
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Howdy
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“Criticizing others is not GOOD”
It is when it addresses an existing ‘evil’, deficiency, or error, and is being used to present the truth, or an omission.
Galileo’s words are just another one-liner to thrust his ‘wisdom’ to the fore. They don’t actually mean anything, and perhaps Galileo’s fame might be attributed to something some ‘ignorant fellow’ said that put Galileo on the right track.
All the subjects Galileo does not understand makes him ignorant too. I guess he never considered that at the time. More ignorance.
Therefore the use of ‘ignorant’ by Galileo, is unfortunate for him.
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Jerry Krause
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Hi Howdy,
As you try to defame Galileo it seems to me your merely are trying to justify the nonsense you usually, not always, write. For he wrote the TRUTH that he had never met a man (person) that he couldn’t learn something from.
Have a good day
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Howdy
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I’m not trying to defame him, I’m criticizing his words based on my observation and reasoning, you know, that thing you claim real scientists like yourself do, except your admiration clouds your judgement.
My reasoning is sound, so how can you disagree?
Didn’t you earlier state: “Criticizing others is not GOOD”
Odd then that you do it with regularity don’t you think, like just now?
Practice what you preach.
Jerry Krause
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Hi Howdy,
I observe that a PSI reader can have not idea whom “him” is with out reading other of our comments. Yes, this a critical comment and Yes the fact a reader can read as he/she reads my critical comment if that at the same time I give you credit for what you sometimes write.
And yes I contradict what others write to warn other readers to use caution in accepting everything that I and others write.
For soon after I discovered PSI I wrote a couple of articles of how Richard Feynman, whom I admire as a physical scientist, made a serious mistake as he began
his lecture series at California University of Technology. Which mistake hasn’t yet been acknowledged by this University.
We all make real mistakes and I want anybody to point out my real mistakes., of which I make many, many more than Feynman ever did as his scholarship created new scientific understanding.
.Have a good day
Howdy
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Any reader only needs to glance directly above my use of ‘him’ to see who it is that is referenced. My expectation is that if the reader is curious about the post, they will do exactly that.
Jerry Krause
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Hi Howdy abd PSI Readers,
I had to work to get the actual words that Steve Jobs wrote about wealth. But here they are: “”I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes my life is an epitome of success.
However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.
At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death.
You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you.
Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – “Life”.
When a person goes into the operating room, he will realize that there is one book that he has yet to finish reading – “Book of Healthy Life”.
Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.
Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends…
Treat yourself well. Cherish others.
As we grow older, and hence wiser, we slowly realize that wearing a $300 or $30 watch – they both tell the same time…
Whether we carry a $300 or $30 wallet/handbag – the amount of money inside is the same;
Whether we drive a $150,000 car or a $30,000 car, the road and distance is the same, and we get to the same destination.
Whether we drink a bottle of $300 or $10 wine – the hangover is the same;
Whether the house we live in is 300 or 3000 sq ft – loneliness is the same.
You will realize, your true inner happiness does not come from the material things of this world.
Whether you fly first or economy class, if the plane goes down – you go down with it…
Therefore.. I hope you realize, when you have mates, buddies and old friends, brothers and sisters, who you chat with, laugh with, talk with, have sing songs with, talk about north-south-east-west or heaven and earth, …. That is true happiness!!
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Jerry Krause
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Hi Howdy,
I most admit that maybe I have not paid close attention to your comments as related to our conversations. I know in my mind I have classified you as a Herb who seldom ever answers my specific questions.. So I will pay closer attention to your comments because I know I am now surprised that we seem to often agree.
Have a good day
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Jerry Krause
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Hi Howdy,
In your 11:19am comment, I read: “My reasoning is sound, so how can you disagree?” after I had read: “I’m criticizing his words based on my observation and reasoning,” You have described neither your observations nor your reasoning. That’s a problem. I try to bring to a reader’s attention what other commonly known scientists some of whom have won Nobel Prizes, have reasoned about clearly stated observations and any assumptions they have made in their reasoning which they are describing. .
And most of these notable scientists empathize the fact that they could be wrong. That their knowledge is always a little uncertain. Because no one can observe everything perfectly. When you wrote what I just read, I know you are not a good scientist.
Have a good day
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Howdy
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Jerry, you are all over the place. Make up your mind what you are trying to show.
I reasoned. I added that maybe somebody else gave Galileo a brainstorm when they said something to him. Is that true? Who knows, but it’s a reasonable possibility that should be explored. There is no way of knowing of course, so I used the word, ‘perhaps’ – I made no accusation, there is the uncertainty you claim I have not incorporated into my thinking.
My reasoning is still sound and I stick to It, but you can come to any conclusion you can find and change it as often as you like, but remember, a good scientist, which I have stated repeatedly I am not a scientist, should not continually change the conclusion over time in hope of hitting the real answer as you keep doing. That is not science, nor ordered thinking.
I’m done here.
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Howdy
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BTW, don’t lose sight of the target subject: Galileo’s reference to ignorant people – not whether I am a scientist.
Don’t take every subject that challenges your favoured people as a reason to make it personal.
Objectivity, another attribute a scientist should posses I believe.
Right, I’m really done this time.
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Jerry Krause
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Hi Howdy,
“Objectivity, another attribute a scientist should posses I believe” Isn’t an observation the only objective thing that exists?
Have a good day.
(Spelling corrected) SUNMOD
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Jerry Krause
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Hi Howdy,
“Objectivity, another attribute a scientist should posses I believe.”
Is not an observation the only objective thing that exists?
Have a good day
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Howdy
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An important question Jerry, so I’ll respond.
Observation is subject to bias due to past experience, belief and disbelief, as well as expectation. I consider these reasons, as well as others, being what makes objectivity such a rare quality.
Additionally, there is the case that one sees what one sees, which is not allways the truth. Ever looked intensely for a missing object that all the time was right in front of you? Sometimes, the harder one looks, the more elusive the outcome gets.
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Jerry Krause
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Hi Howdy,
Do you really believe your statement “Observation is subject to bias due to past experience, belief and disbelief, as well as expectation” to be objective?
Have a good day
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Howdy
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I know it from experience. Belief has no place.
If you don’t accept you can be misled by your own senses, then you must be infallible, Jerry.
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