by Kevin Heifner | Aug 26, 2021 | Opinion
People self-medicating with Ivermectin, a medication used to address parasites in animals, to treat or prevent COVID-19 led the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a consumer update about why this should not be taken. “You are not a horse. You are not a...
by Kevin Heifner | Feb 26, 2021 | Opinion
Arkansas, long known as “the Natural State,” is on the cusp of replacing its unofficial state nickname with a new one: “Harder to vote; easier to kill.” I’ve adapted this new moniker from a Feb. 24 tweet by Senator Jim Hendren (Arkansas – District 2), regarding...
by Kevin Heifner | Feb 10, 2021 | Opinion
One of the fundamental problems we have in the U.S. is poor thinking skills. When this deficiency is coupled with deliberate bad intention, it can lead to dangerous outcomes. Below is an example of something I read recently on social media, followed by my thoughts on...
by Kevin Heifner | Aug 25, 2020 | Opinion
What do these people have in common? A 24-year-old white female food truck owner, a 32-year-old Latino day laborer and a 45-year-old African American female hospital worker. A 27-year-old male convenience store clerk from the Middle East, a 34-year-old white female...
by Kevin Heifner | May 6, 2020 | Opinion
[Note: Glad to welcome my friend, Dr. Kevin Heifner, to bring his voice to this blog spot. JDP] By Kevin Heifner, M.D. As my father — a Baptist preacher turned religious educator turned anthropology professor — likes to point out, people historically have viewed their...
