When did medication stop being a tool and become the focus?
Modern medicine has transformed countless lives through pharmaceutical innovation. But when medication becomes the primary focus of care, what gets overlooked? IMA Senior Director of Communications & International Fellowship Program Lynne Kristensen's recent Medicine at 250 Years article explores this important question—and calls for a renewed commitment to informed consent and trust in medicine.
Read now: https://imahealth.org/from-snake-oil-to-big-pharma-the-long-battle-between-fraud-innovation-regulation-and-profit/
Modern medicine has transformed countless lives through pharmaceutical innovation. But when medication becomes the primary focus of care, what gets overlooked? IMA Senior Director of Communications & International Fellowship Program Lynne Kristensen's recent Medicine at 250 Years article explores this important question—and calls for a renewed commitment to informed consent and trust in medicine.
Read now: https://imahealth.org/from-snake-oil-to-big-pharma-the-long-battle-between-fraud-innovation-regulation-and-profit/
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Live this week! Raising Healthy Kids: Food, Mood & Health Solutions
On this week's IMA show, host and IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Education Dr. Elizabeth Mumper will be joined by Maureen McDonnell, RN, a pediatric, holistic registered nurse for over 40 years, for a practical conversation on children's health, how food and nutrition can influence mood and behavior, and what parents can do to help their kids thrive. Have your questions ready! Wednesday, July 15th at 7pm ET. Register now: https://geni.us/register-for-webinars
On this week's IMA show, host and IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Education Dr. Elizabeth Mumper will be joined by Maureen McDonnell, RN, a pediatric, holistic registered nurse for over 40 years, for a practical conversation on children's health, how food and nutrition can influence mood and behavior, and what parents can do to help their kids thrive. Have your questions ready! Wednesday, July 15th at 7pm ET. Register now: https://geni.us/register-for-webinars
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Here’s a Thought: Being Human Isn’t a Medical Condition
In her latest 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 article, author Jenna McCarthy reflects on grief, resilience, and why not every painful emotion needs a diagnosis or a prescription. Sometimes the healthiest response isn't to medicate normal human experiences—it's to move through them.
Read now: https://imahealth.org/heres-a-thought-being-human-isnt-a-medical-condition/
In her latest 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 article, author Jenna McCarthy reflects on grief, resilience, and why not every painful emotion needs a diagnosis or a prescription. Sometimes the healthiest response isn't to medicate normal human experiences—it's to move through them.
Read now: https://imahealth.org/heres-a-thought-being-human-isnt-a-medical-condition/
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LIVE TONIGHT! Raising Healthy Kids: Food, Mood & Health Solutions
On tonight's IMA show, host and IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Education Dr. Elizabeth Mumper will be joined by Maureen McDonnell, RN, a pediatric, holistic registered nurse for over 40 years, for a practical conversation on children's health, how food and nutrition can influence mood and behavior, and what parents can do to help their kids thrive. Have your questions ready! Wednesday, July 15th at 7pm ET.
Ways to watch:
• Register to watch live on Zoom: https://geni.us/register-for-webinars
• Livestream on X: https://x.com/Honest_Medicine
• Livestream on Rumble: https://geni.us/IMA-Rumble-July15
• Livestream on YouTube: https://geni.us/IMA-YT-July15
On tonight's IMA show, host and IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Education Dr. Elizabeth Mumper will be joined by Maureen McDonnell, RN, a pediatric, holistic registered nurse for over 40 years, for a practical conversation on children's health, how food and nutrition can influence mood and behavior, and what parents can do to help their kids thrive. Have your questions ready! Wednesday, July 15th at 7pm ET.
Ways to watch:
• Register to watch live on Zoom: https://geni.us/register-for-webinars
• Livestream on X: https://x.com/Honest_Medicine
• Livestream on Rumble: https://geni.us/IMA-Rumble-July15
• Livestream on YouTube: https://geni.us/IMA-YT-July15
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A Deadly Heart Emergency and a Parasitic Outbreak: What Should You Know?
This morning, IMA Senior Fellow Dr. Kat Lindley joined The National Desk to discuss the warning signs of aortic dissection—a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate care—and the growing Cyclospora outbreak linked to severe, lingering gastrointestinal illness, including what families can do to reduce their risk. Watch now.
Read more: https://imahealth.org/aortic-dissection-the-fast-moving-heart-emergency-behind-a-senators-sudden-death/
This morning, IMA Senior Fellow Dr. Kat Lindley joined The National Desk to discuss the warning signs of aortic dissection—a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate care—and the growing Cyclospora outbreak linked to severe, lingering gastrointestinal illness, including what families can do to reduce their risk. Watch now.
Read more: https://imahealth.org/aortic-dissection-the-fast-moving-heart-emergency-behind-a-senators-sudden-death/
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Breakthroughs That Saved Lives: The Best of American Medicine
From anesthesia and antibiotics to emergency medicine, intensive care, imaging, and lifesaving innovation, modern medicine has transformed what physicians can do—and what patients no longer have to suffer. IMA Senior Director of Communications & International Fellowship Program Lynne Kristensen's latest Medicine at 250 Years article reflects on the breakthroughs to celebrate and the principles medicine must never lose. Read now: https://imahealth.org/breakthroughs-that-saved-lives-the-best-of-american-medicine/
Help Advance the Best of Medicine While Restoring Its Highest Calling—to Heal: https://imahealth.org/donate/
From anesthesia and antibiotics to emergency medicine, intensive care, imaging, and lifesaving innovation, modern medicine has transformed what physicians can do—and what patients no longer have to suffer. IMA Senior Director of Communications & International Fellowship Program Lynne Kristensen's latest Medicine at 250 Years article reflects on the breakthroughs to celebrate and the principles medicine must never lose. Read now: https://imahealth.org/breakthroughs-that-saved-lives-the-best-of-american-medicine/
Help Advance the Best of Medicine While Restoring Its Highest Calling—to Heal: https://imahealth.org/donate/
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Journal of Independent Medicine Marks America’s 250th With New Edition Advancing Independent, Patient-Centered Science
Volume 2, Issue 4 reflects on what American medicine has built, what it has lost and what must be restored—while presenting new research across medical ethics, critical care, informed consent and chronic disease
Washington, D.C. (July 16, 2026) The Independent Medical Alliance (IMA) today announced the publication of Volume 2, Issue 4 of the Journal of Independent Medicine, continuing to advance rigorous, conflict-free, double-blind peer-reviewed science. 1/2
Volume 2, Issue 4 reflects on what American medicine has built, what it has lost and what must be restored—while presenting new research across medical ethics, critical care, informed consent and chronic disease
Washington, D.C. (July 16, 2026) The Independent Medical Alliance (IMA) today announced the publication of Volume 2, Issue 4 of the Journal of Independent Medicine, continuing to advance rigorous, conflict-free, double-blind peer-reviewed science. 1/2
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As the United States commemorates its 250th anniversary, the new issue features timely and notable medical research and observations, including:
• The Quiet Expansion of Death: Canada’s MAID Program and the Moral Fatigue of Modern Medicine
• Two Hundred Fifty Years of American Medicine: What We Built, What We Lost, and What Must Be Restored
• Vaccine Mandates and Evidence-Based Medicine: A Narrative Review
• Why Statistical Power Matters When Measuring Vaccine Safety
And much more from America’s leading independent doctors, researchers, and healthcare professionals.
“Over the past 250 years, American medicine has produced extraordinary discoveries and saved countless lives, but progress cannot be measured by innovation alone,” said Joseph Varon, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Independent Medicine and president and chief medical officer of IMA. “It must also be measured by whether physicians are free to exercise clinical judgment, patients are fully informed and science can be examined without financial or political pressure. The Journal of Independent Medicine is helping restore those roots by providing a rigorous forum where evidence leads, honest debate is welcomed and the doctor-patient relationship remains at the center of care. This eighth issue demonstrates that independent science is not a retreat from progress—it is how medicine moves forward with integrity for the next generation.”
The new edition includes ‘Two Hundred Fifty Years of American Medicine: What We Built, What We Lost, and What Must Be Restored,’ a historical reflection by IMA Senior Director of Communications Lynne Kristensen and Dr. Varon examining American medicine’s scientific achievements alongside changes in clinical autonomy, informed consent and the physician-patient relationship.
The article complements IMA’s broader Medicine at 250 Years project, which reflects on the history of medicine while working to restore honest, independent and patient-centered care for the next generation.
Read full statement: https://imahealth.org/journal-of-independent-medicine-marks-americas-250th-with-new-edition-advancing-independent-patient-centered-science/
Journal of Independent Medicine - Find the latest issue and read all articles: https://journalofindependentmedicine.org/
Medicine at 250 Years: Restoring the Roots of American Medicine
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• The Quiet Expansion of Death: Canada’s MAID Program and the Moral Fatigue of Modern Medicine
• Two Hundred Fifty Years of American Medicine: What We Built, What We Lost, and What Must Be Restored
• Vaccine Mandates and Evidence-Based Medicine: A Narrative Review
• Why Statistical Power Matters When Measuring Vaccine Safety
And much more from America’s leading independent doctors, researchers, and healthcare professionals.
“Over the past 250 years, American medicine has produced extraordinary discoveries and saved countless lives, but progress cannot be measured by innovation alone,” said Joseph Varon, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Independent Medicine and president and chief medical officer of IMA. “It must also be measured by whether physicians are free to exercise clinical judgment, patients are fully informed and science can be examined without financial or political pressure. The Journal of Independent Medicine is helping restore those roots by providing a rigorous forum where evidence leads, honest debate is welcomed and the doctor-patient relationship remains at the center of care. This eighth issue demonstrates that independent science is not a retreat from progress—it is how medicine moves forward with integrity for the next generation.”
The new edition includes ‘Two Hundred Fifty Years of American Medicine: What We Built, What We Lost, and What Must Be Restored,’ a historical reflection by IMA Senior Director of Communications Lynne Kristensen and Dr. Varon examining American medicine’s scientific achievements alongside changes in clinical autonomy, informed consent and the physician-patient relationship.
The article complements IMA’s broader Medicine at 250 Years project, which reflects on the history of medicine while working to restore honest, independent and patient-centered care for the next generation.
Read full statement: https://imahealth.org/journal-of-independent-medicine-marks-americas-250th-with-new-edition-advancing-independent-patient-centered-science/
Journal of Independent Medicine - Find the latest issue and read all articles: https://journalofindependentmedicine.org/
Medicine at 250 Years: Restoring the Roots of American Medicine
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Journal of Independent Medicine Marks America's 250th With New Edition Advancing Independent, Patient-Centered Science
New peer-reviewed research on medical ethics, Canada's MAID program, vaccine safety, and chronic disease—plus a reflection on 250 years of American medicine.
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'Raising Healthy Kids: Food, Mood & Health Solutions'
On this week's show, host and IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Education Dr. Elizabeth Mumper was joined by Maureen McDonnell, BSN, a pediatric, holistic registered nurse for over 40 years, for a practical conversation on children's health, how food and nutrition can influence mood and behavior, and what parents can do to help their kids thrive. Watch now: https://imahealth.org/raising-healthy-kids-food-mood-health-solutions/
On this week's show, host and IMA Senior Fellow, Pediatric Education Dr. Elizabeth Mumper was joined by Maureen McDonnell, BSN, a pediatric, holistic registered nurse for over 40 years, for a practical conversation on children's health, how food and nutrition can influence mood and behavior, and what parents can do to help their kids thrive. Watch now: https://imahealth.org/raising-healthy-kids-food-mood-health-solutions/
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Food as Medicine: The Oldest Prescription America Forgot
As we reflect on American medicine at 250 years, it is important to remember that food was once understood as a foundation of health—not an afterthought in medical care. IMA Senior Fellow, Nutritional and Holistic Health Dr. Kristina Carman explores why nutrition must return to the center of healthcare and how doing so can support the body’s ability to heal, give patients a more active role in their health, and reconnect patients, families, physicians, and science. Watch now.
Read more: https://imahealth.org/food-as-medicine-from-kitchen-wisdom-to-root-cause-care/
Help Restore Medicine and Build Trusted Resources That Empower Patients to Take Charge of Their Health: https://imahealth.org/donate/
As we reflect on American medicine at 250 years, it is important to remember that food was once understood as a foundation of health—not an afterthought in medical care. IMA Senior Fellow, Nutritional and Holistic Health Dr. Kristina Carman explores why nutrition must return to the center of healthcare and how doing so can support the body’s ability to heal, give patients a more active role in their health, and reconnect patients, families, physicians, and science. Watch now.
Read more: https://imahealth.org/food-as-medicine-from-kitchen-wisdom-to-root-cause-care/
Help Restore Medicine and Build Trusted Resources That Empower Patients to Take Charge of Their Health: https://imahealth.org/donate/
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Inside the Latest Issue of the Journal of Independent Medicine
Journal of Independent Medicine Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joseph Varon and Assistant Editor Dr. Adylle Varon discuss the latest issue—from a heartfelt tribute to attorney Warner Mendenhall and an essay reflecting on 250 years of American medicine to studies examining vaccine safety, Canada’s MAID program, and much more. Watch now.
Learn more about the Journal of Independent Medicine and find all articles: https://journalofindependentmedicine.org/
Journal of Independent Medicine Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joseph Varon and Assistant Editor Dr. Adylle Varon discuss the latest issue—from a heartfelt tribute to attorney Warner Mendenhall and an essay reflecting on 250 years of American medicine to studies examining vaccine safety, Canada’s MAID program, and much more. Watch now.
Learn more about the Journal of Independent Medicine and find all articles: https://journalofindependentmedicine.org/
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Has Medicine Forgotten the Value of Restraint?
IMA President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joseph Varon argues that one of medicine's greatest challenges today isn't finding new treatments—it's knowing when treatment isn't needed. In his latest article published by Brownstone Institute, he explores how the reflex to prescribe, test, and intervene can sometimes cause more harm than good, and why clinical judgment remains medicine's most essential tool. Read now: https://brownstone.org/articles/the-reflex-to-prescribe/
IMA President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joseph Varon argues that one of medicine's greatest challenges today isn't finding new treatments—it's knowing when treatment isn't needed. In his latest article published by Brownstone Institute, he explores how the reflex to prescribe, test, and intervene can sometimes cause more harm than good, and why clinical judgment remains medicine's most essential tool. Read now: https://brownstone.org/articles/the-reflex-to-prescribe/
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THIS WEEK: Why the Health System Resists Change
On this week's show, host and IMA Senior Fellow Dr. Kat Lindley will be joined by former White House Health Policy Advisor Dr. Katy Talento for an important discussion on the incentives, prices, and structural barriers that keep America’s healthcare system from changing, why transparency matters, and what it will take to turn reform ideas into real-world solutions. Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm ET. Register now: https://geni.us/register-for-webinars
On this week's show, host and IMA Senior Fellow Dr. Kat Lindley will be joined by former White House Health Policy Advisor Dr. Katy Talento for an important discussion on the incentives, prices, and structural barriers that keep America’s healthcare system from changing, why transparency matters, and what it will take to turn reform ideas into real-world solutions. Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm ET. Register now: https://geni.us/register-for-webinars
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When Did Medically Administered Death Become Routine Healthcare?
Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program began as a narrowly defined measure for exceptional circumstances. Today, it accounts for roughly one in every 20 deaths in the country—and its boundaries continue to expand.
Here, Dr. Joseph Varon, IMA President and Chief Medical Officer and Editor-in-Chief of the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦, discusses his new editorial examining what MAID means for patients, medical professionals, and society—and whether modern medicine can preserve compassion, autonomy, and human dignity without abandoning its responsibility to protect human life. Read more: https://imahealth.org/the-quiet-expansion-of-death-in-canadas-maid-program/
The Quiet Expansion of Death: Canada’s MAID Program and the Moral Fatigue of Modern Medicine - Read article now: https://journalofindependentmedicine.org/articles/v02n04a02/
Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program began as a narrowly defined measure for exceptional circumstances. Today, it accounts for roughly one in every 20 deaths in the country—and its boundaries continue to expand.
Here, Dr. Joseph Varon, IMA President and Chief Medical Officer and Editor-in-Chief of the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦, discusses his new editorial examining what MAID means for patients, medical professionals, and society—and whether modern medicine can preserve compassion, autonomy, and human dignity without abandoning its responsibility to protect human life. Read more: https://imahealth.org/the-quiet-expansion-of-death-in-canadas-maid-program/
The Quiet Expansion of Death: Canada’s MAID Program and the Moral Fatigue of Modern Medicine - Read article now: https://journalofindependentmedicine.org/articles/v02n04a02/
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What Can American Medicine Learn From Its Greatest Achievements?
American medicine has achieved extraordinary breakthroughs—but progress matters most when it serves the person behind the diagnosis. IMA Senior Director of Communications & International Fellowship Program Lynne Kristensen's latest Medicine at 250 Years article reflects on the breakthroughs that transformed modern medicine and the principles it must preserve as it moves forward. Read now: https://imahealth.org/breakthroughs-that-saved-lives-the-best-of-american-medicine/
Help Shape the Next 250 Years of Medicine: https://imahealth.org/donate/
American medicine has achieved extraordinary breakthroughs—but progress matters most when it serves the person behind the diagnosis. IMA Senior Director of Communications & International Fellowship Program Lynne Kristensen's latest Medicine at 250 Years article reflects on the breakthroughs that transformed modern medicine and the principles it must preserve as it moves forward. Read now: https://imahealth.org/breakthroughs-that-saved-lives-the-best-of-american-medicine/
Help Shape the Next 250 Years of Medicine: https://imahealth.org/donate/
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LIVE TONIGHT: Why the Health System Resists Change
On tonight's IMA show, host and IMA Senior Fellow Dr. Kat Lindley will be joined by former White House Health Policy Advisor Dr. Katy Talento for an important discussion on the incentives, prices, and structural barriers that keep America’s healthcare system from changing, why transparency matters, and what it will take to turn reform ideas into real-world solutions. Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm ET.
Ways to watch:
• Register to watch live on Zoom: https://geni.us/register-for-webinars
• Livestream on X: https://x.com/Honest_Medicine
• Livestream on Rumble: https://geni.us/IMA-rumble-july22
• Livestream on YouTube: https://geni.us/IMA-YT-july22
On tonight's IMA show, host and IMA Senior Fellow Dr. Kat Lindley will be joined by former White House Health Policy Advisor Dr. Katy Talento for an important discussion on the incentives, prices, and structural barriers that keep America’s healthcare system from changing, why transparency matters, and what it will take to turn reform ideas into real-world solutions. Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm ET.
Ways to watch:
• Register to watch live on Zoom: https://geni.us/register-for-webinars
• Livestream on X: https://x.com/Honest_Medicine
• Livestream on Rumble: https://geni.us/IMA-rumble-july22
• Livestream on YouTube: https://geni.us/IMA-YT-july22
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When Medicine Got It Wrong: Medical Harm, Ethical Failure, and the Need for Humility
True progress requires confronting the moments when medicine failed the very people it was meant to protect and heal. IMA Senior Director of Communications & International Fellowship Program Lynne Kristensen's latest Medicine at 250 Years article explores why accountability, informed consent, and humility remain essential to restoring trust in medicine. Read now: https://imahealth.org/when-medicine-got-it-wrong/
Support the Movement to Restore Trust in Medicine: https://imahealth.org/donate/
True progress requires confronting the moments when medicine failed the very people it was meant to protect and heal. IMA Senior Director of Communications & International Fellowship Program Lynne Kristensen's latest Medicine at 250 Years article explores why accountability, informed consent, and humility remain essential to restoring trust in medicine. Read now: https://imahealth.org/when-medicine-got-it-wrong/
Support the Movement to Restore Trust in Medicine: https://imahealth.org/donate/
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