> Articles by: R. J. Snell, Ph.D.

Internet of Bodies: Responsible Freedom and COVID Cures

Posted: August 24, 2020
By: R. J. Snell, Ph.D.

Many of us are familiar with the so-called Internet of Things which allows the connectivity of everyday items like thermostats, lights, and refrigerators. Want your home warm upon arrival? No problem, just bump up the temperature on your smart phone … Read

Be Responsible: Why We Should Reject COVID Digital Contact Tracing

Posted: August 1, 2020
By: R. J. Snell, Ph.D.

Given the continued spread of coronavirus and the inherent limitations of stay at home orders and social distancing, many health authorities are developing contact tracing plans. As outlined by the CDC, case investigators would contact infected patients, “assist in arranging … Read

COVID Stories: Decisions to Treat and the Quality of Life

Posted: July 14, 2020
By: R. J. Snell, Ph.D.

In June of this year, Michael Hickson, 46, who had three years earlier suffered a heart attack which left him a quadriplegic, was denied food and water by medical professionals who judged him to not “have much of” a quality … Read

Capillary Dysfunction and COVID-19 Survival

Posted: July 8, 2020
By: Dr. Pilar Calva, M.D.

Mexican doctors and health researchers Jaime Igartúa Araiza and Alejandro Franco Díaz de León, who coined the concept of “global capillary” in their recently published text on “Elastosis: Global Capillary”, highlight the impact our capillary blood vessel system has on … Read

Understanding the Psychology of Riots

Posted: June 10, 2020
By: Frank J. Moncher, Ph.D.

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1964). It is being called the … Read

“Going to Die Anyway”: COVID-19 Deaths of the Elderly are No Laughing Matter

Posted: May 25, 2020
By: R. J. Snell, Ph.D.

There are, of course, competing viewpoints about how states should end the coronavirus lockdowns, with some urging greater caution while others think it’s time to get the economy and life open again, and fast. Given the uncertainties, such disagreements are … Read

COVID-19 Vaccine and Fetal Tissue

Posted: April 24, 2020
By: R. J. Snell, Ph.D.

As reports emerge of a likely “second wave” of COVID-19 outbreaks expected this Fall, and with such outbreaks the possibility of extended or intermittent lockdowns through the end of the year, if not longer, the need and demand for a … Read

Tips from Modern Psychology for Coping with Corona’s Isolation and Anxiety

Posted: April 21, 2020
By: Frank J. Moncher, Ph.D.

No one anticipated last Easter that we would be home, a year later, involuntarily missing the Holy Week services; nor were countless parents prepared to be ‘homeschooling’ their children, albeit with some heroic efforts by educators to support the task … Read

The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Ethics of Triage

Posted: March 26, 2020
By: R. J. Snell, Ph.D.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Italy, many hospitals are overwhelmed with patients, necessitating difficult triage decisions that can seem like choosing who lives and who dies. In the United States, already some hospitals and caregivers are overburdened, with expectations … Read

Coronavirus and the Ethics of Stockpiling

Posted: March 13, 2020
By: R. J. Snell, Ph.D.

Given the spread of COVID-19, it’s unsurprising that people are stocking their pantries and closets with food and medication, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes. Supply chain disruption has already resulted in shortages of some drugs and medicines with … Read