By Gary G. Kohls, MD

Definition of an “iatrogenic” disorder: A disorderinadvertently induced by a health caregiver because of a surgical, medical, drug or vaccine treatment or by a diagnostic procedure.

In last week’s column I wrote that iatrogenic disorders (a doctor-, drug-, vaccine-, surgery- or other medical treatment-caused disorder) were the third leading cause of death in the US. That revelation may have ruffled the feathers of some readers, particularly if they were employed in the medical professions, so I am enlarging on that statement in this week’s column.

In 2000, a commentary article was written by Dr Barbara Stanfield, MD, MPH. It was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA, July 26, 2000—Vol 284, No. 4).

Wednesday, January 17
Kucinich4Ohio: Announcement
2:45-4:45pm
Ground floor, Ohio Statehouse, Broad and High Streets
Come show your support for Dennis Kucinich as he announces his run for Governor of Ohio.
Meet on the Ground Floor of the Statehouse, Thomas Worthington Center, at 2:45. We will have signs to hold.

Dreamers of Columbus Art Display
5-8pm
Third Way Cafe, 3058 W. Broad St.
Columbus artists Olga Pavlovska, Sahar Fadaian, and Leticia Wiggins are previewing their new work that showcases portraits and stories of local Dreamers.
Also know as DACA recipients, Dreamers are the sons and daughters of undocumented immigrants in America who have grown up going to school with us, graduating college with us, and now work with us, but don't have citizenship.
Their fate is currently being debated in Washington, D.C. and will most likely be decided January 19th. Please come to show your support for these brave individuals and learn how you can get more involved.
This event is free to the public. Locally Roasted Coffee is available for a $2 cover charge.

When an intelligence agency arranges to disseminated fake news it is called “disinformation” and it is a subset of what is referred to as covert action, basically secret operations run in a foreign country to influence opinion or to disrupt the functioning of a government or group that is considered to be hostile.

• DACA
• Jon Husted
• North Korea
• Ohio
• Salvadorans
• Supreme Court
• Trump

Nazi rallies in the news in recent years have most prominently been held here in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, and in Ukraine. I want to send thoughts of solidarity to those in Ukraine resisting fascism. And I want to let you know that some of us are urging our government in Washington, D.C., to stop supporting fascism both in the United States and in Ukraine. In addition, we are pointing to the examples being set by so many shithole countries around the world that are 100% free of fascist rallies.