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Do minority groups receive a different quality of care than majority groups?  How is DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and critical race theory affecting medical care?     Bio Dr. Richard Bosshardt a plastic surgeon, a founding member of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) in Medicine and a Senior Fellow of Do No Harm. Both are organizations whose mission is to push back against the invasion of the ideology of critical race theory, in the guise of antiracism and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in medicine. He has been a physician for 39 years and a plastic surgeon for 28 of those years. He received his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1978 and completed a 5 year residency in general surgery at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Oakland, CA. He was board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1991.      His care philosophy is to see himself first  as a physician first and a plastic surgeon second. He considers plastic surgery as an extension of the overall care of patients and part of a healthy lifestyle, not an alternative to this.

Bonner Cohen PhD Bio  Bonner R. Cohen is a senior fellow at the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow, where he concentrates on energy, natural resources, and international relations. He also serves as a senior policy adviser with the Heartland Institute, senior policy advisor at National Center for Public Policy Research, and as adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.   Articles by Dr. Cohen have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, New York Post, Washington Times, National Review, Philadelphia Inquirer, Detroit News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Miami Herald, and dozens of other newspapers in the U.S. and Canada. He has been interviewed on Fox News, CNN, Fox Business Channel, BBC, BBC Worldwide Television, NBC, NPR, N 24 (German language news channel), Voice of Russia, and scores of radio stations in the U.S.   Dr. Cohen has testified before the U.S. Senate committees on Energy & Natural Resources and Environment & Public Works as well as the U.S. House committees on Natural Resources and Judiciary.   He has spoken at conferences in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Bangladesh. Dr. Cohen is the author of two books:  The Green Wave: Environmentalism and its Consequences (Washington: Capital Research Center, 2006) and, Marshall, Mao und Chiang: Die amerikanischen Vermittlungsbemuehungen im chinesischen Buergerkrieg (Marshall, Mao and Chiang: The American Mediations Effort in the Chinese Civil War) (Munich: Tuduv Verlag, 1984).   Dr. Cohen received his B.A. from the University of Georgia and his Ph.D. – summa cum laude – from the University of Munich.

Negotiating the medical system can be challenging. Often, we don't know what questions to ask, what all the options are, as well as knowing what our rights are in the medical system. How many times have you gone to see your doctor and left feeling there were more questions to be answered. Some people can benefit from health advocates who have experience and can help patients navigate the system. This becomes more complicated when entering the hospital. Upon entry, we sign some digital form without knowing wholly what was in it or what we agreed to. We feel ill, worried and perhaps weak, and at that time understanding the system is even more important.   Directed in Advance was created by Laura Echegaray & Oxana Ostrovsky after their shared experiences of being a hospital patient as well as a patient-advocate dealing with the corporate medical gauntlet.   If you or a loved one have been in a hospital of late, this will resonate with you.  If you have not yet, then knowing what they will teach you could save your life.  After the initial emergency passes, the corporate hospital's interests may not be in your best interests.  Common is over-testing, over-medication, and unwise or debatable procedures designed to run up the bill as well as to cover long-shot liability.  Then there is understaffing, incompetent staffing, and callous attendants already unhappy with their work situations. When and if you get the direct attention of a staff physician, you have to deal with allopathic bias.  All this while you are surrounded by neighborly pain, suffering, and disease.   Laura and Oxana created a different kind of Advance Directives that covers not only standard care, but holistic care, religious belief statement and COVID care. Their stories prove that prayer, holistic care and community support create miracles and change the course of hospital stay. You can learn about them and what they have to offer  on their https://www.directedinadvance.com/   Oxana Ostrovskaya Bio Oxana Ostrovskaya is an educator, community organizer, and co-founder of "Luminary Learning Village", a self-directed learning center for homeschoolers. In 2022, Oxana found herself thrust into the role of medical advocate when she rushed her partner—who was suffering from severe respiratory symptoms—to the ER. Without official advance directives or medical power of attorney in place, she became his patient advocate. After two months in the ICU battling Legionnaires' disease, he survived and was discharged. This experience inspired Oxana to create "Directed in Advance" in collaboration with Laura Echegaray, an initiative designed to empower individuals with the knowledge and tools necessary to advocate for their medical choices in hospital settings.   Laura Eschgaray Bio Laura  Echegaray is a Teaching Artist in the San Francisco Bay Area    In 1997 she trained as a disability educator and advocate to help her Latino clients with disabilities. She also learned to advocate for herself in the medical system, for her sons at school and for her father's medical needs until his passing in 2020.  In 2003 Laura had a major health crisis during which she experienced a miracle healing and was left with many questions and an insatiable interest for the spiritual, natural and energy healing arts. A second health crisis in 2022 prompted Laura to deepen her knowledge of medical advocacy skills which culminated in the creation of  the "Advanced Directives for Freedom People" course, a collaboration with Oxana Ostrovsky.

Historically, women have been under represented in all clinical research.   As recently as 1992, US legislation was passed to ensure that women are represented in all clinical research.  Medicine has assumed that women respond to medications the same as men and that they respond the same across the menstrual cycle.   Further frustration to women is that it can take eight years to receive a diagnosis of endometriosis.  This is the first generation where women were told they could have it all and were encouraged to actively seek it all. Stay beautiful, stay skinny, give the perfect dinner party. With this amount of stress, are we prepared for the years of menopause? I In the UK, US and Australia, perimenopause years were listed as times of high suicide rates among women. The Blanchflower and Byrson article on the feal happiness paradox states that women have increasing anxiety, depression, fearflulness, sadness, loneliness and anger Girls are raised to nurture, play nice, and say yes. Boys are raised to be independent and to win. This creates a dynamic where a "yes" from a woman may represent a significant personal sacrifice — one that a man in the same situation might not register as a sacrifice at all. The UK's 2023 Careers After Babies Report found that 85% of women leave the workforce within three years of having their first child. Many women today carry both traditional domestic responsibilities and full professional lives simultaneously — a compounding load that is rarely acknowledged as such. This is further complicated by the The medical profession also divides treatment according to parts of the body.     Hormones are intimately connected to stress and metabolic health. Menopause response is intimately connected to metabolic health ( blood sugars), stress, gut health, iet, toxins.  As these are not attributed geographically to one part of the body , many physicians may not look at these interconnections.   Further more there is the damage done by decades of synthetic hormones and false claims that proper biologically identical hormones can cause strokes and heart attacks.  Such events typically occur when estrogen metabolites go down the 4OH and 16OH pathway which many practitioners do not consider.   Are we women unhappy?   Bio After a career of building communications software for major international companies building `mission critical Manufacturing and Military Protection Systems, , Glenn has focused his efforts advocating for health approaches for saving lives.  He has a podcast where he bravely delves into controversial topics.  His podcast can be found at. rumble.com/user/L4Atv1

Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, a dedicated and respected physician from Utah, stands as a testament to the power of individual conscience in an era of institutional overreach. For years, he faced the unimaginable—the threat of up to 35 years behind bars—simply for honoring his sacred oath to "do no harm." Initially, Dr. Moore acted with compassion to help children whose only alternative was to receive a vaccine they and their parents did not trust, or face restrictive masking mandates. With explicit informed consent, he administered saline shots to those in need. His care soon expanded to adults facing impossible choices: job loss, military discharge, or denial of life-saving organ transplants unless they submitted to experimental injections. Dr. Moore provided these individuals a chance to uphold their deeply held convictions while safeguarding their futures. The Fight Against Federal Overreach The federal government's pursuit of Dr. Moore was a glaring example of weaponized justice. He was subjected to 22 days of incarceration, often isolated for 22 hours a day, in a blatant attempt to break his spirit and silence a vocal critic of the state-mandated medical agenda. Throughout this ordeal, he remained a devoted father, raising his two children alone after the tragic loss of his ex-wife in 2019, and a decorated U.S. Navy Flight Surgeon who has spent his career in service to others. Vindication and the Path to Accountability In July 2025, the battle reached a historic turning point. Following intense scrutiny and the recognition of the gross injustice being perpetrated, the federal government dismissed all charges against Dr. Moore. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the dismissal, stating clearly that Dr. Moore "gave his patients a choice when the federal government refused to do so" and that he "did not deserve the years in prison he was facing." This victory was not the end, but the beginning of a broader campaign. Following his exoneration, Dr. Moore appeared on the Tucker Carlson Network, where he brought the reality of the government's medical tyranny to a national audience. He has since become a leading voice in the urgent movement to pull mRNA products from the market entirely. A Mission for Humanity Dr. Moore is currently spearheading a decisive push to end the era of mass-injection mandates and stop the systematic poisoning of humanity. His work centers on: Restoring Medical Sovereignty: Championing the fundamental right of every American to make their own health decisions, free from state coercion. Exposing mRNA Risks: Utilizing his medical expertise to educate the public on the dangers of current mRNA technology and the suppression of vaccine-injury data. Systemic Accountability: Demanding that the architects of the pandemic-era mandates be held responsible for the damage inflicted upon the nation's health and constitutional rights. Dr. Moore's journey—from the courtroom to the national stage—is a battle for the preservation of human agency. He remains steadfast in his determination to see that the truth is revealed, that the victims of these policies are acknowledged, and that the medical establishment is fundamentally reformed to serve the people, not the interests of government or corporate profit.     BIO Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, a respected plastic surgeon in Utah with more than a decade of experience,  In his practice he was known for his approach being grounded in honesty, innovation and personalized care.  His patients felt seen and supported.  He is dedicated to giving his patients the toned bodies, balanced facial features, and youthful skin of their dreams. After earning a master's degree in applied human physiology from Hahnemann University in 1989, he enrolled at the University of Miami School of Medicine and obtained his medical degree with honors in 1993. Dr. Moore then completed the prerequisite general surgery residency at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver, CO, and a plastic surgery residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences