Len Zwelling

Dr. Atlas advocates one solution to the lack of health care for many in the U.S.—increasing access to private health insurance. Exactly how does that improve things? All it does is increase the amount of money in the pockets of the insurers rather than paying doctors and other providers who actually deliver care. If we […]

Inside Out By Leonard Zwelling          Karl Deisseroth is a young (43) MD, PhD psychiatrist who has utilized opsin genes to control the behavior of mice through neuronal stimulation using light. He flashes a light via an implanted light-conducting hose and the mice do what he wants them to. He’s a member of the National

When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the

Thanks to my friends Karen and Murry Penner for sponsoring my first book signing gig at their store M. Penner at 1180 Uptown Park Drive at 6 PM on Wednesday July 29. Cocktails and light fare. Formal evite to follow. Hope you can make it!

The Ronald: Follow the Macy’s Parade By Leonard Zwelling          God bless Donald Trump (aka The Donald). In a sea of Republican mediocrity, he rises like a phoenix to tickle our funny bones and insult our intelligence. Who could ask for anything more?          And God bless NBC, Univision, Flo Rida and Macy’s for dealing

ObamaCare Preserved; Medicine Pickled; Democrats Gleeful; Republicans Relieved By Leonard Zwelling          Exactly as predicted by your favorite blogger, the Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that Obama Care will stand. What they really said was that the federal exchanges established for the purchase of health insurance because many states would not establish their own

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Why the Gay Marriage Decision of the Supreme Court Matters Even More Than the One on Obamacare By Leonard Zwelling          To my kids, this is a non-issue.          For them, having friends who are gay has about the same novelty as having a black fraternity brother had to me.          In one sense when

Quick announcement re: SCOTUS Decision on ACA I did 2 radio interviews Thursday, June 25. Here’s one: https://soundcloud.com/bryan-crabtree-highlights/dr-leonard-zwelling-4-viable-alternatives-to-obamacare Also: On Sunday, June 28 at 10 AM I will be interviewed with regard to ACA on KPRC Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall, NBC local affiliate in Houstaon, Channel 2.  Tune in if you can. Sweet Cup: The

Quiet By Leonard Zwelling          The world is a noisy place and quiet is drastically underrated as a holy state.          First, it helps you sleep. I know when I am in Manhattan, even 50 floors above street level, it is never silent, and that’s not conducive to a good night’s sleep. I think that’s