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Easier to Obtain Medically Assisted Death Than Treatment for Chronic Lyme Disease

https://medicaldetective.substack.com/p/you-can-get-medically-assisted-dying-easier-than-treatment-for-chronic-lyme-disease?

You Can Get Medically Assisted Dying Easier Than Treatment for Chronic Lyme Disease

Richard Horowitz
Feb 04, 2026

There are certain aspects of medicine and specifically medical politics that make my blood boil. All of my calm abiding meditation goes out the window when I see the Canadian broadcasting system continuing their biased attack on Lyme disease patients in Canada, especially when it is easier to get medically assisted dying in a country than it is to get treated for a chronic illness. This is what was in the news media this week, once again:

Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say. Chronic Lyme isn’t medically recognized. It’s a controversial term that some say fuels a dubious industry.

[A number of celebrities including Bella Hadid, Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake claim to have Lyme disease, but some doctors worry this could mislead people into thinking they too could have the disease. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Patrick Smith, Manny Carabel/Getty Images)https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/celebrity-chronic-lyme-industry-9.7056234]

This news article from a Canadian broadcasting system, casting doubt on whether chronic Lyme disease and persistent infection is real, was released the same week that this article was highlighted by LymeDisease.org on January 27th:

[From: https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-can-persist/]

Does anyone in the news media actually do a medical search (or know how to do one) before reporting news and purporting to know the truth? The article on the persistence of Lyme disease came out several days before the Canadian broadcasting system released their news feed. This is the second article I saw on the subject of chronic Lyme being a ‘non-disease’ coming out of Canada in the past few weeks, where the best they can do is to slam medical clinics trying to help patients. See the last Medical Detective Substack I did on sleuthing the ‘mysterious brain disease in Canada’ which likely involves some patients having chronic tick-borne illness mixed with mold and other environmental toxins:

(See link for article)
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**Comment**
Important excerpt:
The newer guidelines by the IDSA do not incorporate any of the recent science on biofilms and persisters, and the Canadian healthcare system has chosen to adopt IDSA guidelines instead of giving doctors a choice, as we have here in the US to follow ILADS guidelines.
As Dr. Horowitz points out, his findings on persistence were published SEVEN years ago yet were never mentioned in the Canadian news story. But studies showing persistence were found even far before that:
I already did a summary of the horrifically biased Canadian piece here, where I summarize and point out the myriad of errors; however, I highly recommend reading Dr. Horowitz’s piece as he takes a deep, deep dive into the subject and the fact that some with potentially treatable illness are applying for medical assistance in dying.  The blatant denial of chronic, persistent Lyme/MSIDS will only further this practice.
I will end with a potent quote:

You Can Die from Lyme Disease. We Don’t Need More Help Getting There ~ Dr. Richard Horowitz

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Activism, Lyme, research, Uncategorized

Illegal Las Vegas Biolab Being Used to Justify Broad Sweeping Federal Biosecurity Bill

https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/illegal-las-vegas-biolab-disclosure?

Illegal Las Vegas Biolab Disclosure in Congressional Record Leads to New Federal Biosecurity Bill Shielding Pathogen Data From Public Scrutiny

A crisis narrative becomes justification for FOIA-exempt biosecurity expansion.
Jon Fleetwood
Feb 04, 2026
A recently disclosed illegal biolab raid in Las Vegas—now formally entered into the Congressional Record—is being used by lawmakers to justify a sweeping new federal biosecurity bill that would dramatically expand executive and national-security control over biological research while exempting large portions of pathogen surveillance data from public disclosure laws.  (See link for article which is behind a paywall)
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**Comment**
What began as a garden hose sticking out of a building resulting in a code-violation call, turned into a raid by SWAT teams, FBI, and hazmat wearing workers.
The lab was found in a residential home where potential biological materials were in a locked garage. Over 1,000 samples were collected and are being tested.  There were multiple refrigerators with vials of unidentified liquids in gallon-sized containers along with a centrifuge and other lab equipment.
Chinese national, Ori Solomon, believed to be the property manager at the location, was arrested and charged with felony disposal/discharge of hazardous waste in an unauthorized manner, but has pled not guilty. Despite being in possession of a non-immigrant visa, he was in illegal possession of six firearms and subsequently charged with a felony gun crime. Officers found French and Israeli passports in his name as well. (Ori Salomon on the French passport and Ori Solomon in the Israeli passport).  Three additional renters in the home were evidently not involved. Source
An LLC tied to the home’s county records matches the name of a company which is part of an ongoing federal case in Reedley, California also involving a biological lab. Chinese citizen, David He (aka Jia Bei Zhu, Jesse Zhu, and Qiang He) was arrested in 2023 for manufacturing and distributing misbranded medical devices and for making false statements to the FDA.  To deflect authorities He changed his name, and the names of his companies and their locations.
He and romantic and business partner Zhaoyan Wang, told prosecutors COVID-19 test kids were pregnancy tests in order to get them into the U.S.  He received money from Chinese banks and housed thousands of samples of potential pathogens labeled: HIV, malaria, TB, COVID-19, dengue fever, and Ebola, along with blood, tissue, other bodily fluid samples and serums, and 1,000 transgenic mice (engineered to mimic the human immune system).
Interestingly, He has not been convicted yet and has plead not guilty.
The items found in LA were consistent in appearance with the items in Reedley.

Authorities insist this is an isolated incident that poses no threat to the public, despite employees cleaning the house described feeling “deathly ill” after entering the garage, and multiple people who had stayed at or visited the house reported serious illness, including respiratory issues and extreme fatigue.

Ha, ha, ha……they must really believe we are stupid.

 

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Activism, Malaria, research, Viruses

White House Keeps Ties to WHO Flu System, CA Joins WHO Global Outbreak Network & Study Shows Most People Have Immune Defenses Against H5N1

https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/trump-admin-keeps-ties-to-who-influenza?

Trump Admin Keeps Ties to WHO Influenza System as U.S. Funds Bird Flu Gain-of-Function and Mass Vaccine Programs

Despite claiming to have withdrawn from the international organization.
Jon Fleetwood
Jan 24, 2026

Despite claiming to have formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Trump administration has confirmed it is still in active discussions with the agency about participating in next year’s global influenza vaccine strain-selection process—at the same time the U.S. government is funding influenza bird flu gain-of-function research and a $500 million influenza vaccine initiative.

On January 22, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the United States had completed its withdrawal from the WHO, apparently ending all funding, recalling U.S. personnel, and terminating participation in WHO committees, governance bodies, and technical working groups.

During the same briefing, administration officials acknowledged that influenza remains an open channel for engagement.

Per CNN’s Thursday report:

“HHS left the door open to some continued collaboration, however. Asked if the US would participate in an upcoming WHO-led meeting to decide the composition of next year’s flu vaccines, the administration said conversations about that are still ongoing.”

The statement was made during a call with reporters following the withdrawal announcement.

This places influenza in a separate policy category—one where U.S. withdrawal exists on paper, but coordination with the same international decision system continues.

It raises questions about who is actually setting U.S. influenza policy, and why the one disease tied to global strain forecasting, pandemic modeling, and mass countermeasure production remains exempt from the break. (See link for article)

Important quote:

….despite the publicized WHO withdrawal, the United States remains functionally embedded in the WHO-centered influenza system—where global strain selection, federally funded virus engineering, and government-backed vaccine platforms converge inside the same international pandemic planning architecture.

And more bad news….

California Becomes First State to Join WHO’s Global Outbreak Response Network After US Exit

Important excerpt:

Newsom, who confirmed in October that he’s considering a 2028 presidential bid, revealed the new collaboration after meeting with WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

It will be interesting to learn where California’s money to fund this ‘network,’ comes from since $111 MILLION in U.S. mandatory annual dues and $570 MILLION in “voluntary contributions” has come to an end.

https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/most-people-already-have-immune-defenses?

Most People Already Have Immune Defenses Against H5N1 Bird Flu: Journal ‘Immunity’

94% had H5 antibodies, 100% showed neutralization despite no exposure to virus.
Jon Fleetwood
Feb 02, 2026

A new peer-reviewed study published last week in the journal Immunity reports that the vast majority of people already carry antibodies capable of neutralizing the cattle-linked purported H5N1 bird flu virus, despite having no known exposure to H5N1 and being classified as immunologically naïve.

The findings challenge the widespread assumption that humans are broadly unprotected against H5N1—an assumption that has underpinned recent pandemic warnings tied to the virus’s spread in U.S. dairy cattle.

It also challenges the justification for government-led gain-of-function bird flu experiments and mass vaccine development programs built on the premise that humans have little to no existing immunity, including the Trump administration’s $500 million “next-generation, gold-standard” bird flu vaccine effort.

Study Finds Antibodies in Nearly All Unexposed Individuals

Researchers analyzed blood samples from 66 individuals in Germany with no known exposure to H5N1.

Using multiple laboratory tests, the study found that 94% had detectable IgG antibodies that bind to the H5 hemagglutinin protein, while 100% showed measurable neutralizing activity against the cattle-associated H5N1 strain A/Texas/37/2024 in a sensitive neutralization system.  (See link for article)

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Important excerpt:

While the study does not address transmission dynamics, it clearly demonstrates that baseline human immunity to H5N1 already exists—raising questions about whether current levels of alarm, experimentation, and preemptive intervention are scientifically justified.

Our government has been funding, to the tune of $500 million, for a ‘next generation’ pandemic vaccine project (BPL-1357 and BPL-24910), as well as gain-of-function bird flu viruses.

Both jabs claim to protect against bird flu, the very virus the government has been mutating in the lab with Bill Gates. Source

Government MO: create a problem, then provide the answer and solution that they will profit from.

Seems nothing has been learned from COVID; another gain-of-function experiment the government funded with taxpayer dollars that they profited from.

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Gates has his fingers in so many pies it’s hard to keep them all straight:

      • infectious diseases yielding lucrative government contracts
      • vaccines – ignoring vaccine safety, encouraging pregnant women to get the fast-tracked, experimental COVID gene therapy, and promoting censorship on vaccine debate   Source
      • family planning
      • agriculture
      • climate change
      • food ‘security’
      • GMO research including ‘terminator seed’ projects, synthetic meat startups, and releasing GMO insects
      • the media – from BBC, NPR, The NY Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and much more to ‘fact’ checkers who silence online dissent.

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Activism, research, vaccines, Viruses

Another Baby Dies of ‘SIDS’ One Day After ‘Routine’ Vaccines

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/8-week-old-dies-sids-one-day-after-routine-vaccines-were-shots-blame/

8-Week-Old Dies of SIDS One Day After ‘Routine’ Vaccines — Were the Shots to Blame?

The death of an 8-week-old U.K. boy who was found unresponsive in his crib one day after he received more than one routine vaccine has been attributed to SIDS. The baby’s death certificate and an inquest did not list a cause of death. However, research has linked vaccines to SIDS and infant deaths.

by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.
January 23, 2026
vaccine bottle and letters "SIDS"
The death of an 8-week-old U.K. boy who was found unresponsive in his crib one day after he received more than one routine vaccine has been attributed to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

The baby’s death certificate and an inquest did not list a cause of death. However, research has linked vaccines to SIDS and infant deaths.

According to The Sun, Reuben Curry was born Dec. 17, 2023. His mother, Scarlet, found him unresponsive during the overnight hours of Feb. 17, 2024. He did not respond to efforts to revive him and was pronounced dead that day.

Scarlet told The Sun, “The day before his passing, I’d taken him for his vaccinations and he didn’t like them very much — but that’s normal for a baby.”

The Sun reported that Reuben experienced “complications” during birth but did not provide details. The report also didn’t state which vaccines Reuben received, where he was vaccinated or the name of the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A SIDS diagnosis is given when an infant under age 1 dies suddenly, typically during sleep, and an investigation into the death fails to yield a cause. Most SIDS deaths (95%) occur in the first six months of life, peaking at ages 2-4 months.

After birth defects and prematurity, SIDS is the third leading cause of death for infants. Yet the medical industry claims to remain puzzled about the cause.

An inquest shed no further light on the cause of Reuben’s death. “I didn’t actually get his death certificate until September last year due to an inquest, where they just couldn’t find anything,” Scarlet said. “There wasn’t a reason or an answer.”

Vaccinations ‘likely played a significant role’ in Reuben’s death

The Sun reported that SIDS claims the lives of around three babies per week in the U.K. In the U.S., more than five infant deaths are recorded per 1,000 live births.

According to The Sun, the exact cause of SIDS “remains unknown,” but risk factors may include “unsafe sleeping, overheating and smoking while pregnant.”

In November 2025, The Sun reported on a surge of a previously “rare” virus known as enterovirus-C105, which has been linked to SIDS cases.

Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher said he believes the vaccinations Reuben received “likely played a significant role in his unfortunate demise.”

According to the U.K.’s National Health Service, routine vaccinations administered at 8 weeks include the meningitis B, rotavirus, and 6-in-1 (diphtheria, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b or Hib, polio, tetanus and whooping cough) shots.

Hulscher cited a preprint published last month by Children’s Health Defense (CHD) researchers Karl Jablonowski, Ph.D., and Brian Hooker, Ph.D., which found that the 6-in-1 vaccine is “linked to a +153% increased odds of dying.” The preprint was subsequently withdrawn.  (See link for article)

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**Comment**

Here’s the problem:

Medical researcher Neil Z. Miller said prophylactic vaccination was removed from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) as an official cause of death in 1979. Now, “Medical examiners are compelled to misclassify potential vaccine-related fatalities under alternate cause-of-death classifications, such as SIDS.”

Due to a lack of code for vaccine deaths, coroners, pathologists and doctors can only choose between SIDS, SUDI and suffocation.

78% of all the SIDS deaths occur in the week after infant vaccines

I’m sure that’s just a coincidence. 

According to the corrupt AAP, there is no link between vaccines and SIDS.

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Activism, research, vaccines

More Evidence Lyme Disease Can Persist After Treatment

https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-can-persist/

Even more evidence that Lyme disease can persist after antibiotics

1/27/26

A review of the medical literature has found long-term infection in animal models and persistent infection despite antibiotic therapy in humans with ongoing symptoms of Lyme disease. The study was published in the open access journal Advances in Infectious Diseases.

Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a type of corkscrew-shaped bacteria known as a spirochete.

In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Lyme disease is much more common than previously thought, with over 476,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States.

That makes Lyme disease seven times more common than hepatitis C virus infection, 15 times more common than HIV/AIDS and 49 times more common than tuberculosis in the United States.

The current study was conducted by nurse practitioner Melissa Fesler and internist Raphael Stricker from Union Square Medical Associates, a multispecialty medical practice in San Francisco, and Lorraine Johnson, chief executive of the patient support group LymeDisease.org.

Review identifies long-term infection in both people and animals

“Our findings address a major controversy over persistent symptoms in Lyme disease,” said Fesler, an author of the published study. “The results suggest that infection with the Lyme spirochete persists in some patients despite supposedly adequate antibiotic therapy.”

Previous studies have shown that the Lyme spirochete could survive antibiotic therapy in monkeys and humans. In the present study, researchers analyzed 56 studies from the medical literature.

In 10 animal studies and 25 human studies (see table below), Lyme spirochetes were able to survive antibiotic therapy as shown by culture, tissue microscopy and xenodiagnosis (transfer of infection via tick bites).

Borrelia burgdorferi was detectable for 2-46 months after antibiotic therapy in rodents, dogs, monkeys, horses and humans.

“The presence of live spirochetes in symptomatic patients supports the role of ongoing infection in these patients,” said Lorraine Johnson. “When patients remain ill after antibiotic therapy, clinicians need to consider the possibility of persistent infection and the need for continued treatment.”

Dr. Stricker pointed to the implications for Lyme disease treatment raised by the study.

“This study is bad news for Lyme disease patients and their doctors,” he said. “We need to develop better antimicrobial treatments for these suffering patients, and we need to do it now.”

In the journal article’s acknowledgements, the authors wrote, “This article is dedicated to the memory of Pat Smith and Alan MacDonald.” Both individuals spent decades advancing understanding of the persistence of Lyme bacteria after antibiotic treatment, each contributing in their own distinct way.

SOURCE: Union Square Medical Associates

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Activism, Lyme, research