Journal of Independent Medicine
Current Issue
- Vol. 2
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- No. 4
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- July 15, 2026
In Memoriam
A Life Well Lived, A Legacy Worth Carrying Forward: Honoring the Life and Work of Warner Mendenhall
Lynne Kristensen
A tribute by Lynne Kristensen honoring attorney Warner Mendenhall, whose legal advocacy for medical freedom and constitutional rights inspired a movement.
Editorial
The Quiet Expansion of Death: Canada’s MAID Program and the Moral Fatigue of Modern Medicine
Joseph Varon
An editorial by Dr. Joseph Varon examining Canada's rapidly expanding MAID program and the ethical consequences of normalizing medically administered death.
Editorial
From Fleming’s Petri Dish to a Global Cancer Registry: Turning Signals into Evidence
Manuel González
An editorial by Manuel González drawing parallels between Fleming's penicillin discovery and the need for a global cancer registry for repurposed drugs.
Review Articles
Why Statistical Power Matters When Measuring Vaccine Safety
Donald S. Adema, Paul Thomas, David Brownstein
A review of vaccine safety study limitations, focusing on statistical power, confidence intervals, and the gap between perceived and demonstrated safety.
Review Articles
Vaccine Mandates and Evidence-Based Medicine: A Narrative Review
Mitchell B. Liester
A narrative review by Dr. Mitchell Liester arguing that vaccine mandates violate evidence-based medicine by removing clinical judgment and patient autonomy.
Original Articles
Association Between Mitral Valve Disease and Myocarditis in COVID-19 Hospitalizations: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis
Betzy Santiago Donato, Mohamed Ziad-M. Said, Jose Iglesias, Joseph Varon
A retrospective study using the National Inpatient Sample to assess whether mitral valve disease increases the risk of myocarditis in COVID-19 patients.
Case Reports
Methotrexate-Induced Stroke-Like Syndrome in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Series from a Resource-Limited Center in Mexico
Edgar Selem, Alejandro Torres, Joseph Varon, Pablo González Montalvo
A case series documenting methotrexate-induced stroke-like syndrome in three pediatric leukemia patients at a resource-limited center in Mérida, Mexico.
Perspective
MCAS, POTS, Dysautonomia, and “Genetic Disorders” — Long COVID Observations
Gwen Foster
A perspective by Dr. Gwen Foster describing emerging patterns of MCAS, POTS, dysautonomia, and rare genetic disorders observed in Long COVID patients.
Perspective
Two Hundred Fifty Years of American Medicine: What We Built, What We Lost, and What Must Be Restored
Lynne Kristensen, Joseph Varon
A perspective by Lynne Kristensen and Dr. Joseph Varon tracing 250 years of American medicine, examining what was gained and what was lost along the way.
Perspective
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Not Genetically Determined, Not Classically Autoimmune, and Not Idiopathic: A Critical Reframing of Pathogenesis
Josh Dech, Yusuf JP Saleeby
A critical reframing arguing that inflammatory bowel disease is environmentally driven and immune-mediated, not genetically determined or autoimmune.
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