Laurel Fitzhugh

Maybe the Two-Party System Is a Root of Wealth Extraction

2026-05-112026-02-28 by Laurel Fitzhugh

The U.S. two-party system may do more than organize elections. Its donor structure, electoral rules, and polarization dynamics may also help sustain policies that concentrate wealth.

No Market, No Attention: Pernicious Anemia and the Cost of Invisibility

2026-06-052026-02-27 by Laurel Fitzhugh

Pernicious anemia is one of the clearest cases in contemporary medicine where everything required for good outcomes exists — the diagnostic tools, the treatment, the evidence base — and the outcomes remain poor anyway. The gap between what medicine knows and what medicine does is not a gap in knowledge.

Misdiagnosis of PA, the Summary

2026-09-222026-02-27 by Laurel Fitzhugh

A Confused 19th-Century Disease Model Still Shapes Modern Care Pernicious anemia has been misunderstood since it was first described. That misunderstanding did not persist because of a lack of scientific progress, but because early observations hardened into a disease model that medicine never fully revised. The result is a condition that remains misdiagnosed, underdiagnosed, and … Read more

HCR 2056: A Vote About Your Family’s Safety

2026-02-26 by Laurel Fitzhugh

Arizona voters will decide this November whether to permanently lock public health policy into the state constitution. HCR 2056, titled ‘Medical Mandates; Right to Refuse,’ sounds like a personal freedom measure. Before you vote, here is what the proposal actually does — and what it prevents.

Medicine’s Three Ways of Being Wrong

2026-06-152026-02-22 by Laurel Fitzhugh

Modern medicine has a reputation for conservatism — slow to accept new ideas, protective of existing paradigms, resistant to challenges from outside the mainstream. That reputation is earned, but it understates the problem. Outright rejection of valid ideas is only one of three distinct mechanisms by which medicine fails its own stated mission. The other two are quieter, carry more institutional cover, and may do more cumulative damage.

Why Do I Feel Worse After Starting B12 Treatment?

2026-08-242026-02-22 by Laurel Fitzhugh

Starting B12 treatment for pernicious anemia can sometimes make symptoms feel worse initially—it’s often a sign of nerve repair kicking in. Learn about the myelin rebuilding process, typical timelines for improvement (1-3 months), when to seek medical advice, and essential supplements like omega-3s, choline, and vitamin D to support recovery. Address absorption issues and concurrent deficiencies for optimal healing.

B12 Beyond the Basics: Cellular Resistance and Functional Deficiencies

2026-08-122026-02-21 by Laurel Fitzhugh

Vitamin B12 is essential to DNA synthesis, red blood cell formation, neurological integrity, and methylation — the process by which the body converts homocysteine to methionine. Deficiency at any of these levels can produce serious and, if uncorrected, permanent damage: megaloblastic anemia, peripheral neuropathy, spinal cord degeneration, cognitive impairment, and psychiatric symptoms that are frequently misattributed to primary mental illness.

The problem facing both patients and clinicians is that B12-related illness is not a single condition with a single cause. Pernicious anemia (PA) — the best-known cause of B12 deficiency — results from an autoimmune failure of absorption. But a growing body of evidence describes a different category of B12-related illness in which absorption is intact and blood B12 levels appear normal, yet symptoms of deficiency persist. This second category, sometimes called B12 resistance or cellular resistance, reflects failures in transport, cellular uptake, or intracellular conversion after B12 has entered the bloodstream.

Understanding Gastritis: Causes, Confusion, and Consequences

2026-10-062026-02-17 by Laurel Fitzhugh

An explainer on gastritis: what causes stomach lining inflammation, why low and high acid produce identical symptoms, and why millions may be treating the wrong problem with acid-suppressing medications.

The Overton Window: Satire Gets Deleted and Extremism Doesn’t

2026-06-042026-02-10 by Laurel Fitzhugh

The Overton Window: Satire Gets Deleted and Extremism Doesn’t

I once reposted a meme showing a hospital patient in an ICE mask with the caption “ICE agents still hospitalized after being shot with cell phone.” It was funny.

Facebook deleted it, and I’ve discovered this is common. Reports from civil liberties and digital rights groups show this is a real pattern: content critical of ICE routinely disappears from major platforms.

Wealth Extraction Without Ethical Foundation: Thesis and Outline

2026-05-112026-02-09 by Laurel Fitzhugh

This outline is published as a structural diagnosis of the consequences of wealth extraction operating without ethical constraint. It maps how power, profit, and governance interact when principles of right conduct no longer govern decision-making, and shows the resulting damage across law, democracy, economic stability, and national security. Each section stands on its own as an analytical unit, and together they show how extraction operates as an integrated system rather than a collection of isolated abuses.

The Overton Window: Satire Gets Deleted and Extremism Doesn’t

Introduction: Values-Based Democracy Is America’s Hard Security Requirement

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