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As Free Speech advocates, we support the people’s right to protest and make their opinions [...]
As Free Speech advocates, we support the people’s right to protest and make their [...]
As a Free Speech advocate, I support the people’s right to protest and make their opinions heard.[...]
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SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST #390 Recently, Joe Alton MD wrote about school safety solutions in[...]
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Survival Medicine Hour #355 What would you have done if you were in Mexico City during the recent [...]
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In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD (Dr. Bones) and Amy Alton, ARNP (Nurse [...]
In these days of Pokemon Go and other smartphone distractions, you’re seeing more and more [...]
As a Free Speech advocate, I support the people’s right to protest and make their opinions heard. [...]
The Survival Medicine Hour with your hosts Joe Alton, MD aka Dr. Bones and Amy Alton, ARNP, aka [...]
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In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD discusses the wave of terror events using[...]
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CNN reports that a man in Berlin used a truck to plow through a group of people at a Christmas [...]
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