Michael Segarty

Disease X: Is It the Wuhan Coronavirus?

The terrible thing about the outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan is that for humans, it has all too many unknowns and uncertainties, such as pathogens, routes of transmission, incubation period, and possibilities of cure. The transmission path of the Wuhan coronavirus covers the transmission route of several other infectious diseases, namely contact infection, digestive tract ...

Michael Segarty

Taking a patient's temperature.

Double-Lung Transplant in Jiangsu?

With the coronavirus spreading all over China, senior officials from the Chinese Communist Party apparently also get infected, just like ordinary Chinese. On February 29, a patient infected with the virus received a double-lung transplant in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. It is the world’s first recorded double lung transplant, but there is considerable unease about whether or ...

Michael Segarty

Doctors performing surgery.

CCP’s Crackdown on Chinese Citizens Expands During COVID-19 Epidemic

On February 23, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a meeting in Beijing to discuss “coronavirus epidemic prevention and control and plans to stimulate economic growth,” according to unconfirmed sources. All members of the Politburo Standing Committee, as well as Xi Jinping, attended. Over 170,000 officials are said to have viewed the meeting via video, ...

Michael Segarty

A coronavirus teleconference.

The Black Death: Punishment From God

The Black Death, also known as the Great Plague or the Bubonic Plague, was a pandemic that raged across the Medieval World in the 14th and 15th centuries. It quickly spread, killing at least 75 million people. It reached its peak of havoc between 1347 and 1351. Some historians estimate that as many as 200 ...

Michael Segarty

A plague doctor.

‘The Eyes of Darkness’: A Work of Fiction or Prophecy?

American suspense writer Dean Koontz published a best-selling novel in 1981 called The Eyes of Darkness. This dark thriller, written almost 40 years ago, tells the story of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) created a deadly virus called Wuhan-400 in a secret laboratory in the Wuhan suburbs in Hubei Provence. This virus, the storyline ...

Michael Segarty

Infectious coronaviruses.

Liberation From the Wuhan Epidemic

The Wuhan coronavirus epidemic in mainland China is spreading across the land at an alarming pace. The scenes of hopelessness, the dire conditions among the people, and their calls for rescue from this merciless infection are heartbreaking. Can the total blockade and quarantine of an entire city, village, or community really quell and contain this ...

Michael Segarty

A young Chinese girl wearing a mask.

The Great Plague Was a Prelude to a New Dynasty

A disease not only plays a role in the fate of an individual, but it can also invariably determine the destiny of entire nations and peoples. Pandemics have altered the course of history and can strike at the heart, the rhythm, as well as the ups and downs of dynasties, from the Eastern world to ...

Michael Segarty

The black plague.

A Famous Medicinal Herb Merchant in Chang’an During the Tang Dynasty

In the mid-period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a herb merchant named Song Qing who lived in the capital of Chang’an in the western part of the city. During that time, there was a well-known adage that held: “Medicinal herb merchant Song Qing is a person with righteous thinking.” Being a humble merchant, how ...

Michael Segarty

A herbal apothecary.

Help, Hope, and Understanding for Scoliosis

A medical mystery of the spine, scoliosis is characterized by an abnormal twist or sideways S- or C- shaped curvature of the backbone. The condition ranges from mild to severe. It can strike at any age, but it usually sets in early in life, at the age of 10-15. In severe cases, surgery may be ...

Michael Segarty

Spinal scoliosis.