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Bill Gates Is Rapidly Losing Trust in the FDA and CDC

With the release of their foundation’s latest annual Goalkeepers Report, Bill and Melinda Gates are doing a lot of interviews and pushing one primary message: The U.S. is failing in its coronavirus response, and that represents a failure for the globe. That’s something we’ve heard from Bill Gates repeatedly since the covid-19 pandemic began earlier…

Health Rhett Jones

Should a Covid-19 Vaccine Be Mandatory for Kids? Health Experts Are Trying to Decide

As the race to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus that causes covid-19 continues, a crucial question is on the horizon: Should a successful vaccine be made mandatory for children entering school? In a new paper out Monday, a group of experts argue that it’s still too early to answer the question definitively, but they…

Health Ed Cara

Anti-Maskers Forced to Dig Graves for Covid-19 Victims in Indonesia

At least eight people who have refused to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic have been forced to dig graves for people who died from covid-19 in the province of East Java, Indonesia, according to a report from the Jakarta Post. “There are only three available gravediggers at the moment, so I thought I might…

Health Matt Novak

Trump’s HHS Goons Smear CDC as ‘Deep State,’ Routinely Meddle with Covid-19 Reports

As the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in America skyrocketed over the course of this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services routinely tried to muzzle what information health officials released to the public because now even scientific facts are apparently partisan. According to a new Politico report, confirmed on Saturday by…

Health Alyse Stanley

Scientists Flag ‘Inconsistencies’ in Russian Vaccine Study

A group of scientists is questioning the only available study so far supporting a controversial vaccine candidate for the coronavirus that causes covid-19, which is being developed by the Russian government. The group is claiming to have found “potential data inconsistencies” that make some of the findings highly unlikely to be genuine. The Russian vaccine…

Health Ed Cara

When Did Covid-19 Really Start Spreading in the U.S.?

A trio of new studies published Thursday seem to push back the start of the covid-19 pandemic in the U.S. Two of the studies suggest that the coronavirus behind covid-19 was spreading locally in Washington State in late January to early February, while another suggests it was sickening people in Los Angeles last December. These…

Health Ed Cara

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‘Soft’ Bat Ticks Found in New Jersey for the First Time and This Is Not What We Need Right Now

As if we don’t have enough bad news to share right now, a tick species associated with bats has been spotted in New Jersey for the very first time. The health risks are unknown, but these parasites, as common vectors for disease, could threaten humans, pets, and livestock. Bats and ticks seem like an unholy…

Health George Dvorsky

Here’s What We Know So Far About the AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial Halt

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca formally announced on Wednesday that its Phase III trial in the UK testing out a vaccine for the coronavirus that causes covid-19 was put on pause, following a report of a serious adverse event among its participants. More details concerning the report have since emerged, but there are still many unanswered questions…

Health Ed Cara

How to Read That Damning Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ‘Superspreader’ Study Like a Scientist

A week-long rally attended by half a million motorcycle enthusiasts last month in Sturgis, South Dakota could have eventually led to an extra 250,000 cases of covid-19, according to new research released by a team of economists. But though it’s certainly likely that the rally was a superspreading event, this particular estimate may be off…

Health Ed Cara

Pharma Companies to Release Pledge Promising Not to Seek Federal Approval Until Vaccine Is Safe

Pharmaceutical companies are aiming to assuage the public’s anxiety, ever inflamed by a selfish U.S. president, over the safety of coronavirus vaccines. To calm fears, big-name drug makers like Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna will sign a joint statement to demonstrate their commitment to safety and effectiveness. The pledge, which was reported and reviewed…

Health Jody Serrano

Large Study Finds Link Between Hair Dye And a Certain Type of Breast Cancer

A new large population study looks to clarify the theorized connection between hair dye and cancer. The study found no link between ever using hair dye and an increased risk of most types of cancer in women. However, it did find a possible relationship between hair dye and certain forms of breast cancer, ovarian cancer,…

Health Ed Cara

Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial—But We Don’t Know Yet if It Really Works

New research released on Friday is the first bit of evidence supporting a vaccine for covid-19 being developed by scientists in Russia. The pair of early clinical trials suggest that the vaccine is safely tolerated and can create an immune response to the coronavirus that causes covid-19 in people. But as with other experimental candidates,…

Health Ed Cara

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Horrifying Images Show How the Coronavirus Ravages Our Lungs

Here’s a closer look at the coronavirus that causes covid-19, courtesy of new research publishedin the New England Journal of Medicine Thursday. These images depicting the coronavirus en masse infecting human lung cells aren’t just for show either—they might just provide a hint as to why covid-19 can be so devastating to our bodies. Camille…

Health Ed Cara

The Pandemic Is Taking a Heavy Toll on Our Mental Health, Study Finds

A new study out Wednesday is the latest to show that the covid-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on Americans’ mental health. The research found that more than a quarter of adults surveyed have clearly experienced depression symptoms recently—over three times as many who said the same in a survey taken before the pandemic.…

Health Ed Cara

Coronavirus Antibodies Can Last at Least Four Months, Large Iceland Study Finds

A new study from Iceland provides reassurance that our antibodies to the coronavirus that causes covid-19 can last at least four months—assuming that we produce them in the first place. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday, looked at blood samples collected from over 30,000 people in Iceland, a bit…

Health Ed Cara

The WHO Now Recommends Cheap Steroids As a Life-Saving Treatment for Severe Covid-19

New research released Wednesday seems to confirm one of the few hopeful discoveries made during the covid-19 pandemic: Cheap steroid drugs can save the lives of people with severe covid-19. The accumulating evidence has convinced the World Health Organization to embrace steroids as a standard treatment for these critical cases, though not for people with…

Health Ed Cara

White House Says It Won’t Help Global Vaccine Effort to Spite China, World Health Organization

The U.S. won’t contribute to an international effort to develop a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes covid-19, the White House said on Tuesday, because it involves the “corrupt World Health Organization” and China. Per the Washington Post, the U.S. isn’t participating in the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) Facility, a joint coronavirus…

Health Tom McKay

Researchers May Have Found the First Treatment for Chronic Fainting

A pacemaker might help people prone to fainting stay on their feet more, according to preliminary research out this week. The findings from this study and others could very well lead to pacemakers becoming the first dedicated treatment for chronic fainting. Fainting—or syncope, as it’s known medically—is caused when the blood flow to the brain…

Health Ed Cara

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How Face Shields and Valve Masks Fail to Stop Infectious Droplets, as Shown by Lasers

A new study using lasers suggests that face shields and masks outfitted with an exhaust valve aren’t particularly great at protecting others from tiny respiratory droplets containing contagious germs like the coronavirus that causes covid-19. These aerosols can spill through and around these types of face equipment, the study found, weakening their potential to keep…

Health Ed Cara

Man Who Famously Died From Covid Says Covid Isn’t Very Deadly

Former presidential hopeful Herman Cain died of covid-19 on July 30, but that hasn’t stopped the man from tweeting. In fact, Cain (or whoever is running his account, if you don’t believe in ghosts) has been tweeting about a subject near and dear to his lifeless heart: How the coronavirus pandemic is overblown and not…

Health Matt Novak

Bill Gates Is Rapidly Losing Trust in the FDA and CDC

Should a Covid-19 Vaccine Be Mandatory for Kids? Health Experts Are Trying to Decide

Anti-Maskers Forced to Dig Graves for Covid-19 Victims in Indonesia

Trump’s HHS Goons Smear CDC as ‘Deep State,’ Routinely Meddle with Covid-19 Reports

Scientists Flag ‘Inconsistencies’ in Russian Vaccine Study

When Did Covid-19 Really Start Spreading in the U.S.?

‘Soft’ Bat Ticks Found in New Jersey for the First Time and This Is Not What We Need Right Now

Here’s What We Know So Far About the AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial Halt

How to Read That Damning Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ‘Superspreader’ Study Like a Scientist

Pharma Companies to Release Pledge Promising Not to Seek Federal Approval Until Vaccine Is Safe

Large Study Finds Link Between Hair Dye And a Certain Type of Breast Cancer

Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial—But We Don’t Know Yet if It Really Works

Horrifying Images Show How the Coronavirus Ravages Our Lungs

The Pandemic Is Taking a Heavy Toll on Our Mental Health, Study Finds

Coronavirus Antibodies Can Last at Least Four Months, Large Iceland Study Finds

The WHO Now Recommends Cheap Steroids As a Life-Saving Treatment for Severe Covid-19

White House Says It Won’t Help Global Vaccine Effort to Spite China, World Health Organization

Researchers May Have Found the First Treatment for Chronic Fainting

How Face Shields and Valve Masks Fail to Stop Infectious Droplets, as Shown by Lasers

Man Who Famously Died From Covid Says Covid Isn’t Very Deadly

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