Will Colleges Mandating COVID Shots Be Held Liable for Injuries?
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives requiring colleges that mandated the COVID-19 shots to pay the medical bills of students injured by the biological product. The University Forced Vaccination Student Injury Mitigation Act, sponsored by Congressman Matt Rosendale of Montana, would force colleges to pay a student’s medical bills or […]
BMJ Study Finds 1 in 3 Patients Harmed by Surgical Medical Errors
A 2024 study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on surgical safety has revealed that more than one-third of patients experience complications during or following surgery, with a significant proportion linked to preventable medical errors. Despite advances in patient care, the findings underscore ongoing concerns about the safety of hospital procedures and the widespread […]
Protestors Target Kellogg’s Over Cereal Dyes
It has been nearly a decade since the cereal brand giant Kellogg’s announced that it would remove artificial colors and ingredients from its cereals and other food products by the year 2018. Last month, more than a thousand people1 gathered outside of Kellogg’s headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan to deliver petitions with over 400,000 signatures […]
Trust in U.S. Doctors and Hospitals Has Declined Since COVID Pandemic
A 2024 survey study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open found that Americans trust in medical doctors and hospitals declined significantly after the COVID-19 pandemic.1 The 2020 pandemic signified a turning point in the public’s trust in the medical profession that was previously deemed to be a trustworthy profession. […]
CDC’s Independence, Integrity Compromised by Funding from Private Industry
On its website, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) boasts a “Pledge to the American People” that outlines five commitments. Among these commitments is one to place the benefits to society above the benefits to the government agency. This prohibits employees “from participating in matters that post a conflict of interest or […]
Pfizer Agrees to Settle Zantac Cancer Lawsuits for $250 Million
Pfizer, Inc., the largest pharmaceutical corporation in the world marketing drugs and vaccines,1 has agreed to pay between $200 to $250 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed in the United States related to cancer risks associated with its over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac (also known as ranitidine). The acid reflux drug was discontinued in […]