Big Pharma’s Influence on U.S. Medical Schools is Significant
An informal survey of medical schools conducted in 2005 by National Public Radio (NPR) showed that a number of universities and academic institutions are funded by pharmaceutical giants and other health industry sources. The survey, carried out through telephone calls and internet searches, found that two to six percent of the yearly budget of medical […]
U.S. Starts to Discern Between Those Dying From COVID and Those Dying With COVID
There is a difference between dying from COVID-19 and dying with COVID-19. The number of people dying with the disease may be significantly greater than those dying from it. A recent article by CNN medical analyst and Washington Post columnist Dr. Leana Wen made the distinction between dying from COVID and dying with COVID. Dr. […]
New York’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Struck Down
The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers in New York has been overturned by the New York Supreme Court, which found that Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Department of Health exceeded their authority when implementing the vaccine mandate. Siding with the plaintiffs, Medical Professionals for Informed Consent, Judge Gerard Neri ruled that […]
Diabetes Among American Youth Predicted to Increase 700 Percent by 2060
According to a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), type 2 diabetes is predicted to surge almost 700 percent in young people by 2060 if current trends continue. Currently, 37 million or one in 10 Americans suffer from diabetes.1 Type 2 diabetes occurs when the pancreas fails to produce […]
FDA Approves U.S. Babies and Young Children to Get Omicron COVID Booster Shots
In early December 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna/NIAID mRNA COVID-19 shots to include administration of the Omicron COVID booster shots to children as young as six months old. The action allows everyone over the age of six months to get the […]
Appellate Court Blocks U.S. Government’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contract workers. The 2-1 decision by the court in New Orleans directly affects Indiana, Louisiana and Mississippi, while half of the other states have had their mandates blocked or partly blocked by other […]