Many COVID Patients Died from Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Infection
A 2023 study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation found that secondary bacterial pneumonia that does not resolve was the cause of death in patients with COVID-19. The study showed that secondary bacterial pneumonia was very common in patients with COVID, affecting almost half the patients who required support from mechanical ventilation.1 Benjamin Singer, […]
FDA Panel Endorses New Alzheimer’s Drug After Accelerated Approval
The newest Alzheimer’s drug is on its way for full regulatory approval after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted that the drug was beneficial in slowing cognitive decline. The drug is expected to be fully approved by July 6, 2023.1 In clinical trials the drug, known as lecanemab, demonstrated a 27 […]
Billions of Dollars in U.S. COVID Relief Aid Stolen
COVID-19 relief aid fraud ran rampant in the United States during the pandemic. Billions of dollars of government relief aid that was meant to stabilize the U.S. economy was instead pilfered. Social security numbers of federal prisoners and people who had previously passed away were used to redeem unemployment checks, while federal loan applicants were […]
Potential Pick for CDC Director Continues to Draw Criticism
In a public statement issued on June 16, 2023, President Biden announced his intent to name Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH to succeed Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH as the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The statement confirms a June 1 report by The Washington Post that the President was planning on picking Dr. Cohen, […]
Twelve Infants Die During Clinical Trials for FDA-Endorsed RSV Drug
On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) voted unanimously (21-0) in favor of AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s new nirsevimab (Beyfortus) monoclonal antibody drug believed to provide protection for infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease and other lower respiratory tract infections during their first year of life.1 […]
BioNTech Sued in Germany for Injuries from the Comirnaty COVID mRNA Shot
Pharmaceutical company BioNTech SE of Mainz, Germany is facing a lawsuit filed by a German health care worker who was injured by the company’s Comirnaty COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) shot, which it developed in collaboration with Pfizer, Inc. of the United States. The plaintiff said she suffered pain in her upper body, extreme swelling, fatigue […]