First Severe Case of Human Bird Flu Confirmed in U.S.
Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed diagnosis of the first severe human case of “bird flu” or H5N1 avian influenza. They determined that the hospitalized patient, a resident of Louisiana, was exposed to “sick and dead birds in backyard flocks,” although the source of the infection in the […]
Former CDC Director Warns of Imminent Bird Flu Pandemic
The former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Robert Redfield, MD, has issued a warning that a bird flu pandemic is imminent because the H5N1 virus is spreading among cattle herds in the United States and there are reports of H5N1 virus infections in humans. The CDC is currently investigating […]
COVID Shots and Rise in Excess Deaths in Many Countries
A recent study published in the British medical journal The BMJ found a total of 3,089,465 “excess deaths” reported in 47 Western countries during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic—from Jan. 1, 2020 through Dec. 31, 2022. The study, conducted by researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands, suggests that part of the […]
Evidence of Alarming Growth in Cognitive Impairment Among Adults
According to research conducted in Netherlands by the Network for Health Research in Disasters (GOR Network), a significant number of adults are increasingly grappling with unexplained memory and concentration problems. The findings show an alarming 24 percent spike in doctor visits related to cognitive impairment issues among people 25 years and older during the first […]
U.S. Spends the Most on Health Care, Has Worst Health Outcomes
Despite the United States spending twice as much money on health care, the health of Americans is worse than other high income nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), according to a 2023 report by the Commonwealth Fund.1 In 2021, the U.S. expenditure for health care was $11,912 per person. Germany was […]
Childhood Obesity Epidemic Made Worse by Social Distancing Policies
The mysterious outbreak of hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) in children in the United States has now grown to 109 cases, including five deaths. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating these cases that have been reported in 25 states and territories during the past seven months. The World Health Organization […]