Febrile Seizures Identified as Potential Cause of Sudden Unexplained Deaths of Children
A study published in the Feb. 13, 2024 journal Neurology designed to investigate the cause of sudden unexplained death of children, which usually occurs during sleep, found that the deaths of seven toddlers examined in the study were related to convulsions, also known as seizures. This finding suggests that many unexplained sleep-related deaths unexpectedly occurring […]
What’s Really Happening With Mpox
The World Health Organization (WHO) acted as expected earlier this month and declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). So, a problem in a small number of African countries that has killed about the same number of people this year as die every four hours from tuberculosis has come to dominate international […]
More Americans Have Doubts About Value of Childhood Vaccinations
According to a Gallup survey conducted in July 2024, there is growing skepticism in the United States about the value of the government’s recommended childhood vaccination schedule. The survey showed that only 40 percent of adults in the U.S. agreed that it is “extremely important” for parents to vaccinate their children. This represents a steep […]
Hotez Calls for Police Deployment Against “Anti-Vaxxers”
Social media went a little bonkers last month when an interview with Texas Children’s Hospital’s Dr. Peter Hotez began circulating with the Big Pharma insider calling for the United Nations and NATO to deploy security forces against “anti-vaxxers” in the United States. Dr. Hotez’s statements first appeared on the YouTube channel of an international pediatric […]
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. […]
Doctors Question Monkeypox Vaccine Effectiveness
Results of a new study have scientists questioning just how much protection the monkeypox vaccine actually offers. Scientists in the Netherlands found two shots of the [monkeypox] vaccine being used in the U.S. and other parts of the world yield very low levels of neutralizing antibodies against the monkeypox virus. This has them concerned people […]