Month: August 2021

Australia Secures 500,000 Pfizer Doses in Singapore Swap Deal

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Aug. 31 that Australia has secured 500,000 Pfizer vaccine doses in a swap deal with Singapore to be distributed for immediate use next week. In exchange, Australia will supply the same amount of doses to Singapore in December. The half a million doses will be distributed to all states…


These 5 Substances Protect Your Liver

In a world rife with toxic exposures, you must protect your liver as if your life depends on it—because it does. Here are five substances that can help keep your hardest-working organ humming. Your liver gets very few breaks and has the difficult job of regulating an array of biological processes that are critical to…


Steady Heart, No Drugs

For patients with atrial fibrillation, a new exercise program has been found to help restore normal heart rhythm. This specialized six-month exercise program was presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2021. This new lifestyle treatment suggests that some patients can control their arrhythmia through physical activity, eliminating the need for complex interventions such as…


‘Call to Arms’: Australian Nurses Returning to ICU to Help Treat COVID-19 Patients

Nurses have been retraining to work in intensive care units to help treat the sickest COVID-19 patients in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), state officials said on Aug. 31. Liverpool Hospital ICU Manager Michelle Dowd said there was a “call to arms,” and a lot of nurses had been deployed to her….


Judge Reverses Ban That Prevented Unvaccinated Mother From Seeing Her Son

An Illinois judge on Monday reversed his previous decision to ban a divorced mother from seeing her 11-year-old son because she hasn’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. Cook County Judge James Shapiro earlier this month granted custody of the 11-year-old to Rebecca Firlit’s ex-husband Matthew Duiven, who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by…


Judge Revokes Ruling Stopping Unvaccinated Mother From Seeing Son

An Illinois judge on Monday reversed his previous decision to ban a divorced mother from seeing her 11-year-old son because she hasn’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. Cook County Judge James Shapiro earlier this month granted custody of the 11-year-old to Rebecca Firlit’s ex-husband Matthew Duiven, who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by…


Brady’s Buccaneers Poised to End Saints’ 4-year Run Atop NFC South

ATLANTA—Mike Evans endured four last-place finishes in the NFC South in his first six seasons with Tampa Bay before last season’s breakthrough Super Bowl championship earned the Buccaneers long-awaited respect. The former doormats of the division are now envied by every other NFL team. “I’ve been waiting for this for seven years now,” said Evans,…


Over 2,000 Church Leaders Sign Letter to Prime Minister Against Vaccine Passports

Over 2,000 Australian church leaders have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, pushing the government not to implement or mandate vaccine passports in the country. Morrison has thrown his support behind passports but has stopped short of mandating it from a federal level. Instead, businesses and the state governments will be responsible…


North Korea Appears to Have Restarted Nuclear Reactor: UN Atomic Watchdog

North Korea appears to have revamped a nuclear reactor used to produce fuel for nuclear weapons, according to a UN atomic watchdog based in Vienna, Austria. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in its annual report (pdf) that there has been “indications” of operation of a 5-megawatt nuclear reactor at the Yongbyon Experimental Nuclear Power…


Jamaican Reggae Legend ‘Lee Scratch’ Perry Dies at 85

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Jamaican singer and record producer “Lee Scratch” Perry, considered one of reggae’s founding fathers, died on Sunday. He was 85. Perry, whose real name is Rainford Hugh Perry, died at a hospital in Montego Bay, Jamaica, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister Andrew Holness. He noted that Perry was a…