Category: Health News

Do Nothing to Do Something for Mental Health

Two Melburnians are daring stressed out Australians to spend 30 minutes a day doing nothing for a month to highlight the mental health challenges people experience, particularly during a crisis. Nearly 80 percent of Australians experienced poor mental health over the past year, according to a survey by Smiling Mind, one of Australia’s leading experts…


‘I Had to Stand up and Try to Do Something:’ Professor of Medicine on Suing School Over Vaccine Mandate

Dr. Aaron Kheriaty reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic like many other medical experts. He worked long hours as the United States tried to grapple with the new disease. He had too many conversations with family members whose loved ones were dying from it. But as time wore on, he started noticing a pattern in public…


New Jersey Republicans Disturbed by Video Alleging Murphy Will Mandate Vaccines If Reelected

Republicans in New Jersey called on Gov. Phil Murphy to ramp up transparency after undercover video footage indicated the Democrat is planning to impose COVID-19 vaccine mandates if he wins another term. “This extremely disturbing video appears to confirm what the Murphy campaign has been hinting at—and the NJGOP has been warning about—throughout the summer:…


Respiratory Therapist Credits Spiritual Discipline With Remaining COVID-19 Free

For well over a year, respiratory therapist Le My Hanh has worked in close contact with acutely infected COVID-19 patients. Though her tasks require routinely direct contact with patients’ bodily fluids, she has never experienced infection. At The Start Of The Pandemic In Cincinnati, Ohio, Le works at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center as…


Texas Welcomes Unvaccinated Patients for Organ Transplants

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that the state will not require patients to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to obtain an organ transplant. Abbott first shared the information in a statement to The Washington Examiner. “Democrats have gone too far with their vaccine mandates,” Abbott’s office said in the statement. “First, they were…


Merck to Let Other Drug Companies Make Its COVID-19 Pill Under New Agreement

Merck has reached an agreement that will let other drug makers produce its COVID-19 pill, though many countries are excluded from the pact. Merck and the United Nations-backed Medicines Patent Pool announced the agreement, saying it would help broaden access to the treatment in 105 low- and middle-income countries. The pool will be allowed to…


Children Shouldn’t Get COVID-19 Vaccines: Harvard Professor

Children should not get vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19, according to Harvard University professor of medicine Martin Kulldorff. “I don’t think children should be vaccinated for COVID. I’m a huge fan of vaccinating children for measles, for mumps, for polio, for rotavirus, and many other diseases, that’s critical. But COVID is not a…


Children Shouldn’t Get COVID-19 Vaccines, Harvard Professor Says

Children should not get vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19, according to Harvard University professor of medicine Martin Kulldorff. “I don’t think children should be vaccinated for COVID. I’m a huge fan of vaccinating children for measles, for mumps, for polio, for rotavirus, and many other diseases, that’s critical. But COVID is not a…


NIH Removes Language on ‘Gain-of-Function’ From Website Amid Criticism Over Funding Chinese Research

The National Institutes of Health altered a key portion of its website last week around the time it disclosed to Congress that experiments it funded in China met the definition of gain-of-function. The federal agency, known as the NIH, had a detailed explanation of gain-of-function research on its site, noting that the term refers to any…


Credible Doctor, Incredible Situation

COVID-19 vaccines have been available since December 2020 under emergency use authorization. Many people have already rolled up their sleeves to take a shot or two, but the pressure is mounting for more to comply. At a recent White House press conference, President Joe Biden said as many as 98 percent of citizens would need to…