Category: Health News

Tennessee Follows Federal Guidance, Recommends Vaccinated Don’t Get Monoclonal Antibodies

Tennessee health officials are now recommending only people who aren’t vaccinated get monoclonal antibody treatments as states see lower numbers of doses because of federal government rationing. “Our recommendation to monoclonal antibody providers or individual facilities across the state is if they need to prioritize distribution of the treatment, the NIH guidelines are the recommended…


Heart Drug Shows Promise for COVID-19

One of the hardest things about testing positive for COVID-19 is that conventional Western medicine has offered very few treatment options to reduce the severity of the disease. Some doctors and hospitals are using monoclonal antibody treatments as an early intervention, which may help reduce hospitalizations, as reported by The Epoch Times. Other Western medical…


UK to Add Folic Acid to Non-Wholemeal Wheat Flour

Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour across the UK, the government has announced, saying the addition is aimed at reducing spinal conditions in babies. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said 80 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, have already been adding folic acid to staple food products. A shortage of…


CDC Warns of ‘Larger Imminent Outbreaks’ of Measles After Six Afghan Refugees Test Positive

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that there could be larger outbreaks of measles after six Afghan refugees tested positive for the disease. The warning wasn’t issued publicly but was delivered to Robert Fenton Jr., the senior response official for the Operation Allies Welcome Unified Command Group. The operation is centered…


CDC Warns of ‘Alarming’ Increase in Child Obesity During Pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said children and teenagers in the United States saw their body mass index (BMI) increase at almost double the normal rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that COVID-19 lockdowns and rules may have contributed to the higher-than-usual weight gain. According to the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, released…


Unvaccinated Fans to Be Banned From Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres Games

Fans who aren’t fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 will soon not be allowed into home games for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, officials announced this week. Fans 12 and older will have to present verification that they’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine when entering Highmark Stadium, where the Bills…


2.8 Million People Signed up for Obamacare in Special Period, Officials Say

Some 2.8 million people signed up for health insurance during a special enrollment period, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. There are now 12.2 million people enrolled in “Obamacare,” or the Affordable Care Act, in federal and state marketplaces, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, in addition to over 82 million people enrolled…


The Overlooked Harms of Cesarean Birth

Aimee Wright and her husband Scott, who live in Lake Mary, Florida, planned to have a home birth seven years ago. Wright was 33 and had a lot of friends who had given birth at home successfully. She saw no reason for a healthy pregnant woman to birth in the hospital. “In my mind, hospitals…


Will the Right to Die Always Trump the Right to Religious Liberty?

Commentary Once again, rights to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion—all fundamental freedoms set out in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and which Australia has ratified—are under attack. This time, the threat comes from the recent decision of Queensland’s Palaszczuk government to deny faith-based hospitals and aged care facilities the right to…


Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Weakens Over Time

Pfizer said that data from Israel and the United States suggests that its COVID-19 vaccine efficacy drops over time and claimed that booster doses are effective at dealing with new virus variants. Federal health officials two weeks ago announced a target date of Sept. 20 to try and roll out booster shots for the general…