Category: Health News

Parents Protest Vaccine Mandate on Student Athletes in Loudoun County

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—At another contentious school board meeting on Sept. 14, Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) parents protested the county’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all student-athletes participating in the Virginia High School League winter and spring sports. The mandate was announced on Aug. 31 by LCPS Superintendent Dr. Scott A. Ziegler. The requirement would take…


Texas Hospital Faces Closure Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: CEO

The chief executive of a hospital in Texas warned that his facility faces closure after President Joe Biden’s announcement last week that most healthcare workers get the COVID-19 vaccine. If the mandate goes through, Brownfield Regional Medical Center CEO Jerry Jasper said that “20 percent of my, probably 20 to 25 percent of my staff will…


Queensland Opposition Leader to Vote Against Euthanasia

Queensland’s Liberal National Party leader will vote against legalising euthanasia laws saying there are no guarantees terminally ill patients will have access to high-quality palliative care. Crisafulli had been non-committal on his position leading up to parliamentary debates, which began Sept. 14 around the prospective laws. Under Queensland’s Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill, those with…


Pfizer Plans to Ask Regulators for COVID-19 Vaccine Authorization for Young Children in October

Pfizer is eying an October submission of safety and efficacy data for its COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. drug regulators in a bid to gain authorization for shots for children between the ages of 5 and 11, two company officials said Tuesday. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, made with German partner BioNTech, is currently only authorized for emergency…


How to Overcome Exhaustion by Practicing the 7 Types of Rest to Balance Your Energy

By Daniel Colombo I tell you a secret: sleeping, taking breaks and resting are not the same. It is scientifically proven that you can close your eyes and stay in bed for many hours, and also wake up physically and mentally exhausted. It is that the accelerated and vertiginous pace of today’s world sometimes leads to…


Australian Regulator Considers Legal Action Against MP Over Texts Questioning COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

Australia’s drug regulator is considering legal action against Federal MP Craig Kelly after his party, the United Australia Party (UAP), sent millions of text messages containing links to a website, which included data on adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines. It comes after Professor John Skerritt, deputy secretary of the Health Products Regulation Group at the…


Australian Regulator Considers Lawsuit Against MP Over Texts Questioning Vaccine Safety

Australia’s drug regulator is considering legal action against Federal MP Craig Kelly after his party, the United Australia Party (UAP), sent millions of text messages containing links to a website, which included data on adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines. It comes after Professor John Skerritt, deputy secretary of the Health Products Regulation Group at the…


Court Demands FCC Reconsider Its Wireless Safety Standards

Smartphones, and the wireless frequency that runs them, have revolutionized the way we live. But are they as safe as we are told? A federal court ruled that regulators must reconsider the nation’s wireless safety standard due to extensive evidence of harm. Since 1996—back when cellphones were rare and brick-sized—the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deemed…


Lighting Found to Help Battle Depression

An Australian study has found valuable information on how different lighting conditions can affect our mood, bolstering research and innovation in reducing mental health symptoms. Led by psychological scientist Elise McGlashan of Monash’s Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, the team discovered that the presence of light changed our neurobiology in a way that…


CDC Changes Definition of Vaccine so It Can’t Be ‘Interpreted to Mean That Vaccines Are 100% Effective’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently revised its definition for vaccine and vaccination on one of its web pages, saying that the new definition is “more transparent” and can not be misinterpreted. “While there have been slight changes in wording over time to the definition of ‘vaccine’ on CDC’s website, those haven’t…