Commentary Dr. Pierre Kory, a New York pulmonologist, talked about his experience in treating patients using a protocol that those in power tried to censor. New York pulmonologist Dr. Pierre Kory, an unapologetic champion of evidence-based medicine, has had remarkable success treating patients with ivermectin and other therapies during the pandemic. His efforts to get…
Children ‘Struggle to Recognize Masked Faces:’ Study
Children have difficulty recognizing people who are wearing masks, according to a new study. Researchers had children complete a face memory test for kids called the CFMT-K and found that there was a significant difference between children studying unmasked faces and masked faces. “The main findings from this paper are that children struggle to recognize masked…
The High Costs of the Appearance of Safety
Commentary Before my youngest daughter turned two, she contracted Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease at her daycare. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is caused by a Coxsackie virus, is highly infectious, and is transmitted by the fecal-oral route as well as through direct contact. The symptoms start with high fever that lasts for a day or two followed by…
Decades-Old Drug May Help Protect Against Severe COVID-19 Symptoms: Study
A drug that was approved by U.S. regulators more than 70 years ago may help protect against two major COVID-19 symptoms, according to a new study. Disulfiram, approved to treat alcoholism, protected rodents infected with COVID-19 from lung injury in the preclinical study done by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Certain…
Brain Inflammation Underlies Chronic Depression
Traditional treatment for chronic depression typically involves medications that impact brain neurotransmitters — brain chemicals responsible for mood, motivation, behavior, and mental activity. However, many patients with depression do not respond well to pharmaceutical treatment or natural remedies such as 5-HTP or Saint John’s Wort. While the conventional medical model insists on sticking with these…
Deer in NY Infected With COVID-19 Omicron Variant: Study
A new study found that white-tailed deer on Staten Island, New York, were infected with the COVID-19 Omicron variant, triggering concerns that the variant could spread via animals. The study, which is in preprint and was published on the BioxRiv website, was carried out on Staten Island between Dec. 12, 2021, and Jan. 31, 2022. They…
Paralyzed Man Walks Again With Innovative Spinal Implant That Mimics the Brain
A man paralyzed for over two years has now gained the ability to walk again owing to a breakthrough Swiss treatment that reactivated his muscles by inserting a spinal cord implant and attaching electrodes to individual nerve fibers. Michael Roccati was involved in a motorcycle accident in 2017, which left his lower half completely paralyzed….
Who Is to Blame for Vaccine Hesitancy?
Commentary Tennis star Novak Djokovic famously (or, depending on your perspective, infamously) refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition for entering Australia to play in the Australian Open. Djokovic’s refusal prompted National Review’s Kevin Williamson and Charles Cooke to engage each other in an online debate over the merits of government-mandated Covid vaccination. Williamson finds such mandates to…
Self-Isolation Doesn’t Stop Sars-Cov-2 From Spreading
Researchers have detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, both inside and outside of rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at home. This finding suggests that airborne transmission beyond the isolation rooms in homes may pose a risk of infection to other home occupants. The study, in Annals of…
Self-Isolation Doesn’t Stop SARS-CoV-2 From Spreading: Study
Researchers have detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, both inside and outside of rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at home. This finding suggests that airborne transmission beyond the isolation rooms in homes may pose a risk of infection to other home occupants. The study, in Annals of…
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