Nearly 3.46 billion doses of COVID vaccines have been administered in China as of Dec. 19, 2022, which the authorities claim were all Chinese made. Following the recent surge of COVID-19 infections in China, the effectiveness of and adverse reactions to the vaccines are under a spotlight. Two people who had adverse reactions told their stories…
Adverse Reactions to Chinese Vaccines Leave Victims in Financial Difficulties
Rugby Star and ALS Campaigner Doddie Weir Dies at 52
EDINBURGH, Scotland—Doddie Weir, a former Scotland rugby player whose diagnosis with Lou Gehrig’s disease led to a campaign for more research into ALS, has died at the age of 52. The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) announced Weir’s death on Saturday. The lock played 61 times for Scotland and was famed for his crunching tackles and…
ALS Drug Wins FDA Approval Despite Questionable Data
WASHINGTON—A much-debated drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease won U.S. approval Thursday, a long-sought victory for patients that is likely to renew questions about the scientific rigor behind government reviews of experimental medicines. The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals based on results from one small, mid-stage study in which patients with…
FDA Panel Now Recommending New ALS Drug After Earlier Rejection
A panel of external advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Sept. 7 to recommend a drug from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neuron disease. ALS is a progressive and fatal disease that has no known cure. It is a neurodegenerative disease, destroying…
Researchers Suspect New Variants of Rapidly-Progressing Brain Degenerating Diseases from COVID-19 Vaccines
July 12, 2022
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Things have not been the same since June 2021 for 53-year-old Douglas Howey from Colorado. Around a year after he received the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the 6 foot 4 and a half inch paraplegic man who once weighed 262 pounds lost over 100 pounds after the sudden onset of amyotrophic lateral…
Video: Mom With ALS Stands for Mother-Son Wedding Dance With Help From Her 3 Sons
In a tear-jerking moment that was caught on camera, a woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) stood and shared a mother-son dance with her eldest at his wedding, with support from all three of her sons. Connecticut-born-and-raised Kathy Poirier, 55, now lives in southwest Florida. She was diagnosed with the “unforgiving disease” three years ago. Since…
Not a Dry Eye at the Wedding as Paralyzed ALS Mother Defies All Odds to Dance With Her Son
It took a lot of will power and help to accomplish her dream. (Video courtesy of Kathy Poirier, Valiant Weddings and Roots To Stems) …
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