After intense clashes, the House passes the annual National Defense Authorization Act budget. Included are amendments that reverse the Biden administration’s social policies in the Pentagon. The Biden administration announces a plan to cancel nearly $40 billion in student debt for hundreds of thousands of borrowers. How does that work, and how likely is it to…
CDC Used Journal to Promote Face Masks Despite ‘Unreliable’ and ‘Unsupported Data’: New Analysis
A new analysis of studies in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) flagship scientific journal found the agency promoted the effectiveness of face masks using unreliable data with conclusions unsupported by evidence. The preprint, published July 11 on MedRxiv, found the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) made positive findings about the…
CDC Used Journal to Promote Masks Despite ‘Unreliable’ and ‘Unsupported Data’: New Analysis
A new analysis of studies in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) flagship scientific journal found the agency promoted the effectiveness of masks using unreliable data with conclusions unsupported by evidence. The preprint, published July 11 on MedRxiv, found the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) made positive findings about the efficacy…
ER Visits for Cannabis Use Among Children, Teens Spiked During Pandemic: CDC
The number of children, teenagers, and young adults being rushed to hospital owing to cannabis-involved emergencies spiked throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data published on July 13 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While cannabis-involved emergency department visits had already risen among young people up to the age of 14 prior…
Virus Outbreaks Are Surging on Cruise Ships: CDC
Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that a common stomach illness is on the rise across cruise ships. In an update posted several days ago, the federal agency is now listing 13 outbreaks of norovirus on cruise ships this year, which is the highest number of outbreaks recorded on…
Number of Virus Outbreaks on Cruise Ships Surging: CDC
Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that a common stomach illness is on the rise across cruise ships. In an update posted several days ago, the federal agency is now listing 13 outbreaks of norovirus on cruise ships this year, which is the highest number of outbreaks recorded on…
CDC Has ‘Lost All Credibility,’ Lawmaker Says as Agency Pushes ‘Chestfeeding’
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for transgender individuals seeking to “chestfeed” their infants has some lawmakers concerned that the agency is prioritizing politics before patients’ health. Under “Health Equity Considerations” on the CDC website, the agency asserts, “Transgender and nonbinary-gendered individuals may give birth and breastfeed or feed at the chest (chestfeed).”…
CDC: Death Toll Rises in Connection With Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Seven people have died after contracting a rare fungal infection in connection to medical procedures in Mexico, said federal officials in a recent alert. As of last week, seven people have died after contracting fungal meningitis after getting procedures under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, a city in Mexico’s Tamaulipas State, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Death Toll Rises to 7 in Fungal Meningitis Outbreak; CDC Urges Testing
Seven people in the United States have died from fungal meningitis in connection with medical procedures they had received in Mexico, U.S. health officials stated in a recent alert. The people contracted the fungal infections after getting procedures under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, a city in Mexico’s Tamaulipas state, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Deadly Germ Behind Infant Formula Shortage Joins CDC Watchlist of Bad Bugs
U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year. A group that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agreed on June 29 to add infections caused by cronobacter to the list of…
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