Category: Health News

WHO Determines Monkeypox Not an International Public Health Emergency ‘At Present’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the outbreak of monkeypox across multiple countries does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) “at present,” according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the International Health Response (IHR) Emergency Committee. In the meeting statement, released on June 25, the WHO determined that monkeypox…


More Than 900 Cases of Hepatitis of Unknown Origin Reported in Children, WHO Says

Health officials across 33 countries have received reports of 920 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in young children, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In a press release on Friday, the health agency said the latest update on the outbreak is an increase of 270 cases since it published data…


New Monkeypox Study Holds Possible Clue to Fast Spread of Virus

A new study into monkeypox holds a possible clue as to why the virus is spreading so quickly, with researchers saying they have discovered that the virus contains an unusually high number of mutations, which may represent “accelerated evolution.” The new monkeypox strain was found to have an average of 50 mutations in samples examined…


FDA Probes One More Infant Death Potentially Related to Abbott Baby Formula

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it was notified of one more infant death in January potentially related to Abbott Laboratories’ baby formula and the agency has started an investigation. Abbott initiated a recall of its baby formula products and closed its Michigan plant in February after reports of serious bacterial infections…


New Finding Improves Response to Immunotherapy to Fight Tumours

Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute have discovered a new way to improve response to immunotherapies in mice for the treatment of tumours. Co-authors of the study, Associate Professor Fiona Pixley and Jay Steer from UWA’s School of Biomedical Sciences, discovered that isolating a specific molecule present…


Gender Self-Identification Could Be Muddling Monkeypox Surveillance Data in UK

The nature of the monkeypox outbreak might be muddled by gender self-identification, according to experts, as it emerged that the one percent of infected female individuals in the UK could in fact be biologically male. An Infectious Disease Behaviorist told The Epoch Times that while it’s true for accuracy that data on both sex and…


CDC Director Offers Misinformation in Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination for Children

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 23 falsely said that COVID-19 was one of the five top causes of death for children since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director, offered the misinformation during a press briefing in which Biden administration officials promoted COVID-19…


CDC Director Falsely Says COVID-19 One of Top Five Causes of Death for Children

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 23 falsely said that COVID-19 has been one of the five top causes of death for children since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director, offered the misinformation during a press briefing in which Biden administration officials promoted…


Ancient Herbal Supplement Shows Promise Against Cancer

Berberine’s effect on lung cancer has just been published in the journal Pharmaceutics, showing potent anticancer activity in a study that crosses the divide between Eastern and Western medicine. While the natural compound found in plants such as turmeric and barberry has been used in traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years, it has…


Dog Food Sold in Walmart and Target Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

Freshpet Inc. announced a recall of its “home-cooked” dog food on June 17, due to potential contamination by salmonella, which presents a risk of infection in dogs and humans. The food product recall concerns a single lot of Freshpet Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe, 4.5 pound bags, with a sell-by date…