U.S. lawmakers on May 13 announced a probe into the baby formula shortage hitting American consumers. The House Oversight Committee is investigating what four top formula manufacturers are doing to address the shortage, which stems from the Biden administration forcing the closure of an Abbott Labs plant after an inspection found unsanitary conditions. In letters…
CDC: No Documents Supporting Claim Vaccines Don’t Cause Variants
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it does not have documents backing its claim that COVID-19 vaccines do not cause variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. The CDC’s website calls it a myth that the vaccines cause variants. “FACT: COVID-19 vaccines do not create or cause variants of the virus that…
High Tobacco Tax Associated with Adolescent E-Cigarette Uptake
May 13, 2022
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A study conducted by the University of Queensland (UQ) on teenagers across 44 different countries concluded that increased tax on tobacco was associated with increased e-cigarette consumption among adolescents. “We found that higher tobacco taxes were associated with higher levels of youth vaping,” said lead author Dr. Gary Chan. “This could suggest that young people…
Experts Discover New Combination Therapy to Combat Superbugs
May 12, 2022
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A preclinical study led by researchers from Monash University has discovered that a combination of phage and antibiotic therapy may be the most effective to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. “We have been able to confirm that, even in complex living systems, treatment with our characterised phages can reliably steer bacteria towards a phage-resistant variant that is…
NIH Director Says Error Was Made When Chinese Sequencing Data Was Pulled Offline
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) made an error when it took COVID-19 sequencing data offline, the agency’s head said on May 11. “In the way it was originally eliminated from public view, it was ‘withdrawn.’ And that’s the most difficult for people to access. The error that was made—and we found this out after…
US Overdose Deaths Reach New High as Fentanyl and Meth Use Soars
Overdose deaths in the United States have reached new highs, peaking at nearly 108,000 in 2021, according to data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), amid increased usage of fentanyl and methamphetamine. On Wednesday, the CDC released provisional data that shows some 106,700 Americans died via a drug overdose last…
Addressing Addiction, Australia Reconsiders Opioid Pain Relief Treatment
May 10, 2022
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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) is encouraging Australia’s healthcare professionals to reconsider opioid treatment as it is currently administered. At least one prescription for opioids is dispensed to more than three million people annually, according to 2016-2017 statistics collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. However, although opioids are…
Daughter Beguiled Into Believing She Was Male, Took Hormones: Mother Discusses Her Child’s Detransition
May 10, 2022
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A week before Emma* turned 18, she told her family that she was a boy. “We were really sceptical,” said her mother, Judith Hunter, “She had no history of gender dysphoria, and she was at the end of three years of very poor mental health.” Despite the family’s objection, Emma visited a gender clinic in…
25 States Now Report Mysterious Hepatitis Cases in Children
Health officials in Hawaii confirmed they are investigating a case of acute hepatitis in a child, coming after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated there are more than 100 cases among children across the United States. It’s now the 25th state to report a case of at least one case of…
COVID-19 Vaccines Far Less Effective in People With Severe Obesity: Study
May 10, 2022
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Severe obesity may weaken the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among individuals who have never been infected with the virus, according to a small study published this month. A study conducted by Professor Volkan Demirhan Yumuk from Istanbul University in Turkey found that adults aged 18 or older with severe obesity have a much weaker immune response…
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