Global health authorities have issued “strong” recommendations against the use of two antibody therapies in patients with COVID-19, reversing previous conditional recommendations that endorsed their use. The recommendation against the use of two therapies—sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab—came as part of an update to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) so-called “living guideline” on COVID-19 drugs, published in the…
Health Authorities ‘Strongly’ Advise Against Two COVID-19 Treatments
Traditional Chinese Medical Treatments Can Assist With Recovery From COVID-Brain Fog
After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic with 600 million infections worldwide, the vast majority of the infected have recovered. However, some suffer from long COVID, and one of the most common symptoms is brain fog. Brain fog is a condition that occurs when a person is awake but not fully conscious, and…
COVID-19 Brain Fog Fades but Elderly Sufferers Need to Take Caution, Psychiatrist Says
“Brain fog” is a common symptom for many people after being infected with COVID-19. Dr. Mak Kai Lok, a psychiatrist in Hong Kong, spoke about brain fog with The Epoch Times. Research in the United Kingdom found that about one in four COVID-19 patients experiences symptoms of brain fog, including memory loss, mental fatigue, lack…
Taiwanese Doctor Shares His Experience Treating Severely Ill COVID Patients
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage around the world, there have been more than 600 million confirmed infections and over 6.5 million deaths to date. Early identification of patients who may become severely ill is essential to reduce mortality. In addition, when patients become critically ill, they need timely and effective supportive treatment, as…
Senior Patients With Long-COVID to Receive Free Diagnosis and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong
The School of Chinese Medicine at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) launched a rehabilitation programme that provides free medical consultations and Chinese medicine for those aged 65 or above suffering from Long Covid. Patients could register online from Sept. 7. HKBU said the Chinese medicine practitioners will offer up to four sessions of free consultations…
Getting ‘Up-to-Date’ with Vaccination Will Reduce Need for COVID Restrictions: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says increasing COVID-19 booster uptake among Canadians is important to reduce the need for the type of restrictions imposed in recent years as winter approaches. “If we are able to hit that 80, 85, 90 percent of Canadians up-to-date on their vaccinations, we’ll have a much better winter with much less…
Pfizer Has Stopped Its COVID Vaccine Clinical Trial in Pregnant Women: Internal Email
Pfizer and BioNTech’s clinical trial to evaluate their COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women has been discontinued, according to a newly disclosed internal Pfizer email filed as evidence in a recent court case. The case in part challenges if the vaccine has been adequately tested to assess for risks to women’s reproductive health. A professor of…
Taiwanese Study: Traditional Chinese Formulas Significantly Reduce COVID-19 Progression
An analysis published in the upcoming issue of Pharmacological Research finds that patients treated with “viral- and host-targeted traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulae NRICM101 and NRICM102” were at significantly less risk of ICU admission or death, compared with those who were not treated with the herbal formulas. NRICM101 was developed by Taiwan’s National Research Institute…
Government to End Free At-Home Tests for COVID-19
Starting Friday, Sept. 2, Americans will no longer be able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests due to a lack of congressional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. A website set up by the government during the Omicron outbreak that helped households secure COVID-19 tests…
Fauci on the Out-sie
“Doctor” Anthony Fauci is announcing his coming retirement at a time when his legacy is marred with shoddy medical advice while being a media darling and a messianic figure for the Left. What can we expect from Fauci moving forward, and what can we expect his critics will do after he resigns? Follow us on Facebook,…
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