There are two recent concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines, including one that has not yet happened and one that already has. I. Will the FDA Approve new COVID-19 Vaccines Based on ‘Preclinical Data’ and Allow the Vaccines to Become Similar to the Flu Vaccines? The existing COVID-19 vaccines are based on the older virus that…
Excess Mortality: Are COVID Measures to Blame for Thousands of Unexpected Weekly Deaths?
According to United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics, there were 10,232 total deaths registered in England and Wales for the week ending July 8, 2022. Among these deaths, 423 were recorded as involving COVID. As the pre-pandemic 5-year average was 9,304, 928 of these deaths, about 10 percent, were in excess of what would be…
Eyewitness Speaks Out on Patient Who Died in Waiting Room of Fredericton ER
A man who witnessed the death of a patient in the waiting room of a Fredericton hospital’s emergency department this week says his province’s health-care system is “broken.” John Staples, a residential support worker who witnessed the incident on July 11 around midnight, said on social media that the experience was a “stark and somber…
Highly Prescribed ‘Benign’ Medication Detected in 10 Percent of Overdose Deaths
July 13, 2022
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A commonly prescribed painkiller and anticonvulsant (seizure medication) widely believed to be “benign” has become increasingly associated with overdose deaths in the United States. The medication is gabapentin, commonly marketed as Neurontin, Horizant, and Gralise. Over the years, gabapentin prescribing has steadily increased, with 64 million prescriptions dispensed in 2016, making the drug the 10th…
Hospital Standards for Patient Safety ‘Seldom Supported’ by Strong Evidence: Study
July 12, 2022
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Hospitals’ required patient safety standards may actually be “seldom supported” by high-quality evidence, creating possibilities of wastage in hospital resources and posing risks of adverse patient outcomes, according to a study by Northwestern University. “It is important that these rules really improve patient care and safety,” lead study author Dr. Murad Alam said in the…
Medical Board Threatens to Revoke Certification of OBGYNs for Abortion ‘Misinformation’
A medical board that certifies obstetricians and gynecologists (OBGYNs) in the United States and Canada threatened to revoke providers’ certification due to “misinformation and disinformation” around COVID-19 and abortions. “ABOG will review reports of dissemination of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19, reproductive health care, contraception, abortion, and other OB-GYN practices that may harm the patients…
Medical Board Threatens to Revoke Certification of OB-GYNs for Abortion ‘Misinformation’
A medical board that certifies obstetricians and gynecologists (OB-GYNs) in the United States and Canada threatened to revoke providers’ certification due to “misinformation and disinformation” around COVID-19 and abortions. The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) said in a July 7 statement: “ABOG will review reports of dissemination of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19, reproductive…
Glaring Problems in Our Health Care System
The number of COVID deaths in the United States dwarfs that of any other country. According to Statista.com, as of April 11, well over 1 million Americans have died. The United States is a large country, so a high number of deaths might be expected. But the U.S. also ignominiously ranks in the top 10…
More Than $1B Needed to Clear Surgical Backlogs: Canadian Medical Association
November 30, 2021
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OTTAWA—The Canadian Medical Association says it will cost $1.3 billion to clear the backlogs for eight key procedures that were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. The association commissioned consulting firm Deloitte to report on the effect of the pandemic on Canada’s health-care system. Deloitte found a backlog of 327,800 procedures across Canada. The…
MPP Says Hospitals Can Still Mandate COVID Vaccines for Employees Despite Ford’s Statement
An Ontario MPP says despite Premier Doug Ford’s statement that health care workers don’t have to be COVID-19 vaccinated, health institutions can still mandate the policy on their own. Ford said on Nov. 3 that he won’t force hospital workers to be vaccinated in light of the challenges other provinces have had in implementing vaccine…
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