Tag: Health Education

US to Spend $3.2 Billion on Treatments for COVID-19, Other Viruses

WASHINGTON—The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics. The new program will invest in “accelerating things that are already in progress” for COVID-19 but also would work to come up with treatments for other viruses, said Dr. Anthony…


Trump on Critical Race Theory in Schools: ‘A Program for National Suicide’

Former President Donald Trump has weighed in on the national debate over the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools, urging lawmakers and parents across the nation to act against what he called “toxic” and “anti-American” indoctrination. “In classrooms across the nation, students are being subjected to a new curriculum designed to brainwash them…


Senators Introduce Bill To Protect US Colleges From CCP Influence

A group of Republican senators on Thursday introduced new legislation that would require U.S. colleges to disclose their financial ties with the CCP.


US Spending $1.2 Billion on Merck’s COVID-19 Treatment Is a ‘Waste of Taxpayers’ Money’: Doctor

A critical care doctor has said it’s a waste of taxpayers’ money for the U.S. government to purchase drug company Merck’s anti-viral treatment for COVID-19, if it’s approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Pierre Kory, president and chief medical officer of the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), said there’s no…


Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Law Preventing Teaching of Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law Tuesday, preventing Critical Race Theory (CRT) and The 1619 Project from being taught in public schools in the Lone Star State. Abbott didn’t make any comments when signing the bill, but said he supports it and would sign it into law. “Texans roundly reject the ‘woke’…


FDA Authorizes More Doses of J&J CCP Virus Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a new batch of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine. In a statement on Tuesday, the agency said it authorized a batch of the J&J vaccine made at a facility in Baltimore run by Emergent BioSolutions, bringing the total number of FDA-authorized J&J batches made…


Toxic Chemicals Found in Half of Commonly Used US Cosmetics: Study

Toxic cancer-causing chemicals have been detected in more than half of commonly used cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada, a study has found. New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that many of the cosmetics contain high levels of chemicals which are resistant to breaking down in the environment—known as perfluoroalkyl…


Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Minute of Silence in All Public Schools

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill requiring teachers in K-12 first-period classes to provide between one and two minutes of silence, which will allow students to pray if they want. The Republican governor explained that many of the Founding Fathers who helped create the country’s system of government wouldn’t agree with the…


Petition Calls for Resignation of New Jersey School Board Members After Holiday Names Replaced With Generic ‘Day Off’

A petition has been launched calling for the resignation of school board members in a New Jersey county over their vote last week to remove holiday names from the school calendar and replace them with a generic “day off” designation. The petition, created on the platform Change.org by a user identified as Thomas Tatem on…


Pennsylvania State Representatives Introduce Bill Banning the Teaching of Critical Race Theory

Two Pennsylvania state representatives are attempting to ban the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) in the state’s schools, with the introduction of a bill aimed at “prohibiting the teaching, funding, or dissemination of racist and sexist concepts,” according to a statement on June 4. House Bill 1532, or the Teaching Racial and Universal Equality (TRUE)…