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COVID-19 Vaccines Can Make Women’s Periods Longer: Study

A study shows that COVID-19 vaccines can make women’s periods last longer, coming months after another paper found the shots are linked to increased menstural bleeding. In a study published Sept. 27 in the British Medical Journal, researchers documented how COVID-19 vaccines can alter menstrual cycles and how long the impact could last. A team…


Real Scientific Inquiry Requires Dissent, but That’s Not What the CDC and JAMA Want

Commentary  Mendacity is worse than dishonesty. According to one essay on mendacity, “Mendacity connotes a mixture of dishonesty, hypocrisy and audacity.” Mendacity is an important theme of the play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” by Tennessee Williams: “What’s that smell in this room? Didn’t you notice it? Didn’t you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of…