Category: healthcare

Supreme Court Won’t Block Punishment For Air Force Officer Who Refused Covid Vaccine

The Supreme Court decided not to grant an injunction that would have temporarily prevented the Air Force from discharging an officer who refused Covid-19 vaccination on religious grounds.

Six Ways Fluvoxamine May Act To Prevent Severe Covid-19

Fluvoxamine has the potential to reduce the chance of progression to severe Covid-19. Here we describe the mechanisms that enable this ability.

Why Pharma Should Commit To Population Health

Covid-19 is not the first pandemic to strike our society, nor will it be the last. Will this experience be enough to convince leaders to embrace a population health approach?

Leadership From Both Parties Is Needed To Respond To The Next Phase Of The Covid Pandemic

Dr. Anand Parekh, chief medical advisor for the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses what political leaders need to do in order to guide the country through the next few months of the Covid pandemic.

Knowing Someone Has Your Back At The End Of Your Life

National Health Care Decisions Day was designated to remind us that no matter our age, planning for the inevitable day when we cannot make our own health care decisions is more than a good idea; it is essential. Now there is a do-it-yourself, online ad…

The Leading Cause Of Death In Children And Youths Is Now Guns

Accidents remain the leading cause of death among all individuals between ages 1 and 44 years, but the most common cause has shifted in recent yearrs.

The Dangerous Math That Florida Doesn’t Want Its Children To Learn

The state of Florida has rejected a bunch of math textbooks because they contain forbidden subjects. I dug deeper to discover what these offensive math concepts might be.

Pharma Billionaire Wu Yiling Loses $1 Billion In One Day As Questions Mount Over His Covid Medicine

Wu Yiling, the founder of traditional Chinese medicine producer Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical, saw his wealth plunge by $1.1 billion in just one day amid questions over the efficacy of his purported Covid-treatment drugs.

Brazil’s Military Reportedly Purchased Over 35,000 Viagra Pills, Raising Questions

What might the armed forces be doing with so much sildenafil, a medication most commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction?

Kinder Easter Chocolate Recall After Salmonella Outbreak Leaves 150 Ill, Mostly Young Children

The Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak has spanned 10 countries.