Category: healthcare

Heart Complications More Likely From Covid Than From Vaccines, Study Finds

Covid-19 mRNA vaccines have been linked to rare incidences of cardiac inflammation—but Covid-19 infection is associated with a far higher rate of heart complications, according to a study published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi…

Coronaviruses Can Recombine With Cellular And Heterologous Viruses To Create Unexpected Variants

Here we examine the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 recombining with heterologous viruses, potentially leading to new variants.

The Artful Dodger SARS-CoV-2: Evading Immunity By Inhibition Of Interferon

A new study documents the SARS-CoV-2 variants’ evolution to become resistant to interferons and helps to explain how the virus may become more evasive to innate and adaptive immunity.

Covid-19 Fallout: Ruinous Effects Of Politicization Of Public Health Agencies, Such As The CDC

Public health has been hijacked by politics, and it has occurred throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, during both the Trump and Biden Administrations. In order to renew the public’s trust in public health, it’s vital that agencies such as the CDC be as ap…

Will Smith’s Controversial Incident At The Oscars Draws Attention To Hair Loss In Women

The actor Will Smith caused quite a controversy at last month’s Oscars ceremony, when he struck the comedian Chris Rock on stage, in response to a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife’s shaved head. Inadvertently, Smith’s slap drew attention to alopecia i…

This Is The First Family Of Fasting: The Wilhelmis Of The Buchinger-Wilhelmi Clinic

The Buchinger-Wilhelmi Clinics for fasting are a fourth-generation family run operation which helps guests with incredible weight loss through an integrated medical approach that results in overall better health. This has made them one of the foremost …

Walgreens CEO: We’re Opening A New VillageMD Clinic ‘Every Three Days’

Walgreens Boots Alliance is opening a new VillageMD clinic attached to a drugstore every three days.

Six Lessons From Covid To Remember For Future Pandemic Preparedness

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter warns that we cannot have short pandemic memories and must continue to invest in public health infrastructure, education and science so that the cycle doesn’t repeat.

More High Schoolers Felt Hopeless Or Suicidal During Pandemic As Mental Health Crisis Intensified, CDC Finds

Two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers reported difficulty completing schoolwork since the beginning of the pandemic, with lesbian, gay and bisexual youth among the most severely affected.

Did The Covid-19 Pandemic Make People More Generous?

In a new study published in Scientific Reports, researchers found that US-based individuals displayed “catastrophe compassion” with greater financial generosity during the ongoing pandemic.