— 58% of infectious diseases aggravated by climatic hazards at some point, says Camilo Mora by Emily Hutto At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, obviously there was a huge interest in whether this disease was being caused or was caused by climate change. So we...
— What will a new generation of variant-targeting and infection-preventing vaccines look like? by John P. Moore, PhD, and E. John Wherry, PhD America's COVID-19 vaccine booster policy remains confusing. We are regularly asked by members of the public, friends, and...
— Researchers say new analyses point to Wuhan market as early epicenter by Jennifer Henderson Two complementary studies published in Science provide the latest evidence against the idea that COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, and instead point to the Huanan...
— This past week in healthcare investigations by Kristina Fiore The Nonprofit at the Center of the COVID Origin Debate Vanity Fair's Katherine Eban details the evolution of the EcoHealth Alliance, the American non-profit with extensive ties to the Wuhan Institute...
— Kristina Lawson depicted as Nazi: "It is disturbing to be targeted by anti-science zealots" by Cheryl Clark Kristina Lawson, president of the California Medical Board, is again publicly fighting back against the controversial group America's Frontline Doctors and...
— Statistician alleges data in study led by Paul Marik, MD, were fabricated by Kristina Fiore The data underpinning an infamous study of vitamin C for sepsis may be fraudulent, according to an analysis by an Australian physician and...
— Results more favorable for older people, those with comorbidities by Nicole Lou People with moderate COVID-19 illness tended to have better clinical outcomes if they took aspirin their first day in the hospital, according to data from the NIH's National COVID Cohort...
— Cognitive tests show "notable reduction" in memory ability by Judy George Seven in 10 people, most of whom said they had long COVID, experienced concentration and memory problems months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and many performed worse than their peers on...
— Gregory Poland, MD, advocates both vaccination and better understanding of possible side effect by Jennifer Henderson Gregory Poland, MD, director of the Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group in Rochester, Minnesota, remains a steadfast vaccination advocate -- even...
— Court-ordered release runs risk of "cherry picking and taking things out of context" by Amanda D'Ambrosio The FDA turned over thousands of documents related to its review of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine last week, marking the first of several releases mandated...
— Both groups face scrutiny over long COVID recommendations by Jennifer Henderson IncellDx, a company that's marketing a diagnostic and treatment plan for long COVID, says it's not at all associated with the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) after...
— Twitterstorm followed his criticism of museum's confusing booster policy for teens by Cheryl Clark Podcaster and comedian ZDoggMD, a.k.a. Zubin Damania, MD, became ensnared in a Twitter tornado Friday over his post that criticized a San Francisco children's museum...
— New guidance to focus more on risk of severe disease versus cases alone by Molly Walker After much speculation, CDC unveiled its new criteria on Friday for masking throughout communities based on healthcare indicators, where only 30% of the country would currently...
— Malaysian trial finds no difference in progression to severe disease over standard of care by Molly Walker Ivermectin failed to prevent older adults with COVID-19 from progressing to severe disease compared with standard of care alone, an open-label randomized trial...
— FLCCC promotes 20 therapies: like "throwing spaghetti against the wall," one expert says by Jennifer Henderson As patients with long COVID scour the internet desperate for relief, physicians are concerned they may stumble upon an unproven treatment plan touted by a...