Brett Favre’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis: Everything we know from what he told Congress The former QB brought it up in the context of his latest tax scandal. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 24, 2024
House Committees Investigate Antisemitism At Universities Receiving Federal Funds House committees investigate antisemitism on college campuses and request information from HHS and universities receiving federal funds. Top News · Sep 19, 2024
Should We Blame Fauci for the COVID Pandemic? America's COVID celebrity is facing scrutiny for funding risky research that may have sparked the pandemic—and for allegedly covering it up. Reason · Sep 14, 2024
Push to improve syphilis testing in US as disease makes dramatic comeback Cases have risen 80% in the last five years, and the US now has the highest syphilis rates since 1950 The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2024
Journal of Free Speech Law: "The NIH's Genomic Data Sharing Policy and the First Amendment," by Prof. Adam Candeub An article from the Information as Medicine symposium. Reason · Sep 6, 2024
The invisible toll of life with polycystic ovary syndrome The overlooked emotional and psychological effects of PCOS are creating a silent mental health crisis The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2024
NIH reorganization unlikely to happen this Congress, analysts say - Roll Call Post-pandemic frustration has spurred House and Senate Republicans to call for changes in how the agency conducts its day-to-day research. Roll Call · Aug 15, 2024
Antidepressant not working? AI aims to match optimal medication to your needs the first time around “People are going through three or four trials before they get the right medication,” a public health researcher tells Fortune. Fortune · Aug 14, 2024
Phase three clinical trial of India's own dengue vaccine, DengiAll, initiated The first-ever phase three clinical trial for India's indigenous tetravalent dengue vaccine, DengiALL has been initiated. DengiALL has been developed by Panacea Biotec. Currently, there is no antiviral treatment or licensed vaccine against dengue in India. The Times of India · Aug 14, 2024
The NIH Deleted Comments Criticizing Animal Testing. A Federal Court Says That Violates the First Amendment. The NIH had been deleting all social media comments containing words like animal, testing, and cruel. Reason · Aug 6, 2024
D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Automated Filtering of Supposedly "Off-Topic" Comments on NIH Site In last week's People for Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Tabak, the D.C. Circuit (in an opinion by Judge Bradley Garcia, joined by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Patricia Millett), held that NIH's automated filtering of comments on Facebook and Instagram pages was unconstitutional. The filtering was supposedly aimed at… Reason · Aug 6, 2024
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Heated depositions, wellness checks, and strip searches. Reason · Aug 2, 2024
‘It’s evil’: Breast ironing leaves long-term scars for women in Nigeria Rights groups say the traditional practice that seeks to protect girls from sexual predators is a form of mutilation. Al Jazeera · Jul 30, 2024
The Media Is Back to Deriding the Lab Leak as a 'Conspiracy Theory' Even if EcoHealth's "basic research" in Wuhan didn't cause the pandemic, it certainly failed in its mission to stop it. Reason · Jul 10, 2024
LiveScience · Jul 8, 2024 Could bacteria or viruses lurking in ancient Egyptian mummies unleash a plague today? Do mummies contain pathogens that could be transferred to humans today, and should we be worried?
Top News · Jun 30, 2024 Study: Multivitamins Do Not Extend Longevity, NIH Researchers Find Study suggests multivitamins may not extend life. Consult a doctor before taking them.
LiveScience · Jun 21, 2024 Do women get cold more easily than men? Does a person's sex make a difference in how they react to temperature changes? Here's the science.
Reason · Jun 20, 2024 In Congress, Debate Rages About How To Prevent the Next Lab Leak The Biden administration says its new guidance will make pandemic research safer. Critics say it suffers the same flaws as past, failed gain-of-function regulations.
The Conversation · Jun 19, 2024 Heat exposure during pregnancy can lead to a lifetime of health problems Climate change is one of the greatest public health threats humanity has ever faced.
Reason · Jun 18, 2024 Anthony Fauci's Inner Circle Initially Thought COVID Came From a Lab Sen. Rand Paul explains why FOIA litigation shouldn’t have been necessary to find this out.
The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024 Oral nicotine pouches deliver lower levels of toxic substances than smoking – but that doesn’t mean they’re safe Oral nicotine pouches – like Zyn and Velo in the U.S. – appear to be less toxic than cigarettes and deliver comparable levels of nicotine. This makes them an alternative for people who smoke. However, people who’ve never smoked are using them, too, and youth are open to trying them.…
Reason · Jun 4, 2024 Anthony Fauci Gives Misleading, Evasive Answers About NIH-Funded Research at Wuhan Lab At yesterday's congressional hearing, the former NIAID director played word games and shifted blame in an effort to dismiss credible claims that his agency funded work that caused the pandemic.
Axios · Jun 4, 2024 Fauci's raucous Hill return adds to scrutiny on NIH Fauci faced fallout from the disclosure that one of his top aides used a personal email address to avoid government oversight.
Latin Times · Jun 4, 2024 Fauci Denies Suppressing Lab Leak Theory In COVID-19 Origins Investigation Testifying before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Dr. Fauci reiterated his belief that the pandemic most likely resulted from animal-to-human transmission. He also called Republican accusations of him trying to cover up the origins of the pandemic "absolutely false and simply preposterous."
International Business Times · Jun 4, 2024 Anthony Fauci Denies Suppressing Lab Leak Theory In COVID-19 Origins Investigation Testifying before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Dr. Fauci reiterated his belief that the pandemic most likely resulted from animal-to-human transmission. He also called Republican accusations of him trying to cover up the origins of the pandemic "absolutely false and simply preposterous."