Kumail Nanjiani Reveals How ‘Eternals’ Backlash Landed Him In Therapy
LOADINGERROR LOADING Kumail Nanjiani is still hurt by the “Eternals” backlash — and says it sent him to counseling. The Oscar-nominated screenwriter transformed his entire physique to star in the 2021 Marvel film, only for critics to brutally trounce it. Nanjiani recalled Tuesday on “Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum” that this was “really, really […]
CDC, FDA Heads Fire Back at Ladapo Letter
The heads of the FDA and CDC sent a scathing 4-page letter to Florida’s Surgeon General warning him that his stance on COVID-19 vaccines is “harmful.” FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, responded to a letter sent to them last month by Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, […]
Health System Warns Exemptions to COVID Vaccines May Expire With New Options
The Froedtert Health network in Wisconsin has sent a clear message to employees claiming religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination: with an alternative to mRNA vaccines now available, get vaccinated or resign. In an email to a Froedtert staff member obtained by WTMJ-TV, the health network’s COVID-19 Vaccine Religious Exemption Review Committee wrote, “Your original exemption […]
Kansas State Senator Implies Bill on Controversial COVID Therapies Passed
In a letter sent to hospitals and healthcare clinics earlier this week, Mark Steffen, MD, a state senator from Kansas, seemed to suggest a bill that would remove restrictions on the use of treatments like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 had already passed. “With the recent passage of Senate substitute for HB 2280 … there […]
Many Severe Asthma Patients Achieve Remission on Biologics
PHOENIX — Biologic medications sent severe asthma into remission in a substantial proportion of patients, according to a study presented here at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. About 35% of 908 patients who took biologic treatments for at least 12 months were able to achieve remission status, reported […]