Disinfo Doc’s License Renewed; COVID Up in U.K. Kids; AI OK’d for Prostate Cancer Dx
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Ohio Medical Board has renewed the medical license of Sherri Tenpenny, DO, a physician who erroneously claims that the COVID vaccine makes people magnetic. (USA Today) George Holliday, who filmed Rodney King being beaten by Los Angeles police officers during a 1991 traffic stop, has […]
2 J&J Shots Better Than 1; Texas Abortion Doc Sued; Could iPhones Spot Depression?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Johnson & Johnson said a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine given 2 months after the first dose improved efficacy against symptomatic illness to 94%. In November, the Biden administration will lift restrictions on international travelers from 33 countries who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (New […]
Which Pediatric Research Is Overfunded by NIH?
Some pediatric research areas, such as congenital birth defects and HIV/AIDS, were disproportionately overfunded by the NIH in recent years relative to their disease burden in the U.S., according to a cross-sectional study. NIH funding for disease-specific research largely appeared to correlate with pediatric disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost to that disease in the U.S. […]
No Uptick in Vaccine Uptake; Unreported COVID Deaths; France Bans Unvaxxed Americans
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The FDA’s approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine has yet to produce an expected uptick in vaccine uptake. (Business Insider) Four researchers whose work provided the basis for development of the first approved COVID-19 vaccine, along with a pioneer in the study of neurodegenerative diseases, are […]
Idaho to Ration Health Care; WHO Says COVID Is ‘Here to Stay’; Superhuman Immunity?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. For the first time since the pandemic started, Idaho activated its “crisis standards of care” in two districts in the northern part of the state due to staffing shortages and a lack of ICU beds; only four of the state’s 400 ICU beds remain open. (Boise […]
Stretching the capacity of flexible energy storage
Some electronics can bend, twist and stretch in wearable displays, biomedical applications and soft robots. While these devices’ circuits have become increasingly pliable, the batteries and supercapacitors that power them are still rigid. Now, researchers in ACS’ Nano Letters report a flexible supercapacitor with electrodes made of wrinkled titanium carbide — a type of MXene […]
Texas Abortion Ban Fallout; K-Pop Group Tests Positive; Anti-Vax Docs on Tour
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Late Thursday night, Planned Parenthood affiliates filed a court request in a district court for a temporary restraining order against Texas Right to Life in order to stop its abortion providers and health care workers from being sued under the new “sue thy neighbor” abortion ban. […]
Will Guidelines on Safe Return to Youth Sports Make a Difference?
As high school and youth sports leagues return to action — some for the first time since 2019 — national medical societies and committees have tinkered with existing guidelines to prevent COVID-19 spread and issued some new calls. But, given the wide variance in local situations and vaccination rates, they are largely avoiding new national […]
Mask Mandate Bans Investigated; Retightening Borders; HIV Vax Trial Disappoints
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Education Department has launched investigations into five states over their bans on mask mandates in schools as a civil rights matter. (New York Times) Is the World Health Organization (WHO) softening its stance against COVID booster shots? (Reuters) Some scientists believe coronavirus vaccine-conferred immunity is […]
La. ‘A Very Dangerous Place’; Fla. Mask Ban Nixed; ‘Mr. Anti-Vax’ Dies of COVID
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. After Hurricane Ida battered Louisiana, leaving large swaths of the state without power, the state’s hospitals are in a “very dangerous place,” said Gov. John Bel Edwards (D); ventilators “don’t work without electricity,” he pointed out. (AP) A federal “surge team” was called in earlier this […]