There’s more evidence that one of the world’s most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a potentially disabling disease that occurs when immune system cells mistakenly attack the protective coating on nerve fibers, gradually eroding them. The Epstein-Barr virus has long been suspected of playing […]
Pro athletes enlist in the vaccination culture war
The pandemic-era saga of tennis star Novak Djokovic in Australia this week is but one of many: Pro athletes who have refused to be vaccinated have been put at center court in a larger contest — as famous faces who are becoming proxy players in the accelerating worldwide cultural battles over COVID jabs. The NBA’s […]
Supreme Court deals major blow to Biden admin
The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to forcibly increase the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine […]
Europe tightens mask rules amid seasonal COVID wave
To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes.” Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will help it beat the latest infection surge. Other countries are taking similar action as the more transmissible — yet, apparently, […]
COVID-19 pill deployment stopped by supply chain issues
Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. The problem, in part, is that production is still being ramped up and the medicines can take anywhere from […]
Conservative radio star has COVID (spread to lungs)
Conservative radio star and former Fox News host Glenn Beck announced that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19… a second time. Beck appeared on Mark Levin’s popular radio talk show this week where he told Levin he has been battling an infection over the past week. CAUTION — Do NOT Take Anything Else For Your […]
Djokovic included in draw for Australian Open; visa troubles continue
Novak Djokovic was included in the draw for the Australian Open — but he’s still waiting to learn if he can stay in the country. All eyes are now on Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, who must decide whether to deport the tennis star, effectively overruling a judge who said Djokovic could stay in Australia despite […]
Cyprus resorts to drastic measures to keep schools open
Cyprus is changing its compulsory quarantine rules for school children in an effort to keep pupils in school amid surging coronavirus infections, the country’s health minister said Wednesday. Under the new system, schoolkids who were in close contact with classmates who test positive will no longer face compulsory quarantine. Instead, they must undergo either a […]
Omicron expected to peak soon in US
Last year, the narrative was that COVID followed a two-month cycle of surges and lulls. But now the omicron variant seems to be peaking several times more quickly than last year’s delta variant. CAUTION — Do NOT Take Anything Else For Your Blood Pressure Until You See This [Sponsored] Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s […]
Hospital reports successful heart transplant from pig to human
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he’s doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery. While it’s too soon to know if the operation really will work, it marks a step in the […]
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