Experts scramble for answers in wake of rapid rise in cancer incidence in younger people
The cancer trend has also caught the attention of health organisations worldwide, including the World Health Organization, which in February predicted a 77 per cent rise in new cancer cases – from 20 million cases in 2022 to over 35 million cases by 2050.
Leaked report details how political class in Germany ignored own scientists and imposed punitve Covid vaccine, mask mandates
“A whistleblower, a former employee of the RKI, approached me and passed on the data set to me” for reasons of “conscience,” Velázquez wrote on Substack. According to the files, German regulators sought to skip Phase 3 trials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and “go straight into broad application.”
UN health agency convenes experts to assess if mpox outbreak in Africa is a global emergency
Officials at the Africa CDC said nearly 70 per cent of cases in Congo are in children younger than 15, who also accounted for 85 per cent of deaths. Mpox was reported last week in Burundi and Rwanda for the first time while other countries including Kenya and the Central African Republic also identified cases.
WHO chief Ghebreyesus convenes emergency committee to assess threats posed by mpox outbreak
An emergency committee is made up of international experts who provide technical advice and recommendations to the WHO chief about whether a disease outbreak is a “public health emergency of international concern” – the agency’s highest level of alert. The final decision is made by the director general.
Details emerge of how US top brass were caught conspiring to duck questions on Covid origins at Wuhan Lab
EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organisation focused on emerging infectious diseases, has been at the centre of debates surrounding the origins of Covid-19 due to its work with bat coronaviruses and its partnership with the Wuhan lab.
Revealed: Largest study of its kind finds ‘the idea that the Covid vaccine saved lives is ridiculous’
Rancourt said they found “the idea that the vaccine saved lives is ridiculous” and based on flawed modelling as he and colleagues also showed in a previous paper. Here again, they found no systematic or statistically significant trends showing that vaccination campaigns in 2020 and 2021 reduced all-cause mortality.
‘Monetising fear’: Bird flu summit a ‘trade show for biodefence industry’
There are four sponsorship levels: Titanium, Platinum, Gold and Silver. Each grants the group or company different levels of visibility at the event. For example, Titanium sponsors who pay $19,995 can deliver a keynote talk, moderate a breakout session of their choice and show a 15-second corporate promotional video during the general session.
‘New era’ in malaria control begins with vaccination of children in Ivory Coast
In 2021, WHO endorsed the first malaria vaccine, known as Mosquirix, made by GSK. But that vaccine requires four doses and protection fades within months. GSK also previously said it would only be able to make about 15 million doses.
How spending long periods watching TV, obesity, diabetes and delinquency lead to early menstruation in girls below 10 years
Early periods may be influenced by socioeconomic backgrounds, high body mass index during childhood, low activity levels and electronic screen time.
Out of Zimbabwe: How African grandmothers mental health therapy is being embraced by the world
Older people are at the centre of a homegrown form of mental health therapy in Zimbabwe that is now being adopted in places like the United States. The approach involves setting up benches in quiet, discreet corners of community clinics and in some churches, poor neighbourhoods and at a university. An older woman with basic training in problem-solving therapy patiently sits there, ready to listen and engage in a one-on-one conversation.
