Expert: US knew Covid-19 was an offensive biological warfare weapon that leaked out of Wuhan, China
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Wednesday last week heard testimony from two biosafety experts on the oversight of federally funded “dual-use” and “gain-of-function” research. While acknowledging the need for biological research advancements, the experts called for increased oversight, safer alternatives and ethical considerations instead of controversial...
Month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far
Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant because of other health problems when doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine offered the highly experimental surgery.
Kenya ends unpopular swap deal with Cuba for doctors citing cost of the six-year programme
Under the deal signed in 2017, 50 Kenyans were sent to Cuba to undergo specialised training, while 100 Cubans were dispatched to county level hospitals in Kenya to help improve services.
Kenya braces for fourth wave of Covid as hospitals fight to keep infections low
Hospitals in Kenya are becoming overwhelmed as the East African country witnesses a jump in cases from the Delta variant. Kenya said it is extending a night-time curfew and banning public gatherings and in-person meetings to slow the spread of the coronavirus, warning that hospitals are becoming overwhelmed. The East...
Euphoric reopening of countries was ill-timed as it occurred at the Delta variant was beginning to run riot
Your chance of being crushed in bed tonight by a falling satellite is minuscule. It is also non-zero. Ronald Howard, a Stanford engineering professor and founder of a discipline called decision analysis, made a point of noting the latter, the risk of splat. Perhaps best known for studying questions of...
New study reveals marijuana smokers most at risk of developing lung disease or ‘short of breath’
A new study found that airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in cannabis smokers than cigarette smokers. Smoking is the most common cause of emphysema, a chronic lung condition resulting from air sacs becoming stretched and damaged. While many people smoke cigarettes, cannabis use has increased considerably, especially since...
Popular ‘low-risk’ sugar-free sweetener now linked to high incidence of heart attack, stroke
Researchers identified several artificial sweeteners in the patients’ blood, but erythritol seemed to have the strongest connection with heart attack and death. Because the sweeteners are related chemically and several were present, researchers initially could not be sure that erythritol was to blame.
Scientists rubbish 2023 Nobel Prize as reward for Covid vaccine that was a ‘horrendous product injected into people’s bodies’
The findings raise questions about the serious failures of the peer review process in top journals, the Nobel award process and the media’s verification processes, according to the authors, who are both part of the Canada-based Correlation Research in the Public Interest.
Lab tests find deadly presence of livestock contraceptives, antibiotics in popular fast foods
Under Baum’s leadership, the law firm has won billions of dollars in consumer fraud and product liability cases against major pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, including Bayer Corp (formerly Monsanto), Eli Lilly, Forest Labs, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and more.
African Medical Centre of Excellence targets world class medical care as it holds meeting
The facility will also provide first-class medical equipment and infrastructure that include PET CT scans, Cyclotrons that will produce nuclear isotopes, Linear Accelerators for radiotherapy, chemotherapy suites, fully equipped modular theatres, HTR/ HDR machines, among many others which are currently not available in sub-Saharan Africa in order to deliver superior quality of diagnostic and specialty services.
