August 18, 2023

US Supreme Court Halts Purdue Pharma Deal That Shields Sackler Family From Lawsuits

The US supreme court has agreed to hear a challenge to the legality of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement that would shield its owners, the Sackler family, from lawsuits over their role in America’s opioid epidemic.
August 18, 2023

Food Supplements Are Transforming Tuberculosis Survival In India

A new study quantifies the substantial impact of diet on the successful treatment and containment of tuberculosis.
August 11, 2023

Drug Manufacturers Actually INCREASED Opioid Marketing After Kentucky’s Purdue Pharma Lawsuit

A new study has found that the U.S. state of Kentucky's 2007 lawsuit against Purdue Pharma dissuaded only Purdue's opioid marketing. The promotion of opioids by competing drug companies actually increased.
August 11, 2023

Medical Journals Warn Of ‘Growing’ Nuclear Weapon Threat

More than 100 medical journals across the world have issued a rare joint call for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons, warning that the threat of nuclear catastrophe was "great and growing".
August 11, 2023

Vitamin D Improves Outcomes Of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

A new study finds that supplementation with 25(OH) vitamin D, in an Italian cohort of hospitalized COVID-19 patients that were deficient, resulted in a reduced length of hospital stay compared to those who were not supplemented.
August 11, 2023

U.S. Preventative Services Task Force Recommends Folic Acid Supplement Before & During Pregnancy

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force recommends folic acid supplementation for women planning to or who could become pregnant. These recommendations form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
August 11, 2023

New Emails Show COVID Vaccine Mandates Were Based On A Lie

It is not uncommon for politicians or bureaucrats to lie. What seems to be unique, though, is just how common and consequential the lies were during the COVID pandemic.
August 3, 2023

Anonymous Donations To World Health Organization’s New Foundation Raise Concerns

Nearly 40 percent of the money raised by the WHO Foundation in its first two years came from anonymous sources, worrying some that donors may be trying to influence the World Health Organization and its role in shaping global health policy with their gifts.