November 9, 2023

Getting Covid Shot on Same Day as Certain Flu Vaccines May Raise Risk of Strokes in Elderly People

The Covid vaccine may be linked to an increase in stroke risk when given alongside a high-dose flu shot, health officials say.
November 3, 2023

Doctors Who Take Pharma Money More Likely To Prescribe Inappropriate Drugs

Oncologists who receive payments from industry may be more likely to prescribe non-recommended and low-value treatments.
October 27, 2023

Bayer Must Pay $1.25 Million In Roundup Cancer Trial, Jury Finds

Bayer must pay $1.25 million to a man who sued the company alleging he developed cancer from exposure to its Roundup weedkiller, a jury in St. Louis, Missouri has found.
October 27, 2023

Ontario Man Files $35.6 Million Lawsuit Against Pfizer Over Son’s Vaccine Death

New Tecumseth, Ontario resident Dan Hartman has initiated a wrongful death lawsuit against Pfizer because his son Sean died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
October 20, 2023

Pfizer Refuses to Reveal How Many of its Australian Employees Quit Rather Than Take its COVID-19 Vaccine

Pfizer has refused to tell a Senate hearing how many of its employees left the company rather than take a specially-imported batch of COVID-19 vaccine for the company's Australian staff.
October 20, 2023

Americans Will Spend Half Their Lives Taking Prescription Drugs, Study Finds

An American born in 2019 will spend a larger share of their lifetime taking prescription drugs than being married or receiving an education, according to new research.
October 5, 2023

Use of Antiviral Drug May be Fueling Evolution of COVID-19

Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug used to treat patients with COVID-19, may be causing mutations in the virus and fueling the evolution of new variants, scientists say.
September 21, 2023

Breast Cancer Recurrence May Be Triggered By Chemotherapy Injury To Non-Cancer Cells

A standard chemotherapy drug injures surrounding non-cancer cells, which can then awaken dormant cancer cells and promote cancer growth, according to a new study published in the open access journal PLoS Biology.