Federal Judge Forces FDA to Release Over a Million Pages of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Trial Documents They Wanted to Keep Hidden for 75 Years

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by Jim Hᴏft  The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a high-profile case brought by the Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT). The decision mandates the FDA to release the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) file for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine no […]

Long COVID lung damage linked to immune system response

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Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19. Helena Kudiabor, Nature A signalling molecule that helps to kick-start inflammation in the lungs could play a key part in aggravating some long COVID symptoms, finds a study that analysed lung samples from people with the condition. The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine on […]

COVID Select Subcommittee Releases Findings: Vaccine Mandates ‘Not Supported by Science,’ Mask Rules Useless

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Hannah Knudsen Vaccine mandates were “not supported by science” and did “more harm than good,” according to the final report from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, which has concluded its two-year long investigation into the coronavirus pandemic. The subcommittee wrapped up its report — described as the “single most thorough review of the […]

Efficacy and safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long COVID: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

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Yuxin Li, Jingnan Lin, Jiazhu Gao et. al., http://orcid.org/0009-0000-2874-1861 Abstract Introduction There is still a lack of therapeutic options for long COVID. Several studies have shown the benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on long COVID. However, the efficacy and safety of HBOT for long COVID remain unclear. Therefore, we will conduct this systematic review to assess the feasibility […]

Congressional probe determines COVID-19 ‘most likely’ leaked from Chinese lab

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By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times –  The coronavirus that has killed millions of people worldwide “most likely” leaked from a Chinese lab where researchers were intentionally manipulating the virus, a two-year congressional investigation concluded in a report released Monday. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic faulted U.S. health officials, particularly Dr. Anthony Fauci, for discrediting the lab […]

Persistent intracranial hyper-inflammation in ruptured cerebral aneurysm after COVID-19: case report and review of the literature

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Pin Fee Chong, , Kanako Higashi, Wakato Matsuoka, et. al.BMC Neurology volume 24, Article number: 17 (2024)  Abstract Background The systemic manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include hyperinflammatory reactions in various organs. Recent studies showed evidence for the frequent involvement of central nervous system in affected patients; however, little is known about clinical features of cerebrovascular diseases in childhood-onset COVID-19. Case presentation […]

House Select Committee on Coronavirus Releases Report on Social Distancing, COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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Elizabeth Weibel The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released a final report regarding its two-year investigation into social distancing, masking, and the COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In the 520-page report, the committee released its findings regarding “the origins of the Coronavirus Pandemic,” the “Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Transparency of the Use of Taxpayer Funds and Relief Programs” […]

What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the brain?

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BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q897 (Published 15 May 2024)Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q897 What are the neurological symptoms of covid-19? Covid may be primarily a respiratory infection, but a common symptom is “brain fog”—problems with memory or concentration—which can persist for weeks or months as part of long covid.1 And it’s not the only neurological effect. Giovanni Schifitto, professor of neurology at the […]

Mysterious Driving Factor Behind Long COVID May Have Been Identified

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ByBrendan Crabb, The Conversation Around 5–10% of people with COVID infections go on to experience long COVID, with symptoms lasting three months or more. Researchers have proposed several biological mechanisms to explain long COVID. However, in a perspective article published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia, we argue that much, if not all, long COVID appears to be driven by the virus itself persisting in […]

Impact of Elevated Screen Time on School-Age Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analytical Study

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Roshni Manuja • Tanuja P. Pattankar • Mallikarjun C. Yadavannavar • Rekha S. Udgiri, Published: 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64689  Abstract Introduction: The rise in digital technology use, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, has heightened concerns about extended “screen time” (ST) among adolescents. Excessive screen use is linked to negative physical and cognitive effects, yet digital media also offers educational and social advantages. Cultivating healthy […]