HEALTH
A stroke patient revealed an unexpected link between touch and vision For decades, scientists believed that different groups of brain cells had highly specialized roles. Visual neurons were thought to process only signals from the eyes, while auditory neurons responded only to sound. That view began to change as researchers
Drug Overdose Deaths Up 30 Percent Amid 2020 Lockdowns: CDC Data
U.S. drug overdose deaths took a dramatic turn for the worse in 2020 according to new data released by...
French Protest as Macron Announces ‘Health Pass’ Vaccine Passport Mandatory for Nearly All Public Life
France will implement vaccine passports across the country starting next month, according to a July 12...
WHO Buys 110 Million Chinese Vaccine Doses Through COVAX Diplomacy Arm
An international vaccine diplomacy effort coordinated by the World Health Organization and the Coalition...
Death of 13-Year-Old After Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, CDC Investigation
In mid-June, 13-year-old Jacob Clynick from Michigan died in his sleep three days after receiving his...
China’s BGI Group Takes Data From Millions of Women Worldwide via Pregnancy Tests
A troubling development has arisen as the Chinese company, BGI Group, has been doing prenatal tests in...
Delta Variant of COVID-19 Spreads in Seconds, Chinese Government Says
China is facing an outbreak of Delta variant COVID-19 infections in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Dongguan...
Canada’s First Vaccine Recipient Dies
A Quebec woman who made headlines after being the first person in Canada to accept an inoculation for...
Higher Death, Hospitalization Rates Among Vaccinated Individuals: UK COVID-19 Data
The UK is one of the most vaccinated countries in the world against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19...
The Quiet Case of Canada’s Own Virologic Scandal With the Wuhan Institute of Virology
As the world’s eyes are focused on Anthony Fauci and the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s less-than-comfortable...