Recently, a Chinese startup named Qihan Biotech raised $20 million to develop replacement organs for humans. The smallish deal would hardly have rated a headline, except for the fact that the Hangzhou-based gene-editing company is aiming to grow those organs in pigs and other animals. If successful, such transplants could well transform medicine. And, thanks […]
Former Fighter Pilots Developing Aggressive Cancers: Is Radar to Blame?…
Former fighter pilots are developing especially intrusive forms of cancer, and some suspect it’s from exposure to intense radar systems. “We are dropping like flies in our 50s from aggressive cancers,” retired Air Force Col. Eric Nelson, a former F-15 weapons officer, told McClatchy. Nelson has seen fellow aviators he flew with and commanded diagnosed […]
Scientists Are Closing in on a Blood Test for Alzheimer’s…
Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal — a blood test to screen people for possible signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. On Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles, half a dozen research groups gave new results on various experimental tests. One of them seems 88% accurate. […]
President Trump Announces Executive Order on Healthcare Price Transparency…
We’re here to announce new groundbreaking actions that we’re taking to dramatically increase quality, affordability, and fairness to our healthcare system. This landmark initiative continues our campaign to put American patients first. This is a truly big action. People have no idea how big it is. Some people say bigger than healthcare itself. This is […]
How Sackler Became the Most Toxic Name in Philanthropy…
Purdue Infiltrated WHO, Manipulated Opioid Policies to Boost Sales…
Infamous OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma used front organizations and sponsored research to deceive the World Health Organization and corrupt global public health policies with the goal of boosting international opioid sales and profits, according to a Congressional report(PDF) released Thursday, May 22. The investigation identified two WHO guidance documents that appear to parrot some of Purdue’s […]
You’re Not Getting Enough Sleep—and It’s Killing You…
The whole world is exhausted. And it’s killing us. But particularly me. As I write this, I’m at TED 2019 in Vancouver, which is a weeklong marathon of talks and workshops and coffee meetings and experiences and demos and late-night trivia contests and networking, networking, networking. Meanwhile, I’m sick as a dog with a virus […]
Record Setting Flooding in the Heartland: “The Mississippi River Has Been at Major Flood Stage for 41 Days and Counting”…
Thousands of farmers in the Midwest have been waiting for a very long time for floodwaters to recede so that they can finally plant some crops, but instead more rain just keeps on coming. As you will see below, it is being reported that the Mississippi River has now been at major flood stage for […]
Drug Distributor CEO Charged in Opioid Crisis Conspiracy…
The Rochester Drug Co-operative and its former CEO Laurence Doud III were charged on Tuesday with conspiring to defraud the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) — and the rest of the country. The company was charged with narcotics conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States, while Doud has been further charged with narcotics conspiracy and […]
High Fructose Corn Syrup May Fuel Colon Cancer…
It’s no secret that health experts and nutritionists have been wary of high fructose corn syrup for years. But now they have one more reason to advocate against it: a new study published in the journal Science says that the sugary substance boosts the growth of cancerous tumors in mice. The study, conducted by researchers […]
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