Reported by Politico earlier today, a case of polio has been diagnosed in Rockland County (a NYC suburb), according to the New York State Department of Health and the CDC. From the article: “The case MORE
CBS News reported that a new FDA-approved eye drop hitting the market could change the lives of millions of Americans with age-related blurred near vision, a condition affecting mostly people 40 and older. Vuity, which MORE
Using data from insurance claims along with genetics, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found that Viagra (sildenafil) shows high promise as a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease (source article: The Guardian). First, the researchers used MORE
Just released from Ars Technica, the James Webb space telescope’s “no earlier than” launch date will slip from December 18 to at least December 22 after an “incident” occurred during processing operations at the launch MORE
STATNews shared yesterday that a significant portion of vaccine opposition from right-wing legislators extends far beyond the Covid-19 shot, but their efforts are frequently disguised within rhetoric focused on Covid. [Emphasis added] In Idaho, a MORE
From NPR: An 80-year-old Illinois man has died of rabies from a bat bite. It is the first human case of rabies in the state since 1954. The exposure occurred in mid-August, when the patient MORE
[Edit by OP: YESSSSSSS!!!!!!] Just out from Vice: messages posted to a Telegram group run by Kerri Rivera, a pseudo-medical expert who advocates for the use of a dangerous bleach solution to “cure” autism and other serious MORE
On Thursday a Covid-related preprint originally published on the Research Square website in November was withdrawn. The article was titled, “Efficacy and Safety of Ivermectin for Treatment and prophylaxis of COVID-19 Pandemic,” and according to MORE
From Reuters, the remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at the site of a former residential school for indigenous children, a discovery Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described MORE
In April the Guardian reported that the Florida-based Genesis II church wrote to Donald Trump at the White House to promote its “Miracle Mineral Solution” (chlorine dioxide industrial bleach) as a cure for Covid-19. A few days MORE
From BBC: Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died aged 73. Solicitors acting on behalf of his family said in a statement: “It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green announce his MORE
Charlie Daniels — a singer, songwriter, bandleader and player of many instruments — died Monday in Nashville. His death was confirmed by his publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, who said that he died of a hemorrhagic MORE
Yesterday The New York Times outlined a hopeful new Covid-19 testing approach under consideration in the US: pooled samples. This technique has been used for a long time in scientific fields, and basically involves combining MORE
Just saw this story of police officers suspended for violently shoving an older man tonight. Please be warned, it’s another one that’s difficult to watch. Shortly after Buffalo’s curfew started, city police and state police MORE
On April 6, 2020, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (US) reported a 10-person study using convalescent plasma (CP) to treat severe COVID-19 patients. Larger randomized trials are needed, but the results appear MORE
Scripps Research reported yesterday on their site about a new in-house study showing a human SARS antibody’s interaction with the new coronavirus at near-atomic-scale resolution. The study reveals a possible weakness in the coronavirus which MORE
“Numerous calls from patients prompted [our team] to develop a simple self-triage tool to help individuals decide when to treat their symptoms safely at home and when to seek medical help. One of the most important things each of us can do during the ongoing pandemic is to free up medical providers to concentrate on the seriously ill.” MORE
The Department of Justice has secretly asked Congress for the ability to detain arrested people “indefinitely” without trial during emergencies. MORE
As we stay home and roam the virtual world during the coronavirus pandemic it’s easy to find worrying and scary information, and right now it looks like it could be a while until things start MORE
Today Forbes reports that the High Court of Sindh in Karachi, Pakistan, passed a Sharia-based law allowing a girl to marry after she has experienced her first menstrual cycle. The case involved the alleged abduction, MORE
“Give me some music; music, moody foodOf us that trade in love.”(William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra) One of my favorite music sites is NPR, so I’m borrowing a music theme they posted last year for MORE
On Friday the US FDA approved Palforzia to mitigate allergic reactions, including severe reactions such as anaphylaxis, from accidental exposure to peanuts. The drug is approved for use only in patients with a diagnosed peanut MORE
A team of biostatisticians and infectious disease researchers predict the Wuhan 2019n-CoV outbreak will get much worse. (This paper is not yet published; it is a preprint made publicly available for review and commentary by MORE
Since 1947 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been keeping a “Doomsday Clock” and adjusting it yearly to reflect the risk from major dangers humankind is facing (nuclear threat, climate change, and other international MORE
A Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) woman drove into the path of an oncoming vehicle as a way to test her faith, then exhibited no concern about the people who were injured in the crash, state police MORE