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WaPo bombshell: RFK's CDC burying report on Covid vaccine success

WaPo bombshell: RFK's CDC burying report on Covid vaccine success

Apr 9, 2026

According to The Washington Post, the CDC has delayed releasing a public health report that was scheduled for publication two weeks prior; the findings demonstrate the COVID vaccine's ongoing efficacy....

Corporations Shocking Plan for Our Food Supply

Corporations Shocking Plan for Our Food Supply

Mar 20, 2026

Four chemical industry insiders are writing America's pesticide playbook, and it's paying off for polluters. The EPA spends 25x more time listening to pesticide companies than to environmental groups....

Ohio State shedding light on long-term impact of COVID

Ohio State shedding light on long-term impact of COVID

Mar 13, 2026

Six years ago, the United States declared COVID-19 a national emergency. Today, millions continue to experience lingering symptoms known as Long COVID, including those arising from more recent infections....

Minnesota physicians on ICE presence in hospitals

Minnesota physicians on ICE presence in hospitals

Jan 20, 2026

Minnesota physicians held a press conference describing how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had obstructed care in health care settings, joined by Senators Alice Mann and Matt Klein and providers from across the state....

U.S. measles cases surge to highest level in 30 years

U.S. measles cases surge to highest level in 30 years

Dec 26, 2025

The measles outbreak that began in West Texas earlier in 2025 has spread throughout the country, with 50 outbreaks. This is the highest level of cases in 30 years, and the United States runs the risk of losing its "elimination status" by next year. Guest: ...

Queensland researchers find COVID alters brain tissue

Queensland researchers find COVID alters brain tissue

Dec 15, 2025

Scientists from Griffith University in Queensland, Austalia, have found evidence that COVID-19 can cause significant long-term brain alterations even long after the infection. They compared MRI brain scans of infected individuals with those who hadn't bee...

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Statement from the International Hantavirus Society and members of the international hantavirus research and clinical community regarding Andes virus transmission and the current outbreak investigation

Statement from the International Hantavirus Society and members of the international hantavirus research and clinical community regarding Andes virus transmission and the current outbreak investigation

Zenodo | May 9, 2026

This statement summarizes current scientific evidence regarding Andes virus (ANDV) transmission dynamics, including documented person-to-person transmission, outbreak epidemiology, infection control considerations and implications for public health managem...

Surveillance on California dairy farms reveals multiple possible sources of H5N1 influenza virus transmission

PLOS Biology | May 5, 2026

ABSTRACT Transmission routes of highly pathogenic H5N1 between cows or to humans remain unclear due to limited data from affected dairy farms. We performed air, farm wastewater, and milk sampling on 14 H5N1-positive dairy farms across two different Califo...

CDC communication undermines trust in vaccines

Science | Apr 30, 2026

ABSTRACT The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its public statement on vaccines and autism in November 2025, suggesting that a possible association between vaccination and autism has not been ruled out with sufficient scientific ...

Current status and future perspectives on the mechanistic and pathophysiological understanding of long COVID

Communications Medicine | Apr 29, 2026

ABSTRACT Background Viral and infectious illnesses can exert profound and enduring effects on population health and well-being. In the aftermath of SARS-CoV-2 infection, post-acute sequelae, collectively referred to as Long COVID, have emerged as a major...

Pathogenic IgG from long COVID patients with neurological sequelae triggers sensitive but not cognitive impairments upon transfer into mice

Acta Neuropathologica | Apr 29, 2026

ABSTRACT Approximately 30% of long COVID patients still experience neurological symptoms (brain fog, pain, chronic fatigue) more than 4 months after the onset of COVID-19. This condition, known as ‘neurological long COVID’, remains poorly understood and m...

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