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The hurdles facing Canada's planned pandemic-busting lab - Ottawa's plan for a state-of-the-art lab to help tackle emerging health threats is commendable on paper. But top health researchers say long-term funding gaps, recent staff cuts and red tape could threaten its real-world success. John MacFarlane - News - Health - | August 12

Ottawa's plan for a state-of-the-art lab to help tackle emerging health threats is commendable on paper. But top health researchers say long-term funding gaps, recent staff cuts and red tape could threaten its real-world success.

CBC News - Health - 2 hours ago

Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over 'misinformation'

This study was originally published in 2024 and was criticized as being misleading by other scientists at the time

Scientific American - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Fauci faces fury from GOP senators amid fallout from COVID-era texts

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, joins ‘The Faulkner Focus’ to discuss Dr. Anthony Fauci’s COVID-era text messages and concerns over vaccine safety and calls for accountability grow.

Fox News - Health - 4 hours ago

Feds should devise way to reflect on COVID-19 response, says Canada's chief science adviser -- Benjamin Lopez Steven -- News

Canada's chief science adviser says the federal government should devise a way to reflect on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic to better prepare the country and Canadians for future public health challenges.

CBC News - Health - 3 days ago

In texts, Fauci discussed potential risks, benefits of COVID vaccine for pregnant women -- Two Senate Republicans released a set of 2021 texts that show Dr. Anthony Fauci discussing how to "weigh the potential risks against the benefits" of pregnant women taking COVID-19 vaccines.

Two Senate Republicans released a set of 2021 texts that show Dr. Anthony Fauci discussing how to "weigh the potential risks against the benefits" of pregnant women taking COVID-19 vaccines.

CBS News - Health - 1 day ago

MoPH invites students, young professionals to join WHO video competition on influenza, COVID-19

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced the launch of the Global Youth Competition on Influenza and COVID 19 Prevention and Co...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 2 days ago

The lingering questions of the pandemic that demand answers

Canada has yet to train a spotlight on the response to the biggest health crisis of our time

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 4 days ago

GOP vs. Fauci: Are COVID-19 politics hurting public health?

Six years after COVID-19 changed the world, Washington is relitigating old battles and demanding answers. Republicans accuse America's former top health official, Dr. Anthony Fauci, of misleading the public.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 5 days ago

Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

The vote came a week after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Pfizer tops estimates, hikes low end of revenue guidance on non-Covid products

Pfizer said it cut its full-year revenue expectation for its Covid products to $4 billion, down from around $5 billion previously.

CNBC - Health - 8 days ago

Preeclampsia rates in minorities highlight maternal health disparities -- During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a nearly 25% prevalence rate of preeclampsia was observed among 176 Latinas in El Paso.

During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a nearly 25% prevalence rate of preeclampsia was observed among 176 Latinas in El Paso.

UPI - Opinion - 9 days ago

Courts & Lawsuits -- DOJ: Coral Springs man used Covid loans for Haitian assassination

Unless we missed the fine print, funding assassinations wasn't on the SBA's list of approved uses for PPP loans.

Miami New Times - US News - 14 days ago

The Strait of Hormuz disruption is set to trigger the first annual decline in crude consumption since Covid-19, the energy watchdog says

The Iran war and the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz will push global oil demand down by around 1 million bpd in 2026, the International Energy Agency says

Russia Today - Business - 1 month ago

Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

Dr. David Morens, 78, is accused of using his private email account to intentionally circumvent public records laws while employed at the National Institutes of Health.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 3 months ago

Long COVID leaves thousands of L.A. County residents sick, broke and ignored

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, doctors are still treating long COVID patients with complex symptoms and unknown futures.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 4 months ago

Researchers identify immune trigger behind myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination

A rapid, two-step immune reaction may underlie rare cases of heart inflammation seen after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination, Stanford University researchers found, shedding light on a mechanism that’s fueled scientific debate and political controversy since the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 7 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients by boosting their immune systems to help fight tumors.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 9 months ago

Covid-19 sent the world mad

The pandemic polarised voters and undermined trust in institutions

Economist - Entertainment - 11 months ago