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NYC’s Top Doctor Warns that Half of Migrants Heading to City Are Not Vaxxed for Polio

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 18, 2023 38 Comments

NYC Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan recently revealed that migrants also bring in other communicable diseases (tuberculosis, chickenpox). Meanwhile, the UK reported a surge in diphtheria cases from migrants....

European Space Mission Blasts Off for Jupiter’s Icy Moons

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 17, 2023 7 Comments

SpaceX is poised to launch 1st Starship orbital flight as NASA celebrates its Artemis diversity crew....

5th Circuit Put a Hold on Parts of Ruling that Revoked FDA Approval of Abortion Pill

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 13, 2023 16 Comments

"But the three-judge panel said a separate part of Kacsmaryk's decision, which suspends changes the FDA made to the drug's approved use in 2016, could go into effect."...

Doctors Sound Alarm Over Proposed Changes to Definition of Death in Federal Guidance

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 11, 2023 53 Comments

The proposed changes to the Uniform Definition of Death Act would allow comatose patients to be declared dead for use as organ donors....

United Nations to Begin Accepting Applications for Deep-Sea Mining

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 07, 2023 15 Comments

Eco-activists hardest hit. And guess which country is a leader in deep-sea mining!...

House GOP Accuses NIH of ‘Stonewalling’ over Documents Covering ‘Supercharged Monkeypox Experiment’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 07, 2023 16 Comments

Meanwhile, there is a new monkeypox investigation underway in France, as new cluster sparks fears of possible mutation....

CDC Sending Team to Africa in Wake of Marburg Virus Outbreak

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 05, 2023 21 Comments

Let's hope that the "experts" manage to get this outbreak under control before the June 2023 Gay Pride Month starts....

Narrative Science Squanders Talent and Resources Away from Real, Earth-Saving Science

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 25, 2023 11 Comments

Reviewing news of "22 tuna"-sized asteroid, fungal super-bug, and New Zealand supervolcano suggest resources that could mitigate disaster consequences are now diverted to politicized science projects....

Federal Grant Worth $5.7 Million Given to Professors to Develop Misinformation Tool

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 21, 2023 5 Comments

“Skepticism regarding the integrity of U.S. elections and hesitancy related to COVID-19 vaccines are two consequences of a decline in confidence in basic political processes and core medical institutions.”...