Last week, a study went viral that was widely promoted as proof positive that everything we know about antidepressants is wrong. Helmed by lead author Joanna Moncrieff, a professor of psychiatry at University College London, the study was an umbrella review of research into selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), one …
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President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House announced on Thursday. “This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19,” the statement from the White House reads, reminding the public that “he is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms.” The 79-year-old president is receiving …
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The latest subvariant of the novel-coronavirus is spreading fast. And the federal government is struggling to keep up. There’s a lot the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can do to slow the BA.5 subvariant and prevent deaths. But both the FDA and CDC have …
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There was an undetected monkeypox outbreak already underway in the United States before health officials in Europe and the U.S. sounded the alarm about the dangerous viral disease back in May.That’s a problem. For every day that a virus spreads unmonitored and unchecked, there’s greater risk of it finding a …
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A fresh outbreak of monkeypox in Europe and the United States in recent weeks isn’t just a threat to public health. It’s also a warning sign. More and more dangerous viruses, having evolved in animal populations, are jumping to the human population. Bird flu. MERS. SARS-CoV-1. And of course SARS-CoV-2, …
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Pearl Jam were forced to cancel the final two shows on their North American tour after another member of the band tested positive for Covid. This past week, Pearl Jam managed to persevere through drummer Matt Cameron’s Covid-related absence by enlisting audience members in Oakland and reuniting with former drummer …
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Instantly, Vanielle Blackhorse knew something was wrong — as if someone flipped a switch. Although she was born one year and 10 months after her sister, Valentina Blackhorse, most people assumed they were twins. It was more than a family resemblance; the sisters also had that type of deep connection …
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Lindsey Buckingham has postponed his European tour as he continues to recover from a recent bout with Covid-19. Per a note on his Instagram Stories, Buckingham contracted Covid-19 towards the end of his North American tour back in April. Buckingham was forced to cancel the remaining shows on that leg …
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The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis has found that major U.S. meat processors made “baseless” claims about meat shortages in order to convince the Trump administration to issue an executive order to keep plants operating as Covid-19 was ravaging the nation in the spring of 2020. “Meatpacking companies …
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On Jan. 19, 2020, a 35-year-old man showed up at an urgent-care clinic in Washington State, complaining of a cough and fever — symptoms that would soon worsen into what presented like a serious case of pneumonia. He’d just returned from Wuhan, China, where he had family. This man was …
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