Medical News of the Day
Tuesday, May 24th, 2022
I will be posting some extra posts here to catch up from the past days.
Medical News of the Day - Tuesday, May 24th, 2022
Substacks
URGENT: The Pandemic's Wrongest Man, an occasional series (Unreported Truths with Alex Berenson) - May 23, 2022
CNN just ran a piece explaining that “scientists are urgently trying to solve” the question of whether the endless waves of Covid we now have “may be a result of the mRNA technology used to build some Covid-19 vaccines.”
Schools Digging in on Covid Policies and Spending Your Tax Dollars (Rational Ground by Justin Hart) - May 23, 2022
Like we do every Monday we provide you with a digest from our friends at Burbio around school closures, masking and spending.
This week we look at districts' increasingly finely-tuned Covid mitigation strategies, annual reporting on progress and priorities, enhanced summer programs among big districts, and ESSER III spending plans in the area of arts and extracurriculars.
Burbio's ESSER III plan dataset is now up to over 4,700 districts covering 72% of U.S. K-12 students and over $81 billion in school spending.
Modiified spike protein RNA injection-induced Amyloidosis? (Unacceptable Jessica by Jessica Rose) - May 23, 2022
I just want to first say how odd it is that General Practitioners all over the world haven’t been singing AMYLOIDOSIS at the tops of their lungs for months. This, to me, is such a perfect fit.1 Walter Chestnut wrote this up as well. Many times. I applaud you for seeing what I did not.
What is amyloidosis? Amyloidosis comprises diseases that result from protein aggregation of fibrous proteins called amyloids. These amyloids can be formed as the by-product of inflammatory responses and infection in the human body and can also be iatrogenic.
Important: Please take my 10 question vaccine safety survey now (Steve Kirsch) - May 23, 2022
I've designed the survey so it can be deployed using a third party professional survey organization on Monday, May 23. I need your help to make sure it works before we deploy. Thanks!
Covid News
Beijing ramps up COVID quarantine, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules (Reuters) - May 24, 2022
Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where some bemoaned unfair curbs with the city of 25 million preparing to lift a prolonged lockdown in just over a week.
Even as China's drastic attempts to eradicate COVID entirely - its "zero-COVID" approach - bite into prospects for the world's second-biggest economy, new reported infection numbers remain well below levels seen in many Western cities. The capital reported 48 new cases for Monday among its population of 22 million, with Shanghai reporting fewer than 500.
Taiwan kept COVID below 15,000 cases for all 2021. Now it has 80,000 a day, testing its 'new model' (Reuters) - May 24, 2022
Billed a COVID-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay to start life with the virus.
For the whole of 2021, Taiwan reported less than 15,000 locally transmitted cases. Now, it's registering around 80,000 cases a day - a startling reversal after the effectiveness of its long-standing zero-COVID policy won it international praise.
Sweden: 5th COVID-19 shot to people over 65, pregnant women (Associated Press) - May 24, 2022
Sweden is recommending a fifth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people with an increased risk of becoming seriously ill, including pregnant women and anyone aged 65 and over, authorities said Tuesday, adding that the country must “be prepared for an increased spread during the upcoming autumn and winter season.”
Coronavirus cases in California rising fast, with some regions seeing infections double (Los Angeles Times) - May 23, 2022
The number of coronavirus cases in California has significantly worsened this past week, hitting a level not seen since the winter's Omicron surge and raising concerns about the possibility of a big jump in infections this summer.
As cases rise, Americans are ‘checked out’ on COVID-19 (The Hill) - May 21, 2022
COVID-19 cases are on the rise, but many Americans are over thinking of the virus as a crisis.
Even in blue cities, restaurants are packed with people, and many Americans don’t wear masks even on the subway or on airplanes.
Opinion: What have We Learned about Early Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic? (TrialSite News) - May 22, 2022
A recent real-world study led by physicians and scientists from the University of Hong Kong found that the use of antivirals (Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s Molnupiravir) helped reduce mortality, hospitalization. While still published in preprint, the study results haven’t been peer-reviewed as of yet and thus shouldn’t be cited as evidence. But assuming the data holds up to peer review, this finding aligns exactly with what front line physicians have been calling for since near the start of the pandemic: the use of therapies (or combinations thereof) as early treatment. Yet they were mostly ignored by organized medicine or the medical establishment—that is, the institutions that heavily influence the medical industry, from public health agencies and regulators to elite academic medical centers, medical societies, and industry. The U.S, health care represents over a $4 trillion sector, and with that level of economic impact, special interest’s dominant—much like in the defense industry and linked warfare that Eisenhower warned Americans about so long ago in his farewell speech.
Monkeypox News (New Series Coming Soon)
Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe (Associated Press) - May 23, 2022
A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that appears to have been caused by sexual activity at two recent raves in Europe.
CDC officials sound alarm for gay and bisexual men as monkeypox spreads in community (CNBC) - May 23, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday alerted gay and bisexual men that monkeypox appears to be spreading in the community globally, warning people to take precautions if they have been in close contact with someone who may have the virus and to be on the lookout for symptoms.
POX WARNING: UK says monkeypox close contacts should ISOLATE for 21 days with kids among most at risk as more cases to be confirmed (The Sun) - May 22, 2022
BRITS who have had close contact with monkeypox patients should self-isolate for 21 days, the government now says - as more cases are set to be announced on Monday.
The updated guidance from the UK Health Security Agency also warns those at risk of monkeypox infection to stay away from vulnerable people.
Is it monkeypox, or crystalpox? (Unreported Truths with Alex Berenson) - May 23, 2022
Once again, honesty is going to prove tough for the public health authorities
South Florida health officials investigating presumptive case of monkeypox virus (Palm Beach Daily News) - May 23, 2022
Health officials are investigating the state's first presumptive positive case of monkeypox in South Florida.
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County announced Sunday that it and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting epidemiological investigations to determine any possible exposures or offer post-exposure treatment.
EU advises countries to plan vaccines for monkeypox outbreak (Metro) - May 23, 2022
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has told states to prepare strategies to counter the spread of monkeypox, including vaccination.
In a report published today, the EU organisation said: ‘Countries should update their contact tracing mechanisms, their diagnostic capacity for orthopoxviruses and review the availability of smallpox vaccines, antivirals and personal protective equipment (PPE) for health professionals.’
Monkey Pox (Who is Robert Malone) - May 21, 2022
I keep getting asked the same question again and again; is this outbreak of monkey pox a real threat, or is this another case of overstated and weaponized public health messaging? I am going to save my answer to this question for the end of this article and instead focus on what monkey pox is, the nature and characteristics of the associated disease, what we know and don’t know.
WHO issues forecast on monkeypox transmission (RT) - May 21, 2022
Europe should expect a wave of monkeypox cases in the coming months, according to Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's top official on the continent.
“As we enter the summer season… with mass gatherings, festivals and parties, I am concerned that transmission [of monkeypox] could accelerate,” Kluge said on Friday.
The number of the infected could rise because “the cases currently being detected are among those engaging in sexual activity,” and many don't recognize the symptoms, he added.
Conspiracy theories swirl in China that monkeypox was deliberately leaked by the UNITED STATES - following widespread misinformation over Covid-19 (The Daily Mail) - May 23, 2022
Chinese social media users are saying the US could be the source of the rise in monkeypox cases, with conspiracy theories stating the US deliberately leaked the virus which has now spread to at least a dozen countries.
A hashtag on the US reporting two cases of monkeypox has attracted more than 51 million views on Weibo as of Monday.
The infectious disease became a tending topic on the platform after cases were found in the UK, Spain and Australia.
Is this monkeypox strain more contagious? What have we learned and how worried should we be? (Inside Medicine by Jeremy Faust) - May 19, 2022
It’s too soon to tell, but the rising number of suspected cases is alarming.
There are at least 9 nations with suspected active cases currently. That’s an escalation, to be sure. A live Google document produced by Global.health, an open-access public health data repository, is tracking this (and serves as the basis of the graph created for Inside Medicine below).
Other Medical News
American girls are now reaching puberty as young as SIX in phenomenon scientists think may be linked to childhood obesity, chemicals in plastic and stress (Daily Mail) - May 19, 2022
Young girls in America are experiencing puberty at an earlier age than biologists would particularly expect with the average age falling to ten, with black girls undergoing the process a year earlier than their peers on average, experts warn.
The phenomena was first detected by Dr Marcia Herman-Giddens, a public health expert at the University of North Carolina, when she began to gather data on more than 17,000 girls in the mid-1990s.
App predicts worsening heart failure weeks before symptom onset — by sound of your voice (Study Finds) - May 23, 2022
Could the sound of your voice reveal hidden heart problems? A new speech analysis app predicts worsening heart failure weeks before the onset of symptoms. The app, used by heart failure patients at home, recognizes fluid in the lungs an average of 21 days before an unplanned hospitalization or escalation in outpatient drug treatment.
Hospitals charge employer health plans more than 2 times what they charge Medicare for same services (Health Care Dive) - May 18, 2022
Employers and private insurers paid 224% of what Medicare would pay for the same services at the same facilities across all hospital inpatient and outpatient services on average in 2020, according to a Rand study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
‘Imagine The Compliance’: Pfizer CEO Pitched Davos Elites On WiFI Microchip Pills (ZeroHedge) - May 22, 2022
Flashback: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla dazzled the audience in 2018 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with fantasies of ingestible computer chips that signal authorities when a drug has been digested.
He Was a World-Renowned Cancer Researcher. Now He's Collecting Unemployment. (Common Sense by Suzy Weiss) - May 19, 2022
Behind the fall of David Sabatini, 'one of the greatest scientists' of his generation.
Doja Cat says she has to cancel upcoming shows due to health issues caused by vaping (Yahoo!) - May 21, 2022
Singer Doja Cat has canceled a series of performances due to her health problems.
On Friday, the "Say So" singer, 26, took to Twitter to share that she had to undergo "routine" surgery on her tonsils, which would force her to stop touring while she recovers from the procedure.
Medical Videos
The Story of Covid Episode 9 If a Tree Falls... (The Uncensored Citizen) - May 23, 2022
Please check out the other videos in the series as well as The Griffin Talks series of Covid-19 videos.
Dr. Paul Alexander: Monkey Pox And The Mainstream's Gross Overreaction (Bannon’s War Room) - May 23, 2022
Monkeypox Fears & Novavax: Special Saturday Show Answering Your Calls! (Ask Dr. Drew) - May 21, 2022
Dr. Drew answers questions about reported monkeypox outbreaks, mask mandates, Novavax, autism, and more questions from callers.
Ben Harnwell: “US Scientists 'contributed to emergence of Covid'?! Jeffrey Sachs throws the NIH under the bus” (Bannon’s War Room) - May 21, 2022
Dr. Robert Malone explains JYNNEOS and who is really funding these programs (Bannon’s War Room) - May 21, 2022
Jeffrey Tucker: WHO Calls Emergency Meeting As Monkey Pox Cases Cross 100 (Bannon’s War Room) - May 21, 2022
WarRoom Battleground: Dr. Naomi Wolf (Bannon’s War Room) - May 20, 2022)
U.N.-Biden "Health" Scheme Seeks Global Government, Warns Dr. Malone (The New American) - May 19, 2022
A massive power grab by the UN World Health Organization and the Biden administration--with the World Economic Forum and Bill Gates in the background--is an attempt to subvert national sovereignty and build a one-world government with totalitarian rule, warned mRNA pioneer Dr. Robert Malone in this interview with The New American magazine's Alex Newman for Conversations That Matter. This is an "impeachable offense" on Biden's part, he said, warning of the extreme consequences of allowing this to go through. Dr. Malone is calling for criminals to be held accountable and for this power grab to be resisted by all Americans.