Author Archives: Health

SKorea rolls out locally made vaccines

South Korea has begun transporting the first vaccine doses to roll off a production line in the southern city of Andong, where local pharmaceutical company SK Bioscience is producing the AstraZeneca vaccine. The country will kick off its mass immunisation campaign on Friday by administering the Astra-Zeneca-Oxford vaccines to residents and employees at long-term care… Read More »

Dear Me, it won’t last forever: Study suggests writing letters to future self can lessen stress of COVID pandemic

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health and Wellness Health Canada ‘It activates that sense that “This too shall pass, that this may be a really difficult time right now but I can get through difficult times” ‘ Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: Feb 19, 2021  •  4 days ago  •  4 minute read A… Read More »

Transparency watchdog criticizes STAT’s non-disclosure on pro-Pharma op-ed

Should publications that post op-ed pieces tell us more about who wrote the op-ed and what their potential biases and conflicts of interest might be? I’m in the camp that answers a resounding YES. Till Bruckner is, too. He writes for Transparify, an organization that rates “the financial transparency of major think tanks.” He is… Read More »