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Pharma erupts as Biden administration backs waiver of vaccine patent rights

The Biden administration’s call to waive patent rights for coronavirus vaccines sparked vociferous opposition from drugmakers and pharma industry groups, which quickly claimed the move will discourage future drug research and do little to increase supply. Activists, who have pressured the administration for months on the issue, argue a waiver is needed to begin removing… Read More: Pharma erupts as Biden administration backs waiver of vaccine patent… »

Stay-Home Order Side Effect: Opioid Deaths Nearly Doubled

March 21, 2020, a stay-at-home order was enacted in Illinois due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It continued for 11 weeks, eventually being lifted May 30, 2020. During those 11 weeks, opioid-involved overdose deaths soared in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs of Cook County, worsening an already alarming epidemic of opioid deaths. The report — the… Read More: Stay-Home Order Side Effect: Opioid Deaths Nearly Doubled »

Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

Image Español Português 中文 Tagalog Tiếng Việt 한국어 COVID-19. We’ve been living with it for what sometimes seems like forever. Given the number of deaths that have occurred from the disease, it’s perhaps not surprising that some consumers are looking at unconventional treatments, not approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Though this is understandable, please beware.… Read More: Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent… »

‘Alligator’ causes panic in Iowa apartment complex

Animal control officials in Iowa thought they were hunting down an alligator but instead they got a crock. The animal experts were called to a Des Moines apartment parking lot to deal with a large reptile that turned out to be a stuffed animal. “While their fear was real, the alligator, it turns out, was… Read More: ‘Alligator’ causes panic in Iowa apartment complex »