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A former Pfizer scientist was subpoenaed Monday by House Republicans over allegations that senior executives at the pharma giant colluded to “deliberately slow down” clinical tests of its COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The House Judiciary Committee ordered Dr. Philip Dormitzer, the ex-vice president and chief scientific officer of RNA and viral vaccines for Pfizer, to appear for a deposition on July 22 after demanding answers about allegations “that senior Pfizer executives conspired to withhold public health information so as to influence the 2020 presidential election.” “To date, you have failed to voluntarily comply with our requests,”...

The skin acts as the body's defense against external threats. However, as we age, the epidermis—the outermost layer of skin—gradually becomes thinner and loses its protective strength. To combat aging's impact on skin, numerous studies have emphasized the benefits of vitamin C (VC). Now, researchers have discovered VC helps thicken skin by directly activating genes that control skin cell growth and development. Their findings suggest that VC may restore skin function by reactivating genes essential for epidermal renewal. To investigate how VC affects skin regeneration, the team used human epidermal equivalents and applied VC at 1.0 and 0.1 mM—concentrations comparable...

Vatican II’s Own Words Thoroughly Rebuke the Vatican II RevolutionIf Pope Leo XIV actually applied the words of the Council as set forth below, he could use Vatican II to justify the complete overturn of the Vatican II revolution that has plagued the Church and world for six decades. Here's how that could be accomplished: In his famous “1974 Declaration,” Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre left no doubt about how he viewed the Council at which he had played an important role:“We hold fast, with all our heart and with all our soul, to Catholic Rome, Guardian of the Catholic Faith and...

Self-declared “citizen patrols” – some of them hundreds strong – have gathered on the Polish side of the border with Germany to oppose returns of migrants whom the German authorities have found to have entered illegally from Poland. Over the last two years, Germany has sent back thousands of such migrants, prompting a growing backlash in Poland. The practice has been criticised by the Polish government, which is in turn facing accusations from the right-wing opposition that it is taking too little action in response. On Saturday, a group of around 200 residents of Szczecin, a Polish city near the...

Supermarkets will reportedly be required to make significant changes to their stores as part of a government crackdown on obesity. The Government plans to introduce a health food standard for supermarkets to make the average shopping basket 'slightly healthier' and ease pressure on the NHS. Public health experts say that cutting 50 calories a day would lift 340,000 children and 2 million adults out of obesity, which is one of the root causes of diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Major supermarkets will have to report on healthy food sales and 'increase the healthiness of sales in communities across the UK',...

Hot tubs and saunas can both soothe aching muscles and provide welcome warmth, but hot tubs might offer greater health benefits. That's the takeaway from a new study done by researchers which compared the physiological effects of soaking in a hot tub to sitting in a traditional dry heat sauna or a more modern far-infrared sauna. By raising core body temperatures, soaking in hot water can help lower blood pressure, stimulate the immune system and, over time, improve the body's response to heat stress. Moreover, those effects can last beyond the minutes spent directly in heat treatment. Researchers monitored body...

Ed Clark, the Libertarian Party's (L.P.) 1980 candidate for president, has died at age 95. Clark, a Harvard Law graduate who for much of his career practiced corporate law for Arco in Los Angeles, brought a calm normalcy to his libertarian messaging in his two prominent runs, famously trying to define this then-clandestine political philosophy as "low-tax liberalism" to explain his combination of fiscal prudence, foreign policy restraint, and mostly letting people make their own personal choices.

A study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers found that combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy before surgery for patients with aggressive stage III non-small cell lung cancer that is considered difficult or impossible to surgically remove can help shrink tumors and make surgery possible. The multicenter observational study was conducted in collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute in Rome, Italy. It analyzed data from 112 patients who were treated at cancer centers across the U.S. and Italy with chemoimmunotherapy—a combination of chemotherapy and an immune checkpoint inhibitor blocking PD-1 or PD-L1. After treatment,...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denounced President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill as a “scam” and a “deal with the devil” in a fiery speech Wednesday on the House floor. As the sprawling bill inches toward passage, Ocasio-Cortez accused Trump of lying about the measure that cuts Medicaid and food stamps for the poor while slashing taxes on tips and providing big breaks for the wealthy and large corporations. “It doesn’t take a smart person to know if you are being lied to,” Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens, Bronx) said. “President Trump, you’re either being lied to or you are lying to the American people.” The...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is known to be associated with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but how and why they are connected remains unknown. Researchers from Mass General Brigham discovered that HBV does not cause liver inflammation or cancer on its own, but worsens liver inflammation and may make patients more susceptible to early cancer development caused by environmental carcinogens. Limiting carcinogen exposure or reducing inflammation could mitigate this risk. "Our research sheds light on the intricate interplay between HBV infection and carcinogen exposure to generate immune dysregulation in the liver that leads to cancer development," said corresponding...

A call for Brain Injury to be Recognized, Treated, and Covered as a Chronic Health Condition Every year, at least 2.8 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury. While many of these injuries are fairly mild and cause only temporary neurological impairment, there are currently more than 5 million people living with a permanent brain injury-related disability – that’s one in 60 Americans. The chronic, long-term effects of brain injury are wide-ranging, and can include fatigue, sensitivity to noise and light, memory loss, mobility problems, chronic migraines, trouble with focus and executive functioning, depression, anxiety, and susceptibility to conditions such...

Tips to persuade, and lead with empathy, in the dreaded vaccine conversationI am hearing a story repeated across specializations and practice settings: Clinicians and caregivers alike are avoiding -- or dreading -- vaccine conversations. Often, they leave conversations with feelings of resentment (instead of clarity) as well. For clinicians, the need to "debunk" myths or correct irrational statements can induce angst because they know the facts; they want to provide the best possible care. Yet, they can't seem to speak the right language. The experience can be draining and disheartening, and many of us grow weary of trying. Have you...

"Nadya Sofia Malinowska," (b. Jan. 26 1992) previously Marek Greger Belka, of Portland, has been charged with three counts of failing to obey a lawful order for alleged riotous behavior at the federal building on June 17, June 21 and June 29. Arrest record: archive.is/On6g7 The 33-year-old 200-pound man (91 kilograms) is a failed leftist journalist who was the "editor-in-chief" of far-left propaganda site "Double Sided Media." He collaborated with the Antifa propaganda site LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH/Abner Bashir Hauge. Portland Antifa ringleader Alissa Azar has also written for LCRW. He is also a member of the Portland trans band...

Meta head honcho Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly asked to leave a meeting at the Oval Office after he 'walked in unexpectedly' while President Trump met with high-ranking military leaders. Sources familiar with the recent meeting told NBC News that military leaders were shocked when Zuckerberg waltzed into the Oval Office during a discussion on the Air Force's next-generation fighter jet platform. The exact date of the reported incident was not divulged. Officials were reportedly concerned about Zuckerberg's presence, citing that he didn't have the security clearance to be a part of the conversation. He was then asked to leave the...

Hackers with links to Iran are threatening to disclose emails stolen from the US President’s inner circle. The hackers, who go by the pseudonym Robert, told Reuters in an online chat that they have 100 gigabytes of stolen emails from Susie Wiles, the White House’s chief of staff, Lindsey Halligan, Trump’s lawyer, Roger Stone, Trump’s advisor and Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the centre of the Trump camp’s hush-money scandal.The group, Robert, said they could sell the material but didn’t provide Reuters with any details on their plans, nor describe what was in the emails. The US Cybersecurity and...

US President Donald Trump has urged Hamas to accept a proposed 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, stating that Israel has agreed to the conditions. The proposal includes a call for the release of half the hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and the remains of other Palestinians. Trump is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 7, expressing hope for a ceasefire and hostage agreement next week.

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rosie O’Donnell, the self-proclaimed “actor” and “activist,” revealed Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s first term drove her into depression, overeating and drinking too much. She made this confession during a Tuesday interview on The Chris Cuomo Project podcast, while explaining why she fled to Ireland after Trump’s 2024 landslide win. “I wasn’t one of those people who said, ‘If he gets elected, I’m going to move.’ I knew that I would never move because I’m very much a homebody and I like to be near my kids … but I really felt this was self-preservation for...

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MethaneSAT, an $88 million satellite backed by Jeff Bezos and led by the Environmental Defense Fund to track global methane emissions, has been lost in space after going off course and losing power over Norway. "We're seeing this as a setback, not a failure," Amy Middleton, senior vice president at EDF, told Reuters. "We've made so much progress and so much has been learned that if we hadn't taken this risk, we wouldn't have any of these learnings." Reuters reports: The launch of MethaneSAT in March 2024 was a milestone in a years-long campaign by EDF to hold accountable the...

It was previously reported that Jaguar lagged behind Bud Light. But having thrown moonbattery into overdrive, it soon pulled ahead: Jaguar sales in Europe plunged a shocking 97.5% following a botched rebrand that included a commercial featuring men in skirts to announce its upcoming pivot toward an all-electric fleet… The luxury British automaker registered just 49 vehicles in Europe in April, compared with 1,961 vehicles in the same month last year, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. Sales between January and April plummeted 75.1%, with just 2,665 cars sold across the continent. Don’t expect the company to...