By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) SATURDAY, Dec. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A pair of new gene therapies promise a potentially lasting cure for sickle cell disease by subtly altering the genetic information in patients’ bone marrow cells, researchers report. Both therapies work by switching on a gene that […]
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Fact check: Failure to cure colds or flu does not prove the COVID-19 vaccine is fake
An image has been circulating online with the misleading suggestion that scientists’ failure to make an effective vaccine for the common cold or flu means the COVID-19 vaccine cannot be believed. Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS The post says: “Science hasn’t managed in 80 years to produce a vaccine for the […]
Please, For The Love, Don’t Put Baby Shampoo Up Your Nose As A ‘Cure’ For COVID-19
Almost as soon as the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic, the “cures” and “preventative measures” began to circulate the Internet. The first one I remember was a self-check for COVID—back when testing was woefully scarce—and instructed you to hold your breath for ten seconds every […]
Our Covid cure is worse than the virus but I’ve seen a way out
11 11 When the true cost of lockdown is known, the cure will be proven worse than the virus Credit: Getty Images – Getty So trust me when I say my decision to sign the Great Barrington Declaration was personally significant. You have most likely not heard all that much […]
Why it matters that Trump is pointing to a ‘cure’ that doesn’t exist
The first sign of trouble came on Wednesday. In a weird online video, featuring the president in unusual makeup, Donald Trump boasted about the amazing medicine he’d taken to treat the coronavirus. “It just made me better,” the Republican said. “I call that a cure.” Except, he shouldn’t “call that […]
Cream of tartar may make you sick but won’t cure migraines
The claim: Cream of tartar relieves migraines. A Facebook user’s post, which has been shared 15,000 times, shows a photo of a cream of tartar container and says: “If you have migraines just put a little bit under your tongue, within minutes you will feel your migraine easing up. Do you […]
Oleandrin is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID-19 cure
Government may intervene to curb dangerous ‘cancer cure’ propaganda
Cancer patient Arabelle Vanneck is pushed by three young members of her family in wheelcahair – Picasa Radical measures to protect the public from fake cancer treatments are under review by the Government, The Telegraph can reveal. A cross-party coalition of MPs has united in a bid to overhaul the 81-year-old […]
Twitter removes tweet highlighted by Trump falsely claiming COVID-19 ‘cure’
WASHINGTON — Twitter removed a tweet that had been retweeted by President Donald Trump that falsely said that there was a cure for the coronavirus. Late Monday night, Trump retweeted the tweet from an account with the handle “@stella_immanuel” that said: “Covid has cure. America wake up.” Twitter soon after […]
In Era of Sickness, Doctors Prescribe Unusual Cure: Voting
Dr. Alister Martin starts his commute to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he has created a kiosk to register patients to vote. (Tony Luong/The New York Times) BOSTON — The sign is easy to miss in the waiting room of the emergency department at Massachusetts General Hospital, next to […]