The latest target of the public health bureaucracy's regulatory efforts is flavored tobacco products, in particular, flavored vaping products that are often popular among young people. Bans on such products are cropping up around the country, but a new study shows that these restrictions can backfire—to deadly consequence. Yale University Public Health Professor Abigail S. … Continue reading Deadly Mistake: Ban on Flavored Nicotine Products Led Teenagers to Smoke More Cigarettes, Study Finds
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Ronald D. Fricker Jr., Virginia Tech When the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington released its estimate that COVID-19 had killed 912,345 people in the U.S. by May 6, 2021, many were shocked. That’s 60% higher than the 578,555 coronavirus-related deaths officially reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control … Continue reading 578,555 people have died from COVID-19 in the US, or maybe it’s 912,345 – here’s why it’s hard to count
Janice Dean began speaking out against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo when she saw that media outlets weren’t holding the Democratic governor accountable for what was happening in New York during the COVID-10 pandemic. Dean, senior meteorologist at Fox News Channel, lost both her mother-in-law and father-in-law to the disease in New York nursing homes. While thousands of elderly … Continue reading Fight to Hold Andrew Cuomo Accountable ‘Feels Like Upward Climb,’ Janice Dean Says
William Petri, University of Virginia As the COVID-19 vaccines reach more people across the country, some people have asked: Could we delay the second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow more people to be vaccinated more quickly? And, how safe am I after my first dose? As an immunologist, I hear this … Continue reading How effective is the first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine?
Reports in 2019 of e‐cigarette vaping associated lung injury (EVALI) in teen and adolescent vapers added momentum to the already popular idea of banning flavored vaping cartridges, very popular with young vapers. In January 2020 the Food and Drug Administration ordered all companies to cease manufacturing flavored vaping cartridges. It has been illegal to sell e‐cigarettes to anyone under age 18 since 2016. … Continue reading Vaping Policy Targets Minors, Based On Iffy Evidence, And Winds Up Hitting Adults
New York State has suffered one of the worst COVID outcomes in the country, with roughly 53,000 officially recorded deaths, thousands of businesses shuttered, and millions newly unemployed. But new reporting reveals that Governor Andrew Cuomo pocketed more than $5 million during this time of crisis. “New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s publisher is scheduled to … Continue reading How Andrew Cuomo Pocketed $5 Million Off the COVID Crisis
I testified before the Senate on hospital consolidation. As my co‐panelist and Carnegie‐Mellon health economist Martin Gaynor testified, “the majority of hospital markets are highly concentrated, and many areas of the country are dominated by one or two large hospital systems with no close competitors.” According to one study, “90 percent of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) were highly … Continue reading Testimony: Excessive Government Reduces Competition in Health Care Markets
The New York Times reports that “Pfizer Reaps Hundreds of Millions in Profits From Covid Vaccine.” The pharma giant Pfizer earned revenues of $3.5 billion in the first three months of 2021, estimated to generate around $900 billion in profits. All the company had to do was create a safe drug that effectively alleviated the … Continue reading Punishing Big Pharma for Its Success Will Cost Lives
William Petri, University of Virginia When COVID-19 first began spreading, public health and medical experts began talking about the need for the U.S. to reach herd immunity to stop the coronavirus from spreading. Experts have estimated that between 60% and 90% of people in the U.S. would need to be vaccinated for that to happen. … Continue reading Herd immunity appears unlikely for COVID-19, but CDC says vaccinated people can ditch masks in most settings
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its school reopening guidance in February, teachers unions lauded the new regulations. But one union’s plaudits likely didn’t come as a surprise to government officials, since it helped write at least two of those guidelines. The nonprofit watchdog group Americans for Public Trust, through a Freedom … Continue reading Collaboration Between CDC and Teachers Union Doesn’t Help Our Kids
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