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09/12/23

America’s Mental Health Crisis Projected to Create $1.3 Billion Industry by 2033

From 2019 to 2022, the use of mental health care services increased by 38.8% among about 7 million adults with private health insurance. Spending on mental health services also jumped — by 53.7% — during that time.

09/05/23

Appeals Court Rules FDA ‘Exceeded Its Authority’ by Advising Public Against Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID

The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 1 ruled the U.S. Food and Drug Administration exceeded its authority under federal law when it advised the public against using ivermectin.

08/31/23

4 Doctors Sue Washington Medical Commission Over Right to Free Speech

A Superior Court judge in Washington last week heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by four doctors who allege their state’s medical licensing commission illegally adopted a COVID-19 misinformation policy, subjected them to unfair punitive action and violated their constitutional right to freedom of speech.

08/28/23

Biden to Fund New COVID Vaccine ‘for Everybody … Whether They’ve Gotten It Before or Not’ + More

The Defender’s COVID NewsWatch provides a roundup of the latest headlines related to the SARS CoV-2 virus, including its origins and COVID vaccines. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.

08/24/23

Exclusive: Helicopter Pilot Forced to Get COVID Vaccine Grounded After Experiencing Rare Strokes

Tim McAdams, a 59-year-old pilot and health enthusiast loved his work teaching pilots to fly Airbus Helicopters — until Airbus required him to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Three weeks after he got his second Pfizer shot, Tim had two cerebellar strokes — a rare stroke in the cerebellum that accounts for only 1-4% of total strokes.

08/21/23

Exclusive: Son Alleges Texas Hospital’s COVID Treatment Plan Killed Unvaccinated Father

In an exclusive interview with The Defender, Andy Kotsanis shared the story of the treatment his father, Dr. Constantine “Gus” Kotsanis, received at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Texas in 2021 after being diagnosed with COVID-19 — treatment he alleges is responsible for his father’s death. Constantine helped establish the very hospital in which he died.

08/15/23

‘A Fauci Clone’: New NIAID Director Oversaw Remdesivir Trials, Has Ties to Biosafety Lab Research

Dr. Jeanne M. Marrazzo — who will soon replace Dr. Anthony Fauci as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — has deep ties to Big Pharma, including the manufacturer of remdesivir, and experience overseeing a biosafety lab that conducted gain-of-function research.

08/14/23

COVID Shots for Cats + How to Contact The People’s Study: ‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly

In “This Week” with Mary Holland, Children’s Health Defense president, and Polly Tommey, CHD.TV programming manager, Mary and Polly discuss the latest news on COVID-19 vaccines and other issues.

08/11/23

Maine Hospital Fired Nurses for Refusing COVID Shots — Now It’s Begging Them to Come Back

MaineGeneral Health, which fired hundreds of healthcare workers in 2021 for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, is now reaching out to former employees — who were denied unemployment benefits — and asking them to come back, but many say they are reluctant to return.

08/09/23

AI Is Being Used to Give Dead, Missing Kids a Voice They Didn’t Ask For + More

The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.

07/31/23

AI May Take Over Doctors’ Tasks Sooner Than Thought: Gottlieb + More

07/03/23

Google Says It’ll Scrape Everything You Post Online for AI + More

06/14/23

CDC’s Walensky Dodges Censorship Question, Defends COVID Vaccines During Contentious Pandemic Hearing

In testimony Tuesday before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Dr. Rochelle Walensky defended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic-related policies and statements, including guidance on school closures, statements that the vaccinated did not spread COVID-19, masking guidance, the lab-leak theory and nursing home deaths.

06/07/23

Exclusive: ‘We’re the Dirty Little Secret Nobody Wants to Talk About,’ Says Man Injured by COVID Vaccine

Injured by the COVID-19 vaccine — that his employer forced him to get — Stephen “Steve” Wenger is now unable to work full-time and is facing more than $70,000 in medical bills, he said in an exclusive interview with The Defender.

05/23/23

‘Growing Evidence’ Social Media Harms Kids’ Mental Health, Says Surgeon General + More

05/16/23

EPA, Texas Regulators Ignored Warning Signs at Chemical Storage Site — Then Disaster Struck

Regulators repeatedly documented — but did little to address — problems at a Houston-area tank farm before a disastrous fire struck in March 2019. The fire released toxic chemicals into nearby communities for weeks.

05/10/23

We Know So Little About How Social Media Affects Kids’ Brains + More

04/10/23

World Vaccine Congress: A Report From the Belly of the Beast

Dr. Madhava Setty and Dr. Elizabeth Mumper attended last week’s World Vaccine Congress in Washington, D.C., where they observed that the more than 3,100 people, mostly from the pharma and biotech industries and regulatory affairs, who attended the event were highly focused on converting the vaccine-hesitant.

03/28/23

Courts Follow Culture — and the Culture Is Shifting

“Courts follow culture, and the good news is that culture is shifting, and the truth is coming out. The crumbling COVID-19 narrative and the trendline favor us, not the tyrants.”

03/28/23

Exclusive: FAA Granted Medical Clearance to Pilot With History of ‘Possible’ Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a first-class medical clearance to a pilot whose medical history includes “possible” vaccine-induced myocarditis, according to a letter leaked anonymously by a pilot.

03/27/23

Biden White House Urged Meta to Crack Down on ‘Vaccine-Skeptical’ Content on WhatsApp Private Chat + More

03/22/23

Panera Bread Is Letting Customers Pay With Amazon’s Palm Reading Tech + More

03/01/23

Another Vaccine for Pregnant Moms? + New CDC Study Provokes Backlash: ‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly

02/21/23

Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Hearing in Blockbuster Internet Speech Case + More

02/21/23

Exclusive: 37-Year-Old Injured by Pfizer Vaccine Had to ‘Learn to Walk and Speak Again’

In an interview with The Defender, Dedra Long described how she went from a surgical technologist and busy mother of three to an invalid after her employer pressured her to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

02/15/23

Here’s How the U.S. Government Is Tracking the Unvaccinated

The U.S. government has secretly been tracking those who didn’t get the COVID jab, or are only partially jabbed, through a previously unknown surveillance program — International Classification of Diseases code of ICD-10 — designed by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.

02/14/23

10 Practical Steps to Stop Implementation of CBDCs

Central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, are government-backed digital currencies issued by a central bank. They’re being rapidly rolled out to bring about a new economic transaction system that could lead to a new form of modern-day slavery.

02/08/23

Normalizing the Transhumanist Agenda + 30 Absurd Explanations for Heart Attacks: ‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly

01/31/23

Exclusive: Woman Diagnosed With Vaccine-Induced Transverse Myelitis After Pfizer Shots

Danielle Baker, 43, was diagnosed with transverse myelitis after being pressured by her employer to get the two-dose series of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. After researching the batch numbers, Baker learned both doses were associated with high numbers of injuries and deaths.

01/30/23