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News for December 4 — Yale COVID Post-vaccination Syndrome Study

Yale COVID post-vaccination syndrome study: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/12/03/largest-long-vax-study-to-date-on-post-covid-19-vaccination-syndrome/?sh=3f71ed2a4eb6 . Given the millions of Americans who have received one or more COVID vaccinations, the risk of COVID PVS appears small. However, the number of respondents does suggest this is a real condition. The condition is ill-defined, as sufferers report a total of 96 symptoms, but a few symptoms …

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News for December 3 — Supreme Court Reconsiders Tax Code

Supreme Court reconsiders tax code: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/one-supreme-court-case-could-mess-up-chunks-of-the-tax-code-680a9ba6 . As the article correctly points out, there are already a variety of circumstances in which unrealized income is taxed. Hopefully the Court will sidestep this hand grenade. Did Israel know Hamas was planning the October 7 attack?: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-israeli-officials-react-blockbuster-report-israelis-knew/story?id=105333179 . Here is a summary of this shocking reporting by …

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News for November 13 — Weight Loss Drugs Benefit Heart

Weight loss drugs benefit heart: https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/novo-nordisks-wegovy-shows-heart-benefits-beyond-weight-loss-new-data-suggests-8171a32a . Wegovy and Ozempic are the same drug, semaglutide. WSJ: Bayer yanks lymphoma drug Aliqopa: https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/bayer-pulling-lymphoma-drug-aliqopa-from-u-s-9f49dcdf . Leading contenders for next pandemic: https://fortune.com/well/2023/11/10/viruses-future-pandemic-filoviruses-ebola-marburg-sars-nipah-machupo/ . WSJ: Lessons from crypto bankruptcies: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-marks-a-year-in-bankruptcy-what-weve-learned-from-crypto-restructurings-f2e19753 . WSJ: Commercial real estate foreclosures rise: https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/the-clearest-sign-yet-that-commercial-real-estate-is-in-trouble-cb8dfafa . The US real estate market faces similar problems to those …

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News for October 2 — Nobel Prize for COVID Vaccine

Nobel Prize for COVID vaccine: https://www.aol.com/news/scientists-whose-mrna-paved-way-094652689.html . The article takes time getting to the main point. Before their work, mRNA was of limited biomedical use because it touched off severe inflammation reactions. Over two decades, the two scientists figured out how to reengineer the proteins to avoid this inflammatory reaction, making their introduction into the …

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News for September 23 — Inflammation Increases Heart Attack Risk

Inflammation increases heart attack risk: WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/heart-attack-health-inflammation-drug-353dabf5 . We’ve known this for some time. However, this article discusses combining therapies for a multi-pronged attack against inflammation. Justice Kagan calls for Supreme Court Code of Conduct: https://www.aol.com/code-conduct-elena-kagan-calls-141139500.html . The next Court term starts in early October. So Chief Justice Roberts needs to stop delaying and get …

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News for August 27 — The Fed Rate Hike Machinations

The Fed rate hike machinations: https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/why-central-bankers-are-unsure-whether-theyve-raised-rates-enough-aa57c648 . So here the central bankers reject the ridiculous idea of raising inflation targets and declaring victory. But the question is whether or not to raise rates again this year (under current data, they should). There is general agreement that rates should remain high well into next year (I …

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News for July 7 — New COVID Variants Enter US

New COVID variants enter US: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-07-07/new-covid-19-variants-giving-xbb-1-16-or-arcturus-a-run-for-its-money .    EG.5 and XBB.2.3 now each represent 13% of US cases. As the current leader, XBB.1.16 now has 17% of all US cases. As XBB.1.16 is targeted by the fall COVID vaccines, it is likely that other variants will take the lead well before the end of this year. …

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News for July 4 — Gender-affirming Care Advocates Speak Up

Gender-affirming care advocates speak up: WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trans-gender-affirming-care-endocrine-society-evidence-fdb8562c . As readers know, I have considerable distaste for the Journal’s penchant for publishing anti-science conservative trash. At least WSJ printed a responsible letter calling them out. Will the Journal consider returning to more responsible journalism? WSJ: Mental and physical peak ages: https://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-when-we-hit-our-physical-and-mental-peaks-3b0f9a01 . My sense is that …

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News for July 3 — Why Gender-Affirming Care Bans Fail

Why gender-affirming care bans fail in federal court: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-judges-across-country-block-healthcare-bans-for-trans-youngsters/ar-AA1dnjAe?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=caa291cdaac0466abde0df9817b6dc84&ei=16 . While we have regularly reported on this litigation, the summary given here is cogent as to why gender-affirming care bans fail. Specifically, (1) they violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment; (2) they are based on animus, not science; and (3) they serve …

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News for July 2 — Walensky Warns of Politicizing Science

Walensky warns of politicizing science: WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/cdc-director-rochelle-walensky-politicization-science-9c291c7e . As readers know, I completely agree. With Orange Julius as Exhibit A, who could reasonably disagree? Who’s right, the Fed or the bond market?: https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/bond-markets-reckon-central-bank-policy-error-is-cards-2023-07-03/ . The question just asked is the proper one. The so-called bond experts have doubted the Fed for 18 months. They have …

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