Category Archives: Health News

Pfizer is not superior to Moderna and it’s ‘perfectly okay’ to mix COVID vaccines, experts say

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada While health authorities are reassuring Canadians that it’s safe to mix COVID-19 vaccines doses, some appear to be rejecting Moderna for Pfizer Author of the article: Sharon Kirkey Publishing date: Jun 24, 2021  •  5 days ago  •  5 minute read  •  126 Comments “There may be some brand recognition… Read More »

VA apps pose privacy risk to veterans’ healthcare data

The increasing use of apps provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is meant to improve access to patient health and benefits information in convenient digital platforms. However, members of Congress are worried that this electronic data is vulnerable. “When a veteran downloads an app from the VA’s app store, how much personal information does… Read More »

What you need to know about Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients [PODCAST]

“The symptoms of EDS aren’t limited to the musculoskeletal system and commonly affect everything from hearing and vision to integumentary issues such as prolonged wound healing and easy bruising. It also became apparent that the specialists I had seen had contributed valuable information to the overall puzzle but were simply not able to put it… Read More »

A bus driver was preparing for a turnaround in life. But the Moghbazar blast upended it

A horrific explosion that took down a three-floor building in Dhaka’s Moghbazar on Sunday night cut his life short and upended his family. His daughter Mim Akter, a student of class II, was crying in a corner of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, for her father. Kashem was driving through Moghbazar,… Read More »