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Biden aide funded Wuhan lab to 'manipulate' Covid-19 assessments? Tulsi Gabbard's 'explosive' claim

Former intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard released documents alleging Dr. Anthony Fauci funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan and misled Congress. The documents reportedly show Fauci's role in directing US taxpayer funds and interacting with intelligence officials to suppress lab-leak origins. These claims emerged during a declassification review, with whistleblowers alleging retaliation.

The Times of India

US Restricts Disease Experts from Communicating With WHO Amid Ebola Outbreak and Global Health, Reports Reveal

The Trump administration has restricted US infectious disease experts from direct WHO communication, impacting global outbreak responses, including the Ebola crisis in Central Africa.

International Business Times UK

Trump Administration Barred Key US Scientists From WHO Virus Response Talks: Report

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases officials have reportedly been blocked from direct WHO contact, with only a narrow exception recently allowed as an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo intensified.

International Business Times

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Trump administration restricts leading US scientists’ involvement in global Ebola response – report

New restrictions prevent US health experts from contributing during conference calls with the World Health Organisation and limit those only listening to “small groups”

The Independent UK

Lawmakers Confront Witness Over Claims Aborted Baby Parts Were Implanted Into Lab Animals Via Fauci's NIAID Grants

A resurfaced House oversight hearing clip reveals NIH's extensive funding of animal experiments using human foetal tissue, sparking renewed debate amid a recent funding ban.

International Business Times UK

Former Fauci aide charged with concealing Covid records

Ex-Niaid employee David Morens accused of trying to shield correspondence related to outbreak of pandemic

The Guardian - US

The Trump Administration Misses Key Deadlines for Imposing Restrictions on Gain-of-Function Research

Biosafety advocates worry the administration is backtracking on its promise to implement meaningful restrictions on the type of research that likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How falling vaccination rates are fuelling the antibiotic resistance crisis

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats we face today. It’s often blamed on the overuse of antibiotics, and for a good reason. But there’s another major factor quietly driving this crisis that doesn’t get as much attention: low vaccination rates.

The Conversation

Is Donald Trump To Blame for a COVID Lab Leak?

Criticisms of the president's alleged flip-flopping on gain-of-function research funding miss some key context.

Reason

Trump betting on old vaccine tech

It's in sharp contrast to Operation Warp Speed, which led to the creation of the COVID vaccines

Salon

HHS layoffs cut deep swath through health infrastructure - Roll Call

The changes lay the groundwork for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to streamline operations and shift to focusing on chronic disease.

Roll Call

As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March 2025. To date, 147 people have been reportedly diagnosed with TB in the…

The Conversation

USAID-Funded Pandemic Research Failed To Spot COVID or Ensure Chinese Transparency

There remains many open questions about whether the agency's funding played a role in the creation of COVID-19 in a Wuhan laboratory.

Reason

Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu?

Cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu are on the rise in humans in the US, with the first severe case reported.

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The Conversation

Tracking vampire worms with machine learning − using AI to diagnose schistosomiasis before the parasites causing it hatch in your blood

Blood samples of patients infected with a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis contain hidden information that marks different stages of the disease. In our recently published research, our team used machine learning to uncover that hidden information and improve early detection and diagnosis of infection.

Reason

Anthony Fauci, the Man Who Thought He Was Science

On Call, Anthony Fauci's new memoir, can't disguise the damage caused by his COVID-19 policies.

The Conversation

At the UN, world leaders are negotiating the biggest health issue you’ve never heard of

The United Nations General Assembly could turn the tide on antimicrobial resistance. The keys to making this happen are ensuring policymakers have the best available evidence and rallying political support through unifying goals.

Reason

Should We Blame Fauci for the COVID Pandemic?

America's COVID celebrity is facing scrutiny for funding risky research that may have sparked the pandemic—and for allegedly covering it up.

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Reason

The Media Is Back to Deriding the Lab Leak as a 'Conspiracy Theory'

Even if EcoHealth's "basic research" in Wuhan didn't cause the pandemic, it certainly failed in its mission to stop it.

Reason

Anthony Fauci Gives Misleading, Evasive Answers About NIH-Funded Research at Wuhan Lab

At yesterday's congressional hearing, the former NIAID director played word games and shifted blame in an effort to dismiss credible claims that his agency funded work that caused the pandemic.

Zenger

As Nuclear Threat Grows, Israeli Biotech Company Signs $4.2M Contract With U.S. Military, Health Age

Pluri and the Department of Defense will collaborate to advance a potential breakthrough therapy for H-ARS.

The Conversation

Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity extremely vulnerable to future pandemics

In late May, the latest version of the draft Pandemic Instrument, also referred to as the “pandemic treaty,” was shared with Member States at the World Health Assembly. The text was made available online via Health Policy Watch and it quickly became apparent that all mentions of addressing antimicrobial resistance…

The Independent UK

Anthony Fauci reportedly sells memoir for $5m

Publisher has produced several notable memoirs including both Barack and Michelle Obama’s respective memoirs

Dynamite News

New study explores challenges of developing mucosal vaccines for respiratory viruses

Vaccines that provide long-lasting protection against influenza, coronaviruses and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are difficult to develop. Read further on Dynamite:

Tribune News Service

NIH missing top leadership at start of a divided Congress

WASHINGTON — The departure of two key public health leaders at the National Institutes of Health has created vacancies some worry could present a hurdle to NIH’s agenda in the new Congress.

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