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Massive cyberattack hits U.S. Big Pharma leaving tens of thousands of prescriptions unfilled

2 months ago -

The attack on Change Healthcare, a division of United's Optum, appeared to be by a foreign country, according to two senior federal law enforcement officials. UHG said in a federal filing that it had been forced to disconnect some of Change's digital network from its clients, and as of Monday, had not been able to restore all of those services. It was unclear as to how many patients were affected but United covers 7.7 million customers nationwide.

As per federal records, ...

Dr. Bowden: Pharmacists still refusing to fill ivermectin prescriptions for COVID-19 despite FDA backpedaling

September 07, 2023 -

Dr. Mary Talley Bowden told the Epoch Times of this medical fascism, adding: "I see it every single day. Enough is enough."  She recounted the ordeal of one of her patients, who had been refused the life-saving medication. The elderly patient's health has deteriorated in the time it took to find a pharmacy that honored the ivermectin prescription.

"It's hard to believe, but pharmacists are still blocking these potentially life-saving drug. The pharmacist didn't talk ...

Despite rebuke from 5th Circuit Court towards FDA, U.S. pharmacists STILL refusing to fill ivermectin prescriptions

September 06, 2023 -

For whatever reason, some pharmacists have taken it upon themselves to interfere with patients' prescriptions by making an executive decision for them that they should not be allowed to take ivermectin for COVID, even if that is what the doctor ordered as a treatment.

"This needs to come to an end," says Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, a medical practitioner and founder of the Coalition of Health Freedom. "In telling my patients what medicines they can and cannot have access ...

Study reveals 40% of meat products test positive for antibiotic-resistant SUPERBUGS

April 25, 2023 -

The study found multidrug-resistant E. coli strains in 40 percent of beef, chicken, pork and turkey products for sale in shops across the country. The study also revealed that E. coli strains that can cause severe infections in people were "highly” prevalent in the tested meat products.

Experts warned that antibiotic resistance is reaching "dangerously high" levels globally.

Drug-resistant infections kill an estimated 700,000 people around the world annually. That ...

This science-backed NATURAL ANTIBIOTIC cocktail is known to help fight off infections

February 14, 2024 -

Here is an example of a natural remedy that can be of great help to you all year round. Science has proven that the four natural antibiotics that make up this now-viral remedy can offer sufficient protection against common infections.The power of ginger, honey, turmeric and vanilla as natural antibiotics

The miracle remedy shared by TikTok star Armen Adamjan of "creative explained" – a concoction made of ginger, turmeric, honey and vanilla – has been hailed as the "most ...

Study: Air pollution could be linked to antibiotic resistance and infectious bacterial diseases

August 10, 2023 -

Details of the study were published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health. Antibiotic resistance and air pollution

With the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the whole world experienced the terrifying potential of new diseases to infect many people. The role that environmental changes play in worsening new diseases also became clear.

While research about the links between these factors is still ongoing, findings from recent studies suggest that there ...

Survey: 96% of pharmacy techs report drug shortages while 45% of patients leave pharmacies without the prescriptions they want

September 29, 2023 -

Almost 96 percent of pharmacy technicians surveyed by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) reported shortages of essential drugs, such as chemotherapy medications and anesthetics.

Anthony Longo, a doctor of pharmacy and director of pharmacy at Northwell Long Island Jewish Forest Hills in Queens, warned that these drug shortages are affecting several areas of pharmacy practice, such as "retail, compounding and hospitals." (Related: Food shortages and inflation ...

Antibiotic contamination of U.S. food supply increasing as Big Pharma pushes more drugs for animals

2 months ago -

Believe it or not, most antibiotics sold in the United States are administered to livestock used in the meat industry. And they are typically given to healthy animals for purposes other than treating sickness – this includes for prophylactic and growth promotion purposes.

As of 2020, upwards of 69 percent of the U.S. antibiotic supply is found in meat that people and other animals eat for sustenance. Since the drugs often persist in meat tissue, many people are thus consuming ...

Entire hospital ICU in China gets completely overtaken by antibiotic-resistant superbugs, putting patients at serious risk

May 11, 2023 -

British researchers recently reported on a hospital in Hangzhou, China, that became completely overrun with a particularly virulent antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that ended up infecting one in three patients.

Known as carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, or CRAB, the superbug in question found its way into the hospital's intensive care unit (ICU). From there, it spread through HVAC ventilation ducts, plumbing, and shared equipment, infecting both patients and ...

The human immune system has been COMPROMISED in pursuit of producing fatter chickens, thanks to indiscriminate antibiotic use

April 28, 2023 -

A study conducted by scientists at the University of Oxford has found that the antimicrobial colistin, previously used as a growth promoter on pig and chicken farms in China, resulted in the emergence of Escherichia coli strains that are more likely to evade the body's initial defense mechanism.

"This is potentially much more dangerous than resistance to antibiotics," warned study lead author Craig MacLean, a professor of Evolution and Microbiology at Oxford. "It highlights ...

FDA: Basic antibiotics shortage ongoing since Q4 last year, some medicines to completely run out by end of June

June 23, 2023 -

The FDA cited amoxicillin, a common antibiotic used to treat a broad range of conditions, to be short in supply. As per the agency, the antibiotic's oral solution was in its drug shortage database, which relies on reports from manufacturers. The oral solution is an anti-infective used with pediatric patients.

And just recently, Big Pharma company Pfizer announced that several types of penicillin will completely run out later this year. Penicillin, a beta-lactam antibiotic, ...

Recommended antibiotics are shockingly ineffective for common childhood illnesses, study finds

November 03, 2023 -

In the study, which was published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, researchers from the University of Sydney looked at the resistance rates among kids in 11 countries from 2011 to 2021. They examined antibiotics recommended by the World Health Organization’s most recent guidelines on antibiotic usage. They found that many of those recommended by the WHO to treat common infections such as meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia had efficacy rates of less than 50 percent....

The ANTIBACTERIAL potency of honey: A natural alternative to prescription antibiotics

September 26, 2023 - antibiotic prescriptions.

Honey is better than conventional medicines for easing upper respiratory tract symptoms, especially cough, according to a study published in the journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.

Researchers noted that honey has long been used as a natural treatment for respiratory tract infections. It is also cheap, easy to access and don't cause any side effects. They highly recommended honey as an alternative to commonly prescribed antibiotics....

Shortage of ANTIBIOTICS could worsen SYPHILIS epidemic in the U.S.

July 12, 2023 -

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced in a June 12 letter that the long-acting injectable antibiotic Bicillin L-A, formally penicillin G benzathine, currently has low supply. The same problem also applied to another kind of antibiotic called penicillin G procaine.

According to the company, the shortages were caused by a significant increase in demand triggered by the rising rate of syphilis infections. Bicillin's recent use as an alternative to the more common amoxicillin ...

UN report warns that SUPERBUGS could kill up to 10M people each year by 2050

August 03, 2023 -

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) sounded the alarm about superbugs in a report, adding that antimicrobial resistance – an umbrella term for bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that are evolving to evade our medicines – could be responsible for an additional 10 million deaths each year by 2050.

Drug-resistant infections already directly kill millions of people around the world. In the U.S., more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections are reported each ...

MILLIONS die every year from superbug infections because the medical establishment won’t dare talk about CHLORINE DIOXIDE, which kills superbugs

August 04, 2023 -

Now one of the leading causes of death in America, superbugs have captured the attention of scientists who say they have no idea what to do about them, even though there are natural solutions that the establishment ignores.

(Related: Check out our recent coverage about how chlorine dioxide is a powerful remedy against MRSA and other hospital superbugs.)

"That resistance out there is actually now one of the leading causes of death in the world," says Dr. Chris Murray, ...

ALARM as more than 30,000 Europeans die annually from SUPERBUGS triggered by pharmaceutical overuse and abuse

November 29, 2023 -

Researchers estimate that anywhere between 31,000 and 39,000 Europeans succumb to death by superbugs, often due to overdependence on and abuse of pharmaceutical antibiotics, which are a leading cause of superbugs.

Antibiotic overuse both in human and veterinary medicine has caused deadly bacteria to become "smarter," effectively outsmarting even the most advanced antibiotics designed to destroy them.

The hardest-hit countries, according to data compiled by statistician ...

Patients across the U.S. still unable to access lifesaving medications nearly two weeks after CYBERATTACK on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare unit

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UnitedHealth revealed its Change Healthcare unit, which processes prescriptions to tens of thousands of pharmacies, was compromised during a suspected state-sponsored hack. Change Healthcare, a company handling orders and patient payments throughout the U.S., first noticed the "cyber security issue" affecting its networks on the East Coast on Feb. 21.

"Change Healthcare is experiencing a network interruption related to a cyber security issue and our experts are working to ...

FDA is NOT a physician: Appeals court sides with doctors on the use of ivermectin for COVID-19

September 11, 2023 -

In its Sept. 8 decision, Circuit Judge Don Willett and his co-magistrates ruled in favor of the plaintiffs – Drs. Mary Talley Bowden, Robert Apter and Paul Marik. The appeals court's three-member panel also included Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod and Senior Circuit Judge Edith Brown Clement.

"The doctors have plausibly alleged that FDA's posts fell on the wrong side of the line between telling about and telling to," the ruling stated. "FDA is not a physician. ...

FDA sued for concealing documents related to suppression of ivermectin and HCQ

December 15, 2023 -

The suit was filed by America First Legal (AFL), a nonprofit organization whose stated aim is to “promote the rule of law in the United States, prevent executive overreach, and ensure due process and equal protection for all Americans.”

The group filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request last August with both the FDA and HHS seeking information about hydroxychloroquine from 2020. They filed a similar request a month later with the two agencies seeking information ...