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New Tuberculosis Vaccines (2022)

Tuberculosis is a communicable infection caused by the bacteria “Mycobacterium tuberculosis” which latches onto the lungs following inhalation of aerosolized bacteria (emitted by an infected individual). In the 19th and 20th centuries, tuberculosis killed over…

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Best VPNs 2022: Top 6 Rankings

Contentsshowhide1What is a VPN?2Best VPNs (2022)31. ExpressVPN3.1Cons of ExpressVPN (Possibilities)42. Surfshark4.1Cons of Surfshark (Possibilities)53. Mullvad5.1Cons of Mullvad (Possibilities)64. NordVPN6.1Cons of NordVPN75. IVPN7.1Cons of IVPN86. Mozilla VPN…

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Drugs

New Anxiety Medications (2022) (Clinical Trials)

Anxiety medications (i.e. anxiolytics) are drugs that prove safe, tolerable, and effective in clinical trials for the treatment of “anxiety” or chronic stress. Many people derive either: (A) significant or (B) partial – therapeutic benefit from currently-avail…

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New Antidepressants 2022 (Clinical Trials)

Antidepressants: (1) They help some, (2) they don’t do much for others (maybe cause emotional blunting/numbness), and (3) they worsen preexisting depression and/or cause new-onset symptoms such as anxiety for another subset of users. The treatment of depressio…

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Drugs

Semaglutide & Weight Loss: Another Pharma Scam?

On June 4, 2021, the FDA approved a new weight loss drug called Wegovy (Semaglutide). That said, technically the drug is not new – it was initially approved in 2017 under the brand name Ozempic as an adjunct treatment for type 2 diabetes. Wegovy (Semaglutide)…

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