Monthly Archives: October 2022
Early Voting Starts Oct. 20th
BALLOT BOX – A new poll from East Carolina University of likely general election voters gives Republican Ted Budd a 50 to 44 percent edge over Democrat Cheri Beasley. The latest poll on North Carolina’s critical U.S. Senate race this year also shows that 5 percent of the electorate remains undecided three weeks out from the election.
The results show momentum in Budd’s direction compared to other recent polling. A Civitas poll from September showed the race a statistical dead heat — 44 percent support for each candidate. The WRAL-TV poll – released around the same time – gave Budd a 43 to 42 perce…
Feds Stockpile Drug for ‘Radiation Sickness’
Editor’s note: This report comes from a recent press release issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
WASHINGTON, DC – As part of long-standing, ongoing efforts to be better prepared to save lives following radiological and nuclear emergencies, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is purchasing a supply of the drug Nplate from Amgen USA Inc.
Nplate is approved to treat blood cell injuries that accompany acute radiation syndrome in adult and pediatric patients. A
mgen, based in Thousands Oaks, CA, developed Nplate for acute radiation syndrome with suppor t fr…
American Medical Association Wants Feds to Censor Critics of “Gender Surgeries”
October 3, 2022
The Honorable Merrick Garland
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530
Dear Attorney General Garland,
On behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the Children’s Hospital Association, collectively representing more than 270,000 physicians and more than 220 children’s hospitals across the country, we write to urge you to investigate the organizations, individuals, and entities coordinating, provoking, and carrying out bomb threats and threats of personal
violence a…
