The Galleri blood test can determine whether a patient has cancer before symptoms show up. Health experts hope for a “game changer” in early cancer detection, with thousands expected to take part in the trial.

Source: UK to launch trial of ′revolutionary′ cancer test | News | DW | 13.09.2021

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Source: UAMS Research Team Finds Potential Cause of COVID-19 ‘Long-haulers’ | UAMS News

Apparently, rhetorical consistency is about as high on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda as ensuring his constituents have a working power grid, are safe in…

Source: After crushing women’s right to choose, Greg Abbott says Texans have ‘right to choose’ not to get vaxxed | The Daily

Another thing to add to your email scam-spotting checklist.

Source: The Most Common Email Keywords Used in Phishing Scams

Overcrowding from COVID care is allowing infections to rise again.

Source: As COVID cases rise, so do hospital-related infections | Ars Technica

The West Virginia Democrat also indicated he could still support $2,000 stimulus checks as part of a broader relief package.

Source: Sen. Joe Manchin Calls for up to $4 Trillion in Infrastructure Spending

In 1927, an article in the venerable medical journal the Lancet commented on the opposition to smallpox vaccination in terms that have an eerie resonance today. “We still meet the belief … that vaccination is a gigantic fraud deliberately perpetuated for the sake of gain … The opposition to vaccination … like many emotional reactions, is supported by a wealth of argument which the person reacting honestly believes to be the logical foundation of his behaviour.” When I first read this, I was researching climate science denial. But it fits the fervent beliefs of Covid deniers and antivaxxers just as well.

Antivaxxers seize on an occasional dissenting study and exploit it for all it’s worth even after it has been discredited Prone to “conspiracist ideation”, many anti-vaccination activists appear to believe Covid-19 is a hoax. They dismiss experts as frauds lining their pockets, refuse to accept any evidence that contradicts their beliefs, and create their own world of self-reinforcing truth.

Source: What would it take for antivaxxers and climate science deniers to ‘wake up’? | Clive Hamilton | The Guardian

As of Monday, people will have to show proof of having had a single dose of a vaccine to enter gyms, fitness centres and casinos. After Oct. 24, those aged 12 and older will need to be fully vaccinated at least seven days earlier. The government says the B.C. Vaccine Card can be downloaded onto mobile phones. As of Saturday night, 1.7 million British Columbians had accessed their proof of vaccination online.

Source: How B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine card will affect access to city-run facilities | Globalnews.ca