Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton said she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren’t sure whether she would survive. In an interview that aired Monday on NBC’s “Today” show, Ms. Retton said while wearing a breathing tube pumping oxygen through her nose that she […]
Residents in Beijing and northeast China have reported observing what appears to be a new high in pneumonia-related deaths amid severe cold as the latest wave of respiratory illness continues to swept the country. Local residents have said that this wave of pneumonia, which they believe is COVID-19, has been more severe than what they […]
The outbreak of mysterious pneumonia sweeping across China continues to worsen. Residents in one of the most populous provinces of China revealed that a large number of people have died from it, causing another boom in business for the local private funeral industry. This wave of pneumonia started to be noticed spreading in China in […]
The Chinese communist regime’s health authorities issued a notice ordering medical institutions at all levels to expand capacity by all means possible to deal with the worsening pneumonia outbreak that has overwhelmed major hospitals across China. Experts believe that the new notice reveals that the outbreak has already spread throughout China and the ruling Chinese […]
Will Beijing’s COVID-19 lockdown measures return to China? Driving the concerns is the re-emergence of one of the symbols of Beijing’s pandemic policy: workers clad in hazmat suits. A video clip circulating online shows them disinfecting school hallways and classrooms. The caption says it was captured in Hebei province in late November. These workers are […]
Hospitals are overcrowded while questions are hanging in the air. Reports of a ‘mysterious’ pneumonia wave from China raise global concerns. What’s fueling the outbreak, and just how serious is it? We speak to Harvey Risch, professor emeritus of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, for more.
Should we be concerned about this new outbreak of pneumonia cases in China? Some lawmakers are already calling for action, with flashbacks of COVID-19. Speaking of which, the vaccines are back in the spotlight, with the Texas attorney general suing Pfizer. To discuss public health measures new and old, NTD spoke with DR. Scott Atlas, […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis debated over hot topics on Fox News. We hear some reactions. Amid a spike in pneumonia cases in Ohio and Massachusetts, health officials say the recent cases are unrelated to outbreaks happening overseas. Cantaloupe is facing more recalls. A salmonella outbreak continues to infect melons across […]
Pediatric pneumonia outbreaks hit U.S. states, while similar outbreaks overwhelm hospitals in China. Are the outbreaks connected? The White House is enhancing a host of supply chains, looking to cut China’s reliance on EVs, agriculture, and medicine. Montana’s first-in-the-nation TikTok ban has been blocked by a federal judge. Why didn’t the rule stick? Despite the […]
Officials in Ohio confirmed an uptick in pneumonia cases among children amid a surge of cases in China and other countries in recent days. The Warren County Health District announced 142 cases of pediatric pneumonia since August 2023, according to a news release issued this week. It noted that the figure is above the county’s […]
A spike in deaths has taken place for Chinese Communist Party members amid China’s pneumonia outbreak. And an 8-year-old patient was hit with a brain attack typically seen in patients around 70 years old. Surging pneumonia infections are leading U.S. lawmakers to raise concerns over China’s transparency. What is Congress asking of the CDC? Chinese […]
As a mysterious wave of child pneumonia surges through China and spreads to adults, various explanations for the outbreak from state health authorities can’t quell suspicions among the public that it’s COVID-19 caused by mutated viral strains. Initially, the authorities denied any “unusual or novel pathogens or unusual clinical presentations” in response to the World […]
The pneumonia outbreak in China is putting other countries on high alert. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, said it’s communicating with Chinese health officials. A spokesperson for the agency said it would continue to monitor the situation. That’s as a wave of mycoplasma pneumonia sweeps through China. Children’s hospitals across […]
Chinese children with IV drips in one arm and doing homework with the other. The bizarre scene is becoming a common one nationwide. The mysterious pneumonia is presenting a new problem for school-age kids: balancing their medical treatment schedule and education. To help, hospitals across China have set up homework zones. A health clinic in […]
China’s pneumonia outbreak may be making its way across borders. Several countries, including the United States, are reporting a sudden surge in cases at an alarming rate. Homework zones have been set up inside China’s pediatric hospitals, made for sick children to keep up with their studies while receiving treatment. Tragedy strikes as a U.S. […]
The global spotlight is returning to China. A secret directive from Beijing on pneumonia reporting brings its medical transparency into question yet again. How does the current outbreak of “undiagnosed pneumonia” with unusual symptoms in China compare to COVID-19? We take a look at expert insights. An influence memo from the Chinese Communist Party was […]
The public health situation in China is currently “very worrisome,” according to former U.S. army microbiologist and professor of biomedical sciences Sean Lin. He describes how the pneumonia outbreak means that children’s hospitals across China are being swamped by desperate parents and children. Mr. Lin discusses the reliability of Chinese and WHO narratives and reporting […]
While many Chinese people are reporting feeling ill and seeking medical assistance—enough to spur the World Health Organization (WHO) to seek data from China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—the CCP is set on controlling the COVID-19 narrative coming out of China to the outside world, according to a whistleblower. The whistleblower, an insider with knowledge […]
How do we understand the rise in pneumonia cases among children in China? And what can we learn given the lack of transparency? Joining us now to take a deeper dive into the situation is Dr. Sean Lin, former U.S. Army microbiologist and Professor of biomedical sciences at Fei Tian College.
More deaths are being reported in China as the country grapples with an unexplained pneumonia wave. What was initially thought to be a concern limited to children is now spreading rapidly among adults. Beijing urged hospitals nationwide to extend service hours and set up more clinics to cope with the surge.
