The Therapeutic Goods Administration is investigating whether a Victorian man developed blood clots because of the AstraZeneca vaccine, as authorities warn healthcare providers to keep an eye out for symptoms. Australia’s acting chief medical officer Professor Michael Kidd on Friday said the coronavirus vaccine had not been linked to thrombosis, but authorities were investigating reports… Read More »
The NSW government is investigating after a cancer patient had the wrong side of his bowel removed at Sydney’s new Northern Beaches Hospital. The error happened at the troubled public-private hospital last week. It’s understood the male patient underwent corrective surgery on Friday. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the hospital had advised NSW Health… Read More »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state. There was no evidence the wheat had entered the food supply, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in a statement on Friday. The wheat… Read More »