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Why experts fear Aussie COVID-19 wave

Medical experts have warned the estimated one in three of Australians refusing to get vaccinated represent the “greatest risk” to the nation’s health and another deadly wave of COVID-19. There are calls today for the Morrison Government to launch a celebrity-led campaign to get Australia vaccinated after a shock new poll suggested high levels of… Read More »

Over 50s to get second doses sooner over fear Indian variant may be 50% more transmissible

Indian variant latest The figures released on Thursday have risen from 520 cases recorded by PHE up to 5 May. Most of the cases have been detected in England, with 1,255 cases recored. There have also been 35 cases detected in Scotland, 12 in Northern Ireland and 11 in Wales, according to PHE. Broken down… Read More »

Fear Secures Obedience in COVID-19 War

A famous quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt is “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” He understood that fear is ultimately what strips us of our human rights and drives a society into totalitarianism, and that the only way to circumvent such a fate is to bravely resist fear. Today, one of… Read More »

Mindfulness meditation study shows changes in neural responses to pain and fear

Participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to alter how the brain processes fear memories. In a study that will appear in the Nov. 1 issue of Biological Psychiatry, a team led by researchers at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) report that mindfulness meditation appears to help extinguish fearful associations. A common way to… Read More »

The measles outbreak, media imagery, and the thoughtful focus of fear

A rapidly escalating measles outbreak near Portland, OR has led local health officials to declare a public health emergency, with 44 confirmed cases, almost all in unimmunized children. Meanwhile, New York and New Jersey have been facing a similar crisis over the past few months, with over 200 confirmed cases of the measles tearing through… Read More »