Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOwaN4mDH8S/ The new Moderna mRNA CoVid vaccine is named mNEXSPIKE; their original CoVid vaccine was named SPIKEVAX.  This second generation mRNA CoVid vaccine yields a stronger and longer-lasting antibody response to the virus.  By targeting specific viral spike proteins rather than all proteins contained in the spike itself, the robust antibody response last...

Now with the weather cooling, it’s time to buttress your protection against CoVid. This year, for the first time in the 55 years that I have been practicing medicine, the most reliable recommendations are coming from our nation’s family practice, pediatric, internal medicine, obstetric-gynecological, and infectious disease professional societies rather from the CDC and the FDA. These groups have l...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWvYdKgCLb/ This recall involves half-gallon cartons of crunch ice cream mistakenly packaged in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough containers that fail to mention these ingredients. Consuming these products could pose a serious or life-threatening risk for those with nut allergies.  Affected is lot number 061027524. These recalled half-gallons were sold in Alabama,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWuZwZDQak/ Salmonella and listeria trigger serious and sometimes fatal gastrointestinal and systemic infections in young children, elderly persons, and others with weakened immune systems. Listeria can also trigger miscarriages and stillbirths. The affected products are Viva Ground Beef for Dogs and Viva Beef & Turkey for Puppies, Lot 21495, and Viva Gro...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWrYICj10W/ Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal gastrointestinal and systemic infections in young children, elderly persons, and others with weakened immune systems. Affected eggs sold are under the brand names Country Eggs, Nijiya, Golden Yolk, Nagatoshi Produce, and Misuho with sell-by dates from July 1, 2025 through September 18, 2025. These c...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWqeFIDP_z/ Counterfeit versions contain tadalafil, an undeclared prescription drug, branded as Cialis. This drug is a powerful phosphodiesterase inhibitor that poses serious health risks including life-threatening drops in blood pressure if taken by those also using nitrate medications such as nitroglycerin. The genuine, authentic versions of this supplement...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWpRMHDM-A/ Consuming this ice cream can trigger a risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction for people with tree nut allergies. Affected is ice cream with an expiration date of March 2027. This ice cream has been sold in New York State at Golden Krust retail stores in Mount Vernon and White Plains, and at Farm Country Supermarket in Queens. Retur...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWoZkMkTzL/ This organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. In healthy individuals, it may cause high fever, severe headache, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, and it can also result in miscarriages or stillbirths among pregnant women. Affected are Peas and Carrot lot 1...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWnSwaD-9r/ These products contain easily accessible button cell batteries that, if swallowed by babies and young children, cause internal chemical burns, serious injuries, or death. Affected are models PF-1082, PF-1227, PF-1153, and PF-1084. About 10,100 of these products were sold in the US at All Star Toys in Brooklyn, New York; Home Bargain and One Dollar...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWmdz0jZrc/ These motors have a defective safety cutoff switch allows overheating and electrical fires. Affected are gable- and roof-mounted model numbers DOW-136-0-34-XIN, DOW-136-0-26-XIN, DOW-136-0-40-XIN, DOW-136-0-40-XIN-3/4”, and D-RE-PSC-127/20-4P1SP. About 2.9 million units were sold in the US at retailers and wholesalers including ABC Supply, Lowe’s,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWln1VjF6X/ Capacitors inside these units burst, eject parts at high speed, and create a serious projectile hazard that leads to user or bystander injuries. Affected are models RY142300 and RY142711VNM. About 764,000 pressure washers were sold in the US and about 16,000 were sold in Canada at Home Depot and Direct Tools Factory Outlet stores nationwide as wel...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWknWtjnEx/ Their automatic closing mechanisms are dangerously defective and prevent the gate from closing with risks of falls, serious injuries, and death.  These carabiners were sold individually and in packs including the Nimbus Lock 3 Pack, Locker Draw KS, Energy CR3 Pack, and Energy Nova Pack.  About 12,600 carabiners were sold in the US and about 2,100...

DT Swiss Carbon Fiber Road Wheels Shatter Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWjwKij5GQ/ Defects in these wheels compromise their structural integrity and create crash and injury hazards. Affected are lot numbers with DT Swiss ID code 2740000 or higher. About 6,000 wheels were sold in the US, and about 150 were sold in Canada at independent bicycle dealers nationwide and also sold as original...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWi1yMDXea/ These dressers are unstable if not anchored to the wall and pose a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in injury or death to children. Affected is lot number KF-X9Y. About 3,500 of these dressers were sold on Amazon between March 2025 and June 2025. Stop filling these recalled dressers immediately if they are not anchored to the...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWiCrCiY1x/ The recall is due to a laceration hazard, as the flexible grease gun hose can develop a hole and eject grease during use leading to laceration hazards. Affected are models XPG01S1, XPG01SR1, XPG01Z and hose models 191A79-9, 191A80-4, 191W58-9, and 191W59-7. About 62,927 of these products have been sold at hardware and home improvement stores and o...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWgRVpDxZ8/ These loungers violate mandatory standards for infant sleep products. The sides are shorter than required, the sleeping pads are too thick, and an infant can fall out or become entrapped. Affected is model UMCZC01AE. About 23,000 of these dangerous baby loungers have been sold on Amazon from January 2024 through April 2025 Immediately stop using t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN0_LWeXrmH/ The answer is yes if you can’t tolerate certain foods such as those containing lactose.  Canadian sleep researchers at the University of Montreal and MacEwan University surveyed 1082 college students and found an impressive link between nightmares and diet. Data gathered included dietary information, food intolerances, allergies, personality type,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN0-HNvXPcP/ An already FDA-approved cancer vaccine was spectacularly effective in controlling pancreatic cancers that carry the KRAS markers.  A multi-center phase 1 study, helmed by oncologists at New York’s Sloan Kettering and Texas’ MD Anderson, studied the vaccine labeled ELI-002 developed by Boston’s Elicio Therapeutics.   The results demonstrated that t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN09U9v2nzK/ I recently reported the troubling surge in laughing gas recreational use highlighting the damage that this nitrous oxide gas can do to your mouth and throat as it cools.  This rising use of the drug is also killing more of us each year. I am sad to report that 1240 Americans lost their live sto nitrous oxide poisoning between the years 2010 and 20...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN08cgWau2f/ What’s the trick?  A small modification in your walking gait could delay any need for knee replacement surgery for years.  So say University of Utah bioengineers and musculoskeletal researchers after studying a select group of 68 patients with knee arthritis in a year-long placebo-controlled trial. Their Lancet Rheumotology study revealed that a s...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN07cQI3q01/ Gold nanoparticles, coated with specific antibodies to viruses, bacteria, or virtually any disease-causing agent, now form the basis of a diagnostic system 100,000 times more sensitive than current technologies and capable of delivering a result in about 15 minutes.  Molecular bioengineers at Arizona State University have developed the reagents an...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN06krQ2q-f/ Immunologists at the Medical University of South Carolina have found a way to direct the body’s immune system to censor itself permitting transplanted human organs to flourish with medicinal immunosuppression.  Their study appeared recently in Frontiers in Immunology . The investigators genetically engineered so-called regulatory T cells, Treg lym...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN05tuXXix_/ In the search for ever more effective and selective ways to fight cancer, researchers at Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science in collaboration with those at Rockefeller University have bioengineered a bacterium that selectively ferries a cell-killing virus into cancer cells.  They call this system CAPPSID which stands fo...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN04xTN2nvK/ Blah, blah blah you’re thinking.  Yea, yea, yea Dr. Smith I’ve heard this all before.  PLEASE don’t click off and give me a couple minutes to help you save your own life or the lives of those you love. An astounding 77% of Americans do not know that blood pressures greater than 130/80 are a significant risk for heart attack and stroke as well as d...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN038nZ3AWE/ Even a mild case of CoVid will age your vital arteries 5 years.  This from a study by French cardiologists recently published in the European Heart Journal.  The cardiovascular researchers studied data from 2090 individuals in 16 countries from late 2020 through early 2022.  Arterial aging was estimated by measuring the degree of vessel stiffness...