(2022-06-18). [Comment] Second-line CAR T cells for lymphomas. thelancet.com Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have shown huge therapeutical potential in the treatment of aggressive B-cell lymphomas beyond second-line of therapy.1—3 But the use of such therapies as a second-line of therapy is a current matter of debate. At the 2021 American Society of Hematology meeting, results of the three randomised clinical trials addressing this question were presented. The ZUMA7,4 BELINDA,5 and the TRANSFORM6 trials included only patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas with primary refractory disease or with relapse within 12 months of completion of first-line therapy.
(2022-06-18). [Perspectives] Memorialising COVID-19. thelancet.com The notifications are more than 2 years old by now, but I still cannot bring myself to delete them from my hospital's electronic medical record (EMR). There is the "expiration alert" that signalled my very first patient to die of COVID-19—a chipper Ecuadorian who had spent months struggling to recover from profound depression, only to fall victim to SARS-CoV-2 in the first weeks of the pandemic. There is the desperate note from a daughter whose father with liver disease was decompensating rapidly at home, but was too afraid of COVID-19 to seek medical attention.
(2022-06-18). [Clinical Picture] Bilateral renal lymphangiomatosis causes swelling and lower back pain. thelancet.com A 19-year-old woman was referred to the emergency unit with a 1-month history of increasing bilateral pain and swelling in her lower back; she reported that the symptoms had recently become worse. The patient did not have a fever and had no recent trauma.
(2022-06-18). [Correspondence] Risk of long COVID associated with delta versus omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2. thelancet.com The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 (PANGO B.1.1.529) spread rapidly across the world, out-competing former variants soon after it was first detected in November, 2021. According to the Our World in Data COVID-19 database, In Europe, the number of confirmed cases reported between December, 2021, and March, 2022 (omicron period) has exceeded all previously reported cases. Omicron appears to cause less severe acute illness than previous variants, at least in vaccinated populations. However, the potential for large numbers of people to experience long-term symptoms is a major concern, and health and workforce planners…
(2022-06-17). Updated Mayo Clinic recommendations for infant formula shortage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores, largely caused by supply chain issues, as well as a recent recall of several contaminated baby formula products. While this unfortunate crisis continues to impact thousands of caregivers needing to feed their babies, Mayo Clinic continues to offer advice on safe alternatives in the short term to patients. Alternative formula options For most infants, it is OK to switch…
(2022-06-17). China's disease control makes big stride in 10 years. ecns.cn China has made significant improvements in containing infectious diseases and has ramped up its disease control capacity in the past decade, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
(2022-06-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…
(2022-06-17). Ask the Mayo Mom: Ear tubes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An ear infection is an infection of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. Children are more likely than adults to get ear infections. Because ear infections often clear up on their own, treatment may begin with managing pain and monitoring the problem. Sometimes, antibiotics are used to clear the infection. Some people are prone to having multiple ear infections. This can cause hearing…
(2022-06-17). Study finds few COVID-19 patients get rebound symptoms after Paxlovid treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers studied the outcomes of 483 high-risk patients treated for COVID-19 with a five-day oral regimen of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, together marketed as Paxlovid. Only a handful developed COVID-19 rebound symptoms, and the researchers say more studies are needed to determine why. Overall, the treatment benefited everyone in the study. All recovered, including the patients who developed rebound symptoms, which were generally mild. The findings appear in the journal Clinical…
(2022-06-17). Tips for severe weather planning. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hurricane season is underway, and above-normal activity is predicted this year. As COVID-19 is still a concern, there may be added stress when it comes to ensuring safety from severe weather and the spread of infection. Being properly prepared with medical supplies, and food and water, can help ensure personal safety and well-being. "Past experiences show it can take one storm to have an impact, so it is important to make a plan for you and…
(2022-06-17). Consumer Health: Men's health and living a longer, healthier life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month, and Men's Health Week will be observed June 13—19, which makes this a good time to learn about the biggest threats to men's health and what you can do to keep yourself healthy. Two of the leading causes of death for men in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your risk for…
(2022-06-17). OMS: aumentan muertes por Covid-19 tras cinco semanas de descenso. telesurtv.net La OMS aseguró que el número de nuevos casos semanales ha seguido disminuyendo desde el máximo alcanzado en enero de 2022.
(2022-06-17). Mayo Clinic expert speaks of significance of Lyme disease uptick. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lyme disease has infected more than 14% of the world's population, according to a new study. "It's significant," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. "If you look at the numbers and how it breaks down in regions across the United States, in some areas, that exceeds 50% seropositivity. That means people are walking around with antibodies in their blood that are detectable. That shows they've been exposed to Lyme disease at some…
(2022-06-16). Kissinger y la guerra en Ucrania: El mensajero y el amo. globalizacion.ca 
Cuando Henry Kissinger sorprendió al mundo con su discurso en el reciente Foro Económico Mundial (FEM) en Davos (22-26 de mayo de 2022), diciéndole al presidente de Ucrania, Zelenskyy, que tenía que hacer alguna concesión a cambio de la paz,…
(2022-06-16). US Biowarfare: Fever-Carrying Mosquitoes Studied in Ukrainian Labs May Have Been Used Against Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com The Russian Defence Ministry earlier reported discovering files in seized bio laboratories in Ukraine which indicated that scientists were carrying out tests on dangerous pathogens with the presumed intent to use them as components in biological weapons. The ministry said these laboratories were funded by the US for over a decade. The Ukrainian biological laboratories…
(2022-06-16). 3 Anti-Inflation Alternatives to Raising Interest Rates. popularresistance.org A deafening silence defines "debates" among U.S. leaders about stopping or slowing today's inflation. Alternatives to the Federal Reserve's raising of interest rates and curtailing money supply growth are ignored. It's as if there were no other ways to rein in price increases except to add more interest costs to the already excess debts of workers and small and medium businesses. Were the last two and a half years of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, plus the economic crash of 2020, not sufficient enough burdens on Americans without piling on the additional burden of inflation that has been imposed by U.S. capitalism…
(2022-06-16). 100 Million People In The US Are Saddled With Health Care Debt. popularresistance.org Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated. | Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizona who sells health insurance, couldn't make an appointment with his doctor for a dangerous intestinal infection because the office said he had outstanding bills. | Allyson Ward and her husband loaded up credit cards, borrowed from relatives, and delayed repaying student loans after the premature birth of their twins left them with $80,000 in debt. Ward, a nurse practitioner, took on extr…
(2022-06-16). Spiritual Leader Sadhguru Takes 100-Day Motorcycle Journey To Save Soil. popularresistance.org More than half of the world's agricultural soils are already degraded, and both scientists and UN agencies agree that the remaining soil will only take us another 40 to 50 years. | Yet despite the threat this poses to biodiversity, the climate and global food security, soil health receives less attention than other looming environmental crises. That's why yogi, mystic and visionary Sadhguru has set off on a 100-day, 30,000 kilometer (approximately 18,641 mile) motorcycle journey to save soil. | "Everybody knows the problem. Everybody generally knows what is the solution, but they've all been waiting for one idiot…
(2022-06-16). Importance of TRIPS flexibilities under the Doha Declaration on Public Health. peoplesdispatch.org As the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO is underway, there is a big question mark hovering over the TRIPS waiver proposal. Why are developing countries pushing for a TRIPS waiver? Why are the developed countries and Big Pharma stalling it? In this episode, NewscClick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and Prof. Satyajit Rath, an immunologist and adjunct faculty at IISER, Pune, discuss the need for TRIPS flexibilities as underlined under the Doha Declaration on Public Health and the importance of the TRIPS waiver proposal in the context of COVID-19 mooted by India and South Africa.
(2022-06-16). The Sorry Status Quo Persists Amidst the Escapism of 'Democracies'-From 'Wuhan's Virus' to 'Putin's Tax' and 'Zelenski brought it on himself'? southfront.org 
Written by Simon Ndiritu There is an ongoing tendency for 'democracies' to shift blame and deny responsibility for their failure….
(2022-06-16). A Mask-Less World: How the Corporate-Capitalist War on Humanity Is Wreaking Havoc. commondreams.org Mask-lessness is becoming contagious and normalized in a world that is far from "normal."
(2022-06-16). Chinese brands build up strength amid headwinds from COVID-19. ecns.cn Chinese brands have built up strength despite the challenges brought about by COVID-19, according to a report released by the international market research firm Kantar on Wednesday.
(2022-06-16). OPS revela crecimiento de 11 % en los casos de Covid-19 en América. telesurtv.net De los 34 países y territorios, subieron las hospitalizaciones por Covid-19 en 15 de ellos durante la semana anterior.
(2022-06-16). Beijing conducts checks of key venues for risks. ecns.cn The Beijing government has conducted a citywide check of all cultural and entertainment venues since the latest infection cluster linked to a bar was reported on June 9 and has revoked several business licenses, a senior official said on Wednesday.
(2022-06-16). FDA approves COVID vaccine for youngest children. america.cgtn.com COVID cases are leveling off in the U.S., following a spring surge. And there is hope for the latest group that children ages 6 months to 5 years may be able to get vaccine soon.
(2022-06-16). Cuba reporta 17 nuevos casos de covid-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 15 de junio, se encuentran ingresados un total de 902 pacientes, en vigilancia 43, sospechosos 771, y confirmados activos 88. Para COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 4 452 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 17 para 0,4 % de positividad. El país acumula 13 927 351 muestras realizadas y 1 105 681 positivas (7,9%).
(2022-06-16). China-developed COVID-19 mRNA vaccine as booster safe, immunogenic in clinical trial. ecns.cn A China-developed mRNA COVID-19 vaccine as a third booster dose has been shown in human trials to be safe and able to induce an immune response against the Omicron variant.
(2022-06-16). NYC helps elderly residents adapt to digital technology amid pandemic. america.cgtn.com See how New York City helps old residents adapt to digital technology during the COVID pandemic.
(2022-06-16). Demócratas piden a Biden eliminar más sanciones para facilitar distribución mundial de vacunas anticovid cubanas. cubadebate.cu Un grupo de 26 demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes instó a la Administración Biden a suavizar aún más las sanciones contra Cuba para ayudar a la distribución internacional de las vacunas anticovid cubanas. Los demócratas pidieron a Biden que se dirija a políticas específicas que dificultan la cooperación médica con la Isla.
(2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…
(2022-06-16). The U.S. Constitution: Bad for public health. peoplesworld.org 
Public health is about curative, rehabilitative, and especially preventative healthcare for everybody, no exclusions. Failed public health was on display during the coronavirus pandemic. "The United States has the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths per capita" among 11 high-income countries, according to one infectious disease specialist. Similarly, local authorities allowed dangerous levels of lead to …
(2022-06-16). Governments across Canada massively undercount COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org Data compiled by infectious disease researcher Dr. Tara Moriarty at the University of Toronto shows that total excess deaths from February 2020 to April 2022 reached 48,463, which is 15 percent higher than the official figure.
(2022-06-16). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.
(2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Tenth Anniversary: Then, Now and Beyond! Celebration & Action Rally. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…
(2022-06-16). House Dems Urge Biden to Work With Cuba to Vaccinate the World. commondreams.org "Cuba's goal of vaccinating people in low-income countries offers an important opportunity… for our nations to work together once again on urgent healthcare issues facing the world."
(2022-06-16). Sunday 7/3: Fulfilling the Promise of America, a symposium. indybay.org ZOOM video meet: | zoom.us/j/94131824284?pwd=RzI0ZEY1eEkrbkxFemNOMHFHbUZXZz09…
(2022-06-16). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org National public sector strike in Tunisia over pay and conditions; Second Belgium national strike this year called over cost-of-living crisis; Czech public sector unions declare strike alert over wages; EasyJet cabin crew strike at Berlin airport, Germany; Pilots at Scandinavian airline SAS strike threat over wages; Ryanair cabin crew in Spain to strike over pay and conditions; Ballot of 40,000 UK telecom workers begins over pay deal; Further Education lecturers in 33 colleges in England ballot over pay and working conditions; Stoppages by bus drivers in Palestinian West Bank over working conditions…
(2022-06-16). Legisladores demócratas piden a Biden facilitar distribución mundial de vacunas anticovid cubanas. cubadebate.cu Un grupo de 26 demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes instó a la Administración Biden a suavizar aún más las sanciones contra Cuba para ayudar a la distribución internacional de las vacunas anticovid cubanas. Los demócratas pidieron a Biden que se dirija a políticas específicas que dificultan la cooperación médica con la Isla.
(2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Décimo Aniversario – °Antes, Ahora y Más Allá! Celebración y Reuinon para la Acción. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…
(2022-06-16). Friday 6/17: Baila Community Dance Party. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705…
(2022-06-15). Economic Fallout of COVID Vax Fraud/ Edward Dowd. marktaliano.net READ MORE: