WSWS (2022-06-09). French health care workers mount one-day nationwide strike. wsws.org The strike in France is part of a broader, international mobilization of health care workers against the murderous official handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subordination of health care to private profit.

WSWS (2022-06-09). The pandemic is not over! Build a movement of educators, parents and students for COVID-19 elimination! wsws.org Opposition to herd immunity and support for basic protective measures remains strong among broad sections of working people. These widespread sentiments must be directed towards the mobilization of the working class to fight for a global strategy to eliminate COVID-19.

WSWS (2022-06-09). South Korean ruling conservative party secures victory in local elections. wsws.org The conservative People Power Party has pledged to preside over sweeping attacks on the jobs, wages and conditions of the working class, while continuing the bipartisan program of mass COVID infection that has claimed more than 24,000 lives.

____ (2022-06-09). Beijing reports 1 new local COVID-19 case, 26 patients discharged from hospital. ecns.cn Beijing reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case and no asymptomatic cases on Wednesday, said Beijing Municipal Health Commission on its official WeChat account on Thursday.

Global Research News (2022-06-09). Selected Articles: The Devastating Impacts of the COVID-19 Vaccine Confirmed: We Were Lied to: Game Over, We Won. globalresearch.ca By I now have a survey question that, when tested against a neutral audience, gives a …

Poor People's Campaign (2022-06-09). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…

Harvey Markowitz (2022-06-09). Pride in 'the CLE'. workers.org Cleveland In the first LGBTQ+ Pride parade since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and possibly the largest in Cleveland history, thousands marched through downtown June 4. Most of the marchers were young, with some carrying signs or wearing T-shirts in solidarity with trans youth. On June 1, at 11: 15 p.m., the . . . |

TeleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-06-09). México propone refundar la OEA en la Cumbre de las Américas. telesurtv.net México criticó la postura del organismo regional frente algunas naciones durante la pandemia de la Covid-19.

____ (2022-06-09). Beijing says it will stand firm beside its neighbors. ecns.cn China will stand with Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries to overcome difficulties, be it a natural disaster, financial crisis, or the COVID-19 epidemic, as the country has always done, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-06-09). Cuba confirma 29 casos de COVID-19 y no registra ningún fallecido por la enfermedad. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este 8 de junio se encontraban ingresados un total de 950 pacientes: 34 en vigilancia, 823 sospechosos y 93 confirmados activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública en su parte diario. De esos activos, 91 presentan una evolución clínica estable y dos pacientes están en estado crítico.

____ (2022-06-09). COVID-19 cases in Chinese mainland drop below 1,000. ecns.cn With the COVID-19 pandemic brought under control in the Chinese mainland, total confirmed cases have dropped to 906 as of Wednesday, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).

____ (2022-06-09). Reins tightened on medical practices. ecns.cn China will target violations related to COVID-19, medical insurance fraud and livestreaming sales that involve health workers during the latest crackdown on irregular practices in the healthcare sector.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: High-intensity workouts and reducing risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org High-intensity function training, such as boot camp-type exercise classes, continues to grow in popularity, especially as many COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Edward Laskowski, co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, explains how someone can reap the benefits of this type of exercise while avoiding injury. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/kNqNSA-m3kk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…

Staff (2022-06-09). Tania Crombet: Voz de la ciencia cubana en la Cumbre de los Pueblos (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La Doctora Tania Crombet Ramos, directora de Investigaciones Clínicas del Centro de Inmunología Molecular, participó el miércoles en la Cumbre de los Pueblos, donde compartió la experiencia cubana en materia de salud, resiliencia y el papel de la ciencia para enfrentar la pandemia de COVID-19, empeño en que fue fundamental el empleo de tecnología cubana.

Sanket Jain (2022-06-09). Photo Essay: Diseases Spike for Indian Farm Workers As Climate Changes. towardfreedom.org India witnessed the hottest March in 122 years. With temperatures several times crossing 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in northern India, heat waves amplified the existing divisions between the poor and well-off, reports Sanket Jain.

WSWS (2022-06-09). The CDC raises its alert on the global monkeypox outbreak to level 2, but abruptly drops the use of facemasks for infection prevention. wsws.org After advocating for masks for travelers, the CDC quickly dropped this recommendation, even as evidence indicates that airborne transmission is a viable route of spread.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-09). Consumer Health: Understanding C. diff infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become sick. They are carriers of the bacteria and may spread infections. Illness from C. diff typically occurs after using antibiotics. It most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities. About 200,000 people in the U.S….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-09). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-09). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-09). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-09). Patients with mitral annulus calcification at higher risk of heart valve and cardiovascular disease, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an echocardiogram at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue at the base of the heart's mitral valve. Mitral valve dysfunction was more than twice as prevalent for those patients, who also were at higher risk of all-cause mortality. Mitral annulus calcification has been associated with cardiovascular diseases and events, as…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-08). COVID Vaccines Linked to New Type of Incurable, Fatal Degenerative Brain Disorder/By Megan Redshaw. marktaliano.net Studies suggest a link between a rapidly progressing, incurable and fatal prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and COVID-19 vaccines. By Megan Redshaw Global Research, June 08, 2022 Children's Health Defense 7 June 2022 ..]…

Florence CGTN (2022-06-08). U.S. Mental Health Crisis. america.cgtn.com Episode 1: U.S. sees shortage of mental health services for the young The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States topped one million in May. And for every death, there's a story of grief for surviving family members. That is helping fuel what …

Jim Spellman (2022-06-08). U.S. unveils new plan to attract more foreign tourists. america.cgtn.com International travel to the U.S. has taken a big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. People are travelling again but the industry has a long way to go to catch up. Now, the U.S. government is trying to help the tourism industry attract more international …

Mike Walter (2022-06-08). The Heat: COVID-19 and Mental Health. america.cgtn.com The coronavirus pandemic has killed millions across the globe including over one million here in the United States. And, while the loss of loved ones has been devastating for families, the fallout has also left huge numbers struggling with mental health issues. Depression and anxiety …

JANET (2022-06-08). Cuba-China cooperation leads to vaccine breakthrough. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders June 7, 2022 Cuba and China formally announced June 2 that they have filed for joint patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine. The new vaccine, a collaboration between the biotechnological sectors of the two countries, is the first patent for a single vaccine effective against the many variants of COVID-19. A collaboration between the biotechnology sectors of China and Cuba has resulted in the development of the first patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine, being presented here at the National Intellectual Property Office in China. News of the jointly developed vaccine is particularly exciting because of the tw…

____ (2022-06-08). Comicomment: Americans bear the brunt of Covid policy failure of the government. ecns.cn Regardless of such a massive cost of human lives, the U.S. has never reflected on its botched Covid response.

Jake Johnson (2022-06-08). Report warns taxpayer money is fueling 'pandemic greed grab' by US CEOsÔøº. nationofchange.org Amazon, which has reported $10.3 billion in recent federal contracts, paid CEO Andy Jassy 6,474 times more than it paid its median worker last year.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-08). U.S. COVID response: War and profiteering remains the priority. mronline.org The death toll in the U.S. due to COVID-19 has crossed 1 million. The richest country in the world has stumbled in controlling the pandemic and the poorest have suffered the most.

Staff (2022-06-08). The 9th Summit of the Americas, Another Nail in the Coffin of Monroe Doctrine. orinocotribune.com With the exclusion of some countries from the 9th Summit of the Americas, the demise of the US global hegemony is advancing slowly, but steadily. | A few hours before the inauguration of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, the Biden administration had not yet been able to publish its guest list for the event. | This is the second time the US is hosting the Summit, the first time was the first Summit held in Miami back in 1994. The objectives proposed for this ninth edition of the Summit are to focus on the creation of a regional agreement on migration and the formulation of a post COVID-…

Morning Star (2022-06-08). Monkeypox garners attention only after it's circulating in rich capitalist countries. peoplesworld.org If you have been following infectious disease news since the COVID-19 pandemic, you may have already seen reports on the rising number of cases of monkeypox. Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to a small family of viruses that also includes smallpox. In fact, monkeypox is so similar to smallpox …

Poor People's Campaign (2022-06-08). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…

____ (2022-06-08). China ramps up supervision over nucleic acid testing agencies. ecns.cn China's top drug regulator said on Tuesday it will significantly increase supervision over COVID-19 nucleic acid testing agencies following several reports of fraud.

Mike Walter (2022-06-08). The Heat: COVID-19 and Mental Health. america.cgtn.com The coronavirus pandemic has killed millions across the globe including over one million here in the United States. And, while the loss of loved ones has been devastating for families, the fallout has also left huge numbers struggling with mental health issues. Depression and anxiety …

Contributing Writers (2022-06-08). COVID Vaccines Linked to New Type of Incurable, Fatal Degenerative Brain Disorder/By Megan Redshaw. marktaliano.net Studies suggest a link between a rapidly progressing, incurable and fatal prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and COVID-19 vaccines. By Megan Redshaw Global Research, June 08, 2022 Children's Health Defense 7 June 2022 ..]…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: High-intensity workouts and reducing risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org High-intensity function training, such as boot camp-type exercise classes, continues to grow in popularity, especially as many COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Edward Laskowski, co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, explains how someone can reap the benefits of this type of exercise while avoiding injury. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/kNqNSA-m3kk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…

William T. Hathaway (2022-06-08). Squelching dissent on both sides of the Atlantic. dissidentvoice.org The current repression of dissent in Germany is startlingly similar to that in North America. In 2019 as the virus started to spread, the government ordered drastic measures against it. Several distinguished doctors and professors, including an MD who was a former member of parliament, asked the government for evidence and explanations justifying these measures. …

Mark Gruenberg (2022-06-08). Head honchos at low-pay firms raised CEO pay in pandemic. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The head honchos at more than one-third of the nation's lowest-paying firms—including Amazon, Maximus and Starbucks, which are battling unionization drives—jacked up their own total compensation, right in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report says. Executive Excess 2022 by the Institute for Policy Studies reveals the gap between those rich CEOs and …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-08). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-08). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-08). Consumer Health: Understanding C. diff infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become sick. They are carriers of the bacteria and may spread infections. Illness from C. diff typically occurs after using antibiotics. It most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities. About 200,000 people in the U.S….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-08). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-08). Patients with mitral annulus calcification at higher risk of heart valve and cardiovascular disease, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an echocardiogram at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue at the base of the heart's mitral valve. Mitral valve dysfunction was more than twice as prevalent for those patients, who also were at higher risk of all-cause mortality. Mitral annulus calcification has been associated with cardiovascular diseases and events, as…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-08). Imperial experts to develop low-cost digital crop virus sensors with $1m grant. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have received $1million to develop low-cost digital sensors that detect viruses in plants and crops with international partners.

____ (2022-06-08). Iran's economic growth to increase 3.7% in 2022: WB. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — The World Bank (WB) in its latest report said that Iran's economy will grow by 3.7 percent thanks to oil exports jump and also public vaccination of people against coronavirus.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

KWORINOCO (2022-06-07). Uruguay's President Won't Attend Summit of the Americas, Citing COVID-19. orinocotribune.com The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that he will not be present at the Summit of the Americas. | On Tuesday, Lacalle Pou, the head of the Uruguayan delegation, was set to travel to Los Angeles, US, for the 9th Summit of the Americas, scheduled for June 6-10. | "As I intended to travel to the US tomorrow for the Summ…

____ (2022-06-07). Shanghai students begin returning to classrooms. ecns.cn Around 100,000 grade 11 and 12 students from over 250 high schools in Shanghai returned to school on Monday after about three months away from campus because of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: High-intensity workouts and reducing risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org High-intensity function training, such as boot camp-type exercise classes, continues to grow in popularity, especially as many COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Edward Laskowski, co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, explains how someone can reap the benefits of this type of exercise while avoiding injury. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/kNqNSA-m3kk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Consumer Health: Understanding C. diff infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become sick. They are carriers of the bacteria and may spread infections. Illness from C. diff typically occurs after using antibiotics. It most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities. About 200,000 people in the U.S….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Staff (2022-06-07). Covid-19 controlled in Iran through domestic power. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) — Despite the high Covid-19 death toll in other countries, the rate in Iran has sharply declined. The reason lies in the 13th government's reliance on domestic capacity and its admirable efforts for public vaccination.

Joseph Gerson (2022-06-06). The Ukraine War and the World's Increasingly Dangerous Geopolitical Landscape. commondreams.org War, nuclear annihilation, climate chaos, pandemics, and devastating economic and social inequalities make for extremely tumultuous and dangerous times. But we have the resources and solutions to resolve each of them.

_____ (2022-06-06). Walk For Appalachia's Future Connects Struggles In The Region. popularresistance.org Activists just completed the "Walk for Appalachia's Future" through West Virginia, North Carolina and Virginia to highlight the impacts of fossil fuel extraction on communities and the land. At each stop, they held events with local activists to learn about their struggles and make broader connections. The Appalachian region is a sacrifice zone – rich in mineral wealth that is extracted by large corporations without benefit to the people. West Virginia is the fifth poorest state in the US with low education attainment and high rates of physical and mental diseases. Clearing the FOG speaks with two organizers of t…

WSWS (2022-06-06). How Swedish authorities worked to export "herd immunity" to other countries. wsws.org This submission to the Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic documents the attempts made by the Swedish government to export its "herd immunity" strategy of mass infection to countries throughout the world.

WSWS (2022-06-06). Canadian restaurant worker speaks to the Global Workers Inquest. wsws.org Robin, a restaurant worker from Vancouver, recently spoke to the Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic about dangerous working conditions in the hospitality sector and his experience with being twice infected by COVID-19.

WSWS (2022-06-06). OSHA issues wrist-slap fine to JBS for COVID safety violations. wsws.org OSHA and the meat packing giant JBS have reached a settlement over citations for health and safety violations cost seven lives during the first months of the pandemic. JBS will be fined just $14, 2 and institute a flimsy set of new pandemic safety guidelines…

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-06). Expresidente brasileño Lula da Silva da positivo a la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El candidato presidencial se encuentra asintomático, mientras que su esposa tiene síntomas leves.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-06). US COVID response: War and profiteering remains the priority. zcomm.org The US, which is the richest country in the world, has the highest official death toll from COVID anywhere globally…

____ (2022-06-06). Over half of Hong Kong citizens get booster shot. ecns.cn As another 24,373 people got vaccinated on Sunday, nearly 60 percent of citizens in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have received their booster shot against COVID-19, according to the official website of Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po.

William Rivers Pitt (2022-06-06). COVID Is Not Behind Us — It's Still Sending Children to the Emergency Room. truthout.org "Americans have declared an unofficial end to the pandemic," All over, you say? Someone forgot to tell that to the preschool-aged son of my dear friend and colleague, a 4-year-old who presented with a vic…

____ (2022-06-06). Grade 11 and 12 students return to classroom in Shanghai. ecns.cn Around 100,000 Grade 11 and 12 students from over 250 high schools in Shanghai returned to school on June 6 after about three months away from campus because of the COVID-19 epidemic.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-06). Gobierno de Bolivia confirma inicio de quinta ola de Covid-19. telesurtv.net La cuarta ola en Bolivia cerró con un 0.7 por ciento de letalidad frente al 6.2 por ciento experimentado en la primera.

____ (2022-06-06). Chinese mainland reports 25 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn Of the new local infections, 16 were reported in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 5 in Beijing, and 4 in Shanghai.

____ (2022-06-06). Common Security 2022: For Our Shared Future. transcend.org The world stands at a crossroads. The choice is between an existence based on competition and aggression or one rooted in peace and common security. Humanity faces the existential threats of nuclear war, climate change and pandemics. How we respond to these threats will define our very survival.

____ (2022-06-05). China's State Grid to invest over 0 bln yuan in power grid projects in 2022. ecns.cn The State Grid Corporation of China said that it will invest an all-time high of more than 0 billion yuan (about 74.5 billion U.S. dollars) in power grid projects in 2022 to help bolster the country's economic growth amid the COVID-19 epidemic.

____ (2022-06-05). China's e-commerce logistics activities rebound in May. ecns.cn Following a contraction in the previous month, China's e-commerce logistics sector rebounded in May largely due to preventative measures against the COVID-19 epidemic, industry data showed.

William Rivers Pitt (2022-06-05). GOP Wants to Blame Biden for Inflation. What About COVID and Capitalism? truthout.org Two years ago, I was afraid of going to the grocery store, lest I encounter COVID-19 lurking by the bananas or swirling around some unmasked dunderhead coughing purposefully beneath a MAGA hat. That fear The Republicans, on cue, have fanned out to al…

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-06-05). 44% of Earth's land requires conservation for protection of biodiversity and ecosystem, say scientists. peoplesdispatch.org The study is vitally important as governments around the world begin to set their goals and targets for biodiversity conservation, which experts think would form the agenda for the next decade…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Consumer Health: Understanding C. diff infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become sick. They are carriers of the bacteria and may spread infections. Illness from C. diff typically occurs after using antibiotics. It most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities. About 200,000 people in the U.S….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: Treating skin cancer with Mohs surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and a time to check your body for signs of this common and preventable disease. Nearly 5 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a form of skin cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Dr. Naiara Sbroggio Barbosa (Nie-e-ARE-ah Bar-BOH-sah), a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, , explains how Mohs surgery can be used to treat basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and some types of melanoma….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Patients with mitral annulus calcification at higher risk of heart valve and cardiovascular disease, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an echocardiogram at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue at the base of the heart's mitral valve. Mitral valve dysfunction was more than twice as prevalent for those patients, who also were at higher risk of all-cause mortality. Mitral annulus calcification has been associated with cardiovascular diseases and events, as…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…

Staff (2022-06-05). 44% Of Earth's Land Requires Conservation For Protection Of Biodiversity & Ecosystem, Say Scientists. peoplesdispatch.org A study published in Science suggests that 44% of the land on Earth — around 64 million square kilometers — requires conservation to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem services. "Our study is the current best estimate of how much land we must conserve to stop the biodiversity crisis — it is essentially a conservation plan for …

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-06-05). 44% of Earth's land requires conservation for protection of biodiversity and ecosystem, say scientists. peoplesdispatch.org The study is vitally important as governments around the world begin to set their goals and targets for biodiversity conservation, which experts think would form the agenda for the next decade…

____ (2022-06-05). China's State Grid to invest over 0 bln yuan in power grid projects in 2022. ecns.cn The State Grid Corporation of China said that it will invest an all-time high of more than 0 billion yuan (about 74.5 billion U.S. dollars) in power grid projects in 2022 to help bolster the country's economic growth amid the COVID-19 epidemic.

____ (2022-06-05). China's e-commerce logistics activities rebound in May. ecns.cn Following a contraction in the previous month, China's e-commerce logistics sector rebounded in May largely due to preventative measures against the COVID-19 epidemic, industry data showed.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: High-intensity workouts and reducing risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org High-intensity function training, such as boot camp-type exercise classes, continues to grow in popularity, especially as many COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Edward Laskowski, co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, explains how someone can reap the benefits of this type of exercise while avoiding injury. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/kNqNSA-m3kk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: Treating skin cancer with Mohs surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and a time to check your body for signs of this common and preventable disease. Nearly 5 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a form of skin cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Dr. Naiara Sbroggio Barbosa (Nie-e-ARE-ah Bar-BOH-sah), a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, , explains how Mohs surgery can be used to treat basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and some types of melanoma….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). Consumer Health: Understanding C. diff infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become sick. They are carriers of the bacteria and may spread infections. Illness from C. diff typically occurs after using antibiotics. It most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities. About 200,000 people in the U.S….

Pratik Chakrabarti (2022-06-04). [Perspectives] Health as activism: rethinking social medicine in India. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep problems and inequities in India's health infrastructure, which has suffered from decades of underinvestment. But the pandemic also galvanised a wide range of community participation. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), volunteers, and health-care workers arranged for the supply of oxygen, helped register people for vaccination, ran vaccination camps, and visited communities and schools to speak about the virus and precautions. Notably, many local women, who trained as accredited social health activists (ASHAs), took part in these efforts.

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-06-04). Neo-liberalism and anti-inflationary policy. mronline.org Central banks all over the capitalist world are raising, or are about to raise, interest rates as a means of countering the currently rampant inflation, which is certain to push a world economy that is barely recovering from the effect of the pandemic, back towards stagnation and greater unemployment.

____ (2022-06-03). (W.E. Talk) Covid-19 pandemic in U.S. politicized and polarized: U.S. professor. ecns.cn "Everything in the United States right now is politicized and polarized, and when it comes to the pandemic, that's of course even more unfortunate," said Professor Andreas Wimmer from Columbia University at the talk show "Cultural Relativity".

____ (2022-06-03). China leverages financial toolbox to spur domestic demand. ecns.cn Faced with resurgences of COVID-19 and external uncertainties, China is maneuvering monetary and fiscal policies to spur domestic demand.

_____ (2022-06-03). Paris Lost Direction or What's going on in Mali? journal-neo.org Franco-Mali relations have been feverish for the past two years, following the August (2020) coup in Mali, when President Ibrahim Boubacar KeàØta was replaced by the military. And for an outside observer it looks like a bout of split personality in Paris. France has announced, since June 2021, through the mouth of its President E. Macron, …

____ (2022-06-03). Tibet still among world's best regions in environment: report. ecns.cn Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region remains one of the best environmental areas in the world, with local biodiversity and ecosystems remaining stable in 2021, according to a report issued Thursday.

____ (2022-06-03). New book details Trump administration's botched response to COVID-19 pandemic. ecns.cn It is "the clearest account yet of how Trump's team botched the pandemic," a review recently published by The Atlantic wrote of Silent Invasion, a book written by the Donald Trump administration's coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: High-intensity workouts and reducing risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org High-intensity function training, such as boot camp-type exercise classes, continues to grow in popularity, especially as many COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Edward Laskowski, co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, explains how someone can reap the benefits of this type of exercise while avoiding injury. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/kNqNSA-m3kk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…

Ecns.cn (2022-06-02). U.S. interior secretary tests positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-02). Consumer Health: Understanding C. diff infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become sick. They are carriers of the bacteria and may spread infections. Illness from C. diff typically occurs after using antibiotics. It most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities. About 200,000 people in the U.S….

Ecns.cn (2022-06-02). Tibet still among world's best regions in environment: report. ecns.cn Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region remains one of the best environmental areas in the world, with local biodiversity and ecosystems remaining stable in 2021, according to a report issued Thursday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-02). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-02). Consumer Health: Treating bladder cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about this common type of cancer. More than 81,000 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022, and more than 17,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Bladder cancer occurs in men more frequently than in women, and the risk increases with age, especially after 55. Bladder cancer signs and symptoms…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-02). Mayo Clinic expert on how concerned the public should be about monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials are investigating the monkeypox outbreak to determine if the virus acquired a mutation that makes it more transmissible or if superspreader events in Europe may be to blame for the current outbreak."Anytime the virus does something new, it catches our attention," says Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. Watch: Dr. Kennedy discusses the current monkeypox outbreak. youtu.be/O80AmMgSGbg Journalists: Broadcast-quality soundbites are available in the downloads at the end of…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-02). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…

Sara Flounders (2022-06-01). Demanding China's exclusion: U.S. blocks world access to vaccines. workers.org Just how far is the U.S. government determined to go in the protection of corporate profits? For the past two years the Biden administration and earlier the Trump administration have blocked every effort to make medicines for the COVID-19 virus widely available. U.S. control of the patents has been ruthlessly . . . |

WSWS (2022-06-01). The great unmentionable during the Ontario election campaign—the COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org All of the parties are peddling the lie that the pandemic is over, and none has so much as attempted to seriously address its calamitous impact on a health care system already reeling from chronic underfunding.

WSWS (2022-06-01). Peruvian government uses "slight increase" in COVID numbers to extend state of emergency. wsws.org Peru's Health Ministry is minimizing the risk of another COVID wave while the government uses that risk to extend the state of emergency.

WSWS (2022-06-01). COVID-19 cases rise in the Mid-Atlantic as school districts refuse to impose any safety measures. wsws.org Despite rapid increases in COVID-19 infections, governments in the heavily-populated Mid-Atlantic region have largely refused to implement any measures to protect children in schools.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-01). Shanghái levanta severo confinamiento tras brote de Covid-19. telesurtv.net La urbe de 25 millones de habitantes regresó a la normalidad. También lo hace la capital china, Beijing.

Katherine V. Houser, Martin R. Gaudinski, Myra Happe, Sandeep Narpala, Raffaello Verardi, Edward K. Sarfo, Angela R. Corrigan, Richard Wu, Ro Shauna Rothwell, Laura Novik, Cynthia S. Hendel, Ingelise J. Gordon, Nina M. Berkowitz, Cora Trelles Cartagena, Alicia T. Widge, Emily E. Coates, Larisa Strom, Somia Hickman, Michelle Conan-Cibotti, Sandra Vazquez, Olga Trofymenko, Sarah Plummer, Judy Stein, Christopher L. Case, Martha Nason, Andrea Biju, Danealle K. Parchment, Anita Changela, Cheng Cheng, Hongying Duan, Hui Geng, I-Ting Teng, Tongqing Zhou, Sarah O'Connell, Chris Barry, Kevin Carlton, Jason G. Gall, Britta Flach, Nicole A. Doria-Rose, Barney S. Graham, Richard A. Koup, Adrian B. McDermott, John R. Mascola, Peter D. Kwong, Julie E. Ledgerwood, VRC 018 Study Team (2022-06-01). [Articles] Safety and immunogenicity of an HIV-1 prefusion-stabilized envelope trimer (Trimer 4571) vaccine in healthy adults: A first-in-human open-label, randomized, dose-escalation, phase 1 clinical trial. thelancet.com Trimer 4571 was safe, well tolerated, and immunogenic in this first-in-human trial. While this phase 1 trial is limited in size, our results inform and support further evaluation of prefusion-stabilized HIV-1 envelope trimers as a component of vaccine design strategies to generate broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1.