(2022-07-02). Pride Celebrations Return to SF and Bay Area. indybay.org Not quite the massive exuberance of the pre-pandemic, pre-Ukraine , pre-court attacks on human rights events. Nancy Pelosi was booed.
(2022-07-02). [World Report] New declaration on neglected tropical diseases endorsed. thelancet.com Signatories reaffirmed their commitment to tackling neglected tropical diseases at a summit in Kigali, pledging US$4 billion. Talha Burki reports.
(2022-07-02). Will Monkeypox Outbreak Replay AIDS and Covid-19 Script? peoplesdispatch.org With more than 3,400 cases ( As long as monkeypox was
(2022-07-02). Biodiversity Risks to Linger at Least a Half Century After Global Temperature Peaks, Study Says. popularresistance.org Even if global temperatures start to decrease, after peaking this century due to climate change, biodiversity risks are likely to persist for decades, a new study by London's Global University (UCL) and University of Cape Town researchers finds. The potential impacts on biodiversity were modeled against pre-industrial levels if temperatures increased by more than 2 ∞C (35.6 ∞F), before beginning to fall again. | Climate change and all of its anthropomorphic influences are already facing a biodiversity crisis, with mass dieoffs — such as hundreds of migratory birds falling out of the sky in the S…
(2022-07-02). Patients treated with monoclonal antibodies during COVID-19 delta surge had low rates of severe disease, Mayo Clinic study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study of 10,775 high-risk adult patients during the COVID-19 delta variant surge in late 2021 finds that treatment with one of three anti-spike neutralizing monoclonal antibodies for mild to moderate symptoms led to low rates of severe disease, hospitalization, ICU admission and mortality, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. Among patients treated at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Wisconsin from Aug. 1 to Dec. 1, 2021, who received bamlanivimab/etesevimab, casirivimab/imdevimab or sotrovimab,…
(2022-07-02). [Perspectives] The journey to greater equality. thelancet.com Economic inequalities have increased substantially across the world in the past three decades and have deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Piketty and his colleagues at the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), France, have been at the forefront of tracking these changes, providing extremely useful analyses based on careful aggregation of national data on income and wealth inequality from a multitude of sources. They have shown that globally, inequality is now as entrenched as it was during the first part of the 20th century.
(2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The importance of HIV testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has led people to delay testing and treatments for a variety of diseases and conditions. This includes HIV testing. During the pandemic, the number HIV diagnosis decline, but that decline is most attributed to declines in testing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts attribute this decline to less frequent visits to health centers, reduced outreach services, and shifting of public health staff to COVID-19 response activities. June 27…
(2022-07-02). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Li G, Cappuccini F, Marchevsky N G, et al. Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in children aged 6—17 years: a preliminary report of COV006, a phase 2 single-blind, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet 2022; 399: 2212—25—In this Article, in figure 2, "LI" has been added to the x-axis labels reporting results of first and second vaccination doses in children aged 6—11 years, to indicate that these participants were assigned to the long interval schedule. Additionally, the eighth sentence of the second paragraph of the Statistical analysis section should have re…
(2022-07-02). Expansion in air as June PMI back to black. ecns.cn China's factory activity expanded in June for the first time in four months as new orders and production improved, suggesting the country's economic recovery is gathering pace amid better containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and more substantial policy support, officials and experts said on Thursday.
(2022-07-02). [Correspondence] Shifting gender barriers in immunisation in the COVID-19 pandemic response and beyond. thelancet.com 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, gender remains marginalised in the global vaccine response. As a stark example, of the 157 countries that reported on COVID-19 vaccine coverage to WHO in April, 2022, only 21 (13%) provided sex-disaggregated data.
(2022-07-02). Latest COVID-19 surge deepens across Europe and globally, fueled by Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. wsws.org The BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are fueling a new surge in global COVID-19 cases. The WHO director-general warned that our ability to track infections is threatened as testing and sequencing have been drastically reduced.
(2022-07-02). [Articles] Effectiveness of interventions to improve drinking water, sanitation, and handwashing with soap on risk of diarrhoeal disease in children in low-income and middle-income settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. thelancet.com WASH interventions reduced risk of diarrhoea in children in LMICs. Interventions supplying either water filtered at POU, higher water quality from an improved source on premises, or basic sanitation services with sewer connection were associated with increased reductions. Our results support higher service levels called for under SDG 6. Notably, no studies evaluated interventions that delivered access to safely managed WASH services, the level of service to which universal coverage by 2030 is committed under the SDG.
(2022-07-02). China's Anhui logs 43 local confirmed COVID-19 cases in latest resurgence. ecns.cn Sixian County in Suzhou City, east China's Anhui Province, has reported 43 locally-transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 since June 26, the local government said.
(2022-07-02). WHO: Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, Africa concerned. ecns.cn The World Health Organization (WHO) Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent.
(2022-07-02). Science Saturday: The art and science of never giving up. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Anya in February 2018, just before being discharged after her third brain surgery. Photo credit: Colleen Kelly In March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, Anya Magnuson's own health was in crisis. The 21-year-old Minnesotan had already endured four brain surgeries, 35 lumbar punctures and about 11 weeks of hospitalization. At various times during the preceding 28 months, she was treated for fungal meningitis, an inflammatory disease known as neurosarcoidosis, and finally a rare blood…
(2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing dementia risks. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. And women are likely to be twice as affected by dementia as men. Dementia is an umbrella term for a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities. It's not one disease. And Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic, says…
(2022-07-02). [Correspondence] Monkeypox genomic surveillance will challenge lessons learned from SARS-CoV-2. thelancet.com The emergence of a series of epidemiologically connected monkeypox virus infections around the world, with ongoing human-to-human transmission (as of June 15, 2022, 2103 confirmed cases, one probable case, and one death have been reported to WHO from 42 countries), raises concerns of a long-apprehended comeback of a human-adapted orthopoxvirus related to variola virus, the aetiological agent of smallpox. Since variola virus had no natural reservoir other than humans, the eradication of the virus by use of highly effective vaccines against orthopoxviruses was irreversible.
(2022-07-02). [Comment] A compassion narrative for the sustainable development goals: conscious and connected action. thelancet.com At the midpoint of the 15-year timeline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),1 the world is unprepared. The global community arguably has the scientific, technical, and political tools needed to achieve most, if not all, of the 169 SDG targets, yet we are far from the finish line. In 2019, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that global efforts were insufficient and called for radical change.2 Such change never materialised. The COVID-19 pandemic shocked many of the systems needed to achieve the SDGs, revealing deep inequities and the inadequacy of siloed approaches to health and fal…
(2022-07-02). How does a man get Peyronie's disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Peyronie's (pay-roe-NEEZ) disease is a scar-forming condition that can cause pain, penile bending, penile shortening and erectile dysfunction. The condition, which is estimated to affect millions of men in the U.S., is characterized by a curvature of 15 degrees or more during erection. "Most men with Peyronie's disease present during their sexually active years — 40 to 50 years of age," says Dr. Gregory Broderick. "They have no other problems with erection, other than the…
(2022-07-02). [Correspondence] The monkeypox outbreak is amplifying hidden voices in the global discourse. thelancet.com Tulio d Oliveira's Comment1 on the global inattention to infectious disease science done in Africa is timely, as the largest outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa continues.2 As of June 15, 2022, 2103 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to WHO from 42 countries. The unexpected, unprecedented, and unusual nature of this outbreak in Europe and the Americas has spurred scientific, political, and media attention. Importantly, monkeypox has been known to cause human disease for over 50 years and is endemic in at least ten countries in west and central Africa with over a thousand incidences rep…
(2022-07-02). Cuba reporta 42 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 36 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este viernes 1ro. de julio, Cuba reportó 42 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 36 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 125 casos activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) en su parte diario este sábado.
(2022-07-02). COVID-19 infections rising in Turkey as scientists warn of a new surge. wsws.org The COVID-19 pandemic is on the rise again in Turkey, where the Health Ministry has also recently confirmed the first official case of monkeypox.
(2022-07-02). 6-27-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Today the Minnesota Department of Health announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Minnesota. What does this mean for Minnesotans? What steps can people take to stay safe? What should someone do if they think they may be infected? Richard Kennedy, Ph.D., co-director of Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group fielded questions from the media and others on this topic. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to…
(2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Regenerating damaged skin. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Regenerative medicine is an emerging field that looks to repair, replace or restore diseased cells, tissues or organs. One specialty that's a natural fit for regenerative medicine is dermatology. That's because the skin is the largest organ that regenerates in the body. "Regenerative medicine is the idea that we can reestablish form and function," says Dr. Saranya Wyles, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist. "So when we are born, we have that baby skin. And as we…
(2022-07-02). [Editorial] Ending child marriage: ensuring healthy futures for girls. thelancet.com One in five women are married before the age of 18 years. This fact has serious ramifications for health and wellbeing. Child marriage is associated with pregnancy at a young age, dangerous complications during pregnancy and childbirth, HIV acquisition, and intimate partner violence. Demographic changes mean that the number of adolescents is increasing and therefore more people will be at risk of child marriage. Disruption to education and a rise in poverty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to put another 10 million girls at risk of child marriage over the next decade, in addition to the 100 million wh…
(2022-07-01). World Health Organization warns of war, famine, pestilence and death. wsws.org At their Wednesday press conference, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, raised concerns over the state of the globe.
(2022-07-01). Cambodia's Economy Growing but Must Weather Oil Price Shock. moderndiplomacy.eu Cambodia's economy will grow by 4.5 percent in 2022, according to the latest World Bank projections. Weathering the Oil Price Shock, the Bank's June 2022 economic update for Cambodia, shows that while domestic economic activity and goods exports continue to recover from the slowdown caused by COVID-19, growth remains uneven, with the war in Ukraine …
(2022-07-01). Education workers on collision course with Ontario's Doug Ford-led Tory government. wsws.org Education workers are determined to resist the government's push for contracts that will further slash workers' real wages, enshrine billions in planned budget cuts, and keep schools open for in-class instruction amid continuing waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-07-01). Health care workers struggles continue across the US. popularresistance.org Nurses and other health care workers across the nation are rising up in a growing wave of strikes and protests against understaffing, lack of crucial supplies, exhausting workloads and the erosion of their living standards by the sharp rise in inflation. | Conditions for health care workers around the world have been greatly worsened by the response of the ruling class to the pandemic. Many are leaving the profession, further deepening the crisis. According to a March 24 report in Healthcare IT News, 90 percent of US nurses are considering leaving the profession.
(2022-07-01). Healthcare Workers' Struggles Continue Across The US. popularresistance.org Nurses and other health care workers across the nation are rising up in a growing wave of strikes and protests against understaffing, lack of crucial supplies, exhausting workloads and the erosion of their living standards by the sharp rise in inflation. | Conditions for health care workers around the world have been greatly worsened by the response of the ruling class to the pandemic. Many are leaving the profession, further deepening the crisis. According to a March 24 report in Healthcare IT News, 90 percent of US nurses are considering leaving the profession. | Not only must nurses handle inhuman levels of st…
(2022-07-01). Studying the Venezuelan Approach to Learning. orinocotribune.com By Logan Williams Jun 26, 2022 | As educators across the globe have begun to examine alternative forms of schooling post-covid, it is time to examine the revolutionary, egalitarian and innovative Bolivarian education system, writes Logan Williams. | The merits of the Bolivarian system are plain to see through the country having one of the highest educational progress rates in Latin America and a truly comprehensive system funded by the Venezuelan government led by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. | In order to understand the Venezuelan education system, it is necessary to examine both its foundation…
(2022-07-01). 'If India Can Do It, Why Not Europe?': Researchers Lay Out Case for Re-wilding European Landscape. towardfreedom.org A new research paper charts a path for re-wilding Europe with large mammals, or those weighing more than 10 kg (22 pounds), both for conserving biodiversity and restoring ecosystems. Researchers argue it is both a legal obligation and a moral obligation for Europe, reports Rishika Pardikar.
(2022-07-01). República Dominicana registra 1.028 nuevos casos de Covid-19. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, República Dominicana mantiene 3.845 casos activos y reporta 4.383 decesos desde el inicio de la pandemia en marzo de 2020.
(2022-07-01). Monkeypox virus testing for 20 African Union Member States. moderndiplomacy.eu With rising cases of Monkypox virus in Africa, the Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) have jointly held its first training on Real-Time PCR-based Monkeypox virus (MPXV) testing for 20 African Union Member States in Abuja, Nigeria. It was the first in the series of hands-on training …
(2022-07-01). Portugal: The Most Vaxxed Country in Europe Now Has "Its Worst COVID Outcomes"/By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Jordan Schachtel. marktaliano.net 
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Jordan Schachtel Global Research, July 01, 202230 June 2022 To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Feel free to repost and …
(2022-07-01). Cuba reporta 22 nuevos casos de COVID-19 e igual número de altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 30 de junio, se encuentran ingresados un total de 315 pacientes, sospechosos 196 y confirmados activos 119. En el día en Cuba para la covid-19 se realizaron un total de 2 430 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 22. El país acumula 13 964 854 muestras realizadas y 1 106 045 positivas. Se dieron 22 altas médicas.
(2022-07-01). Colombia pone fin a la alerta epidemiológica por la pandemia. telesurtv.net Tras 25 meses de alerta sanitaria, Colombia espera regresar a la normalidad, a pesar de registrarse más de 25.000 casos activos de coronavirus.
(2022-07-01). COVID-19 Drives Global Surge in use of Digital Payments. moderndiplomacy.eu The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred financial inclusion — driving a large increase in digital payments amid the global expansion of formal financial services. This expansion created new economic opportunities, narrowing the gender gap in account ownership, and building resilience at the household level to better manage financial shocks, according to the Global Findex 2021 database. As …
(2022-07-01). Selected Articles: FDA Panel Votes to Waive Clinical Trials for New COVID Boosters. globalresearch.ca 
By The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory panel voted 19 to 2 on Tuesday to add an Omicron component to COVID-19 …
(2022-07-01). Love wins: a community at risk even during Pride? thecanary.co As Pride returns to London for the first time since before the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic,
(2022-07-01). Bolivia anuncia medidas de protección ante quinta ola de Covid-19. telesurtv.net La nueva disposición entrará en vigencia desde el primero de julio hasta el 31 de agosto.
(2022-06-30). Erdogan Gains New Concessions by Ending Veto on Swedish and Finnish NATO Membership. libya360.wordpress.com Paul Antonopoulos Having initially opposed Finland and Sweden joining NATO, Turkey capitulated to significant pressure on June 28 and abandoned its position after coming to a compromise with the two Scandinavian countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan planned to use the NATO summit to end Scandinavian support for Kurdish groups in Syria and to lambast…