(2022-07-07). OMS: Aumentan contagios de Covid-19 en 30% a nivel mundial. telesurtv.net La OMS señala la administración ineficiente de los tratamientos disponibles en el mercado; relajamiento en la prevención; y la llegada del verano en el hemisferio norte como causas del alza infeccioso.
(2022-07-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Concerning rise in syphilis cases across Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is raising a red flag over what it says was a sharp rise in syphilis cases across the state in 2021, according to an annual report of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV data. According to MDH, the increase in syphilis cases in the state mirrors a disturbing national trend of starkly rising syphilis cases, affecting all communities. Of special concern was a syphilis outbreak in the Duluth area and…
(2022-07-07). 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…
(2022-07-07). Science Saturday: What happens in medical research before clinical trials begin? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When scientific advances burst into the news, such as a new medication to treat COVID-19 or a new concept like CRISPR for gene editing, people get a glimpse of how a scientific idea becomes a treatment or a tool. But what's the full story? Where did that idea come from? What happens in the research lab before clinical trials begin? How is scientific discovery transformed into a potential therapy that is ready to be tested…
(2022-07-07). College entrance exam kicks off in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai postponed the 2022 college entrance examination one month from June 7-9 to July 7-9 due to the COVID-19 epidemic and more than 50,000 students took part in the exam.
(2022-07-07). Destacan en Bolivia rol de la salud en lucha contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El mandatario resaltó que el Gobierno continuará impulsando la construcción y equipamiento de hospitales para asegurar la atención sanitaria del pueblo boliviano.
(2022-07-07). 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…
(2022-07-07). "They Only Understand Power" 2022 SF "Bloody Thursday" ILWU Local 10 Trent Willis Speaks. indybay.org At the ILWU Local 10 "Bloody Thursday" commemoration past ILWU Local 10 president talked about the conditions facing ILWU members including covid and the contract fight with the shipping companies. This took place on July 5, 2022…
(2022-07-07). Shanghai shuts KTV bars in wake of virus. ecns.cn Karaoke bars in Shanghai have been ordered to close following a spike in new COVID-19 infections linked to such venues, local authorities announced on Wednesday.
(2022-07-07). Shanghai reports 32 locally transmitted confirmed, 22 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn Shanghai reported 32 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 22 asymptomatic cases, and 17 imported cases (including six asymptomatic cases) on Wednesday, according to the Shanghai Health Commission.
(2022-07-07). Vaccination to be required for public venues. ecns.cn Starting on Monday, those who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccine will be restricted from entering some public venues in Beijing, city officials said on Wednesday.
(2022-07-07). World Bronchiectasis Day targets chronic, progressive lung disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A chronic, progressive lung disease is attracting new global attention. Today marks the inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day, an awareness day set for July 1 each year. Goals include increasing recognition and treatment of the disease by health care providers and encouraging more research, says a Mayo Clinic expert helping to lead the effort internationally. In bronchiectasis, the walls of the bronchial tubes, which carry air into and out of the lungs, are injured, becoming enlarged….
(2022-07-07). COVID-19 vaccination for kids age 5 and younger starting the week of July 4 at most Mayo sites. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccine recommendations have been extended to include children age 5 and under. Mayo Clinic will begin offering vaccine doses to all eligible patients the week of July 4. COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the U.S. have been expanded to include children ages 6 months to 5 years, following meetings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18. Mayo Clinic will begin offering vaccine doses to all eligible patients the week of July…
(2022-07-07). Australia: Queensland public hospitals crisis leads to death of young child. wsws.org The tragic death of a five-year-old resulted from systematic underfunding and the hospital staffing crisis, intensified by COVID-19.
(2022-07-06). How Cuba is eradicating child mortality and banishing the diseases of the poor. peoplesdispatch.org The drastic reduction in infant mortality rates is yet another testimony to the Cuban Revolution's attention to the health of the country's population…
(2022-07-06). Cuba: Eradicating Child Mortality and Banishing the Diseases of the Poor. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad, Manolo De Los Santos The authors at a clinic in Palpite in Cuba. Photo: Odalys Miranda/Twitter The drastic reduction in infant mortality rates is yet another testimony to the Cuban Revolution's attention to the health of the country's population Palpite, Cuba, is just a few miles away from Playa Girón, along the Bay of…
(2022-07-06). COVID Jabs and Excess Deaths/ By Dr. Peter McCullough. marktaliano.net READ MORE: COVID UPDATE: What is the truth?/ By Russell L. Blaylock U.S. Senator Ron Johnson/ COVID-19: A Second Opinion World Council for Health Calls for an Immediate Stop to the Covid-19 Experimental "Vaccines" Experimental mRNA injections (and COVID mandates) as state-sponsored mass-murder event in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada…
(2022-07-06). SARS-CoV-2 a US Bioweapon: US May Owe the World Compensation for Damages. libya360.wordpress.com Damage caused by Covid-19 to countries globally should be covered by Washington if the US bioresearch origin claim is confirmed, the Duma speaker says The US may owe the world huge compensation for the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Russian State Duma, said on Wednesday. He cited remarks…
(2022-07-06). Women Are Taking Over The US Labor Movement. popularresistance.org As she considered striking at the grocery store where she had worked for a decade, the dozens of moments that had pushed Ashley Manning to that point flooded back. | She vividly recalled the indignities she endured throughout the pandemic, starting with child care. When schools shut down, no one could watch her 12-year-old daughter. She wouldn't allow her elderly grandmother, Ruby, to do it, fearing she would get sick. And her store, a Ralphs in San Pedro, California, where she is the manager of the floral department, refused to work with her schedule, she said.
(2022-07-06). Ecuador: 4 Cabinet Ministers Resign. orinocotribune.com In Ecuador, four cabinet ministers from the Guillermo Lasso administration have presented their resignation. The latest minister to resign was been Health Minister Ximena Garzón, who quit after an emergency declaration on healthcare was decreed during the national strike. | Garzón's resignation letter to Lasso states: "I submit, for your consideration, my resignation as minister of public health for Ecuador. I deeply appreciate the opportunity given to serve my country, and I am proud to have contributed with you to the control of the COVID-19 pandemic." | The declaration of a healthcare state of emergency was is…
(2022-07-06). 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…
(2022-07-06). ONU revela riesgos asociados a la Covid-19 en el mundo. telesurtv.net Un reciente estudio del organismo internacional da cuenta de los riesgos interrelacionados que trajo la pandemia, fundamentalmente en grupos vulnerables.
(2022-07-06). Italia supera 100.000 casos diarios por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las autoridades sanitarias, las hospitalizaciones y los ingresos de pacientes en cuidados intensivos van en aumento.
(2022-07-06). Healing COVID Divisiveness… in Families and Friendships Across the Land. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-06). Over 33,000 British Columbia government workers vote for strike action, as contracts for 400,000 public sector workers expire. wsws.org After more than two years of risking their health and safety so the economy could continue churning out profits for the ruling elite during the pandemic, workers face a direct confrontation with the NDP government, which is determined to impose massive real terms wage cuts.
(2022-07-06). Shanghai conducts mass COVID-19 testing in related areas. ecns.cn Shanghai will conduct mass nucleic acid testing from Tuesday to Thursday in areas related to recent local COVID-19 cases.
(2022-07-06). Lo que tantas veces salva: La elevada noción del riesgo. cubadebate.cu Otra jornada en pos de la salud y la vida tuvo lugar este martes desde el Palacio de la Revolución: sesionaron las reuniones de expertos y científicos para temas de salud, ydel Grupo Temporal de Trabajo para la prevención y control de la epidemia de COVID-19, encabezadas por el presidente de la república, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, y el primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz.
(2022-07-06). Brasil registra casi 400 muertes por Covid-19 desde marzo. telesurtv.net Las cifras de contagios en Brasil durante los meses mayo y junio mostraron una nueva tendencia al alza en contagios de coronavirus.
(2022-07-06). 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,…
(2022-07-06). Pandemic is driving poverty in Germany to new highs. wsws.org The poverty rate in Germany in the pandemic year 2021 reached 16.6 percent of the population, a new record. This means there are 13.8 living in poverty, 600,000 more than before the pandemic began.
(2022-07-06). Cuba reporta 37 nuevos contagios, suman más de 50 días consecutivos sin fallecidos por COVID-19. cubadebate.cu Cuba reportó al cierre de este 5 de julio 37 nuevos contagios y ya suman más de 50 días consecutivos sin fallecidos por COVID-19, de acuerdo con el parte diario emitido por el Ministerio de Salud Pública.
(2022-07-06). Pfizer Crimes against our Children: Cardiac Arrest of Two Month Old Baby an Hour after Experimental Vaccine. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-06). Breaking: The Israeli MOH Is Hiding a Study It Conducted, Showing a 2-4 Times Higher Rate of Adverse Events Reports Following Pfizer COVID Vaccine in Kids Aged 5-11 vs Ages 12-17. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-06). World's only COVID prevention medicine imported to China mainland. ecns.cn Evusheld, a medicine preventing COVID-19 infection, has been imported to the Chinese mainland for the first time, according to local customs authorities Tuesday.
(2022-07-06). 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…
(2022-07-06). 'Why the Rush for Toddler Vaccines?' Asks Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Member. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-06). Secretario de Hacienda de México da positivo a la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El positivo de Covid-19 del secretario de Hacienda ocurre tras conocerse el contagio del titular de la Secretaría de Gobernación, Adán Augusto López.
(2022-07-06). COVID surges in New Zealand, fuelled by new variants. wsws.org There are now nearly 1,600 COVID-related deaths in New Zealand, and warnings that the annual toll could reach 5,000 if nothing is done to stop the spread of the virus and alleviate the crisis in the health system.
(2022-07-06). New COVID outbreaks prompt swift response. ecns.cn Anhui province had reported 1,081 cases by the end of Monday, most of them asymptomatic. Infections were also found in Suzhou's Lingbi county and Yongqiao district, and in Mengcheng county in Bozhou.
(2022-07-06). Tourism resurgence tells of a flourishing, stable, open Xinjiang. ecns.cn * With China fine-tuning its COVID-19 prevention measures and Xinjiang offering a series of incentives, tourism is regaining vitality across the region.This is just one of the many instances indicating that with China fine-tuning its COVID-19 prevention measures and Xinjiang offering a series of incentives, tourism is regaining vitality across the region.
(2022-07-05). COVID-19 playing hide-and-seek in India. ecns.cn After over two years of transmissions in India, COVID-19 seems to be playing hide-and-seek in the South Asian country, if the trend of new cases recorded per day in recent weeks is any indication.
(2022-07-06). Data cover-up deepens as at least 3 children die of COVID every day in the US. wsws.org As more states end regular reporting of COVID-19 data, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced in June that it will no longer track child hospitalizations and deaths in its weekly report.
(2022-07-05). Expiration Dates Extended on COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapies. jamanetwork.com Expiration dates on several monoclonal antibody therapies for COVID-19 were extended by the FDA and the US Department of Health and Human Services' Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) as a way to preserve supplies of the drugs for future outbreaks.
(2022-07-05). High HDL Cholesterol Linked With Death in Coronary Artery Disease. jamanetwork.com Recent studies have shown paradoxical adverse effects of very high high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in the general population. Now there's more evidence that, when it comes to HDL-C, there could be too much of a good thing.
(2022-07-05). The Goetsch Test in Healthy Persons. jamanetwork.com Medical practice is enriched and mankind benefited by any procedure, prophylactic, diagnostic or therapeutic, by which the problems of disease can be more accurately approached. When Sir John Floyer adapted the watch for the counting of the pulse, he made the civilized world his debtor. The application of chemistry in the test for sugar in the urine has proved to be of enormous help to the physician. The simplified technic for the estimation of basal metabolism has opened new possibilities in clinical medicine. Human nature is not always easily swayed by interest in the novelties of science; but, when it is moved…
(2022-07-05). First Nonprescription COVID-19 Test That Also Detects Flu and RSV. jamanetwork.com The FDA has authorized the first nonprescription diagnostic test that can identify multiple viruses that cause COVID-19—like respiratory symptoms, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). FDA officials see it as another step toward diagnostic testing at home for certain viruses.
(2022-07-05). Patient Information: Dry Eye Disease. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes dry eye disease and its risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and recommended lifestyle modifications.