(2022-08-07). Rusia denuncia planes de Ucrania de organizar una nueva provocación. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia denunció que el Ejército de Ucrania tiene planes de llevar a cabo otra provocación a gran escala en los suburbios de la ciudad de Slaviansk. El jefe del Centro para la Gestión de la Defensa de Rusia, coronel general Mijaíl Mízintsev, detalló que la zona prevista, ubicada en el territorio de la autoproclamada República Popular de Donetsk.
(2022-08-07). Brasil supera los 34 millones de casos positivos de coronavirus. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al balance del Ministerio de Salud la cifra de fallecidos en el país aumentó a 679.939.
(2022-08-07). Iranians mourn for Imam Hussein (PBUH) in Covid-19 era. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) — The mourning ceremonies are held across Iran to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam while observing health protocols at the same time that the country is facing the Covid-19 pandemic.
(2022-08-07). Biden tests negative in COVID-19 "rebound" case: doctor. ecns.cn President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday in the process of his recovery from a "rebound" case, White House physician Kevin O'Connor wrote in an update.
(2022-08-07). Cuba reporta 121 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 6 de agosto, se encuentran ingresados un total de 706 pacientes, sospechosos 237 y confirmados activos 469. Para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 2556 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 121. El país acumula 14 millones 050 mil 086 muestras realizadas y 1 millón 108 mil 827 positivas.
(2022-08-06). The Heroic Archbishop Viganà≤: The Corrupt Billionaire Agenda, "SARS-CoV-2 Virus is Nothing but a Seasonal Flu" globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-06). Three Young Doctors Die Unexpectedly at Small Hospital Just Days After 4th COVID Vax Mandate. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-06). [Correspondence] Troubling assumptions behind GBD 2019 on the health risks of red meat. thelancet.com We echo the compliments of Alice Stanton and colleagues1 to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019. We also support Stanton and colleagues' call for further clarification, justification, or reconsideration of the theoretical minimum risk exposure level of zero for unprocessed red meat selected by GBD in their latest estimates. Not only does the increase in the estimated burden appear implausible, but the lack of transparency in the assumptions underlying the calculations undermines the authority of the GBD estimates.
(2022-08-06). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Father-daughter duo taking part in Transplant Games of America. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Carly Kelly was born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, a disease that not only affects the kidneys, but also can lead to liver problems. She spent the first month of her life in the Neonatal ICU at Mayo Clinic, where physicians told Carly's family she would eventually need a kidney transplant. "I was the first one to register as a donor," says Tim Kelly, Carly's father. "And I was so blessed to be a…
(2022-08-06). [Comment] Long COVID: which symptoms can be attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection? thelancet.com Mortality rates following SARS-CoV-2 infection have decreased as a consequence of public health policies, vaccination, and acute antiviral and anti-inflammatory therapies.1 However, in the wake of the pandemic, post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, or long COVID, has emerged: a chronic illness in people who have ongoing multidimensional symptomatology and disability weeks to years after the initial infection.2 Early reports of long COVID prevalence, summarised in a systematic review examining the frequency and variety of persistent symptoms after COVID-19, found that the median proportion of people who had at least on…
(2022-08-06). Mayo Clinic Q and A: New variants of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in parts of the U.S., and I'm hearing about different strains, such as the BA.5 and BA2.75 omicron subvariants. What do I need to do to keep my family safe, especially as I prepare to send my kids back to school? My children and I have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and a booster vaccination. ANSWER: Infections in the U.S. continue to rise, as COVID-19…
(2022-08-06). 8-1-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Reducing health disparities and addictiveness in cigarette products. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced proposed product standards to prohibit menthol flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors in cigars. August 2nd is the deadline for public comments regarding the proposed ruling. The ruling aims to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., by reducing youth experimentation and addiction, and increasing the number of smokers that quit. There are more than…
(2022-08-06). [Perspectives] Tulio de Oliveira: collaborating to boost science in Africa. thelancet.com Bioinformatician Tulio de Oliveira's philosophy has been to do "science not for journal publications or the academic career but science that can go back to the community and to the managing physicians and nurses of patients", he says. In South Africa, as founder and Director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban and the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University, his work focuses on genomic surveillance and analysis in the COVID-19 pandemic and for viral and bacterial epidemics, including HIV…
(2022-08-06). Syphilis: A rising community presence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The infection rate of syphilis is increasing. The rate of infection has increased by 81% in Iowa, 28% in Minnesota and 34% in Wisconsin from 2016 to 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Across the country, syphilis infections increased over the same time by 52%. Here are answers to questions on how to prevent and treat this infection: What is syphilis? "Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection spread…
(2022-08-06). Pfizer Crimes against our Children: Cardiac Arrest of Two Month Old Baby an Hour after Experimental Vaccine. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-06). COVID-19 variant BA.5 is dominant strain; BA.2.75 is being monitored. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 infections in the U.S. continue to rise, with omicron BA.5 causing an estimated 82% of cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It may be the most dominant strain, but it's not the only one public health officials are monitoring. Omicron is a variant of COVID-19. BA.5 and BA.2.75 refer to as subvariants or strains of omicron. Variant basically means a mutation that occurs in the virus over time. "BA.5 is a strain…
(2022-08-06). As Monkeypox Cases Mount, Need of the Hour Is an Equitable and Effective Response. orinocotribune.com By Ana Vračar and Gargeya Telakapalli Ago 1, 2022 | The World Health Organization declared the global monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, calling upon countries to roll out a public health response and ensure access to the necessary vaccines and medicines | On July 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). As of July 29, over
(2022-08-06). [Articles] Persistence of somatic symptoms after COVID-19 in the Netherlands: an observational cohort study. thelancet.com To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the nature and prevalence of post-COVID-19 condition, while correcting for individual symptoms present before COVID-19 and the symptom dynamics in the population without SARS-CoV-2 infection during the pandemic. Further research that distinguishes potential mechanisms driving post-COVID-19-related symptomatology is required.
(2022-08-06). [Correspondence] COVID-19 and microbiome diversity in sub-Saharan Africa. thelancet.com We read with interest the COVID-19 Forecasting Team's description of the variation in COVID-19 infection—fatality ratio,1 confirming that differences in COVID-19 mortality between geographies are largely explained by the age structures of their populations. However, we fear that the lower than anticipated burden of severe COVID-19 in most of sub-Saharan Africa gets lost in estimations from models based on data from the few African countries that have reliable excess mortality data but are not representative of sub-Saharan Africa.
(2022-08-06). Member of European Parliament Labels COVID Vaccine Coercion "Worst Crime Ever Committed on Humanity" globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-06). University students and health worker condemn censorship of zero-COVID advocate Dr David Berger. wsws.org "Dr Berger has been silenced by AHPRA because it works alongside the government and Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly to keep workers from knowing the truth about the pandemic." — Cindy, a health worker from Perth…
(2022-08-06). A Q&A with a Mayo Clinic expert on monkeypox testing, more… newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials continue to monitor and track increasing cases of monkeypox, a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. "Monkeypox is a virus that has mainly caused outbreaks in the continent of Africa. There have been over the last decade or two isolated outbreaks in countries outside of Africa, but this is the largest outbreak occurring in what we call nonendemic countries," says Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox…
(2022-08-06). [Correspondence] COVID-19 and microbiome diversity in sub-Saharan Africa — Author's reply. thelancet.com We thank Wim Van Damme and colleagues for their interest in our work and their Correspondence. Their comments highlight unique aspects of how the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded in sub-Saharan Africa. These include the difficulty of estimating the true number of deaths for countries without excess mortality data, the effects of comorbidities on COVID-19 disease severity, and the distinctive immunological profile of populations in sub-Saharan Africa. We agree with the main thrust of their Correspondence and believe that clarifying some details about the scope and implementation of our analysis could be helpful.
(2022-08-05). U.S. July unemployment numbers hit new low. america.cgtn.com The United States added more than half a million jobs in July, a much better figure than expected. The unemployment rate also dipped to 3.5% last month, a number not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic, and a figure that represents a half-century low. It's …
(2022-08-05). Monkeypox now a public health emergency in the U.S. america.cgtn.com U.S. President Biden's Administration has declared the monkeypox virus a public health emergency, amid more than seven thousand confirmed cases in the U.S. since May. CGTN's Jim Spellman shows us how U.S. public health officials are trying to limit spread of the virus. Take a …