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2022-08-21: News Headlines

Staff (2022-08-21). Study finds 96 pc of COVID-19 patients have antibodies year after recovery. aninews.in Moscow [Russia], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A study by Japan's Yokohama City University showed that 96 per cent of people previously infected with COVID-19 still had antibodies a year after recovery, Kyodo News Agency reported.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). Consumer Health: What are head lice? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many families, the start of school is a busy, exciting time of year. For some families, though, returning to school also means unpleasant, unwelcome guests: head lice. An estimated 6—12 million infestations of head lice occur each year in the U.S. among children ages 3—11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Head lice are tiny insects that feed on blood from the human scalp. Head lice don't carry bacterial or viral diseases,…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). Science Saturday: Do environmental exposures contribute to human diseases? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An accumulation of environmental chemicals, pollutants, microbes, and particulates may be living inside each of us — acquired from the air we breathe, the food we eat, products we touch, and the water we drink. These sometimes-harmful exposures can potentially interact with our genes to fuel diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, autoimmune diseases, and stroke. Research shows environmental factors are associated with more than 80% of human diseases and nearly 1 in 6 deaths worldwide. …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Back-to-school COVID-19 vaccinations for kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Before kids head back to school this fall, make sure a COVID-19 vaccination is on their back-to-school list. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic Pediatric Infectious Diseases expert, says everyone 6 months of age and older is now eligible for an authorized COVID-19 vaccination. With vaccines becoming widely available for school-aged children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance for schools that shifts the focus from restrictive measures, like quarantine and social…

Staff (2022-08-21). Without ID proofs, 3 million people including refugees in Pakistan may miss out on Covid-19 jabs. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): At least three million people, including unregistered refugees, are likely to miss out on Covid-19 vaccinations in Pakistan due to lack of proofs of their identity, reports The Dawn.

Staff (2022-08-21). øQué debe saber sobre la viruela símica? (+Video). cubadebate.cu La viruela símica es una zoonosis viral causada por el virus de igual nombre, que pertenece al gé‚Äånero Orthopoxvirus e incluye al virus variola (causante de la viruela). Esta zoonosis se caracteriza por erupción o lesiones cutáneas que suelen concentrarse en la cara, las palmas de las manos y las plantas de los pies.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-08-21). Primer ministro de Japón da positivo a la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El primer ministro Fumio Kishida desarrolló síntomas como fiebre leve y tos la noche del sábado.

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (2022-08-21). Wednesday 9/7: Biodiversity Trivia Night (Virtual). indybay.org Online Event. Register here: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcO6vqzkoEt1vSNuni_QNXrSJRDDtcMGP

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). Mayo Clinic research shows bebtelovimab to be a reliable option for treating COVID-19 in era of BA.2, other subvariants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers say the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab, already authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use on the omicron variant of COVID-19, is a reliable option to treat BA.2 and other COVID-19 subvariants. The findings of their multisite, retrospective study involving 3,607 high-risk patients appear in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. "This study gives us confidence that bebtelovimab is reliable for the treatment of high-risk patients during this omicron…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). What the detection of poliovirus in sewer systems in London, New York City means. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus. The contagious virus can infect a person's spinal cord and cause paralysis. The virus has been detected in the sewers of London, and in sewer systems in New York, including New York City. Health officials are urging unvaccinated residents in those communities to get immunized or get boosters if already vaccinated."The single case that we have in the U.S. appears to be vaccine strain polio…

Staff (2022-08-21). Bangladesh records 1,028 new COVID-19 cases, 38 more deaths. aninews.in Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,028 new COVID-19 cases and 38 new deaths on Saturday, taking the tally to 787,726 and the death toll to 12,348, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

Staff (2022-08-21). Germany bars visitors from Britain, N Ireland over Covid variants of concern. aninews.in Berlin [Germany], May 22 (ANI): Travellers from Britain and Northern Ireland will be barred from Sunday from entering Germany, which has classified the United Kingdom as a Covid-19 virus variant area of concern region.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). Mayo Clinic experts provide overview of latest clinical information on monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — As the monkeypox outbreak continues and the U.S. has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, Mayo Clinic experts have published a special article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings to provide clinicians with a focused overview of the viral infection, establishing strategies for infection prevention and control and a summary of clinical management to consider. "The purpose of this article is to provide an overview to assist health care professionals in addressing the challenges of…

Staff (2022-08-21). øQué debe saber sobre la viruela símica? (+Video). cubadebate.cu La viruela símica es una zoonosis viral causada por el virus de igual nombre, que pertenece al gé‚Äånero Orthopoxvirus e incluye al virus variola (causante de la viruela). Esta zoonosis se caracteriza por erupción o lesiones cutáneas que suelen concentrarse en la cara, las palmas de las manos y las plantas de los pies.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Hand, foot and mouth disease in kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hand, foot and mouth disease, most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, is a highly contagious childhood illness. The virus can be spread through respiratory droplets, person-to-person contact and touching a contaminated object.Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic's Children's Center, says it is typically an illness of young children — usually children under 5. But you can get infected with hand, foot and mouth disease at any age. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. youtu.be/Tv1v-rMiK4A

Staff (2022-08-21). Cuba reporta al cierre de este sábado 81 nuevos contagios de Covid-19 y una fallecida. cubadebate.cu Para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 2 mil 375 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 81. El país acumula 14 millones 079 mil 511 muestras realizadas y 1 millón 109 mil 992 positivas. En el día se reportó una paciente fallecida. Lamentamos profundamente lo sucedido y trasmitimos nuestras condolencias a sus familiares y amigos.

Staff (2022-08-21). Nepal logs 8,591 new COVID-19 cases, 5,05,643 in total. aninews.in Kathmandu [Nepal], May 22 (ANI): Nepal on Saturday reported 8,591 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative count of infections in the country to 5,05,643.

Staff (2022-08-21). China's carbon emissions soar to record high. aninews.in Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): While the world is battling COVID-19 pandemic, China's carbon emissions has reached a new record high with a growth of 14.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the previous year, according to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

____ (2022-08-21). Japanese PM tests positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tested positive Sunday for COVID-19, the government announced.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). Drs. Julie Louise Gerberding, Martine Rothblatt to join Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., chairperson and CEO of United Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: UTHR), were elected by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees as public trustees at its quarterly meeting on Aug. 12. They will join the Board of Trustees effective Nov. 10. "Drs. Gerberding and Rothblatt are two of the most insightful, creative and innovative leaders in health…

Staff (2022-08-21). US stands with India in fight against COVID-19: Envoy. aninews.in New Delhi [India] May 22 (ANI): The United States stands with the people of Delhi and India in the fight against COVID-19, said US envoy Daniel B Smith.

Staff (2022-08-21). Philippines logs 6,831 new COVID-19 cases. aninews.in Manila [Philippines], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 6,831 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,178,217.

Staff (2022-08-21). Pakistan: Sindh extends coronavirus restrictions for two weeks amid cases surge. aninews.in Sindh [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): The Sindh province of Pakistan has extended the coronavirus restrictions for another two weeks amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Staff (2022-08-21). Remove content terming 'Indian variant': India tells social media intermediaries. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): India took a strong objection to the use of the term so-called 'Indian variant' for the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus on social media posts.

____ (2022-08-21). Nearly 30 train passengers test positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn At least 27 passengers aboard a train that started from Lhasa in Tibet autonomous region on Monday and arrived in Beijing on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 after they disembarked at different stations.

Staff (2022-08-21). India in greater need for COVID-19 vaccines to save lives, will not exert pressure for supply of doses: Bhutan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): In view of the deadly second wave and surge of COVID-19 cases in India, neighouring Bhutan has said it is not going to pressurise New Delhi for supply of vaccines as it is in greater need.

TeleSUR (2022-08-20). Russia and China Strengthen Partnership Amid Ukrainian Crisis. telesurenglish.net Chinese diplomat, Zhang Hanhui, stressed that the evolution of the international scene and the world order is currently affected by the processes taking place in the world, including the Ukrainian crisis, the struggle of the great world powers and the most serious pandemic of the century. | 13 nations have expressed interest in joining the group, including Argentina, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Aug. 20, 2022.

The Lancet (2022-08-20). [Editorial] An age of uncertainty: mental health in young people. thelancet.com Young people face a world with multiple crises and much uncertainty. A person born in 2006 will have gone through the great recession and the subsequent austerity measures, a pandemic with disrupted schooling and social isolation, a cost-of-living crisis, war in Europe, and a world coming to terms with the magnitude of climate change. There have been many tumultuous times in history, but evidence on the mental wellbeing of young people during those periods is scant. How should we think about the mental health of young people during an age of such uncertainty?

Ryan Cristián (2022-08-20). "Baffling" Excess Death Mystery, Zelensky's Nuclear Game & New Bivalent Jab Will Cause Real Pandemic. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/20/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

John O'Looney (2022-08-20). A Letter to UK's Chief Coroners Office on Disturbing COVID and COVID Vaccination Deaths. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR (2022-08-20). Bolsonaro to Face Justice for COVID-related False News. telesurenglish.net Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused by the police of dissuading the preventative use of masks during the pandemic and maliciously propagating that vaccination against COVID-19 makes people at risk of contracting AIDS. | RELATED: | Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has been asked by police, in an ongoing investigation into the accusations, to charge Bolsonaro on account of discouraging compliance with he…

TheCOVIDBlog (2022-08-20). The Phoney Nitrogen Crisis: The Netherlands Is Ground Zero for Global Famine Agenda. Precipitating "30,000 Farmers Out of Business" globalresearch.ca

TheCOVIDBlog (2022-08-20). The Phoney Nitrogen Crisis: The Netherlands Is Ground Zero for Global Famine Agenda. Precipitating "30,000 Farmers Out of Business" globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-20). Cuba reporta 74 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 87 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de viernes 19 de agosto, se encontraban ingresados 541 pacientes, sospechosos 210 y confirmados activos 331. Según el Ministerio de Salud Pública, se realizaron en el día 1 832 muestras para la vigilancia para la vigilancia epidemiológica de la COVID-19, resultando positivas 74. En el día hubo 87 altas y no se reportaron fallecidos.

Jocalyn Clark (2022-08-20). [Perspectives] Firdausi Qadri: putting Bangladeshi science on the map. thelancet.com Firdausi Qadri, infectious disease specialist and Senior Scientist at icddr,b, found time on a hectic day to speak with me. She was taking a lunch break on day 5 of Bangladesh's 7-day vaccination blitz in July, 2022, during which more than 2 ∑4 million people were immunised with oral cholera vaccine (OCV). A vaccination roll-out of this speed and scale is not unusual for Bangladesh. But this year's campaign is different because "it is aimed at breaking the cycle of infection in the country's worst cholera outbreak in 60 years", says Qadri.

GBD 2019 Cancer Risk Factors Collaborators (2022-08-20). [Articles] The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010—19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. thelancet.com The leading risk factors contributing to global cancer burden in 2019 were behavioural, whereas metabolic risk factors saw the largest increases between 2010 and 2019. Reducing exposure to these modifiable risk factors would decrease cancer mortality and DALY rates worldwide, and policies should be tailored appropriately to local cancer risk factor burden.

Nir Melamed, Elizabeth Asztalos (2022-08-20). [Comment] Antenatal betamethasone regimen for women at risk of preterm birth. thelancet.com 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark study1 by Liggins and Howie evaluating the benefit of antenatal corticosteroids in reducing respiratory morbidity.1 By the early 1990s, obstetrical societies worldwide supported its use in women at risk of preterm birth. However, although the benefit of reduced neonatal mortality and morbidity are striking, recent studies have raised concerns that fetal exposure to antenatal corticosteroids might be associated with physical, mental, and developmental disorders.

Juthipong Benjanuwattra, Annia Cavasos, Mahmoud Abdelnabi (2022-08-20). [Correspondence] DRESS syndrome — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Vincent Descamps for his Correspondence on Mahmoud Abdelnadi and colleagues' published incidence of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome.1 Descamps suggested that testing for human herpesvirus is best done with PCR, rather than a Monospot test, which we concur with. The detection and quantification of viral DNA via PCR is the method of choice in determining an active human herpesvirus 6 infection including viral reactivation.2,3 Serological assay is mostly made use of to identify primary infection in patients with no history of infection; its usefulness is, unfortunately…

Lucrecia Franco (2022-08-20). Brazilian scientists developing mRNA vaccines. america.cgtn.com To date, drug companies Pfizer and Moderna have refused to share the formula behind the most cutting-edge COVID-19 vaccines. The two pharma giants use mRNA, a vaccine technology that instructs human cells to make a protein that triggers an immune response to the disease. …

Margaret McCartney (2022-08-20). [Perspectives] Decline, fall, catastrophe. thelancet.com NHS Under Siege: The Fight to Save it in the Age of Covid is a fierce, campaigning book. The news is full of reports of catastrophic ambulance delays, months-long waits for urgent care, and falling satisfaction with the UK's National Health Service (NHS). The book makes clear that it is politicians, as well as multiple health-care leaders, who must shoulder the blame. For what is the NHS? After decades of simultaneous underfunding and wasteful "innovation" is it just the shell of a once-great idea? Or is it perhaps a moral ideal that is part of the value system of the UK—a lynchpin of society and to be defe…

Contributing Writers (2022-08-20). A Letter to UK's Chief Coroners Office on Disturbing COVID and COVID Vaccination Deaths/By John O'Looney. marktaliano.net By John O'Looney Global Research, August 20, 2022 *** First published October 29, 2021 . Incisive analysis of Funeral Director John O'Looney *** …

Doctors for COVID Ethics (2022-08-20). J'Accuse! The Gene-based "Vaccines" Are Killing People. Governments Worldwide Are Lying to You the People, to the Populations They Purportedly Serve. globalresearch.ca The Signal of Harm is now indisputably overwhelming, and, in line with universally accepted ethical standards for clinical trials, Doctors for Covid Ethics demands that the 'Covid' vaccine programme be halted immediately.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-08-20). OMS recomienda dos anticuerpos monoclonales contra el ébola. telesurtv.net La OMS precisó que los fármacos Inmazeb y Ebanga emplean anticuerpos obtenidos en laboratorio, similares a los usados naturalmente contra el ébola.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

Doctors for COVID Ethics (2022-08-20). J'Accuse! The Gene-based "Vaccines" Are Killing People. Governments Worldwide Are Lying to You the People, to the Populations They Purportedly Serve. globalresearch.ca The Signal of Harm is now indisputably overwhelming, and, in line with universally accepted ethical standards for clinical trials, Doctors for Covid Ethics demands that the 'Covid' vaccine programme be halted immediately.

Anne N. Sosin, Rebecca Holcombe (2022-08-19). Ensuring Safe In-Person Education Remains an Afterthought in US Covid Plan. commondreams.org As schools prepare to open, the BA5 subvariant is once again driving cases upward as political will to act falls ever lower.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-08-19). Amazon San Bernardino warehouse workers walk out over pay, dangerous heat. peoplesworld.org SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—Upset with low pay and plagued by dangerous indoor heat levels which Amazon refuses to solve, more than 125 workers at its key San Bernardino, Calif., 24/7 warehouse walked off the job on August 17. The walkout followed a petition to Amazon management, signed by almost 900 workers—a majoritydemanding a $5 an hour …

SAM (2022-08-19). Israel Raids Offices Of Palestinian NGOs In Mass Silencing Effort. progressivehub.net OREN ZIV | +972 MAGAZINE…

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2022-08-20: News Headlines

The Lancet (2022-08-20). [Editorial] An age of uncertainty: mental health in young people. thelancet.com Young people face a world with multiple crises and much uncertainty. A person born in 2006 will have gone through the great recession and the subsequent austerity measures, a pandemic with disrupted schooling and social isolation, a cost-of-living crisis, war in Europe, and a world coming to terms with the magnitude of climate change. There have been many tumultuous times in history, but evidence on the mental wellbeing of young people during those periods is scant. How should we think about the mental health of young people during an age of such uncertainty?

John O'Looney (2022-08-20). A Letter to UK's Chief Coroners Office on Disturbing COVID and COVID Vaccination Deaths. globalresearch.ca

TheCOVIDBlog (2022-08-20). The Phoney Nitrogen Crisis: The Netherlands Is Ground Zero for Global Famine Agenda. Precipitating "30,000 Farmers Out of Business" globalresearch.ca

TheCOVIDBlog (2022-08-20). The Phoney Nitrogen Crisis: The Netherlands Is Ground Zero for Global Famine Agenda. Precipitating "30,000 Farmers Out of Business" globalresearch.ca

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Mayo Clinic experts provide overview of latest clinical information on monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — As the monkeypox outbreak continues and the U.S. has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, Mayo Clinic experts have published a special article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings to provide clinicians with a focused overview of the viral infection, establishing strategies for infection prevention and control and a summary of clinical management to consider. "The purpose of this article is to provide an overview to assist health care professionals in addressing the challenges of…

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (2022-08-20). Wednesday 9/7: Biodiversity Trivia Night (Virtual). indybay.org Online Event. Register here: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcO6vqzkoEt1vSNuni_QNXrSJRDDtcMGP

Doctors for COVID Ethics (2022-08-20). J'Accuse! The Gene-based "Vaccines" Are Killing People. Governments Worldwide Are Lying to You the People, to the Populations They Purportedly Serve. globalresearch.ca The Signal of Harm is now indisputably overwhelming, and, in line with universally accepted ethical standards for clinical trials, Doctors for Covid Ethics demands that the 'Covid' vaccine programme be halted immediately.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Science Saturday: Do environmental exposures contribute to human diseases? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An accumulation of environmental chemicals, pollutants, microbes, and particulates may be living inside each of us — acquired from the air we breathe, the food we eat, products we touch, and the water we drink. These sometimes-harmful exposures can potentially interact with our genes to fuel diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, autoimmune diseases, and stroke. Research shows environmental factors are associated with more than 80% of human diseases and nearly 1 in 6 deaths worldwide. …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Consumer Health: What are head lice? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many families, the start of school is a busy, exciting time of year. For some families, though, returning to school also means unpleasant, unwelcome guests: head lice. An estimated 6—12 million infestations of head lice occur each year in the U.S. among children ages 3—11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Head lice are tiny insects that feed on blood from the human scalp. Head lice don't carry bacterial or viral diseases,…

Kenny Stancil (2022-08-20). Biden Preparing to Shift Costs of Covid Treatments, Vaccines to Patients. zcomm.org "We must push back," said one doctor. "Free provision of vaccinations, Paxlovid, and monoclonals has been critically important."

Juthipong Benjanuwattra, Annia Cavasos, Mahmoud Abdelnabi (2022-08-20). [Correspondence] DRESS syndrome — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Vincent Descamps for his Correspondence on Mahmoud Abdelnadi and colleagues' published incidence of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome.1 Descamps suggested that testing for human herpesvirus is best done with PCR, rather than a Monospot test, which we concur with. The detection and quantification of viral DNA via PCR is the method of choice in determining an active human herpesvirus 6 infection including viral reactivation.2,3 Serological assay is mostly made use of to identify primary infection in patients with no history of infection; its usefulness is, unfortunately…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Back-to-school COVID-19 vaccinations for kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Before kids head back to school this fall, make sure a COVID-19 vaccination is on their back-to-school list. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic Pediatric Infectious Diseases expert, says everyone 6 months of age and older is now eligible for an authorized COVID-19 vaccination. With vaccines becoming widely available for school-aged children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance for schools that shifts the focus from restrictive measures, like quarantine and social…

GBD 2019 Cancer Risk Factors Collaborators (2022-08-20). [Articles] The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010—19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. thelancet.com The leading risk factors contributing to global cancer burden in 2019 were behavioural, whereas metabolic risk factors saw the largest increases between 2010 and 2019. Reducing exposure to these modifiable risk factors would decrease cancer mortality and DALY rates worldwide, and policies should be tailored appropriately to local cancer risk factor burden.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). What the detection of poliovirus in sewer systems in London, New York City means. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus. The contagious virus can infect a person's spinal cord and cause paralysis. The virus has been detected in the sewers of London, and in sewer systems in New York, including New York City. Health officials are urging unvaccinated residents in those communities to get immunized or get boosters if already vaccinated."The single case that we have in the U.S. appears to be vaccine strain polio…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Mayo Clinic research shows bebtelovimab to be a reliable option for treating COVID-19 in era of BA.2, other subvariants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers say the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab, already authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use on the omicron variant of COVID-19, is a reliable option to treat BA.2 and other COVID-19 subvariants. The findings of their multisite, retrospective study involving 3,607 high-risk patients appear in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. "This study gives us confidence that bebtelovimab is reliable for the treatment of high-risk patients during this omicron…

____ (2022-08-20). Nearly 30 train passengers test positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn At least 27 passengers aboard a train that started from Lhasa in Tibet autonomous region on Monday and arrived in Beijing on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 after they disembarked at different stations.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Hand, foot and mouth disease in kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hand, foot and mouth disease, most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, is a highly contagious childhood illness. The virus can be spread through respiratory droplets, person-to-person contact and touching a contaminated object.Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic's Children's Center, says it is typically an illness of young children — usually children under 5. But you can get infected with hand, foot and mouth disease at any age. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. youtu.be/Tv1v-rMiK4A

Jocalyn Clark (2022-08-20). [Perspectives] Firdausi Qadri: putting Bangladeshi science on the map. thelancet.com Firdausi Qadri, infectious disease specialist and Senior Scientist at icddr,b, found time on a hectic day to speak with me. She was taking a lunch break on day 5 of Bangladesh's 7-day vaccination blitz in July, 2022, during which more than 2 ∑4 million people were immunised with oral cholera vaccine (OCV). A vaccination roll-out of this speed and scale is not unusual for Bangladesh. But this year's campaign is different because "it is aimed at breaking the cycle of infection in the country's worst cholera outbreak in 60 years", says Qadri.

Nir Melamed, Elizabeth Asztalos (2022-08-20). [Comment] Antenatal betamethasone regimen for women at risk of preterm birth. thelancet.com 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark study1 by Liggins and Howie evaluating the benefit of antenatal corticosteroids in reducing respiratory morbidity.1 By the early 1990s, obstetrical societies worldwide supported its use in women at risk of preterm birth. However, although the benefit of reduced neonatal mortality and morbidity are striking, recent studies have raised concerns that fetal exposure to antenatal corticosteroids might be associated with physical, mental, and developmental disorders.

Doctors for COVID Ethics (2022-08-20). J'Accuse! The Gene-based "Vaccines" Are Killing People. Governments Worldwide Are Lying to You the People, to the Populations They Purportedly Serve. globalresearch.ca The Signal of Harm is now indisputably overwhelming, and, in line with universally accepted ethical standards for clinical trials, Doctors for Covid Ethics demands that the 'Covid' vaccine programme be halted immediately.

Margaret McCartney (2022-08-20). [Perspectives] Decline, fall, catastrophe. thelancet.com NHS Under Siege: The Fight to Save it in the Age of Covid is a fierce, campaigning book. The news is full of reports of catastrophic ambulance delays, months-long waits for urgent care, and falling satisfaction with the UK's National Health Service (NHS). The book makes clear that it is politicians, as well as multiple health-care leaders, who must shoulder the blame. For what is the NHS? After decades of simultaneous underfunding and wasteful "innovation" is it just the shell of a once-great idea? Or is it perhaps a moral ideal that is part of the value system of the UK—a lynchpin of society and to be defe…

Staff (2022-08-20). Cuba reporta 74 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 87 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de viernes 19 de agosto, se encontraban ingresados 541 pacientes, sospechosos 210 y confirmados activos 331. Según el Ministerio de Salud Pública, se realizaron en el día 1 832 muestras para la vigilancia para la vigilancia epidemiológica de la COVID-19, resultando positivas 74. En el día hubo 87 altas y no se reportaron fallecidos.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-08-20). OMS recomienda dos anticuerpos monoclonales contra el ébola. telesurtv.net La OMS precisó que los fármacos Inmazeb y Ebanga emplean anticuerpos obtenidos en laboratorio, similares a los usados naturalmente contra el ébola.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Drs. Julie Louise Gerberding, Martine Rothblatt to join Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., chairperson and CEO of United Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: UTHR), were elected by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees as public trustees at its quarterly meeting on Aug. 12. They will join the Board of Trustees effective Nov. 10. "Drs. Gerberding and Rothblatt are two of the most insightful, creative and innovative leaders in health…

Mary Triny Mena (2022-08-19). Food insecurity in Latin America. america.cgtn.com Food insecurity is taking a toll across Latin America. A recent report by the UN's World Food Program warned that the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the Ukraine conflict and climate change are all making life harder. Haití and Venezuela have been hit particularly …

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2022-08-19). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2022-08-19). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".

Anne N. Sosin, Rebecca Holcombe (2022-08-19). Ensuring Safe In-Person Education Remains an Afterthought in US Covid Plan. commondreams.org As schools prepare to open, the BA5 subvariant is once again driving cases upward as political will to act falls ever lower.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-08-19). Amazon San Bernardino warehouse workers walk out over pay, dangerous heat. peoplesworld.org SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—Upset with low pay and plagued by dangerous indoor heat levels which Amazon refuses to solve, more than 125 workers at its key San Bernardino, Calif., 24/7 warehouse walked off the job on August 17. The walkout followed a petition to Amazon management, signed by almost 900 workers—a majoritydemanding a $5 an hour …

Monet Bailey (2022-08-19). WHO recommends new Ebola virus treatments. healtheuropa.com The World Health Organization advises two new Ebola virus treatments and calls for improved access to therapeutics. Ebola virus is a serious viral infection originating in sub-Saharan Africa. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads through the population through human-to-human contact. It is understood the fatality rate is around %. The …

Rian Overy (2022-08-19). Patients at risk of heart infection should receive antibiotics after dental treatment. healtheuropa.com High-risk patients should be given antibiotics after receiving invasive dental treatment to reduce the risk of life-threatening heart infection, according to a study from the University of Sheffield. The study, led by Professor Martin Thornhill from the University's School of Clinical Dentistry, suggested that current UK guidelines recommending against the use of antibiotics are placing …

WSWS (2022-08-19). CDC director announces reorganization of agency after COVID-19 debacle. wsws.org The internal review was mainly concerned with the agency's failures in communication to the public, not its capitulation to the demands of big business and the Biden and Trump administrations to reopen schools and workplaces when it was unsafe to do so.

WSWS (2022-08-19). Greek government changes definition of COVID deaths in response to surge of disease. wsws.org Opposed to re-introducing measures to contain the spread of the virus, the conservative New Democracy government blames the high number of deaths on the World Health Organization's definition of deaths due to COVID-19, which ND now plans to ditch.

Staff (2022-08-19). DCIP: "Israeli forces raid, shut down Defense for Children & 5 other agencies in West Bank" imemc.org As a continuation of its targeting of select Palestinian NGOs, Israeli forces raided, ransacked, confiscated materials, and welded shut their office doors. The raid was part of a series of early morning raids against six prominent Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations reposted from DCIP — Defense of Children International — Palestine, August 18, 2022 Israeli …

WSWS (2022-08-19). Pandemic-driven teacher shortage in US reaches crisis levels as school year begins. wsws.org A teacher shortage more than a decade in the making has hit unprecendented levels, dramatically worsened by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2022-08-19). Aerosol physicist and health scientist Lidia Morawska speaks with WSWS about worsening COVID pandemic. wsws.org Professor Morawska criticises the failure of Australian governments to improve indoor air quality standards to minimise airborne transmission of COVID-19. She also raises concerns about the "disciplinary" action against Dr David Berger for his zero-COVID advocacy on social media.

Monet Bailey (2022-08-19). UCL researchers' trial anti-sickness drug for dementia hallucinations. healtheuropa.com Ondansetron, an anti-sickness drug used in the NHS for cancer patients could treat hallucinations in dementia patients. University College London is trialling an anti-sickness drug called Ondansetron as a treatment for hallucinations in people with Lewy body Dementia or Parkinson's disease. They are currently recruiting volunteers from across England, Scotland and Wales. Hallucinations affect up …

____ (2022-08-19). U.S. universities facing sharp fall in Chinese students. ecns.cn A recent report by The Wall Street Journal said that during the first half of 2022, U.S. student visas issued to Chinese nationals dropped more than percent compared with pre-pandemic levels.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…

Suheir Sheikh (2022-08-19). Aid workers on World Humanitarian Day. america.cgtn.com The United Nations aid coordination agency says helping people across the world is becoming a more dangerous and difficult job to do because of increased conflict, climate change and the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. This Friday (19th) is World Humanitarian Day, aiming to highlight …

_____ (2022-08-18). Brazil's Health Workers Vow To Save Public Healthcare In The Country. popularresistance.org Hundreds of health activists participated at the Free, Democratic and Popular Health Conference, organized by Frente pela Vida (Front for Life) on August 5 in Sà£o Paulo. Health workers, managers, social and political leaders, researchers and public health experts from various parts of the country discussed a health agenda for Brazil. The nation is currently facing challenges including the lack of funding for the Unified Health System (Sistema àönico de Saúde, SUS) and accumulated problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | The event was attended by former president and current presidential candidate Luiz…

_____ (2022-08-18). Monkeypox Is A Workers' Rights Issue. popularresistance.org As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease, which many cities and towns have now declared a public health emergency, spreads through close personal contact, but in certain cases it can reportedly also transmit through contact with surfaces infected people have touched. | As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease…

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2022-08-19: News Headlines

Anne N. Sosin, Rebecca Holcombe (2022-08-19). Ensuring Safe In-Person Education Remains an Afterthought in US Covid Plan. commondreams.org As schools prepare to open, the BA5 subvariant is once again driving cases upward as political will to act falls ever lower.

Monet Bailey (2022-08-19). WHO recommends new Ebola virus treatments. healtheuropa.com The World Health Organization advises two new Ebola virus treatments and calls for improved access to therapeutics. Ebola virus is a serious viral infection originating in sub-Saharan Africa. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads through the population through human-to-human contact. It is understood the fatality rate is around %. The …

Rian Overy (2022-08-19). Patients at risk of heart infection should receive antibiotics after dental treatment. healtheuropa.com High-risk patients should be given antibiotics after receiving invasive dental treatment to reduce the risk of life-threatening heart infection, according to a study from the University of Sheffield. The study, led by Professor Martin Thornhill from the University's School of Clinical Dentistry, suggested that current UK guidelines recommending against the use of antibiotics are placing …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). Drs. Julie Louise Gerberding, Martine Rothblatt to join Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., chairperson and CEO of United Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: UTHR), were elected by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees as public trustees at its quarterly meeting on Aug. 12. They will join the Board of Trustees effective Nov. 10. "Drs. Gerberding and Rothblatt are two of the most insightful, creative and innovative leaders in health…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic experts provide overview of latest clinical information on monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — As the monkeypox outbreak continues and the U.S. has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, Mayo Clinic experts have published a special article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings to provide clinicians with a focused overview of the viral infection, establishing strategies for infection prevention and control and a summary of clinical management to consider. "The purpose of this article is to provide an overview to assist health care professionals in addressing the challenges of…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). What the detection of poliovirus in sewer systems in London, New York City means. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus. The contagious virus can infect a person's spinal cord and cause paralysis. The virus has been detected in the sewers of London, and in sewer systems in New York, including New York City. Health officials are urging unvaccinated residents in those communities to get immunized or get boosters if already vaccinated."The single case that we have in the U.S. appears to be vaccine strain polio…

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (2022-08-19). Wednesday 9/7: Biodiversity Trivia Night (Virtual). indybay.org Online Event. Register here: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcO6vqzkoEt1vSNuni_QNXrSJRDDtcMGP

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Back-to-school COVID-19 vaccinations for kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Before kids head back to school this fall, make sure a COVID-19 vaccination is on their back-to-school list. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic Pediatric Infectious Diseases expert, says everyone 6 months of age and older is now eligible for an authorized COVID-19 vaccination. With vaccines becoming widely available for school-aged children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance for schools that shifts the focus from restrictive measures, like quarantine and social…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

WSWS (2022-08-19). Greek government changes definition of COVID deaths in response to surge of disease. wsws.org Opposed to re-introducing measures to contain the spread of the virus, the conservative New Democracy government blames the high number of deaths on the World Health Organization's definition of deaths due to COVID-19, which ND now plans to ditch.

Monet Bailey (2022-08-19). UCL researchers' trial anti-sickness drug for dementia hallucinations. healtheuropa.com Ondansetron, an anti-sickness drug used in the NHS for cancer patients could treat hallucinations in dementia patients. University College London is trialling an anti-sickness drug called Ondansetron as a treatment for hallucinations in people with Lewy body Dementia or Parkinson's disease. They are currently recruiting volunteers from across England, Scotland and Wales. Hallucinations affect up …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic research shows bebtelovimab to be a reliable option for treating COVID-19 in era of BA.2, other subvariants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers say the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab, already authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use on the omicron variant of COVID-19, is a reliable option to treat BA.2 and other COVID-19 subvariants. The findings of their multisite, retrospective study involving 3,607 high-risk patients appear in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. "This study gives us confidence that bebtelovimab is reliable for the treatment of high-risk patients during this omicron…

WSWS (2022-08-19). Aerosol physicist and health scientist Lidia Morawska speaks with WSWS about worsening COVID pandemic. wsws.org Professor Morawska criticises the failure of Australian governments to improve indoor air quality standards to minimise airborne transmission of COVID-19. She also raises concerns about the "disciplinary" action against Dr David Berger for his zero-COVID advocacy on social media.

____ (2022-08-19). U.S. universities facing sharp fall in Chinese students. ecns.cn A recent report by The Wall Street Journal said that during the first half of 2022, U.S. student visas issued to Chinese nationals dropped more than percent compared with pre-pandemic levels.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…

WSWS (2022-08-19). Pandemic-driven teacher shortage in US reaches crisis levels as school year begins. wsws.org A teacher shortage more than a decade in the making has hit unprecendented levels, dramatically worsened by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

____ (2022-08-19). Nearly 30 train passengers test positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn At least 27 passengers aboard a train that started from Lhasa in Tibet autonomous region on Monday and arrived in Beijing on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 after they disembarked at different stations.

WSWS (2022-08-19). CDC director announces reorganization of agency after COVID-19 debacle. wsws.org The internal review was mainly concerned with the agency's failures in communication to the public, not its capitulation to the demands of big business and the Biden and Trump administrations to reopen schools and workplaces when it was unsafe to do so.

Rian Overy (2022-08-18). Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium awarded £1.6 million. healtheuropa.com The Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium has received important funding from the Medical Research Council, which will accelerate research into tuberculosis and malaria. The Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium (TIDC) has received £1.6 million in funding from the Medical Research Council via the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA). This funding will allow the consortium to support their projects …

Monet Bailey (2022-08-18). Fighting forward: how to keep antibiotics working with CRP point-of-care testing. healtheuropa.com Abbott explores how antibiotic use can be reduced in primary care settings and reviews the role of CRP point-of-care testing, its use in different countries and how it can be implemented in the workflow of a practice. The introduction of antibiotics into clinical practice was one of the most important interventions for the control of …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert shares heart failure signs, risk factors people may not be aware of. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON — Heart failure may seem like a disease of advanced age, but it can develop at any time in life. And, in many cases, it can be prevented or treated. In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains risk factors, symptoms that people may not be aware of and how heart failure is treated. Risk factors: Heart failure means that the heart is unable to pump blood as efficiently as…

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). Russia Hit Its Record Daily COVID-19 Cases. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the anti-coronavirus crisis center in Russia registered a new record in daily COVID-19 cases, reporting 35 809 confirmed cases. The latest numbers have spiked the total amount of total of cases. | RELATED: | The records indicate that this has been the highest growth since March 16, when 36 519 daily confirmed cases were reported. During the past days, at least 3 273 people have been hospitalized in Russia due to the COVID-19 viru…

_____ (2022-08-18). Brazil's Health Workers Vow To Save Public Healthcare In The Country. popularresistance.org Hundreds of health activists participated at the Free, Democratic and Popular Health Conference, organized by Frente pela Vida (Front for Life) on August 5 in Sà£o Paulo. Health workers, managers, social and political leaders, researchers and public health experts from various parts of the country discussed a health agenda for Brazil. The nation is currently facing challenges including the lack of funding for the Unified Health System (Sistema àönico de Saúde, SUS) and accumulated problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | The event was attended by former president and current presidential candidate Luiz…

_____ (2022-08-18). Monkeypox Is A Workers' Rights Issue. popularresistance.org As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease, which many cities and towns have now declared a public health emergency, spreads through close personal contact, but in certain cases it can reportedly also transmit through contact with surfaces infected people have touched. | As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease…

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). Peru: Over Half of Monkeypox Patients Are HIV Positive. telesurenglish.net Minsa reported that 63.5 percent of patients, or 566 cases, are HIV-positive, 14.6 percent (130 cases) are HIV-negative and 21.9 percent (195 cases) are unknown. | RELATED: | The country's Ministry of Health report puts the number of people infected with the monkeypox virus at 891, of whom 885 are men, and 6…

Monet Bailey (2022-08-18). How a herbal medicine protects against inflammatory bowel disease. healtheuropa.com Researchers in Japan have found a common herbal remedy that protects against colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease condition. A new study by Zhengzheng Shi and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) found that DKT — a herbal medicine containing ginger, pepper, ginseng, and maltose reduced the severity of inflammatory bowel disease …

Rian Overy (2022-08-18). Research uncovers how a superbug is spreading infections in hospitals. healtheuropa.com Hospital superbugs are using thin, stretchy fibres to attach themselves to surfaces and cause infections, according to new research from the University of Turku. Researchers at the University of Turku have found that the superbug known as Acinetobacter baumannii, is using ultrathin fibres to cling onto surfaces and spread infection. Acinetobacter baumannii is antibiotic resistant …

____ (2022-08-18). Tax breaks for workers from SARs in Nansha. ecns.cn Hong Kong and Macao residents working in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, are eligible for partial exemption from personal income tax which exceeds that in the two special administrative regions.

Staff (2022-08-18). Trastornos derivados de la COVID-19 estarían vinculados con problemas de memoria. cubadebate.cu Un equipo científico descubrió que existe un vínculo entre los problemas de memoria y la pérdida del olfato o el gusto tras pasar la COVID-19. Los pacientes con los trastornos del olfato y del gusto más graves tras la COVID-19 obtuvieron los peores resultados en pruebas cognitivas.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-08-18). Real-world study details average duration of infectiousness for COVID-19. imperial.ac.uk First real-world study gives detailed new insights into when people with COVID-19 are infectious.

Staff (2022-08-18). Primera dama de Estados Unidos resultó positiva a la COVID-19. cubadebate.cu La primera dama de Estados Unidos, Jill Biden, dio positivo a la prueba de COVID-19 y padece síntomas leves, dijo la Casa Blanca el martes, dos semanas después de que el presidente Joe Biden contrajera el virus por segunda vez. Jill, de 71 años, dio negativo el lunes, pero desarrolló síntomas a última hora de la noche.

WSWS (2022-08-18). New study reveals potentially "life-altering" neurologic complications in children hospitalized with COVID-19. wsws.org The shocking information revealed in this study emerges just days before school districts across the US reopen their doors to tens of millions of students, teachers, and other school staff for fully in-person learning.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-08-18). COVID-19 — how long am I infectious and when can I safely leave isolation. imperial.ac.uk Imperial experts share their advice on self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, says while some people may just be hearing about parechovirus, they are a group of viruses that are fairly common in childhood. Watch: Dr….

Monet Bailey (2022-08-18). NHS to roll out the next generation bivalent COVID vaccine ahead of winter. healtheuropa.com The NHS will be the first healthcare system to use the next generation bivalent COVID vaccine in the autumn booster rollout. In an exciting new development, the NHS has revealed new plans for the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, which will now include the bivalent COVID vaccine. The vaccination drive will kick start …

WSWS (2022-08-18). Kaiser Permanente mental health workers speak out on third day of strike. wsws.org "When the pandemic began, our department was immediately inundated with patients, and we had a very hard time providing care with limited resources," one striker said. "We saw a lot of people get much worse."

WSWS (2022-08-18). Survey of Brazilian workers gathers critical information for Global Workers' Inquest into COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org The survey exposed the consequences of the criminal pandemic policies promoted by all the ruling political parties and capitalist companies.

Jamie Chorlton, Zoe Hollowood, Carlene Dyer, Donna Lockhart, Pascal Boekman, Kieran McCafferty, Pete Coffey, Federica Marelli-Berg, John Martin (2022-08-18). [Articles] A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre clinical trial of AZD1656 in diabetic patients hospitalised with COVID-19: The ARCADIA Trial – implications for therapeutic immune modulation. thelancet.com Although the trial did not achieve its primary endpoint, AZD1656 was associated with a decrease in deaths and a reduction in the duration of hospitalisation, as compared to Placebo. Immunophenotyping and immunochemistry indicated an immunomodulatory effect of AZD1656. The trial suggests a beneficial therapeutic effect of AZD1656 and identifies a new therapeutic concept: small molecule activation of endogenous homeostatic immune cells which themselves become the therapeutic agent within the body.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-08-18). Piden en Brasil acusar a Bolsonaro de difundir noticias falsas. telesurtv.net La Policía Federal solicitó al STF exigirle declarar a Bolsonaro por expresar que las vacunas contra la Covid-19 elevaban el riesgo de contraer el Sida.

Staff (2022-08-18). Cuba reporta 103 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Hasta ayer se encontraban ingresados 582 pacientes: 214 sospechosos y 368 confirmados activos. De estos últimos, 364 (99.0%) presentan evolución clínica estable, dos se reportan graves y dos críticos. Además, este miércoles hubo 85 altas médicas, con las que se acumulan 1 100 796 (99.0%) en el país desde el inicio de la pandemia.

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). COVID-19 2nd Booster for At-risk Individuals Only – SAGE. telesurenglish.net The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) recommendation states that only populations at "the highest risk" should be offered a second jab after their initial vaccination and one booster dose. | RELATED: | SAGE experts said that these recommendations only apply to the vaccines currently available, designed for the initial Covid-19 strain, since it is not known what characteristics future variants of the coronavirus might have.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Biden administration agrees arms sales to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to counter China's growing influence. wsws.org The sales were announced as China's President Xi Jinping prepares to visit Saudi Arabia as early as this week—his first overseas visit since the COVID pandemic—where he is expected to be given an extravagant welcome, in contrast to its low-key reception of Biden in July.

Contributing Writers (2022-08-18). Report: 44 Percent of Pregnant Women in Pfizer Trial Lost Their Babies; FDA and CDC Recommended Jabs For Expectant Mothers Anyway/By Debra Heine. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Report: 44 Percent of Pregnant Women in Pfizer Trial Lost Their Babies; FDA and CDC Recommended Jabs For Expectant Mothers Anyway ‚Ä∫ American Greatness (amgreatness.com) ore than 40 percent of pregnant women who participated in Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine trial suffered miscarriages, according internal Pfizer documents, recently released under court order. Despite this, Pfizer, …

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2022-08-18: News Headlines

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert shares heart failure signs, risk factors people may not be aware of. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON — Heart failure may seem like a disease of advanced age, but it can develop at any time in life. And, in many cases, it can be prevented or treated. In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains risk factors, symptoms that people may not be aware of and how heart failure is treated. Risk factors: Heart failure means that the heart is unable to pump blood as efficiently as…

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (2022-08-18). Wednesday 9/7: Biodiversity Trivia Night (Virtual). indybay.org Online Event. Register here: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcO6vqzkoEt1vSNuni_QNXrSJRDDtcMGP

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). What the detection of poliovirus in sewer systems in London, New York City means. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus. The contagious virus can infect a person's spinal cord and cause paralysis. The virus has been detected in the sewers of London, and in sewer systems in New York, including New York City. Health officials are urging unvaccinated residents in those communities to get immunized or get boosters if already vaccinated."The single case that we have in the U.S. appears to be vaccine strain polio…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, says while some people may just be hearing about parechovirus, they are a group of viruses that are fairly common in childhood. Watch: Dr….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Drs. Julie Louise Gerberding, Martine Rothblatt to join Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., chairperson and CEO of United Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: UTHR), were elected by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees as public trustees at its quarterly meeting on Aug. 12. They will join the Board of Trustees effective Nov. 10. "Drs. Gerberding and Rothblatt are two of the most insightful, creative and innovative leaders in health…

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-08-18). Piden en Brasil acusar a Bolsonaro de difundir noticias falsas. telesurtv.net La Policía Federal solicitó al STF exigirle declarar a Bolsonaro por expresar que las vacunas contra la Covid-19 elevaban el riesgo de contraer el Sida.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: Back-to-school COVID-19 vaccinations for kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Before kids head back to school this fall, make sure a COVID-19 vaccination is on their back-to-school list. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic Pediatric Infectious Diseases expert, says everyone 6 months of age and older is now eligible for an authorized COVID-19 vaccination. With vaccines becoming widely available for school-aged children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance for schools that shifts the focus from restrictive measures, like quarantine and social…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

WSWS (2022-08-18). Kaiser Permanente mental health workers speak out on third day of strike. wsws.org "When the pandemic began, our department was immediately inundated with patients, and we had a very hard time providing care with limited resources," one striker said. "We saw a lot of people get much worse."

____ (2022-08-18). Tax breaks for workers from SARs in Nansha. ecns.cn Hong Kong and Macao residents working in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, are eligible for partial exemption from personal income tax which exceeds that in the two special administrative regions.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic research shows bebtelovimab to be a reliable option for treating COVID-19 in era of BA.2, other subvariants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers say the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab, already authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use on the omicron variant of COVID-19, is a reliable option to treat BA.2 and other COVID-19 subvariants. The findings of their multisite, retrospective study involving 3,607 high-risk patients appear in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. "This study gives us confidence that bebtelovimab is reliable for the treatment of high-risk patients during this omicron…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Science Saturday: Do environmental exposures contribute to human diseases? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An accumulation of environmental chemicals, pollutants, microbes, and particulates may be living inside each of us — acquired from the air we breathe, the food we eat, products we touch, and the water we drink. These sometimes-harmful exposures can potentially interact with our genes to fuel diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, autoimmune diseases, and stroke. Research shows environmental factors are associated with more than 80% of human diseases and nearly 1 in 6 deaths worldwide. …

Jeffrey A. Tucker (2022-08-17). A Deeper Dive Into the CDC Reversal. "Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Persons" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-08-17). Revelations about secret ministerial posts show resort to dictatorial powers in Australia. wsws.org What has emerged so far reveals how quickly not just Morrison but other senior figures, the governor-general, and Labor Party state and territory leaders adopted sweeping authoritarian measures amid mounting popular unrest as the global COVID-19 pandemic hit.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Locked-out Montreal Rolls-Royce aeronautics workers denounce multinational's concession demands. wsws.org "We were declared essential workers during the pandemic, but now they haven't needed us for five months," one worker said.

Staff (2022-08-17). Trece semanas consecutivas sin fallecidos por COVID-19 en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Desde el Palacio de la Revolución sesionó este martes la reunión del Grupo de Trabajo del Gobierno, encabezada por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, donde se da seguimiento cada semana a la situación epidemiológica del país.

Prof. Dr. Martin Schwab (2022-08-17). Video: Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate Needs to End. Prof. Martin Schwab and Dr. Reiner Fuellmich. globalresearch.ca

Nayvin Gordon (2022-08-17). A Pox on the House of Profit, the United Disease States of America…….but Wage Earners Can. indybay.org Wage earners have the power to remove the pox on the nation…

Staff (2022-08-17). Cuba reporta 72 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 97 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 16 de agosto, Cuba reportó 72 casos positivos a la covid-19, ningún fallecido y 97 altas médicas . Se encuentran ingresados un total de 597 pacientes, sospechosos 247 y confirmados activos 350.

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). Brazil Lifts Mandatory Mask Use in Airports, on Flights. telesurenglish.net Brazil's National Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) on Wednesday lifted the mandatory use of face masks in Brazilian airports and on flights, due to the current COVID-19 epidemiological situation. | RELATED: | However, Anvisa said it continues to recommend the use of face masks and social distancing as they are effective measures to mitigate the risk of disease transmission. | "Given the current situation, the use…

WSWS (2022-08-17). The University of Michigan downplays monkeypox pandemic in the lead-up to return to campuses. wsws.org The university administration is creating conditions for a massive outbreak of the second deadly disease to hit the campus.

____ (2022-08-17). 204 Covid patients discharged from first makeshift hospital in Sanya. ecns.cn A total of 204 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the first makeshift hospital in Sanya, south China's Hainan, as of Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Two recent papers further confirm natural origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus. wsws.org There is further scientific evidence that the claims that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese lab are completely baseless.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Seattle City Council repeals $4 hazard pay for grocery workers. wsws.org The decision is driven by the nationwide campaign to rip up the last public health measures implemented during the pandemic, and to suppress rising wages.

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2022-08-16). Video: "The Psychiatry of COVID-19". A Conversation with Dr. Emanuel Garcia. globalresearch.ca

Ryan Cristián (2022-08-16). CDC Has Lost The Plot (And Any Credibility) With COVID, As The True Damage Of The Jab Comes To Light. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/16/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

The Expose (2022-08-16). PfizerGate: Official Government Reports prove Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Dying Every Single Week Due to COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca

Jordan Schachtel (2022-08-16). One Year Later: How the Biden Admin, Big Tech, and Pfizer Fooled Americans into Taking "FDA Approved" COVID Vaccines that Never Actually Existed. globalresearch.ca

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2022-08-17: News Headlines

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-17). Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert shares heart failure signs, risk factors people may not be aware of. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON — Heart failure may seem like a disease of advanced age, but it can develop at any time in life. And, in many cases, it can be prevented or treated. In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains risk factors, symptoms that people may not be aware of and how heart failure is treated. Risk factors: Heart failure means that the heart is unable to pump blood as efficiently as…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Back-to-school COVID-19 vaccinations for kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Before kids head back to school this fall, make sure a COVID-19 vaccination is on their back-to-school list. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic Pediatric Infectious Diseases expert, says everyone 6 months of age and older is now eligible for an authorized COVID-19 vaccination. With vaccines becoming widely available for school-aged children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance for schools that shifts the focus from restrictive measures, like quarantine and social…

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (2022-08-17). Wednesday 9/7: Biodiversity Trivia Night (Virtual). indybay.org Online Event. Register here: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcO6vqzkoEt1vSNuni_QNXrSJRDDtcMGP

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-17). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-17). What the detection of poliovirus in sewer systems in London, New York City means. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus. The contagious virus can infect a person's spinal cord and cause paralysis. The virus has been detected in the sewers of London, and in sewer systems in New York, including New York City. Health officials are urging unvaccinated residents in those communities to get immunized or get boosters if already vaccinated."The single case that we have in the U.S. appears to be vaccine strain polio…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-17). Mayo Clinic research shows bebtelovimab to be a reliable option for treating COVID-19 in era of BA.2, other subvariants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers say the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab, already authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use on the omicron variant of COVID-19, is a reliable option to treat BA.2 and other COVID-19 subvariants. The findings of their multisite, retrospective study involving 3,607 high-risk patients appear in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. "This study gives us confidence that bebtelovimab is reliable for the treatment of high-risk patients during this omicron…

Staff (2022-08-17). Trece semanas consecutivas sin fallecidos por COVID-19 en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Desde el Palacio de la Revolución sesionó este martes la reunión del Grupo de Trabajo del Gobierno, encabezada por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, donde se da seguimiento cada semana a la situación epidemiológica del país.

WSWS (2022-08-17). The University of Michigan downplays monkeypox pandemic in the lead-up to return to campuses. wsws.org The university administration is creating conditions for a massive outbreak of the second deadly disease to hit the campus.

Nayvin Gordon (2022-08-17). A Pox on the House of Profit, the United Disease States of America…….but Wage Earners Can. indybay.org Wage earners have the power to remove the pox on the nation…

WSWS (2022-08-17). Revelations about secret ministerial posts show resort to dictatorial powers in Australia. wsws.org What has emerged so far reveals how quickly not just Morrison but other senior figures, the governor-general, and Labor Party state and territory leaders adopted sweeping authoritarian measures amid mounting popular unrest as the global COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-17). Drs. Julie Louise Gerberding, Martine Rothblatt to join Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., chairperson and CEO of United Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: UTHR), were elected by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees as public trustees at its quarterly meeting on Aug. 12. They will join the Board of Trustees effective Nov. 10. "Drs. Gerberding and Rothblatt are two of the most insightful, creative and innovative leaders in health…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-17). What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, says while some people may just be hearing about parechovirus, they are a group of viruses that are fairly common in childhood. Watch: Dr….

____ (2022-08-17). 204 Covid patients discharged from first makeshift hospital in Sanya. ecns.cn A total of 204 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the first makeshift hospital in Sanya, south China's Hainan, as of Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Two recent papers further confirm natural origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus. wsws.org There is further scientific evidence that the claims that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese lab are completely baseless.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Seattle City Council repeals $4 hazard pay for grocery workers. wsws.org The decision is driven by the nationwide campaign to rip up the last public health measures implemented during the pandemic, and to suppress rising wages.

Max Blumenthal (2022-08-16). Nicaragua's top health advisor on confronting Covid: "the way to face this was to keep working" thegrayzone.com Max Blumenthal interviews Sonia Castro, lead advisor to the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, on the Sandinista government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Castro explains why, despite heavy criticism, her government did not follow World Health Organization guidance to lock down the population and instead kept schools and businesses open. She also discusses her government's guidance to prescribe off-patent early treatments against Covid and its ongoing, Cuban and Russian-assisted national vaccination campaign. This interview was conducted in Managua in February …

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-16). Exercise And Fitness Bubble Got Too Fat: SoulCycle Closing 25% Of Studios, Peloton Laying Off 800 Employees, Hiking Prices To Stay Afloat. moguldom.com The at-home fitness bubble that pumped up in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic sent sales surging at every price point, from high-end equipment to the most basic fitness dumbells. By January 2022, a quarter of all health and fitness facilities had closed, most of them permanently, and the U.S. fitness industry reported $29.2 billion …

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2022-08-16). Video: "The Psychiatry of COVID-19". A Conversation with Dr. Emanuel Garcia. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-08-16). Mobilize the working class in defence of public education and to stop the pandemic! Build the Ontario Education Workers Rank-and-File Committee! wsws.org Our committee aims to unite all education workers on a program of political class struggle against years of funding cuts enforced by Liberal and Conservative governments alike, wage cuts, and the abandonment of any effort to stop the spread of the deadly pandemic.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). Minor Consent Laws for Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV Services. jamanetwork.com This study examines current minor consent laws for sexually transmitted infection/HIV services and related confidentiality protections in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

WSWS (2022-08-16). Students and teacher support zero-COVID advocate Dr David Berger. wsws.org The WSWS continues to receive statements in defence of Dr Berger, an Australian physician and zero-COVID advocate.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). Association of COVID-19 vs Influenza With Risk of Arterial and Venous Thrombotic Events. jamanetwork.com This cohort study uses data from the US Food and Drug Administration Sentinel System to measure the 90-day risk of arterial thromboembolism and venous thromboembolism among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 before and during COVID-19 vaccine availability vs patients hospitalized with influenza.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). Results Varied for Probiotic to Reduce Risk of Diarrhea in Kids Taking Antibiotics. jamanetwork.com A multispecies probiotic used in a randomized clinical trial did not reduce the risk of pediatric antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) caused by either Clostridioides difficile or otherwise unexplained cause, but it did reduce the overall risk of diarrhea, a secondary outcome.

The Expose (2022-08-16). PfizerGate: Official Government Reports prove Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Dying Every Single Week Due to COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-08-16). Xinjiang purchases homegrown oral antiviral for urgent clinic use. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has purchased a batch of the domestically developed COVID-19 oral medicine Azvudine for urgent clinical use, said Hu Zhichun, an official from the regional health commission, on Tuesday.

____ (2022-08-16). Chinese and Western medicine used to curb COVID-19 surge in Tibet. ecns.cn Northwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has established a therapeutic mechanism that integrates traditional Tibetan medicine with Western medicine to treat patients in the latest surge of COVID-19.

____ (2022-08-16). First 5 asymptomatic carriers discharged from hospital in Lhasa. ecns.cn The first batch of five asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers were discharged yesterday after one week treatment in Lhasa, with the oldest at 53 years old and the youngest 5 years old. They will continue isolated medical observation in designated hotels.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). Evusheld Treatment Timing Set. jamanetwork.com People eligible for COVID-19 preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with the monoclonal antibody combination of tixagevimab and cilgavimab (Evusheld) should be treated every 6 months to maintain protection against infection, according to the recently revised Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-16). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Managing childhood asthma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Asthma is a lung condition that causes swelling of the airways. It can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. It's the most common chronic disease among children, although it affects adults, as well. More than 262 million people globally are affected by asthma, and more than 461,000 have died due to the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In childhood asthma, the lungs and airways become easily inflamed when exposed…

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). Varenicline Aids Smoking Cessation in Black Smokers. jamanetwork.com Findings of a randomized clinical trial support using varenicline plus smoking-cessation counseling for tobacco use treatment among African American adults who are daily smokers.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). Pharmacists Allowed to Prescribe COVID-19 Antiviral. jamanetwork.com Pharmacists can now prescribe nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) with certain limitations under a revised Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the COVID-19 antiviral treatment.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). Supplemental Marine ω-3 Fatty Acids Did Not Prevent New Dry Eye Disease. jamanetwork.com Long-term daily use of supplemental marine ω-3 fatty acids did not reduce new diagnosed cases of dry eye disease (DED) nor reported severe symptoms in a large randomized clinical trial.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). A Review of Barrett Esophagus. jamanetwork.com This review summarizes the current evidence regarding diagnosis and management of Barrett esophagus, including how to evaluate patients for Barrett esophagus, the association with gastroesophageal reflux disease, and progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Brenda Norrell (2022-08-16). COVID: Masks Required on Pine Ridge, Rapid Spread on Navajo Nation. indybay.org The Oglala Lakota Nation said today that masks are now mandated due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. The Navajo Nation reported more than 300 new cases, and four deaths, from the virus in the past two days.

____ (2022-08-16). Yangtze River in Wuhan recedes in flood season due to drought. ecns.cn Wuhan section of the Yangtze River has dried up due to persistent high temperatures and far below average amounts of rainfall in Hubei.

____ (2022-08-16). Wuhan Supercomputing Center connected to national network. ecns.cn Wuhan Supercomputing Center, located in East Lake High-tech Development Zone of central China's Hubei Province, has been connected to China's national computing network.

Global Research News (2022-08-16). Selected Articles: Worldwide Monkeypox Health Emergency (PHEIC): For Bill Gates, It's "Moneypox": Simulation of Fictitious Monkeypox Virus Pandemic in March 2021, Goes Live in May 2022. globalresearch.ca By Selected Articles: Worldwid…

Jordan Schachtel (2022-08-16). One Year Later: How the Biden Admin, Big Tech, and Pfizer Fooled Americans into Taking "FDA Approved" COVID Vaccines that Never Actually Existed. globalresearch.ca

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2022-08-16: News Headlines

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2022-08-16). Video: "The Psychiatry of COVID-19". A Conversation with Dr. Emanuel Garcia. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-08-16). First 5 asymptomatic carriers discharged from hospital in Lhasa. ecns.cn The first batch of five asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers were discharged yesterday after one week treatment in Lhasa, with the oldest at 53 years old and the youngest 5 years old. They will continue isolated medical observation in designated hotels.

____ (2022-08-16). Chinese and Western medicine used to curb COVID-19 surge in Tibet. ecns.cn Northwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has established a therapeutic mechanism that integrates traditional Tibetan medicine with Western medicine to treat patients in the latest surge of COVID-19.

Global Research News (2022-08-16). Selected Articles: Worldwide Monkeypox Health Emergency (PHEIC): For Bill Gates, It's "Moneypox": Simulation of Fictitious Monkeypox Virus Pandemic in March 2021, Goes Live in May 2022. globalresearch.ca By Selected Articles: Worldwid…

WSWS (2022-08-16). Mobilize the working class in defence of public education and to stop the pandemic! Build the Ontario Education Workers Rank-and-File Committee! wsws.org Our committee aims to unite all education workers on a program of political class struggle against years of funding cuts enforced by Liberal and Conservative governments alike, wage cuts, and the abandonment of any effort to stop the spread of the deadly pandemic.

Jake Johnson (2022-08-16). Dr. Oz Derided Over Ad Attacking Fetterman's Support for 'Free Healthcare'. commondreams.org "What's radical," responded a top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders, "is 338,000 Americans dying during the pandemic because they could not afford for-profit healthcare."

____ (2022-08-16). Xinjiang purchases homegrown oral antiviral for urgent clinic use. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has purchased a batch of the domestically developed COVID-19 oral medicine Azvudine for urgent clinical use, said Hu Zhichun, an official from the regional health commission, on Tuesday.

____ (2022-08-16). Yangtze River in Wuhan recedes in flood season due to drought. ecns.cn Wuhan section of the Yangtze River has dried up due to persistent high temperatures and far below average amounts of rainfall in Hubei.

Nayvin Gordon (2022-08-16). A Pox on the House of Profit, the United Disease States of America…….but Wage Earners Can. indybay.org Wage earners have the power to remove the pox on the nation…

Brenda Norrell (2022-08-16). COVID: Masks Required on Pine Ridge, Rapid Spread on Navajo Nation. indybay.org The Oglala Lakota Nation said today that masks are now mandated due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. The Navajo Nation reported more than 300 new cases, and four deaths, from the virus in the past two days.

WSWS (2022-08-16). Students and teacher support zero-COVID advocate Dr David Berger. wsws.org The WSWS continues to receive statements in defence of Dr Berger, an Australian physician and zero-COVID advocate.

The Expose (2022-08-16). PfizerGate: Official Government Reports prove Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Dying Every Single Week Due to COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-08-16). Wuhan Supercomputing Center connected to national network. ecns.cn Wuhan Supercomputing Center, located in East Lake High-tech Development Zone of central China's Hubei Province, has been connected to China's national computing network.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-15). Worldwide Monkeypox Health Emergency (PHEIC): For Bill Gates, It's "Moneypox": Simulation of Fictitious Monkeypox Virus Pandemic in March 2021, Goes Live in May 2022. globalresearch.ca

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-15). WeWork Founder Gets $3 M For New Product To Compete With Residential, Rental Markets: 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com Adam Neumann was credited with creating a paradigm shift in the office rental market by way of co-working spaces but his IPO failed spectacularly and the coronavirus pandemic helped turn his company, WeWork, and its properties into ghost towns. Neumann's IPO in August 2019 went down in flames and the WeWork valuation fell from $47 …

Joseph Summers (2022-08-15). 17 Republican Governors Ask Biden to Drop COVID Jab Mandate for Foreign Travelers. globalresearch.ca

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). 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…

Brett Wilkins (2022-08-15). Rich Nations Again Accused of Vaccine Hoarding as UK OKs Moderna Omicron Booster. commondreams.org "While countries like the U.K. buy updated vaccines for their fourth doses, people in low- and middle-income countries are fighting today's variants with yesterday's vaccines."

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). Science Saturday: Addressing the challenges of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) — a type of immunotherapy that reprograms a patient's T cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells — has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers. While the technique has successfully sent patients with advanced disease into remission, it is far from perfect. CAR-T cell therapy has three main problems that Mayo is seeking to address to bring the full potential of this promising treatment to patients, says Saad Kenderian,…

____ (2022-08-15). Parts of Lhasa extend COVID-19 disinfection. ecns.cn Lhasa will extend disinfection work in its main urban areas for another three days to 3 a.m. of August 18.

Lynn Parramore (2022-08-15). United States of Death? Study Shows Worrying Mortality Rates of Broken Health System. commondreams.org Researchers find that the nation had become an outlier among other rich countries in mortality rates long before the pandemic—and that Americans are dying younger than their peers abroad.

Brett Wilkins (2022-08-15). Despite Housing Crisis, Mississippi May Return Up to Millions in Federal Rent Aid to DC. commondreams.org "For them to suggest people like me aren't working? It's a slap in the face," said one woman affected by the end of the pandemic assistance program. "It's very insulting and degrading."

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in the US: What's that mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been over 6,600 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S., with all but two states, Montana and Wyoming, reporting at least one. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The declaration allows more flexibility to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, says while some people may just be hearing about parechovirus, they are a group of viruses that are fairly common in childhood. Watch: Dr….

WSWS (2022-08-15). FDA authorizes rationing of the vaccine against monkeypox. wsws.org The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for a dose-sparing approach to the Jynneos vaccines to allow for multi-dose use per vial to extend the limited supplies of the vaccines.

Staff (2022-08-15). Cuba reporta 87 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este domingo 14 de agosto, Cuba reportó 87 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 55 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 418 casos activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública en su parte diario.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Managing childhood asthma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Asthma is a lung condition that causes swelling of the airways. It can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. It's the most common chronic disease among children, although it affects adults, as well. More than 262 million people globally are affected by asthma, and more than 461,000 have died due to the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In childhood asthma, the lungs and airways become easily inflamed when exposed…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). 8-5-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Back-to-school: What to know about sports, immunizations, COVID-19 and more. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, and Dr. David Soma, pediatrician and sports medicine specialist, both with Mayo Clinic Children's Center, fielded questions from media around back-to-school topics. Topics included how to prepare for the start of school such as immunizations, the importance of sleep, COVID-19, as well as sports injury prevention, conditioning and more. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to download a recording of…

____ (2022-08-15). Of the Far West, the 'Good Cowboys'… and the 'Bad Indians'. transcend.org 8 Aug 2022 – Rough men, ranchers, mercenary killers, saloons, cowboys, guns, gold fever, the 'good sheriff'… and the 'bad indians". Add to this mix the deeply-rooted, widely dominating culture of the so-called "white supremacy."

Morgan Artyukhina (2022-08-14). Showing Old Prejudices, U.S. Government Falsely Associates Monkeypox Outbreak with Gays, Bisexuals and Africans. covertactionmagazine.com Misinformation Breeds More Fear of Minority Groups Along With Misunderstanding About Disease Itself Careless messaging by global health agencies about the outbreak of monkeypox virus has created widespread public confusion, including associating the infectious disease with gay and bisexual men and with Africans. The unwarranted and needless situation is a public health failure and has …

Staff (2022-08-14). Cuba reports 73 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths and 82 medical discharges. en.cubadebate.cu At the close of this Saturday, August 13, Cuba reported 73 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths and 82 medical discharges, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported in its daily report this Saturday. At the close of yesterday, a total of 634 patients are admitted, 248 suspects and 386 confirmed active. For COVID-19, a total of 2,316 samples were taken for surveillance, of which 73 were positive. The country has accumulated 14,064,773 samples taken and 1,109,433 positive.50 were contacts of confirmed cases.

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2022-08-15: News Headlines

Binoy Kampmark (2022-08-15). Stumbling Surveillance: The end of the COVIDSafe App. dissidentvoice.org It took a few years of tolerable incompetence, caused fears about security, and was meant to be the great surveillance salvation to reassure us all. Instead, Australia's COVIDSafe App only identified two positive cases of infection during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and failed, in every sense of the term, to work. Launched in April 2020, this …

Steven Rosenfeld (2022-08-15). Arizona's Secretary of State race pits 'the guy who beat the cyber ninjas' against Trump insurrectionist. nationofchange.org An interview with Adrian Fontes, who modernized Phoenix's election system and helped hundreds of thousands of new voters during 2020's pandemic and presidential election.

| Anadolu Agency | (2022-08-15). Newly identified Langya virus being tracked after China infection reports. tribune.com.pk Researchers are monitoring a newly identified virus in China that appears to be transmitted from animals to humans. | While more than three dozen cases have been recorded in China since the virus was first detected in late 2018, it was only formally identified this week. | Cases of the Langya henipavirus (LayV) were reported mostly among farmers in the eastern provinces of Shandong and Henan between December 2018 and May 2021, with no fatalities so far. | Experts who identified the virus said LayV is "part of a genus of viruses called henipaviruses that are typically harbored in fruit bats," according to a rep…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

Global Research News (2022-08-15). Conferencia: La Crisis Global del Coronavirus, Golpe de Estado en contra de la Humanidad Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalizacion.ca El Colegio de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM) invita usted a la Conferencia del Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, bajo el título: | . | . | La Crisis Global del Coronavirus, | Golpe de…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, says while some people may just be hearing about parechovirus, they are a group of viruses that are fairly common in childhood. Watch: Dr….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in the US: What's that mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been over 6,600 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S., with all but two states, Montana and Wyoming, reporting at least one. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The declaration allows more flexibility to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). Science Saturday: Addressing the challenges of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) — a type of immunotherapy that reprograms a patient's T cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells — has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers. While the technique has successfully sent patients with advanced disease into remission, it is far from perfect. CAR-T cell therapy has three main problems that Mayo is seeking to address to bring the full potential of this promising treatment to patients, says Saad Kenderian,…

____ (2022-08-15). Parts of Lhasa extend COVID-19 disinfection. ecns.cn Lhasa will extend disinfection work in its main urban areas for another three days to 3 a.m. of August 18.

Brenda Norrell (2022-08-15). COVID: Masks Required on Pine Ridge, Rapid Spread on Navajo Nation. indybay.org The Oglala Lakota Nation said today that masks are now mandated due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. The Navajo Nation reported more than 300 new cases, and four deaths, from the virus in the past two days.

WSWS (2022-08-15). FDA authorizes rationing of the vaccine against monkeypox. wsws.org The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for a dose-sparing approach to the Jynneos vaccines to allow for multi-dose use per vial to extend the limited supplies of the vaccines.

Nayvin Gordon (2022-08-15). A Pox on the House of Profit, the United Disease States of America…….but Wage Earners Can. indybay.org Wage earners have the power to remove the pox on the nation…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). 8-5-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Back-to-school: What to know about sports, immunizations, COVID-19 and more. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, and Dr. David Soma, pediatrician and sports medicine specialist, both with Mayo Clinic Children's Center, fielded questions from media around back-to-school topics. Topics included how to prepare for the start of school such as immunizations, the importance of sleep, COVID-19, as well as sports injury prevention, conditioning and more. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to download a recording of…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Managing childhood asthma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Asthma is a lung condition that causes swelling of the airways. It can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. It's the most common chronic disease among children, although it affects adults, as well. More than 262 million people globally are affected by asthma, and more than 461,000 have died due to the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In childhood asthma, the lungs and airways become easily inflamed when exposed…

Staff (2022-08-15). Cuba reporta 87 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este domingo 14 de agosto, Cuba reportó 87 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 55 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 418 casos activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública en su parte diario.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). 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…

Morgan Artyukhina (2022-08-14). Showing Old Prejudices, U.S. Government Falsely Associates Monkeypox Outbreak with Gays, Bisexuals and Africans. covertactionmagazine.com Misinformation Breeds More Fear of Minority Groups Along With Misunderstanding About Disease Itself Careless messaging by global health agencies about the outbreak of monkeypox virus has created widespread public confusion, including associating the infectious disease with gay and bisexual men and with Africans. The unwarranted and needless situation is a public health failure and has …

Staff (2022-08-14). Cuba reporta 73 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 82 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este sábado 13 de agosto, Cuba reportó 73 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 82 altas médicas, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) en su parte diario este sábado.

____ (2022-08-14). WHO gives new names to variants of monkeypox virus. ecns.cn The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. This is to avoid causing any cultural or social offense, the WHO explained in a statement on Friday.

Megan Redshaw (2022-08-14). CDC Drops Quarantine, Distancing Recommendations, as 1.3 Million COVID Vaccine Injuries Reported to VAERS. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-14). Cuba reports 73 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths and 82 medical discharges. en.cubadebate.cu At the close of this Saturday, August 13, Cuba reported 73 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths and 82 medical discharges, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported in its daily report this Saturday. At the close of yesterday, a total of 634 patients are admitted, 248 suspects and 386 confirmed active. For COVID-19, a total of 2,316 samples were taken for surveillance, of which 73 were positive. The country has accumulated 14,064,773 samples taken and 1,109,433 positive.50 were contacts of confirmed cases.

WSWS (2022-08-14). Spanish scientists call to contain pandemic amid "eighth wave" of COVID-19. wsws.org Spain faces wave after wave of COVID-19 due to criminal mismanagement of the pandemic by the PSOE-Podemos government and other capitalist governments across Europe.

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2022-08-14: News Headlines

____ (2022-08-14). WHO gives new names to variants of monkeypox virus. ecns.cn The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. This is to avoid causing any cultural or social offense, the WHO explained in a statement on Friday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-14). What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, says while some people may just be hearing about parechovirus, they are a group of viruses that are fairly common in childhood. Watch: Dr….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-14). Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in the US: What's that mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been over 6,600 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S., with all but two states, Montana and Wyoming, reporting at least one. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The declaration allows more flexibility to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the…

Brenda Norrell (2022-08-14). COVID: Masks Required on Pine Ridge, Rapid Spread on Navajo Nation. indybay.org The Oglala Lakota Nation said today that masks are now mandated due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. The Navajo Nation reported more than 300 new cases, and four deaths, from the virus in the past two days.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-14). 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…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-14). 8-5-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Back-to-school: What to know about sports, immunizations, COVID-19 and more. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, and Dr. David Soma, pediatrician and sports medicine specialist, both with Mayo Clinic Children's Center, fielded questions from media around back-to-school topics. Topics included how to prepare for the start of school such as immunizations, the importance of sleep, COVID-19, as well as sports injury prevention, conditioning and more. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to download a recording of…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-14). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Managing childhood asthma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Asthma is a lung condition that causes swelling of the airways. It can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. It's the most common chronic disease among children, although it affects adults, as well. More than 262 million people globally are affected by asthma, and more than 461,000 have died due to the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In childhood asthma, the lungs and airways become easily inflamed when exposed…

Nayvin Gordon (2022-08-14). A Pox on the House of Profit, the United Disease States of America…….but Wage Earners Can. indybay.org Wage earners have the power to remove the pox on the nation…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-14). Science Saturday: Addressing the challenges of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) — a type of immunotherapy that reprograms a patient's T cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells — has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers. While the technique has successfully sent patients with advanced disease into remission, it is far from perfect. CAR-T cell therapy has three main problems that Mayo is seeking to address to bring the full potential of this promising treatment to patients, says Saad Kenderian,…

WSWS (2022-08-13). CDC guidelines deepen Biden's "forever COVID" policy. wsws.org The CDC stands totally discredited as a political instrument of the ruling class, aligned with the Democratic Party and the Biden administration.

Fight Back (2022-08-13). Minneapolis stands with Gaza in emergency protest. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — On August 9, around 100 Palestine solidarity and anti-war activists packed the sidewalk outside Senator Amy Klobuchar's downtown office to demand immediate action to end U.S. aid to Israel. The action was called on an emergency basis after several days of Israeli military attacks on Gaza as well as ongoing raids on the Palestinian resistance in the West Bank. | This latest round of Zionist violence began on August 5 when Israel Occupation Forces (IOF) bombed a residential building in Gaza to assassinate a resistance leader. The unprovoked attack reportedly killed ten people, including a fi…

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-08-13). Universal Basic Income (UBI) or the "Corona Virus Stimulus Check": Economic Liberation or the First Step Towards Slavery? globalresearch.ca

Daniel J Jackson, Leonard B Bacharier, Peter J Gergen, Lisa Gagalis, Agustin Calatroni, Stephanie Wellford, Michelle A Gill, Jeffrey Stokes, Andrew H Liu, Rebecca S Gruchalla, Robyn T Cohen, Melanie Makhija, Gurjit K Khurana Hershey, George T O'Connor, Jacqueline A Pongracic, Michael G Sherenian, Katherine Rivera-Spoljaric, Edward M Zoratti, Stephen J Teach, Meyer Kattan, Cullen M Dutmer, Haejin Kim, Carin Lamm, William J Sheehan, R Max Segnitz, Kimberly A Dill-McFarland, Cynthia M Visness, Patrice M Becker, James E Gern, Christine A Sorkness, William W Busse, Matthew C Altman, US National Institute of Allergy, Infectious Disease's Inner City Asthma Consortium (2022-08-13). [Articles] Mepolizumab for urban children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma in the USA (MUPPITS-2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. thelancet.com Phenotype-directed therapy with mepolizumab in urban children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma reduced the number of exacerbations.

Sophie Louise Roberts, Giles S Kendall, Sarah Edwards, Pranav Pandya, Donald Peebles, Eleni Nastouli, UCL cCMV MDT (2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Screening policies for cytomegalovirus in pregnancy in the era of antivirals. thelancet.com Cytomegalovirus is one of the most common congenital infections, affecting 0 ∑67% of all livebirths globally.1 The rate of vertical transmission is 30—40% after maternal primary infection throughout pregnancy.2 40—60% of infants born with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus disease at birth will have long-term sequelae. Antenatal cytomegalovirus screening is offered in only a few countries and is not currently recommended in the UK, where, in addition, a decision against newborn screening was also recently upheld.

The Expose (2022-08-13). Shocking: UK Government Admits COVID Vaccinated Children Are 4423% More Likely to Die of Any Cause & 13,633% More Likely to Die of COVID-19 Than Unvaccinated Children. globalresearch.ca

Baxter Dmitry (2022-08-13). Spain Admits Spraying Deadly Chemtrails as Part of Secret UN Program: One Month after March 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown. globalresearch.ca

TheCOVIDBlog (2022-08-13). The Phoney Nitrogen Crisis: The Netherlands Is Ground Zero for Global Famine Agenda. Precipitating "30,000 Farmers Out of Business" globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-13). Bombshell Document Dump on Pfizer Vaccine Data. globalresearch.ca What is contained in Pfizer's confidential report is detailed evidence on the impacts of the "vaccine" on mortality and morbidity. This data which emanates from the Horse's Mouth can be used to confront as well formulate legal procedures against Big Pharma, the governments, the WHO and the media.

____ (2022-08-13). Thousands of medics rush to Sanya to aid anti-epidemic fight. ecns.cn Over 10,000 medics from 19 provincial-level regions have been drafted to help Hainan in fighting the latest COVID-19 resurgence, with the majority in the worst-hit city of Sanya.

WSWS (2022-08-13). Failure to eradicate polio allows a resurgence of this dread disease. wsws.org The revival of polio, declared eradicated in the US more than three decades ago, is emblematic of the decay of the public health system.

Patrick Delaney (2022-08-13). Government Database Reveals 10,000% Increase in Cancer Reports Due to COVID Vaccines. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-13). Cuba reporta 101 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 104 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este viernes 12 de agosto, Cuba reportó 101 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 104 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 395 casos activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) en su parte diario este sábado.

Stop World Control (2022-08-13). Video: The Plan. WHO Plans to Have 10 Years of Pandemics (2020-2030). "Proof that the Pandemic was Planned with a Purpose" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on June 1, 2022 | *** | THE PLAN shows the official agenda of the World Health Organization to have ten years of ongoing pandemics, from 2020 to 2030. | This is revealed by a WHO virologist, Marion …

Zainab Golwala, Ashwin Pandey, Robindra Basu Roy (2022-08-13). [Perspectives] "You have not remained the same, nor have I" thelancet.com Now that we are in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to forget the intense emotions, including fear of contagion and managing uncertainty and disruption, among health professionals and the public early in the pandemic. Amid that fear, front-line workers were recognised as "heroes" by the public. Some of those new-found heroes, while following their vocation to care for others, were simultaneously struggling with the challenges of being international medical graduates (IMGs) in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and in health systems in other high-income countries (HICs).

____ (2022-08-13). First batch of 660 stranded tourists leaves for home. ecns.cn The first batch of 660 stranded tourists due to the latest COVID-19 resurgence returned to home on the early morning of Friday.

Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian, James Miller (2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Iran's burden of disease and burden of data collection. thelancet.com The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 Iran Collaborators1 analyse data from 1990 to 2019. Of particular focus was the effect of sanctions on the health of Iranians through diminished access to quality care. Recommendations described in the report included the necessity for evaluating policies, assessing needs, and setting priorities on the basis of disease burden. However, as the data series ends before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the report does not address the global public health catastrophe that has forced many nations, including Iran, to reassess their preparedness.

Rachel S Kelly, Scott T Weiss (2022-08-13). [Comment] Biologic therapies for asthma in underserved populations. thelancet.com Black and Hispanic children living in disadvantaged urban environments in the USA face a disproportionate burden of asthma, experiencing the highest rates of morbidity and mortality in the country.1 The repeated exacerbations that accompany severe eosinophilic asthma in these populations can lead to loss of lung function, increased asthma severity, and progression to a pattern of fixed obstructive lung disease by early adulthood.2,3 Worryingly, in a substantial proportion of these children, conventional guideline-directed therapies, such as corticosteroids and long-acting Œ≤ agonists, do not improve asth…

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2022-08-13). Vaccine Hesitancy in Haiti Has Led to the Lowest COVID-19 Cases and Death Rates in the Western Hemisphere. globalresearch.ca

Mary Triny Mena (2022-08-13). Vaccine shortage puts Venezuela's children at risk. america.cgtn.com Many of Venezuela's children, especially in remote areas, lack the 10 recommended vaccines for their first year. See how a vaccine shortage is affecting children's health.

Ediz Tiyansan (2022-08-13). U.S. faces extreme heat and wildfire outbreaks. america.cgtn.com Experts recently said there's a link between the more frequent and prolonged heat waves and the historic wildfires in the American southwest. Find out more.

Sadaf G Sepanlou, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Farshad Farzadfar, Reza Malekzadeh, Bagher Larijani, Nicole Davis Weaver, Mohsen Naghavi (2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Iran's burden of disease and burden of data collection — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Christopher G Maher and and Giovanni Ferreira, as well as Seyed M Hashemian and James Miller, for their interest in our work.1 Maher and Ferreira correctly discusses the inadequacy of primary data for neck and back pain at the provincial scale in Iran from 1990 to 2019; they also discuss the problem of data sparsity for other conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and hearing loss. It is important to note that data sparsity is a main limitation of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 overall, and the principle and rationale of the GBD is to overcome this limitation u…

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2022-08-13: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-08-13). CDC guidelines deepen Biden's "forever COVID" policy. wsws.org The CDC stands totally discredited as a political instrument of the ruling class, aligned with the Democratic Party and the Biden administration.

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-08-13). Universal Basic Income (UBI) or the "Corona Virus Stimulus Check": Economic Liberation or the First Step Towards Slavery? globalresearch.ca

Daniel J Jackson, Leonard B Bacharier, Peter J Gergen, Lisa Gagalis, Agustin Calatroni, Stephanie Wellford, Michelle A Gill, Jeffrey Stokes, Andrew H Liu, Rebecca S Gruchalla, Robyn T Cohen, Melanie Makhija, Gurjit K Khurana Hershey, George T O'Connor, Jacqueline A Pongracic, Michael G Sherenian, Katherine Rivera-Spoljaric, Edward M Zoratti, Stephen J Teach, Meyer Kattan, Cullen M Dutmer, Haejin Kim, Carin Lamm, William J Sheehan, R Max Segnitz, Kimberly A Dill-McFarland, Cynthia M Visness, Patrice M Becker, James E Gern, Christine A Sorkness, William W Busse, Matthew C Altman, US National Institute of Allergy, Infectious Disease's Inner City Asthma Consortium (2022-08-13). [Articles] Mepolizumab for urban children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma in the USA (MUPPITS-2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. thelancet.com Phenotype-directed therapy with mepolizumab in urban children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma reduced the number of exacerbations.

Sophie Louise Roberts, Giles S Kendall, Sarah Edwards, Pranav Pandya, Donald Peebles, Eleni Nastouli, UCL cCMV MDT (2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Screening policies for cytomegalovirus in pregnancy in the era of antivirals. thelancet.com Cytomegalovirus is one of the most common congenital infections, affecting 0 ∑67% of all livebirths globally.1 The rate of vertical transmission is 30—40% after maternal primary infection throughout pregnancy.2 40—60% of infants born with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus disease at birth will have long-term sequelae. Antenatal cytomegalovirus screening is offered in only a few countries and is not currently recommended in the UK, where, in addition, a decision against newborn screening was also recently upheld.

The Expose (2022-08-13). Shocking: UK Government Admits COVID Vaccinated Children Are 4423% More Likely to Die of Any Cause & 13,633% More Likely to Die of COVID-19 Than Unvaccinated Children. globalresearch.ca

Baxter Dmitry (2022-08-13). Spain Admits Spraying Deadly Chemtrails as Part of Secret UN Program: One Month after March 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown. globalresearch.ca

TheCOVIDBlog (2022-08-13). The Phoney Nitrogen Crisis: The Netherlands Is Ground Zero for Global Famine Agenda. Precipitating "30,000 Farmers Out of Business" globalresearch.ca

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2022-08-13). Vaccine Hesitancy in Haiti Has Led to the Lowest COVID-19 Cases and Death Rates in the Western Hemisphere. globalresearch.ca

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-13). Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in the US: What's that mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been over 6,600 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S., with all but two states, Montana and Wyoming, reporting at least one. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The declaration allows more flexibility to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the…

____ (2022-08-13). WHO gives new names to variants of monkeypox virus. ecns.cn The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. This is to avoid causing any cultural or social offense, the WHO explained in a statement on Friday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-13). What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, says while some people may just be hearing about parechovirus, they are a group of viruses that are fairly common in childhood. Watch: Dr….

Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian, James Miller (2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Iran's burden of disease and burden of data collection. thelancet.com The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 Iran Collaborators1 analyse data from 1990 to 2019. Of particular focus was the effect of sanctions on the health of Iranians through diminished access to quality care. Recommendations described in the report included the necessity for evaluating policies, assessing needs, and setting priorities on the basis of disease burden. However, as the data series ends before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the report does not address the global public health catastrophe that has forced many nations, including Iran, to reassess their preparedness.

____ (2022-08-13). Thousands of medics rush to Sanya to aid anti-epidemic fight. ecns.cn Over 10,000 medics from 19 provincial-level regions have been drafted to help Hainan in fighting the latest COVID-19 resurgence, with the majority in the worst-hit city of Sanya.

____ (2022-08-13). First batch of 660 stranded tourists leaves for home. ecns.cn The first batch of 660 stranded tourists due to the latest COVID-19 resurgence returned to home on the early morning of Friday.

Sadaf G Sepanlou, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Farshad Farzadfar, Reza Malekzadeh, Bagher Larijani, Nicole Davis Weaver, Mohsen Naghavi (2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Iran's burden of disease and burden of data collection — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Christopher G Maher and and Giovanni Ferreira, as well as Seyed M Hashemian and James Miller, for their interest in our work.1 Maher and Ferreira correctly discusses the inadequacy of primary data for neck and back pain at the provincial scale in Iran from 1990 to 2019; they also discuss the problem of data sparsity for other conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and hearing loss. It is important to note that data sparsity is a main limitation of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 overall, and the principle and rationale of the GBD is to overcome this limitation u…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-13). 8-5-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Back-to-school: What to know about sports, immunizations, COVID-19 and more. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, and Dr. David Soma, pediatrician and sports medicine specialist, both with Mayo Clinic Children's Center, fielded questions from media around back-to-school topics. Topics included how to prepare for the start of school such as immunizations, the importance of sleep, COVID-19, as well as sports injury prevention, conditioning and more. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to download a recording of…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

Nayvin Gordon (2022-08-13). A Pox on the House of Profit, the United Disease States of America…….but Wage Earners Can. indybay.org Wage earners have the power to remove the pox on the nation…

Zainab Golwala, Ashwin Pandey, Robindra Basu Roy (2022-08-13). [Perspectives] "You have not remained the same, nor have I" thelancet.com Now that we are in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to forget the intense emotions, including fear of contagion and managing uncertainty and disruption, among health professionals and the public early in the pandemic. Amid that fear, front-line workers were recognised as "heroes" by the public. Some of those new-found heroes, while following their vocation to care for others, were simultaneously struggling with the challenges of being international medical graduates (IMGs) in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and in health systems in other high-income countries (HICs).

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-13). Bombshell Document Dump on Pfizer Vaccine Data. globalresearch.ca What is contained in Pfizer's confidential report is detailed evidence on the impacts of the "vaccine" on mortality and morbidity. This data which emanates from the Horse's Mouth can be used to confront as well formulate legal procedures against Big Pharma, the governments, the WHO and the media.

Stop World Control (2022-08-13). Video: The Plan. WHO Plans to Have 10 Years of Pandemics (2020-2030). "Proof that the Pandemic was Planned with a Purpose" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on June 1, 2022 | *** | THE PLAN shows the official agenda of the World Health Organization to have ten years of ongoing pandemics, from 2020 to 2030. | This is revealed by a WHO virologist, Marion …

Rachel S Kelly, Scott T Weiss (2022-08-13). [Comment] Biologic therapies for asthma in underserved populations. thelancet.com Black and Hispanic children living in disadvantaged urban environments in the USA face a disproportionate burden of asthma, experiencing the highest rates of morbidity and mortality in the country.1 The repeated exacerbations that accompany severe eosinophilic asthma in these populations can lead to loss of lung function, increased asthma severity, and progression to a pattern of fixed obstructive lung disease by early adulthood.2,3 Worryingly, in a substantial proportion of these children, conventional guideline-directed therapies, such as corticosteroids and long-acting Œ≤ agonists, do not improve asth…

Brenda Norrell (2022-08-13). COVID: Masks Required on Pine Ridge, Rapid Spread on Navajo Nation. indybay.org The Oglala Lakota Nation said today that masks are now mandated due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. The Navajo Nation reported more than 300 new cases, and four deaths, from the virus in the past two days.

Patrick Delaney (2022-08-13). Government Database Reveals 10,000% Increase in Cancer Reports Due to COVID Vaccines. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-08-13). Failure to eradicate polio allows a resurgence of this dread disease. wsws.org The revival of polio, declared eradicated in the US more than three decades ago, is emblematic of the decay of the public health system.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-13). 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…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-13). Science Saturday: Addressing the challenges of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) — a type of immunotherapy that reprograms a patient's T cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells — has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers. While the technique has successfully sent patients with advanced disease into remission, it is far from perfect. CAR-T cell therapy has three main problems that Mayo is seeking to address to bring the full potential of this promising treatment to patients, says Saad Kenderian,…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Managing childhood asthma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Asthma is a lung condition that causes swelling of the airways. It can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. It's the most common chronic disease among children, although it affects adults, as well. More than 262 million people globally are affected by asthma, and more than 461,000 have died due to the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In childhood asthma, the lungs and airways become easily inflamed when exposed…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-12). The Shanghai "Covid Zero Tolerance Mandate". Engineered Depression of China's Economy? globalresearch.ca "Covid Tolerance Zero" has contributed to destabilizing Shanghai's financial sector as well as China's buoyant export economy. It has created social havoc for millions of people, requiring the imposition of PCR tests, using the QR code as a means of social control.

Ethan Huff (2022-08-12). COVID Jabs Linked to Sharp Death Increase in the Netherlands. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2022-08-12). Video: Chairman Of Pan-Africanist Political Group Explains FBI Raid On Properties. moguldom.com The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently did a series of raids on several properties owned by the Pan-African political group the African People's Socialist Party. One of the FBI raids was on the home of the party's chairman, Omali Yeshitela. The African People's Socialist Party is Black liberation and is a vocal critic of U.S. …

____ (2022-08-12). HKUST launches app for COVID-19 prevention and control. ecns.cn The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has launched a mobile phone program that maps the distribution of COVID-19 cases in buildings.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-12). "Factual Chaos" at the WHO? Dr. Tedros: Monkeypox Outbreak Is "Among Men Who Have Sex with Men" globalresearch.ca Where is the science? What are the implications? This was a personalized decision by Dr. Tedros, in defiance of the IHR Committee' Decision NOT to implement a PHEIC. Does his bold statement constitute an encroachment of the fundamental rights of the LGBT Community which is currently the object of the emergency measures?

____ (2022-08-12). Tibet fights COVID-19 outbreak. ecns.cn Since the COVID-19 resurgence, the Lhasa Railway Station has handled about 6,000 passengers and the Gongga Airport has transported about 20,000 passengers.

Megan Redshaw (2022-08-12). 'Stunning' Link Between Pfizer Vaccine and Myocarditis in Teens, Study Shows. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-08-12). Public health specialists demand action as COVID-19 surges in Turkey. wsws.org In Turkey, whose government has declared that "the pandemic is over," official numbers of cases and deaths, which are underestimates, are rapidly rising.

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Brenda Norrell (2022-08-12). COVID: Masks Required on Pine Ridge, Rapid Spread on Navajo Nation. indybay.org The Oglala Lakota Nation said today that masks are now mandated due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. The Navajo Nation reported more than 300 new cases, and four deaths, from the virus in the past two days.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-12). What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, says while some people may just be hearing about parechovirus, they are a group of viruses that are fairly common in childhood. Watch: Dr….

____ (2022-08-12). First batch of 660 stranded tourists leaves for home. ecns.cn The first batch of 660 stranded tourists due to the latest COVID-19 resurgence returned to home on the early morning of Friday.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-08-12). Chegg, cheating and Australia's universities. greenleft.org.au The stresses on students to search for help to maintain their grades has risen under the pandemic and as a result of university cuts. Binoy Kampmark reports on how educational "services" are capitalising.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-12). 8-5-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Back-to-school: What to know about sports, immunizations, COVID-19 and more. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, and Dr. David Soma, pediatrician and sports medicine specialist, both with Mayo Clinic Children's Center, fielded questions from media around back-to-school topics. Topics included how to prepare for the start of school such as immunizations, the importance of sleep, COVID-19, as well as sports injury prevention, conditioning and more. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to download a recording of…

____ (2022-08-12). Thousands of medics rush to Sanya to aid anti-epidemic fight. ecns.cn Over 10,000 medics from 19 provincial-level regions have been drafted to help Hainan in fighting the latest COVID-19 resurgence, with the majority in the worst-hit city of Sanya.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-12). Science Saturday: Addressing the challenges of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) — a type of immunotherapy that reprograms a patient's T cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells — has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers. While the technique has successfully sent patients with advanced disease into remission, it is far from perfect. CAR-T cell therapy has three main problems that Mayo is seeking to address to bring the full potential of this promising treatment to patients, says Saad Kenderian,…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-12). 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…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Managing childhood asthma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Asthma is a lung condition that causes swelling of the airways. It can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. It's the most common chronic disease among children, although it affects adults, as well. More than 262 million people globally are affected by asthma, and more than 461,000 have died due to the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In childhood asthma, the lungs and airways become easily inflamed when exposed…

____ (2022-08-12). HKUST launches app for COVID-19 prevention and control. ecns.cn The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has launched a mobile phone program that maps the distribution of COVID-19 cases in buildings.

____ (2022-08-12). Tibet fights COVID-19 outbreak. ecns.cn Since the COVID-19 resurgence, the Lhasa Railway Station has handled about 6,000 passengers and the Gongga Airport has transported about 20,000 passengers.

Contributing Writers (2022-08-12). 'Stunning' Link Between Pfizer Vaccine and Myocarditis in Teens, Study Shows/ By Megan Redshaw. marktaliano.net By Megan Redshaw Global Research, August 12, 2022 Children's Health Defense 11 August 2022 To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to our Telegram Channel. Feel free …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-12). Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in the US: What's that mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been over 6,600 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S., with all but two states, Montana and Wyoming, reporting at least one. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The declaration allows more flexibility to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to date with childhood immunizations. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases physician, says if you have a preteen, make sure he or she gets vaccinated for HPV now. It could prevent your child from getting cancer later in life.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ORgl35BN8f4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-08-11). Fighting occupational cancer top topic at Fire Fighters convention. peoplesworld.org OTTAWA, Ont.—Committing more money to fight occupational cancer, including raising dues to fund research on the fatal disease, was a top topic at the Fire Fighters convention in Ottawa, Ont., August 8-12. But cancer wasn't the only tough issue delegates tackled. Following the lead of the union's board, headed by relatively new President Edward Kelly, …

Kennedy Hall (2022-08-11). Top Canadian Newspaper Only Hiring Vaccinated Candidate for Open Reporter Position. globalresearch.ca

Colin Todhunter (2022-08-11). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kà§mmerer (2022-08-11). Video: Ketogenic Diet Brings Certain Autoimmune and Cancer Diseases Triggered by mRNA Injections Under Control. Dr. Ulrike Kà§mmerer. globalresearch.ca

Megan Redshaw (2022-08-11). Without Clinical Trials, FDA Authorizes Modified Monkeypox Vaccine, Expands Eligibility to 'High-Risk' Children. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-08-11). U.S. monkeypox outbreak exceeds 10,000 cases. ecns.cn Confirmed monkeypox cases in the United States have exceeded the mark of 10,000, reaching 10,392 cases Wednesday, according to the newest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

____ (2022-08-11). Sanya reports 480 new confirmed, 774 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The coastal city of Sanya in south China's Hainan Province reported 480 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and another 774 asymptomatic infections on Wednesday.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-11). La crisis mundial del coronavirus 2020-22 . Destruyendo la sociedad civil, Depresión económica diseñada Golpe de Estado Global y el "Gran Reinicio" globalizacion.ca La crisis mundial del coronavirus 2020-22 | . | Destruyendo la sociedad civil, | Depresión económica diseñada | Golpe de Estado Global y el "Gran Reinicio" | por | Michel Chossudovsky | Imagen: Copyright fernandozhiminaicela , Pixabay | . | Los últimos desarrollos sugieren que…

Nitza Soledad Perez (2022-08-10). FBI raids former President Donald Trump's home in Florida. america.cgtn.com New details are emerging one day after federal agents issued a search warrant at the Florida home of former U.S. President Trump. It's part of an investigation into the handling of potentially classified material.

Xiaolu Sun (2022-08-10). Biden administration plans to dilute monkeypox vaccine doses. america.cgtn.com The U.S. is planning to split supplies of the monkeypox vaccine in order to inoculate more people against the virus. The Biden administration announced a new strategy on Tuesday, in order to protect as many people as possible. The monkeypox outbreak has now infected nearly …

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