WSWS (2022-08-03). Oil giants reap record profits from war, pandemic and skyrocketing prices. wsws.org As working class families the world over struggle to afford basic necessities amid historic inflation, driven by the pandemic and the US-NATO war against Russia, the world's largest multinational oil corporations are announcing record profits.
WSWS (2022-08-03). Sri Lankan SEP condemns police raids on Frontline Socialist Party. wsws.org The police raids on the FSP are part of an intensifying wave of repression being unleashed by Wickremesinghe's government aimed at crushing all anti-government opposition.
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). Mayo Clinic Minute: ABCs of hepatitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28, bringing the world together to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. It comes in many forms, including hepatitis A, B and C. But what do those letter designations mean, and how do they differ from one another? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/3bfI2lLGOdM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads at…
Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-03). The COVID-19 Endgame: Global Governance, "Digital Tyranny" and the Depopulation Agenda. globalresearch.ca
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). COVID-19 variant BA.5 is dominant strain; BA.2.75 is being monitored. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 infections in the U.S. continue to rise, with omicron BA.5 causing an estimated 82% of cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It may be the most dominant strain, but it's not the only one public health officials are monitoring. Omicron is a variant of COVID-19. BA.5 and BA.2.75 refer to as subvariants or strains of omicron. Variant basically means a mutation that occurs in the virus over time. "BA.5 is a strain…
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). Syphilis: A rising community presence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The infection rate of syphilis is increasing. The rate of infection has increased by 81% in Iowa, 28% in Minnesota and 34% in Wisconsin from 2016 to 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Across the country, syphilis infections increased over the same time by 52%. Here are answers to questions on how to prevent and treat this infection: What is syphilis? "Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection spread…
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). 8-1-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Reducing health disparities and addictiveness in cigarette products. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced proposed product standards to prohibit menthol flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors in cigars. August 2nd is the deadline for public comments regarding the proposed ruling. The ruling aims to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., by reducing youth experimentation and addiction, and increasing the number of smokers that quit. There are more than…
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is a lectin-free diet beneficial? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend of mine continues to speak highly about the health benefits of a diet where people eliminate lectins. She says it helped her lose weight and reduced her arthritis pain. What are lectins, and can a lectin-free diet cure autoimmune diseases and prevent other health problems? ANSWER: Lectins are naturally occurring proteins that are found in all foods, but they are most concentrated in certain plants. Lectins serve a protective function for plants…
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). Consumer Health: What is lung cancer screening, and who needs it? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Lung Cancer Day will be observed Monday, Aug. 1, which makes this a good time to learn more about lung cancer screening and who needs it. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Although the disease can occur in people who have never smoked, people who smoke or have smoked have…
Staff (2022-08-03). Autoridades cubanas analizan situación del dengue: Defendamos la vida entre todos. cubadebate.cu Si se trabaja en equipo, se llega más lejos en la lucha contra virus y transmisiones peligrosas. Así transcendió este martes, desde el Palacio de la Revolución, durante la reunión del Grupo Temporal de Trabajo para la prevención y control de la epidemia de COVID-19, la cual estuvo encabezada por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
WSWS (2022-08-03). Support continues for Australian physician and zero-COVID advocate Dr David Berger. wsws.org "I support Dr David Berger and his social media condemnation of governments' 'let it rip' coronavirus policies. These government policies could easily be renamed to 'let them die.'" — John Thompson, a retired draughtsman…
Global Research News (2022-08-03). Selected Articles: The COVID-19 Endgame: Global Governance, "Digital Tyranny" and the Depopulation Agenda. globalresearch.ca 
By The Worldwide QR Verification Code project lays the groundwork for the instatement of a "Digitiz…
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Father-daughter duo taking part in Transplant Games of America. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Carly Kelly was born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, a disease that not only affects the kidneys, but also can lead to liver problems. She spent the first month of her life in the Neonatal ICU at Mayo Clinic, where physicians told Carly's family she would eventually need a kidney transplant. "I was the first one to register as a donor," says Tim Kelly, Carly's father. "And I was so blessed to be a…
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Combatting drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Drug shortages continue to be a major health care issue in the U.S., with more than 200 ongoing and active shortages per year since 2018. "Drug shortages are not new to health care," explains Dr. Mary Gilmer, director of pharmaceutical supply and procurement for Mayo locations across the Midwest. "But, really, over the last two years with the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortages have really exposed the vulnerability of our global drug supply chain. And these…
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). Diets higher in calcium and potassium may help prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones, Mayo Clinic study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — ≠ Kidney stones can cause not only excruciating pain but also are associated with chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. If you've experienced a kidney stone once, you have a 30% chance of having another kidney stone within five years. Changes in diet are often prescribed to prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones. However, little research is available regarding dietary changes for those who have one incident of kidney stone formation versus those…
Staff (2022-08-03). Los que curan y los que envenenan: Páginas de una Pademia Mediática (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu Este libro intenta estimular en el lector una mirada cuestionadora hacia el ambiente que se desarrolló durante la pandemia de la COVID-19 en las redes sociales digitales utilizadas por los cubanos, en el escenario de guerra mediática mantenida por el gobierno de Estados Unidos hacia Cuba.
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). A Q&A with a Mayo Clinic expert on monkeypox testing, more… newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials continue to monitor and track increasing cases of monkeypox, a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. "Monkeypox is a virus that has mainly caused outbreaks in the continent of Africa. There have been over the last decade or two isolated outbreaks in countries outside of Africa, but this is the largest outbreak occurring in what we call nonendemic countries," says Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox…
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-03). Mayo Clinic, Mercy collaborate to globally transform patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Innovative data science will enable patients to receive personalized, predictive and proactive medicine ROCHESTER, Minn., and ST. LOUIS — A 10-year collaboration agreement between Mayo Clinic and Mercy — a first-of-its-kind alliance between two large health care systems — will use the most current data science and years of deidentified patient outcomes to find diseases earlier and start patients on paths to better health more quickly. "This unique collaboration will eliminate the barriers to innovation…
Isheka N. Harrison (2022-08-02). As More Big Money Moves To Miami, Homeless To Be Sent To 'Camp'. moguldom.com Miami has been booming with an influx of new residents and big-money companies since the dawn of the covid-19 pandemic. The trend doesn't seem to be slowing anytime soon and it's compounding issues for the city's most vulnerable, including the homeless. It was recently announced that billionaire Ken Griffin is moving his multi-billion dollar hedge fund and …
Mark Gruenberg (2022-08-02). Pandemic 'best of times' created a new billionaire every 30 hours. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON —The world's billionaires—both individuals and corporations—have reaped additional dollars from the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, even as their price hikes, monopoly control, and outright greed pushed millions of people worldwide into hunger, a recent Oxfam report says. Huge numbers of people in developing nations remain un-vaccinated. The result: One new pandemic-created billionaire every …
Contributing Writers (2022-08-02). Google is a Vaccine Company/ By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr.'s Heroic Resistance to the CIA's Continuing COVID Coup d'état/ By Edward Curtin Smoking Gun: US Government, CDC Colluded with Google, Twitter, Facebook to Censor Important Information About Experimental COVID Vaccines Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization…
Liberation Staff (2022-08-02). PSL statement: Condemn the FBI attacks on the African People's Socialist Party. liberationnews.org 
The raids are part of a federal indictment of a Russian national, Aleksandr Ionov, who leads a non-governmental organization.
Rachel Cohen (2022-08-02). Court Blocks U.S Air Force from Punishing Unvaccinated Troops Seeking Religious Waivers. globalresearch.ca
Toby Rogers (2022-08-02). "Vaccination, Social Violence, and Criminality: The Medical Assault on the American Brain" globalresearch.ca
Eugyppius (2022-08-02). The Earliest Days of the Italian Pandemic, or Why Nobody Wants to Talk About February 2020 Anymore. globalresearch.ca
Aruna Rodrigues (2022-08-02). "The Courage to Face COVID-19": Preventing Hospitalization and Death While Battling the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex. globalresearch.ca
Prof. Dr. Martin Schwab (2022-08-02). Video: Covid "Mask Mandate"to be Reimposed in Germany's Schools? Prof. Dr. Martin Schwab. globalresearch.ca
____ (2022-08-02). China to provide more vaccine assistance to Tajikistan, deepen cooperation. ecns.cn China will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccine assistance to Tajikistan and build a China-Tajikistan community with a shared future, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday during a meeting with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin.
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Association Between Dialysis Facility Ownership and Waiting List and Transplant in Pediatric Patients. jamanetwork.com This cohort study examined the association between the profit status of US dialysis facilities and the time pediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease were placed on the waiting list and when they received a transplant.
WSWS (2022-08-02). Canadian neurocognitive disorder expert speaks to Global Workers Inquest into the Pandemic: "To say 'they are old, they can die'—it's criminal" wsws.org "We now know how to eliminate this virus. Why not give ourselves the best chance so that our children can live a normal life, so that we can go to work without stress, go shopping without the fear of catching a deadly disease?"
____ (2022-08-02). 1st shipment of Medicine for SMA patients arrives in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Head of Iranian Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) on Tuesday announced the arrival of first shipment of medicines for patients suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) disease into the country.
WSWS (2022-08-02). Australian workers support zero-COVID advocate Dr David Berger, condemn Twitter censorship of SEP (Australia). wsws.org "Silencing a doctor's views, and talk of a 'special education program,' smacks of something out of a totalitarian nightmare." — Vicki, from South Australia…
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Improving Quality of Care and Outcomes for Pediatric Patients With End-stage Kidney Disease. jamanetwork.com Childhood end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is rare, accounting for approximately 1% of individuals with ESKD in the US. Unique features that distinguish pediatric from adult ESKD include frequent concomitant congenital anomalies, detrimental effects on all aspects of growth and development, and the need for decades of kidney replacement therapy. The beneficial effects of transplants in pediatric patients are clear. Compared with pediatric patients treated with dialysis, those who receive a transplant demonstrate better growth, neurocognitive development, academic performance, and quality of life. In a recent US Re…
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Anti-tau Antibody Semorinemab Fails to Slow Alzheimer Disease. jamanetwork.com The experimental monoclonal anti-tau antibody semorinemab failed to reduce clinical disease progression and to slow the rate of pathological tau accumulation among individuals with mild cognitive impairment or dementia related to Alzheimer disease in a recent trial.
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Maternal Death Rate Increased During Early COVID-19 Pandemic. jamanetwork.com The rate of maternal deaths increased 33.3% during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Review: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Malaria in the US. jamanetwork.com This Review discusses the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of malaria in the US.
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Integrity of SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory-Developed Tests—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We appreciate the comments by Dr Genzen and colleagues about our recent Viewpoint on SARS-CoV-2 LDTs. The FDA has long asserted its authority to regulate LDTs even while using its enforcement discretion to largely leave LDTs alone. Although many FDA law scholars believe the FDA's authority to regulate at least some LDTs is well supported by the relevant statutory language, Dr Genzen and colleagues are correct that this view is not universally shared and that the issue has never been resolved in court. Although there have been past attempts to clarify this question through acts of Congress, the aftermath…
Anand Naidoo (2022-08-02). The Heat: Panama protests and COVID reinfections. america.cgtn.com 
As U.S. President Joe Biden tests positive again for COVID, we will take a look at the rising number of cases and reinfections. Also we will discuss the economic protests against the government in Panama.
WSWS (2022-08-02). Canadian neurocognitive disorder expert speaks to Global Workers Inquest into the Pandemic: "To say 'they are old, they can die,' yes—it's criminal" wsws.org "We now know how to eliminate this virus. Why not give ourselves the best chance so that our children can live a normal life, so that we can go to work without stress, go shopping without the fear of catching a deadly disease?" said Catherine.
WSWS (2022-08-02). Australian COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths reach record levels. wsws.org On Friday, 157 COVID-19 deaths were reported in Australia, the most on any day of the pandemic, while hospitalisations soared to more than 5, 0.
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Action Plan Targets ALS and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases. jamanetwork.com In response to a law passed last year, the FDA has released a 5-year plan to develop safe and effective drugs for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other rare neurodegenerative diseases.
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). RNA Interference Therapy Approved for Hereditary Type of Amyloidosis. jamanetwork.com An RNA interference compound that halts or reverses polyneuropathy due to hereditary transthyretin (TTR)—mediated amyloidosis in adults has received FDA approval. Hereditary TTR—mediated amyloidosis is a rare, inherited, rapidly progressive, and fatal disease with debilitating polyneuropathy, for which few treatments are available.
Staff (2022-08-02). Desde hoy XVI Festival Internacional de Cine de Gibara. cubadebate.cu Con una variada programación multicultural, con énfasis en el audiovisual, se desarrolla desde hoy y hasta el próximo día seis el XVI Festival Internacional de Cine de Gibara (FICGibara). El evento prioriza la creación audiovisual, con el doble reto de resurgir luego de dos ediciones sin realizarse por la situación epidemiológica creada por la Covid-19…
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-02). Science Saturday: Lupus rates increasing, communities of color especially vulnerable. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New research led by Mayo Clinic shows that more people are being diagnosed with lupus than in the past, while risks of severity and death remain the same. The study is published in BMJ Annals of the Rheumatologic Diseases. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation and pain throughout the body. Most common in women (9 of 10 diagnosed cases); it attacks both joints and organs — including the skin. "In our study, we confirmed that in…
Staff (2022-08-02). Antibióticos inyectables vitales para las terapias intensivas serán producidos en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Una planta de cefalosporinas inyectables, cuya terminación se prevé para finales de este año, permitirá la producción en Cuba de un grupo de antibióticos betalactámicos inyectables, de amplio uso en las terapias intensivas, y que actualmente se importan a costos elevados.
TeleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-08-02). Japón registra mayor cifra semanal de contagios por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El recuento diario de casos nuevos en Japón alcanzó un récord de alrededor de 233.000 el jueves en medio de la séptima ola de infecciones por la Covid-19 en el país.
WSWS (2022-08-02). Doctor takes her own life in Austria following threats from anti-vaxxers. wsws.org Political responsibility for the doctor's death lies with the Austrian government. In lifting all the coronavirus protective measures, it has strengthened the far-right forces who drove Dr. Lisa-Maria Kellermayr to her death.
WSWS (2022-08-02). Australian educator speaks to Global Workers' Inquest: "The biggest lie was that kids didn't get COVID, did not transmit it, and then if they did become infected it was mild." wsws.org Amanda became active in the Committee for Public Education (CFPE) at the beginning of the pandemic and after being victimised at her school for speaking in defence of educator and student health and safety.
WSWS (2022-08-02). On eve of school reopenings, Hawaii teacher calls for fight against state's elimination of COVID measures. wsws.org The new guidance was issued two weeks before schools were set to reopen, leaving many teachers and parents scrambling for answers to what is going on as well as ways to coordinate a response to the unsafe conditions they be forced to endure.
WSWS (2022-08-02). Monkeypox continues its global assault as governments do nothing to bring the pandemic to an end. wsws.org Global monkeypox cases have risen to over 23,000 spanning almost 90 countries and territories. Despite the recent declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, little is being done to address the rapidly evolving crisis.
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Integrity of SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory-Developed Tests. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent Viewpoint discussed the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and SARS-CoV-2 laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). The authors stated that the FDA "regulates" LDTs, but the legal foundation for this position is controversial. Since the 1990s, the FDA has suggested that it has authority over LDTs. However, this concept was never discussed in congressional hearings prior to passage of the Medical Device Amendments in 1976, nor is there any mention of LDTs in the statute itself. According to the Medical Device Amendments, the FDA is only authorized to regulate medical devices introduced into "int…
Global Research News (2022-08-02). Selected Articles: Smoking Gun: US Government, CDC Colluded with Google, Twitter, Facebook to Censor Important Information About Experimental COVID Vaccines. globalresearch.ca 
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Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-02). WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee has declared the monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been over 16,000 cases globally, including in 68 countries where the virus isn't typically seen. Of those cases, more than 2,800 were in the U.S. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The monkeypox outbreak has spread far beyond…
Dr. Joseph Mercola (2022-08-02). Testimonies from COVID Jab Injured: "mRNA 'Vaccine' Genocide 2021-2022" globalresearch.ca
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Sickle Cell Trait Associated with Kidney Failure and COVID-19 Death. jamanetwork.com Sickle cell trait (SCT) should be considered an adverse prognostic factor for COVID-19, a genetic association study suggests.
____ (2022-08-02). Beijing, Shanghai start inter-regional recognition of COVID test result to reduce economic impact. ecns.cn Multiple places, including Beijing and Shanghai, have started inter-regional recognition of COVID-19 test results as the Chinese central government urged regional authorities to improve test data sharing between each other to enhance the convenience of the public to travel.
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-02). Mayo Clinic researchers pinpoint genetic variations that might sway course of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered key human genomic signatures that could help explain why COVID-19 is severe in some people and mild in others. After analyzing volumes of diverse worldwide DNA sequence data, the scientists identified mutations in two human proteins that might sway the course of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19. Their study reveals that variants in the genes for ACE2 and TMPRESS2 can…
Jamanetwork (2022-08-02). Apple Watch Parkinson Disease Symptom Monitor Is Cleared. jamanetwork.com A program that uses motion sensors built into the Apple Watch to monitor symptoms of Parkinson disease gained FDA clearance.
Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-02). "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?
Liberation Staff (2022-08-01). El PSL condena las redadas del FBI al Partido Socialista del Pueblo Africano. liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation condemns the FBI's raids and McCarthyite attacks on the African People's Socialist Party. | In their latest attempt to smear radical organizations and stifle political dissent, on July 29 the FBI carried out several raids targeting the APSP's Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida, their Uhuru Solidarity Center in St. Louis, Missouri, and the residence of their chairman, Omali Yeshitela.
Jamanetwork (2022-08-01). Echocardiography and ST-Segment Elevation Mimics. jamanetwork.com To the Editor In a patient with no risk factors for coronary artery disease, such as the patient on which Dr Wang and colleagues reported, the differential diagnoses of ST-segment elevation in lead aVR should include dissecting aneurysm of the aorta (DAA) and pulmonary embolism (PE) with hemodynamic compromise. Certain clinical signs may provide valuable clues to diagnosing DAA and PE.
As a Texas school superintendent, Adrain Johnson is no stranger to the struggles small, rural public schools face, from trying to recruit teachers, especially after more than two years of navigating school during a global pandemic, to a general lack of resources. And now, after the school shooting in Uvalde, there's a renewed conversation about …
