(2022-11-19). [Comment] Offline: COVID-19—the lessons that science forgot. thelancet.com Remember the pandemic? Barely. Economist Impact, a policy research team within The Economist Group, supported by The Lancet's publisher Elsevier, last week launched Confidence in Research—a report exploring attitudes of scientists to the practice and communication of science during the pandemic. Based on a survey of over 3000 researchers worldwide, Economist Impact identified important actions that should be considered if mistakes are not to be repeated during future health emergencies.
(2022-11-19). [World Report] US CDC begins agency-wide changes after pandemic failures. thelancet.com An independent review made several recommendations for improving the public health agency. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC…
(2022-11-19). 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…
(2022-11-19). Third COVID wave worsens in New Zealand. wsws.org Modelling shows that case numbers and hospitalisations from COVID could return to a level similar to July, when New Zealand had the highest per-capita deaths in the world.
(2022-11-19). More Australian workers support November 20 public meeting to initiate united action to fight COVID-19. wsws.org "For me, the past three years have been a mixed bag of face-to-face and online work; and, most recently, unemployment." — Petra, a tertiary educator…
(2022-11-19). Infections, hospitalisations and fatalities rise as COVID-19 surges unhindered throughout Australia. wsws.org Federal and state governments have issued tepid recommendations for mask wearing and social distancing, while refusing to announce any significant restrictions to halt the spread.
(2022-11-19). Economic hardship, COVID and political instability dominate today's Malaysian election. wsws.org Political turmoil and the harsh economic conditions prevailing for the working class and rural poor make the election outcome far from certain.
(2022-11-19). [Obituary] John Michael Walshe. thelancet.com A leading authority on Wilson's disease. He was born in London, UK, on April 24, 1920 and died of bronchopneumonia in Hemingford Grey, UK, on Oct 14, 2022 aged 102 years.
(2022-11-19). [Correspondence] Alcohol and health. thelancet.com The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) is a comprehensive observational study which has been central to understanding health challenges worldwide. A study using data from GBD 20201 concluded that the optimal amount of alcohol consumption for health varies substantially by location. This variation could be real or ascribed to the limitations in GBD 2020 data.
(2022-11-19). Washington Post backs Republican-led witch-hunt against scientists. wsws.org On Thursday, the Washington Post published an editorial renewing its promotion of the Wuhan lab conspiracy theory, presenting an absurd, semi-literate attack on the research of scientists Michael Worobey and Kristian Andersen.
(2022-11-18). Floods once again devastate Australia's most populous state. wsws.org As they have done with the coronavirus pandemic, Australian governments have left flood devastated residents to fend for themselves.
(2022-11-18). Remember the Vaccine Scandal in Maryland? dissidentvoice.org 
Let's imagine a hypothetical scenario. What if there was a time when the general population was being relentlessly coerced into taking a particular drug? How would you know what to do? Where would you turn for the necessary context? Surely you wouldn't just take the shot without doing your homework… right? That would be irrational. …
(2022-11-18). FDA Oversight of Clinical Trials Is 'Grossly Inadequate,' Say Experts. strategic-culture.org Covid-19 vaccines and drugs were developed at "warp speed" and now experts are concerned that the US Food and Drug Administration inspected too few clinical trial sites. Maryanne Demasi reports | On 25 September 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a complaint by Brook Jackson who had been working for Ventavia Research Group, a Texas based company hired to run clinical trials for Pfizer's covid-19 mRNA vaccine. Jackson, a regional director, had witnessed problems at three trial sites she was overseeing and complained to an FDA inspector about a range of problems including falsified data, un…
(2022-11-18). 48,817 Dead and 5,107,883 Injured Following COVID-19 Vaccines in European Database of Adverse Reactions. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-18). Bradford Hill Criteria For Causality And COVID-19 Vaccine Outcomes. marktaliano.net
(2022-11-18). The Pandemic Treaty, Crypto, and Inequality. cepr.net The World Health Organization is in the early phases of putting together an international agreement for dealing with pandemics. The goal is to ensure both that the world is prepared to fend off future pandemics by developing effective vaccines, tests, and treatments; and that these products are widely accessible, including in low-income countries that don't …
(2022-11-18). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2022-11-18). "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca My objective is to inform people worldwide and refute the official narrative which has been used as a justification to destabilize the economic and social fabric of entire countries, followed by the imposition of the "deadly" COVID-19 "vaccine". This crisis affects humanity in its entirety: almost 8 billion people.
(2022-11-18). Terrifying Vision of a "Digital Gulag": G20 Promotes WHO-Standardized Global Vaccine Passport and 'Digital Health' Identity Scheme. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-18). US FDA Willfully Blind on the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-18). How The Pandemic Changed The Landscape Of U.S. Labor Organizing. popularresistance.org The story of essential workers during the pandemic is part of the long unraveling of the New Deal. The destruction of the welfare state, the attack on unions, and the rise of neoliberalism provide the historical backdrop for the pandemic labor unrest. As workers' fortunes came under renewed attack in the early 1970s, the historic gains of the New Deal were rolled back decades. Inequality became the defining feature of our economy as we arrived at a second Gilded Age. This was more than unfair‚Äâ—‚Äâduring the pandemic it had deadly consequences. A 2020 study found that in o…
(2022-11-18). How Union Solidarity Improves Everyone's Health Care. independentmediainstitute.org Alyssa Stout and her 800 coworkers banded together to keep Oroville Hospital open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, working around the clock to save countless lives. But these union members didn't stop there. They brought that same unwavering solidarity to the bargaining table earlier in 2022 and won a new contract with safety enhancements and other …
(2022-11-18). 1 in 5 Young Adults Dies from Excessive Alcohol Consumption. Alcohol Intake Skyrocketed During Pandemic. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-18). Evictions in Detroit return to pre-pandemic levels. wsws.org A study conducted by Poverty Solutions, a University of Michigan research organization, shows that the number of impoverished working class families in Detroit being evicted have returned to rates that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-11-18). How The Pandemic Changed The Landscape Of US Labor Organizing. popularresistance.org The story of essential workers during the pandemic is part of the long unraveling of the New Deal. The destruction of the welfare state, the attack on unions, and the rise of neoliberalism provide the historical backdrop for the pandemic labor unrest. As workers' fortunes came under renewed attack in the early 1970s, the historic gains of the New Deal were rolled back decades. Inequality became the defining feature of our economy as we arrived at a second Gilded Age. This was more than unfair‚Äâ—‚Äâduring the pandemic it had deadly consequences. A 2020 study found that in o…
(2022-11-18). Payouts lure workers back to Foxconn assembly plant. ecns.cn The Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, Henan province, hit by a recent spate of COVID-19 infections and workers leaving the site in October and the beginning of November, has welcomed a new wave of workers to meet production during its peak period, according to reports.
(2022-11-18). Fusion surprises and COVID scars: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2022-11-18). Covid Tyrannei: Offener Brief an den Schweizerischen Bundesrat. globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb desnewsauthor">Ns des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Folgen Sie …
(2022-11-18). Australian workers support online rank-and-file public meeting to fight government removal of COVID-19 safety measures. wsws.org "The reason you have to come to this meeting is that it is not just for doctors, or nurses, or wardsman, or postmen. It's for everyone. Without unity, we have nothing." — Medical specialist…
(2022-11-18). The disastrous implications of lifting Zero-COVID in China. wsws.org The objective laws of viral transmission mean that any shift away from a Zero-COVID elimination strategy carries with it the potential for the situation to quickly spiral out of control.
(2022-11-18). The impacts of monkeypox on women. healtheuropa.com An international collaboration of clinicians has published a new case study on the impacts of monkeypox infection on women during the 2022 outbreak. The study, which was led by Professor Chloe Orkin at Queen Mary University of London, covered the effects of the disease on cisgender (cis) and transgender (trans) women and non-binary individuals assigned …
(2022-11-18). Poor oral health affects nearly half of the world's population. healtheuropa.com 
A new report provides the first-ever analysis of oral health with data profiles for 194 countries, providing insight into the burden of oral diseases worldwide. The Global Oral Health Status Report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 45% of the global population suffers from poor oral health and diseases, with three out …
(2022-11-18). Researchers discover new target for Alzheimer's treatment. healtheuropa.com 
An international study involving University of Liverpool researchers has found a new potential target for Alzheimer's treatment. New research shows that medin, a protein, is deposited in the blood vessels of the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients along with the protein amyloid-Œ≤. This could potentially lead to new targets for Alzheimer's treatment. Medin is in …
(2022-11-18). OPS insta a tomar medidas ante alza de afecciones respiratorias. telesurtv.net En las últimas semanas fue reportado un aumento de casos de Covid-19, influenza estacional y Virus Respiratorio Sincitial.
(2022-11-18). Cepal advierte de consecuencias de la Covid-19 en Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net El Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía aseguró que hasta el 2025 la esperanza de vida no logrará alcanzar los niveles logrados antes de la pandemia.
(2022-11-18). Four months after contract expiration, UTLA still refusing to hold strike authorization vote. wsws.org Los Angeles teachers are still without a contract and with no COVID-19 mitigation measures, as LA County Health Department warns of winter surge.
(2022-11-17). In the Trap of NATO and The Collapse of US Hegemony. indybay.org Even before the outbreak of the global Covid pandemic, it was widely recognized that U.S. hegemony was in irreversible decline. Since then, the pace of hegemony loss has accelerated. In August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul as U.S. forces withdrew in a chaotic and hasty manner…. Only about six months later, war broke out between Russia and Ukraine.
(2022-11-17). Italian Police Bust Azov-Tied Nazi Cell Planning Terror Attacks. popularresistance.org Italian police announced a series of raids against the neo-Nazi Order of Hagal organization. Accused of stockpiling weapons and planning terror attacks, the group has established operational ties to the Ukrainian Azov Battalion. | Five members of an Italian neo-Nazi organization known as the "Order of Hagal" were arrested on November 15th while an additional member remains wanted by authorities. He happened to be in Ukraine, fighting Russian forces alongside the Azov Battalion, which has been formally integrated into the Ukrainian military. | The "Hagal" members are accused of plotting terrorist attacks on civili…
(2022-11-17). William Robinson: How COVID-19 will lead to a global capitalist police state. therealnews.com 
Capitalism was in crisis before the COVID-19 pandemic, and existing conditions of inequality, dispossession, and ecological ruin set the stage for the deadly success of the coronavirus. But how has COVID-19 changed capitalism, and where is the system headed now? The system shock of the pandemic has provoked growing resistance from the working class. At the same time, the wealthiest fraction of society has exploited the crisis of COVID-19 to accelerate their accumulation of wealth and violent dispossession of the world's majority. Professor William I. Robinson argues that humanity is now on a path towards th…
(2022-11-17). "The Covid mRNA Vaccine Causes Cardiac Arrests, Heart Attacks, Strokes… : Leading British Cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, and Dr. Peter McCullough Independently Come to Same Conclusion. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-17). Beijing starts inhaled COVID-19 booster vaccination. ecns.cn The first batch of inhaled COVID-19 booster vaccination has become available in Beijing starting from Wednesday in Beijing.
(2022-11-17). [Articles] Estimating the effect of HIV on cervical cancer elimination in South Africa: Comparative modelling of the impact of vaccination and screening. thelancet.com High HPV vaccination coverage of girls and 2 lifetime cervical screens could eliminate cervical cancer among women overall in South Africa by the end of the century and substantially decrease cases among all women and WLHIV over the short and medium term. Cervical cancer elimination in WLHIV would likely require enhanced prevention strategies for WLHIV. Screening of WLHIV remains an important strategy to reduce incidence and alleviate disparities in cervical cancer burden between women with and without HIV, despite HIV interventions scale-up.
(2022-11-17). The Road to Totalitarianism (Revisited). dissidentvoice.org 
Photo: W. Rospondek, Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp It feels like it's finally over, doesn't it, the whole "apocalyptic pandemic" thing? I mean, really, really over this time. Not like all those other times when you thought it was over, but it wasn't over, and was like the end of those Alien movies, where it seems like …
(2022-11-17). Gaza Freedom Flotilla To Sail In 2023. popularresistance.org After a pause due to the global pandemic, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is set to resume its sailing to challenge the illegal, immoral and inhuman Israeli blockade of Gaza. The last sailing of the flotilla was in 2018. The 2020 sail was postponed due to the COVID pandemic that closed many European ports. | Members of the 10 national and international organization campaign coalition met in London November 4-6, 2022, and made the decision to resume sailing in 2023. Representatives of member campaigns from Norway, Malaysia, US, Sweden, Canada, France, New Zealand, Turkey and the International Committee f…
(2022-11-17). Michigan Medicine worker speaks out against capitalism's COVID policy. wsws.org "This place gave me COVID, but all they talk about is he, him or that I might be gay. I agree with the pandemic being a socially criminal policy, and this happening internationally."
(2022-11-17). Google Is Sued for Auto-installing COVID "Spyware" on People's Phones. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-17). Governor DeSantis, Ban the Covid mRNA Jab! globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-17). Guangdong reports over 8,800 new local COVID-19 cases, accelerates construction of medical facilities. ecns.cn Guangdong Province is speeding up construction of mobile hospitals and quarantine facilities to cope with the recent COVID-19 resurgence.
(2022-11-17). Why Did Democrats Vote With the GOP to End the COVID National Emergency? truthout.org
(2022-11-17). World Socialist Web Site readers in North Asia support online public meeting to fight "let it rip" COVID policies. wsws.org Sunday's public meeting will outline a political perspective, including the building of independent rank-and-file committees, to unify health workers, teachers and other sections of workers in the fight for decent wages, working conditions and the elimination of COVID-19.
(2022-11-17). New hope for treatment to slow neurodegenerative disease. healtheuropa.com 
Scientists have discovered a new drug treatment that could slow neurodegenerative disease, offering fresh hope. The new study featuring researchers from the University of Glasgow's new Advanced Research Centre (ARC) and published in Science Signaling, found that by using a novel drug, which selectively activates a brain protein called the M1-receptor, the life span of …
(2022-11-17). Thursday 12/1: Two Great Readings to Mark World AIDS Day. indybay.org 1680 Market Street | SF, CA 94102…
(2022-11-17). Creating Solidarity Between Africa and Brics Countries Top of Sars' List. infobrics.org The South African Revenue Service (Sars) participated in two multilateral meetings recently to cement international tax co-operation in Africa and among the Brics countries…
(2022-11-17). Fossil Drugs: Antibiotics as the fossil fuels of medicine. mronline.org 
The discovery of antibiotics was one of humanity's greatest achievements. But we didn't invent them. Long before humans, microorganisms in soil evolved these molecules. It was not until the mid-twentieth century, however, that these molecules were isolated by humans and mass-produced for medicine. At first antibiotics seemed like a miracle. However, they are different from …
(2022-11-17). Chinese delegate calls on parties to seek compromise at upcoming UN biodiversity conference. ecns.cn All parties need to seek a compromise on key issues at the UN biodiversity conference to be held next month and strive to adopt…
(2022-11-17). La relación de Alemania con China, de nuevo fuente de discordia con EE. UU. globalizacion.ca El canciller alemán Olaf Scholz fue el primer líder europeo en visitar Pekín desde el estallido de Covid-19. También, el primer líder occidental que se reunió con Xi Jinping flamantemente coronado para su tercer mandato. Su viaje despertó fuertes críticas…
(2022-11-17). øQué podemos esperar de China con Xi Jinping? globalizacion.ca Vivimos tiempos muy turbulentos. Se avecinan muchas crisis y desafíos: el calentamiento global, el COVID-19, la crisis energética, la guerra en Ucrania… øQué podemos esperar ahora que Xi Jinping ha sido elegido para un tercer mandato? øQué dirección tomará China…
(2022-11-17). Panamá alerta sobre inicio de sexta ola de la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El titular de Salud panameño precisó que algunas provincias han registrado últimamente un alza de hasta 10 por ciento de nuevos casos la Covid-19.
(2022-11-17). Benign breast disease increases the risk of breast cancer. healtheuropa.com 
Women with benign breast disease are twice as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, according to research from Hospital del Mar in Barcelona. The study examined over 700,000 Spanish women who took part in breast screening. The study compared women who were diagnosed with any benign breast disease, including fibroadenomas and cysts, with women …