(2023-02-09). Latest mRNA Vaccine for RSV Wins Expedited Review. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-11). [Correspondence] Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates — Authors' reply. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has caused almost 8 million reported deaths worldwide since late 2019.1 Although this is a staggering loss of human lives, 8 million is a vast under-estimation of the true toll of the pandemic. In addition to under-reporting and misclassification of COVID-19 deaths, the pandemic has also resulted in loss of lives due to stressed health-care systems. Excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a measurement of net changes in all-cause mortality during the pandemic compared with levels before the pandemic, is widely considered the best measurement of the overall effect of the pandemic and i…
(2023-02-09). Foreign expert: The next dacade will be very good for Chinese tourism. ecns.cn Chris Ryan, professor at the University of Waikato, is highly optimistic about China's tourism industry exceeding pre-pandemic levels, adding the next decade will be very good for Chinese tourism as economic growth resumes.
(2023-02-09). Manifesto for an Ecosocial Energy Transition from the Peoples of the South. fpif.org Manifesto for an Ecosocial Energy Transition from the Peoples of the South | An appeal to leaders, institutions, and our brothers and sisters | More than two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic—and now alongside the catastrophic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine—a "new normal" has emerged. This new global status quo reflects a worsening of various crises: social, economic, political, ecological, bio-medical, and geopolitical. | Environmental collapse approaches. Everyday life has become ever more militarized. Access to good food, clean water, and affordable health care has bec…
(2023-02-09). China's Consumption Recovers at Accelerated Pace. telesurenglish.net China's consumption has been recovering quickly, with some sectors almost returning to their pre-pandemic levels. The vigorous rebound has prompted central and local governments to introduce more policies, which experts believe will build on the growth momentum and unleash further consumption potential. | RELATED: | RECOVERY IN FULL SWING: | Domestic tourism was one of the sectors that took the lead in staging a rebound.
(2023-02-09). Latest mRNA Vaccine for RSV Wins Expedited Review. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-11). [Correspondence] Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates — Authors' reply. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has caused almost 8 million reported deaths worldwide since late 2019.1 Although this is a staggering loss of human lives, 8 million is a vast under-estimation of the true toll of the pandemic. In addition to under-reporting and misclassification of COVID-19 deaths, the pandemic has also resulted in loss of lives due to stressed health-care systems. Excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a measurement of net changes in all-cause mortality during the pandemic compared with levels before the pandemic, is widely considered the best measurement of the overall effect of the pandemic and i…
(2023-02-09). Foreign expert: The next dacade will be very good for Chinese tourism. ecns.cn Chris Ryan, professor at the University of Waikato, is highly optimistic about China's tourism industry exceeding pre-pandemic levels, adding the next decade will be very good for Chinese tourism as economic growth resumes.
(2023-02-09). Manifesto for an Ecosocial Energy Transition from the Peoples of the South. fpif.org Manifesto for an Ecosocial Energy Transition from the Peoples of the South | An appeal to leaders, institutions, and our brothers and sisters | More than two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic—and now alongside the catastrophic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine—a "new normal" has emerged. This new global status quo reflects a worsening of various crises: social, economic, political, ecological, bio-medical, and geopolitical. | Environmental collapse approaches. Everyday life has become ever more militarized. Access to good food, clean water, and affordable health care has bec…
(2023-02-09). China's Consumption Recovers at Accelerated Pace. telesurenglish.net China's consumption has been recovering quickly, with some sectors almost returning to their pre-pandemic levels. The vigorous rebound has prompted central and local governments to introduce more policies, which experts believe will build on the growth momentum and unleash further consumption potential. | RELATED: | RECOVERY IN FULL SWING: | Domestic tourism was one of the sectors that took the lead in staging a rebound.
(2023-02-09). Where next for the UK's National Health Service workers? wsws.org NHS workers, rail workers, postal workers, educators, civil servants and millions more not yet striking face a government intent on funnelling social wealth to the major corporations and the super-rich, while the working class is made to pay for the pandemic bailout, the escalating war against Russia in Ukraine and the economic crisis produced by rising oil, gas and food prices.
(2023-02-11). [Correspondence] Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates. thelancet.com A study1 by the COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators estimates more than 18 million COVID-19 deaths globally by the end of 2021—three times those reported. The COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators claim that under-ascertainment is especially severe in sub-Saharan Africa, with actual deaths 14 times higher than the 150‚Äà000 reported—more than 2 million excess deaths across the region in 2020—21.
(2023-02-10). Ferry services resume between Quanzhou, Kinmen. ecns.cn Ferry services between Quanzhou, Fujian province, and the island of Kinmen, which is administered by Taiwan, resumed on Friday after being suspended for nearly three years due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
(2023-02-09). No new Omicron variants detected in Beijing by 2022 end: study. ecns.cn No novel COVID-19 variants were found in Beijing weeks after China optimized its epidemic response in November, according to a recent study.
(2023-02-09). Analysis of COVID-19 samples in Beijing reflects no novel variants emerged during China's recent outbreak: research. ecns.cn The sequencing of new COVID-19 samples in Beijing taken in November and December in 2022 reflected that no novel variants have emerged during China's recent COVID-19 outbreak, according to research published on The Lancet by a leading Chinese research team.
(2023-02-09). Samuel García Sepúlveda: The WEF's Man In Mexico. thelastamericanvagabond.com Samuel García Sepúlveda, the current Governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León, recently attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Has he been tapped to be the next President of Mexico? Over the last 3 years, thousands of Americans, Canadians, Australians, and Europeans have come to Mexico, seeking to avoid COVID-19 measures. This
(2023-02-11). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Forrest IS, Petrazzini BO, Duffyet àÅ, et al.Machine learning-based marker for coronary artery disease: derivation and validation in twolongitudinal cohorts. Lancet 2023; 401: 215—25—The codes for the CAD case definition in the appendix have been updated. The appendix of this Article has been corrected as of Feb 9, 2023.
(2023-02-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: Success in reducing heart disease deaths, except for young women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiovascular disease is still the No. 1 killer in the world. The good news is that, generally, the numbers are getting better, with one surprising exception. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, discusses how treatment bias for younger women may be a contributing factor. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/b5XjmSOeeBI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 02) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic…
(2023-02-10). What is clinically meaningful to slow Alzheimer's progression? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Experts reframe understanding of treatment impact over time, need for combination therapies ROCHESTER, Minn. — An expert work group has reframed what is clinically meaningful to slow Alzheimer's disease progression during clinical trials, including treatment impact over time and the need for combination therapies. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association has published the group's findings and recommendations: Slowing progression of disease — rather than halting it, which may come eventually — has…
(2023-02-09). Researchers suggest changes to haemophilia treatment. healtheuropa.com 
Findings from two University Hospital Bonn studies could lead to significant changes in haemophilia treatment. Haemophilia A, which almost exclusively affects males, is the most common form of haemophilia. The disease can usually be treated easily; however, treatment can be ineffective in some patients. Two recent studies from the Haemophilia Centre of the University Hospital …
(2023-02-09). Brazil Pushes Illegal Miners Out of Yanomami Indigenous Territory. latinorebels.com Armed government officials with Brazil's justice, Indigenous, and environment ministries pressed illegal gold miners out of Yanomami Indigenous territory Wednesday, citing widespread river contamination, famine, and disease they have brought to one of the most isolated groups in the world.
(2023-02-09). Plagues and Painting with Words: Glimpses of Orhan Pamuk's Writing Process. juancole.com 
By Erdaƒü Gà∂knar | ( LA Review of Books) DURING THE LONG summer days in Istanbul, Orhan Pamuk devotes himself to intensive writing on Büyükada, an island in the Sea of Marmara, and in the evenings, he meets with visitors. Last August, Pamuk and I had dinner there and discussed everything from politics …
(2023-02-10). Seymour Hersh's exposure of the Nord Stream bombing: A lesson and a warning. wsws.org The revelation by veteran journalist Seymour Hersh that the White House began planning an attack on the Nord Stream pipelines before the outbreak of the Ukraine war has blown apart the US media's entire narrative of the war in Ukraine.
(2023-02-09). Discovery of T-cells that protect against bacteraemic pneumonia. healtheuropa.com A new study by the University of Liverpool reveals how resistance to bacteraemic pneumonia is provided by a unique subset of lung T regulatory cells. Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, with a large proportion of cases developing bloodstream infections. These bacteraemic pneumonia cases are associated with a high fatality rate …
(2023-02-09). NICE recommends a genetic test to prevent hearing loss in babies. healtheuropa.com 
A genetic test that establishes vulnerability to hearing loss in babies has been recommended by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). When babies develop a neonatal bacterial infection, doctors and midwives would usually give the antibiotic gentamicin. However, the use of this antibiotic can increase the risk of hearing loss in babies …