Daily Archives: June 17, 2023

2023-06-17: News Headlines

Jake Johnson (2023-06-16). More Than 1.2M Patients Have Been Booted Off Medicaid. Most Are Still Eligible. truthout.org A healthcare catastrophe is unfolding across the U.S. as states — now unrestrained by coverage rules enacted early in the coronavirus pandemic — continue to remove people from Medicaid at an alarming clip, mostly for procedural reasons unrelated to their eligibility for the program. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), which has been tracking Medicaid disenrollments since Congress and the Biden… |

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-16). Cuba reports 18 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths. plenglish.com According to MINSAP ¥s latest report, 23 patients were discharged from hospital, so the country ¥s total recovery toll climbed to 1,105,940. | Since the beginning of the pandemic (March 2020), as many as 1,114,610 Cubans have been infected with coronavirus. | No deaths have been reported so far, so Cuba ¥s overall death toll remains at 8,530. | Concerning immunization campaign, 90.8% of the Cuban population has been fully vaccinated, while 8,751,230 have received booster doses.

Geoff Watts (2023-06-17). Perspectives] Petro Terblanche: developing an mRNA technology hub in Africa. thelancet.com Petro Terblanche, the Managing Director of Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines based in Cape Town, South Africa, insists that her varied career has been unplanned. What kind of a plan would take you from a starting point in animal biology to the leadership of a rising biotech company via data management in cancer trials, environmental epidemiology, research on air pollution, the management of a government food science and technology agency, leadership roles in a nuclear energy corporation and a chemical company, and a part-time university professorship? "I take challenges", Terblanche explains, "but once I feel the ch…

The Exposé (2023-06-17). Expert Dr confirms COVID Vaccines may have seriously damaged Hearts of 100 Million+ Americans. expose-news.com The vaccines are causing heart injury in at least 2.8% of people who receive the Covid-19 injections. According to Dr. Thomas Levy, a minimum of 7 million Americans now have hearts damaged …

Paul Anthony Taylor (2023-06-16). First German Lawsuit Brought Against BioNTech Over COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-06-16). The Covid "Killer Vaccine". People Are Dying All Over the World. It's A Criminal Undertaking. globalresearch.ca First published on November 26, 2022 | *** | We are being accused of "spreading disinformation" regarding the Covid-19 vaccine. | The Reuters and AP media "trackers" and "fact checkers" will be out to smear the testimonies of parents who have lost their …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-06-17). Covid Related News: Discrimination against unvaccinated Australians is deadly while the dangers of covid injections continue to be revealed. expose-news.com Australia's stance to not treat an unvaccinated child is nothing short of criminal in light of the ever-growing mountain of evidence from across the world of the harm and deaths caused by …

Barbara Stocking, Lawrence Gostin, Jane Halton, Jorge Saavedra, Patricia Garcia, Ricardo Baptiste Leite, Jemilah Mahmood, Winnie Mpanju, Angel Gurria, Elil Renganathan (2023-06-17). Correspondence] Governance of health emergencies. thelancet.com There have been many analyses of the COVID-19 pandemic but little discussion of the governance failures, especially the need for cross-government, multisectoral engagement, and leadership by heads of state and governments at both national and global levels.

Jeffrey P Baker (2023-06-17). Perspectives] Virtually forgotten: telehealth and its histories. thelancet.com Along with nearly every doctor I knew, during the COVID-19 pandemic I was thrust into the strange world of virtual medicine. For many of my paediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder, for whom an hour in clinic can be challenging, this turned out to be a good thing and online the parents and I could have a genuine conversation. Still more importantly, I was able to see where these families lived—one mother took me on a virtual tour showing the holes her child had kicked into the wall plaster.

Editor (2023-06-17). RFK Jr: Should Fauci be Prosecuted? Will RFK Jr Take Big Money? & More. scheerpost.com By Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave / The Hill Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave interview 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about Covid-19 and how he would have handled the response to the pandemic differently.

Bill Scheuerman, Sid Plotkin (2023-06-16). Labor Movement Means More Than Unions. dissidentvoice.org Since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, headlines have focused on union organizing victories at Starbucks and Amazon. But a recent New York Times story declaring "New York Delivery Workers Are Getting a Bump in Pay" reminds us that workers outside the union movement are part of the labor movement too. However important, unions are …

Jon Rappoport (2023-06-16). Flash Back to the "Deadly 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic." And then Flash Forward to Covid 2020. Sharyl Attkisson. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-16). What Ebola teaches us about facing pandemics. peoplesdispatch.org Jyotsna Singh of Peoples Health Dispatch talks to Francisco Viegas of the MSF Access Campaign talks about the lessons from the Ebola outbreaks as the World Health Organization discusses the Pandemic Treaty…

WSWS (2023-06-16). Australian Labor government slashes annual health budget by $11 billion. wsws.org The Albanese government's latest budget deepened cuts to the crisis-ridden public health system, primarily by terminating COVID-19 safety measures, despite the ongoing pandemic.

Orinoco Tribune. (2023-06-16). Alex Saab's Illegal Detention Reaches Three Years. popularresistance.org This Monday marked three years of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab's illegal detention in a United States prison, in a case in which violations of international law and diplomatic conventions by the US regime stand out. | On June 12, 2020, Alex Saab was traveling to Iran on a diplomatic mission for the Venezuelan government to negotiate medical supplies and food for the Venezuelan people amid the crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the strengthening of illegal US and European sanctions. | The Venezuelan government plane Saab was traveling in stopped on Sal island in Cape Verde, an archipelago country off t…

Narges Neyazi, Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad, Alaa AbouZeid (2023-06-17). Correspondence] Non-communicable diseases in Afghanistan: a silent tsunami. thelancet.com Afghanistan is experiencing an untypical humanitarian crisis resulting from a chronic 40-year conflict and political upheavals. This crisis has led to a rapid economic collapse, inflation, drastic rises in poverty, hunger, and risk of malnutrition.1 Afghanistan is suffering from the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Outbreaks of many communicable diseases such as acute watery diarrhoea, measles, dengue fever, pertussis, and Crimean—Congo haemorrhagic fever in addition to COVID-19 have worsened the situation.

Dr. Ariyana Love (2023-06-16). Graphene COVID Kill Shots: Let the Evidence Speak for Itself. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2023-06-16). 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".

WSWS (2023-06-16). China's second wave of COVID infections, deaths, Long COVID, and government lies: Part 2. wsws.org While social media platforms by no means give a panoramic view of COVID-related tragedies, they provide a glimpse into the vast scale of the social crime committed by the lifting of Zero-COVID.

WSWS (2023-06-16). China's second wave of COVID-19 infections, deaths, debilitation, and government lies: Part 1. wsws.org Amid this deepening crisis, Chinese public health officials have sought to allay fears by recycling the same propaganda and lies first promoted by the Western imperialist powers.

Ed Holt (2023-06-17). World Report] Thousands at risk after Ukrainian dam destruction. thelancet.com The disaster has left hundreds of thousands of people without clean water, risking diseases such as cholera. Ed Holt reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-17). Consumer Health: Men's health and living a longer, healthier life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month, and Men's Health Week will be observed June 12—18, which makes this a good time to learn about the top threats to men's health and what you can do to keep yourself healthy. Heart disease and cancer are two of the top three leading causes of death for men in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Testicular cancer is highly treatable. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month. It's an opportunity to recognize the signs and symptoms of testicular cancer. The disease is not common. Just 1 in 250 men will develop testicular cancer at some point in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Most of those cases are in young and middle-aged men. And usually, the cancer is highly treatable. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/PkWz0ZYinzo Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-17). Mayo Clinic Health System now offering Saturday appointments for cervical cancer screening. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OWATONNA, Minn. — Cervical cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in women, with the American Cancer Society estimating that almost 14,000 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in 2023. Of those cases, over 4,000 women will likely die from the disease. Fortunately, precancerous cervical lesions are easy to diagnose with a Pap test, or cervical cancer screening, leading to better outcomes for treatment. But for many women, finding…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-16). American teen suicide rate surged sharply in last several years — CDC. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Homicide and suicide rates among groups of young Americans have risen sharply in the last few years, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows, shining a light on the state of mental health and violence in the U.S.

Amy Goodman (2023-06-16). Death of Track Star Tori Bowie Refocuses Nation on Black Maternal Health Crisis. truthout.org Olympic track star Tori Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor when she died on May 2, according to an autopsy. She was alone in her home at the time and may have suffered from respiratory distress and eclampsia, a rare but life-threatening pregnancy complication. Her baby also died. Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist, was just 32 years old, and her death has led to an outpouring of grief… |

Staff (2023-06-16). "Unacceptable": Olympic Track Star Tori Bowie's Death Highlights Black Maternal Health Crisis. democracynow.org Olympic track star Tori Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor when she died on May 2, according to an autopsy. She was alone in her home at the time and may have suffered from respiratory distress and eclampsia, a rare but life-threatening pregnancy complication. Her baby also died. Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist, was just 32 years old, and her death has led to an outpouring of grief and anger from friends and supporters who say it's part of a larger Black maternal health crisis. Across the United States, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications…

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