(2022-06-08). Cuba-China cooperation leads to vaccine breakthrough. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders June 7, 2022 Cuba and China formally announced June 2 that they have filed for joint patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine. The new vaccine, a collaboration between the biotechnological sectors of the two countries, is the first patent for a single vaccine effective against the many variants of COVID-19. A collaboration between the biotechnology sectors of China and Cuba has resulted in the development of the first patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine, being presented here at the National Intellectual Property Office in China. News of the jointly developed vaccine is particularly exciting because of the tw…
(2022-06-08). Comicomment: Americans bear the brunt of Covid policy failure of the government. ecns.cn Regardless of such a massive cost of human lives, the U.S. has never reflected on its botched Covid response.
(2022-06-08). Report warns taxpayer money is fueling 'pandemic greed grab' by US CEOsÔøº. nationofchange.org Amazon, which has reported $10.3 billion in recent federal contracts, paid CEO Andy Jassy 6,474 times more than it paid its median worker last year.
(2022-06-08). U.S. COVID response: War and profiteering remains the priority. mronline.org 
The death toll in the U.S. due to COVID-19 has crossed 1 million. The richest country in the world has stumbled in controlling the pandemic and the poorest have suffered the most.
(2022-06-08). The 9th Summit of the Americas, Another Nail in the Coffin of Monroe Doctrine. orinocotribune.com With the exclusion of some countries from the 9th Summit of the Americas, the demise of the US global hegemony is advancing slowly, but steadily. | A few hours before the inauguration of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, the Biden administration had not yet been able to publish its guest list for the event. | This is the second time the US is hosting the Summit, the first time was the first Summit held in Miami back in 1994. The objectives proposed for this ninth edition of the Summit are to focus on the creation of a regional agreement on migration and the formulation of a post COVID-…
(2022-06-08). Monkeypox garners attention only after it's circulating in rich capitalist countries. peoplesworld.org 
If you have been following infectious disease news since the COVID-19 pandemic, you may have already seen reports on the rising number of cases of monkeypox. Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to a small family of viruses that also includes smallpox. In fact, monkeypox is so similar to smallpox …
(2022-06-08). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…
(2022-06-08). China ramps up supervision over nucleic acid testing agencies. ecns.cn China's top drug regulator said on Tuesday it will significantly increase supervision over COVID-19 nucleic acid testing agencies following several reports of fraud.
(2022-06-08). The Heat: COVID-19 and Mental Health. america.cgtn.com The coronavirus pandemic has killed millions across the globe including over one million here in the United States. And, while the loss of loved ones has been devastating for families, the fallout has also left huge numbers struggling with mental health issues. Depression and anxiety …
(2022-06-08). COVID Vaccines Linked to New Type of Incurable, Fatal Degenerative Brain Disorder/By Megan Redshaw. marktaliano.net Studies suggest a link between a rapidly progressing, incurable and fatal prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and COVID-19 vaccines. By Megan Redshaw Global Research, June 08, 2022 Children's Health Defense 7 June 2022 ..]…
(2022-06-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: High-intensity workouts and reducing risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org High-intensity function training, such as boot camp-type exercise classes, continues to grow in popularity, especially as many COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Edward Laskowski, co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, explains how someone can reap the benefits of this type of exercise while avoiding injury. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/kNqNSA-m3kk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…
(2022-06-08). Squelching dissent on both sides of the Atlantic. dissidentvoice.org 
The current repression of dissent in Germany is startlingly similar to that in North America. In 2019 as the virus started to spread, the government ordered drastic measures against it. Several distinguished doctors and professors, including an MD who was a former member of parliament, asked the government for evidence and explanations justifying these measures. …
(2022-06-08). Head honchos at low-pay firms raised CEO pay in pandemic. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The head honchos at more than one-third of the nation's lowest-paying firms—including Amazon, Maximus and Starbucks, which are battling unionization drives—jacked up their own total compensation, right in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report says. Executive Excess 2022 by the Institute for Policy Studies reveals the gap between those rich CEOs and …
(2022-06-08). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…
(2022-06-08). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…
(2022-06-08). Consumer Health: Understanding C. diff infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become sick. They are carriers of the bacteria and may spread infections. Illness from C. diff typically occurs after using antibiotics. It most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities. About 200,000 people in the U.S….
(2022-06-08). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about recovering from a stroke with stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes can occur at…
(2022-06-08). Patients with mitral annulus calcification at higher risk of heart valve and cardiovascular disease, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an echocardiogram at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue at the base of the heart's mitral valve. Mitral valve dysfunction was more than twice as prevalent for those patients, who also were at higher risk of all-cause mortality. Mitral annulus calcification has been associated with cardiovascular diseases and events, as…
(2022-06-08). Imperial experts to develop low-cost digital crop virus sensors with $1m grant. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have received $1million to develop low-cost digital sensors that detect viruses in plants and crops with international partners.
(2022-06-08). Iran's economic growth to increase 3.7% in 2022: WB. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — The World Bank (WB) in its latest report said that Iran's economy will grow by 3.7 percent thanks to oil exports jump and also public vaccination of people against coronavirus.