(2018-08-23). Gaza Without Cancer Medicine as Haley Blames Arabs for Washington's Sins. counterpunch.org 
On Sunday August 12, news from Gaza was distressing: The Ministry of Health announced that it would no longer be able to treat cancer patients in the Israel-besieged Strip. "Colon and lung cancer, as well as lymphoma patients cannot be provided with the necessary therapy now," said Dr. Mohammed Abu Silmiya, director of Abdulaziz Al-Rantisi Hospital for Children. More
(2018-08-23). Mexico's AMLO Weighs Budget Hike for Science, Technology Sector. telesurtv.net The president-elect received a list of proposals arguing that Mexico's health and science sectors would suffer if not provided the necessary funds.
(2018-08-23). Grandmothers Of Plaza De Mayo Founder Chicha Mariani Has Died. telesurtv.net "In Argentina, the 'locas' of Plaza de Mayo will be an example of mental health because they refused to forget in the times of mandatory amnesia," wrote Eduardo Galeano on his book "Utopias."
(2018-08-23). Is Low Inflation the Path to Real Wage Growth? counterpunch.org 
History suggests that in recent times even fairly modest rates of inflation often eat up wage increases. The monetary authorities want prices to rise 2 to 3% a year, which is about what prices are doing now. But that means that if you are a worker getting nominal pay increases of 2 to 3%, you are standing still. And 2 to 3% inflation is pretty typical. The main culprit may be energy prices or housing prices, or food prices or health care costs or college tuition or some combination. But a 2 to 3% annual increase in the consumer price index is not uncommon in the last few decades. It means that nominal pay–the fa…
(2018-08-23). Children and Women With Disabilities Are More Likely to Face Violence. truthout.org Children with disabilities are up to four times more likely to experience violence, with girls being the most at risk, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. | "Children with disabilities are among the most marginalised groups in society. If society continues to see the disability before it sees the child, the risk of exclusion and discrimination remains," Georgina Thompson, a media consultant for UNICEF, told IPS. | According to the World Health Organisation, 15 percent of the global population lives with disabilities, making it the largest minority in the world — with children and women numbering higher among those disabled. | Last month, more than 700 representatives of non-governmental organisations, private companies and governments got together to address the systemic discrimination that exists against people with disabilities at the Global Disability Summit in London. | "Creating a more equal world where children…
(2018-08-23). The Teamsters/UPS conspiracy to slash workers' health care. wsws.org The current effort of the Teamsters to push through a concessions contract follows a series of attacks on UPS workers, including a scheme adopted in 2013 to cut health care benefits.
(2018-08-23). KPFA Management Abandoning The Station's Principles. indybay.org The KPFA of 2018, however, seems all-too aligned with national security state messaging, with its constant parroting of corporate media's evidence-free "Russia meddled" narrative and, with occasional exceptions, no recognition of the grotesque but almost completely unexamined and outsized influence of the state of Israel over US politics. | The unhealthy hierarchical structure of the station—well protected and benefited paid staff versus a majority of unprotected unpaid staff—also falls into the pattern of haves and have-nots in our society at large, and the negative consequence of such a structure is…
(2018-08-23). Grab 'em by the… parts? Health website says 'parts' and 'front hole' better than 'vagina'. rt.com 
If you've ever been bothered or offended by the words 'vagina' and 'penis,' you'll be happy to hear that a San Francisco-based healthcare website has some interesting new ideas about how we should be referring to our genitalia.
(2018-08-23). Fishermen, tribal members and conservationists push for increased flows on San Joaquin River. indybay.org "We must restore our rivers if we are going to have clean water and fish into the future," said Morning Star Gali, Tribal Organizer for Save California Salmon and Pit River tribal member. "Large fires and lack of water supply are caused by climate change and wasteful water use practices, not environmental laws. Appropriate flows are needed for the health of our sacred rivers, to restore the health of our communities, and to protect the quality of California's water supply."
(2018-08-23). Healthy Retail SF to Celebrate 10th Store Opening. indybay.org Healthy Retail SF to Celebrate 10th Store Opening | Bayview's Sav-Mor Mart re-opens in new location | with fresh produce, more healthful products & more…
(2018-08-23). SF DPH Director Garcia Out-SEIU1021 Members Want HR Director Miki Callahan Out Now. indybay.org After regular rallies and protests CCSF Director of Public Health Barbara Garcia has been forced out for covering up bullying, systemic racism and corruption in the DPH. SEIU 1021 workers are now demanding that Human Resource Director Micki Callahan also be removed for systematic racist practices, allowing bullying and harassment of city workers in many departments. Callahan has also allowed the falsification of testimony and anonymous documents against SEIU 1021 Potrero Hill Health Center steward Cheryl Thornton who was improperly removed from her job.
(2018-08-22). Workers Struggles: the Americas. wsws.org Doctors, nurses, dentists, administrative and social workers in public hospitals, clinics and health centers in the Mexican state of Sinaloa struck recently over the government's failure to contribute its portion to their savings fund.
(2018-08-22). Teamsters blackmails UPS workers: Strike and you will lose your health insurance. wsws.org The Teamsters is threatening workers that they will lose their health benefits if they strike, and that the concessions contract backed by the union is the "best we could get."
(2018-08-21). TRNN Exclusive: Flint Mayor on the Struggle for Clean Water. therealnews.com 
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver speaks with Eddie Conway about how budget cuts, poor existing infrastructure maintenance, and government mismanagement have caused a health crisis in her city
(2018-08-21). How Capitalism Erodes Mental Health. counterpunch.org By examining our evolutionary past and history as egalitarian, cooperative, and supportive hunter-gatherers in the primitive era, we dispel the false idea that human beings, by their very nature, are competitive, aggressive, and individualistic. Human beings have all the psychological and social skills to live differently and inequality is not inevitable. This is the view More
(2018-08-21). Headlines for August 21, 2018. democracynow.org In Historic Letter, Pope Condemns Catholic Church Sex Abuse and Cover-Up, Trump to Announce Massive Rollback of Obama-Era Coal Regulations, In Racist Comment, Trump Says Hispanic Border Agent "Speaks Perfect English", Taliban Fires Rockets at Afghan Presidential Palace, India: Death Toll Rises to 400 in Kerala's Historic Flooding, French Oil Company Total Withdraws from Iran in Wake of U.S. Sanctions, Microsoft: Russian Hackers Targeting Conservative Think Tanks, Michigan Health Director Faces Involuntary Manslaughter Trial over Flint Water Crisis, NYT: #MeToo Leader Asia Argento Paid Off Her Sexual Assault Accus…
(2018-08-21). Judge orders top Michigan health official to stand trial for Flint deaths. wsws.org Nick Lyon will face two counts of involuntary manslaughter for deaths due to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Flint related to the city's polluted water crisis.
(2018-08-16). "I'm Bringing My Bullhorn to Congress": Rashida Tlaib Poised to Become First Muslim Congresswoman. democracynow.org 
Detroit Democratic congressional candidate Rashida Tlaib is poised to become the first Palestinian-American woman and first Muslim woman to serve in Congress, after winning the Democratic primary for John Conyers's old House seat in Michigan last week. Tlaib is a Democratic Socialist who supports the Palestinian right of return and a one-state solution, Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and abolishing ICE. The child of immigrants, she has spoken out against the Trump administration's travel bans. We speak with Rashida Tlaib about her historic victory and her plans for Congress.
(2018-08-02). Trump Administration's Breastmilk War Exposes Backchannel Politics in Health Care. progressive.org Nipplegate has a long history in the Global South.
(2018-07-23). Venezuela to Invest €293m to Modernise Public Health System as National Nurses' Strike Continues. venezuelanalysis.com Maduro has called for a "revolution within the revolution" in the health sector.