(2018-08-24). 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.
(2018-08-24). New Zealand Nurses Organisation lashes out at critics on social media. wsws.org The union posted an inflammatory statement on Facebook aimed at intimidating opposition to its sellout of health workers.
(2018-08-24). 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."
(2018-08-24). 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…
(2018-08-24). Amazon Prime Day produces 209 percent increase in UK health and safety complaints. wsws.org Prime Day saw strikes at Amazon warehouses in Germany and Spain and a work to rule in Poland.
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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.
(2018-08-22). Is Melania Trump the Least Visible First Lady in Generations? alternet.org 
For this first lady, the spotlight has been the exception rather than the rule. | From Eleanor Roosevelt to Michelle Obama to Nancy Davis Reagan—from Betty Ford to Hillary Clinton—first ladies of the past were in the news consistently. Reagan was famous for her anti-drug campaign, while Clinton addressed health care reform as first lady and went on to serve two terms in the U. S. Senate. And Roosevelt had much to say about her hu. . .
(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."
(2018-08-22). 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.
(2018-08-21). 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). 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…
(2018-08-16). "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.