(2018-08-29). Mexico: Where People Are Living Longer But Lower-Quality Lives. telesurtv.net As Mexico conmemorates 'Day of the Elderly' on August 28, life expectancy is increasing but the elderly are being forced to live lower-quality lives.
(2018-08-29). 'Skyrocketing' US STDs: Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea & syphilis reach record levels. rt.com 
Health officials have issued stark warnings as data reveals that sexually transmitted infections are soaring in the US. A report has found that cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea have spiked for the fourth year in a row.
(2018-08-29). Smoking hot: E-cig explodes in man's pants (VIDEO). rt.com 
The health risks of vaping are up for debate but at least one California e-cigarette owner might think twice about puffing on one in the future after his device suddenly exploded inside his pocket.
(2018-08-29). SF SEIU Workers Speak Against Systemic Racism, Firing Of DPH Director Garcia & Callahan. indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 workers spoke out on August 22, 2018 about the resignation and or firing of Department of Public Health director Barbara Garcia, the racist discrimination, harassment and workplace bullying and the role of CCSF Human Resources director Micki Callahan who was personally involved in the removal of Garcia. Workers said that Callahan should be the next to go.
(2018-08-29). River Health Day on the San Lorenzo River. indybay.org Santa Cruz Riverwalk on the west side of the San Lorenzo River and upstream of the Laurel Street Bridge. We will be meeting behind the Sherwin Williams building located at 408 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Location on GoogleMaps: www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B058…: 0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.9707393!4d-122.0235138…
(2018-08-29). Auckland nurse denounces union's sellout deal in New Zealand. wsws.org A nurses' union member spoke with the WSWS over worsening conditions at the South Auckland hospital and the growing anger of health workers over the union's betrayal.
(2018-08-28). The Doctors Want In: Democratic Docs Talk Health Care on the Campaign Trail. truthout.org 
Dr. Rob Davidson, an emergency physician from western Michigan, had never considered running for Congress. Then came February 2017. The 46-year-old Democrat found himself at a local town-hall meeting going toe-to-toe with Rep. Bill Huizenga, his Republican congressman of the previous six years. | "I told him about my patients," Davidson recalled. "I see, every shift, some impact of not having adequate health care, not having dental insurance or a doctor at all." | His comments triggered cheers from the audience but didn't seem to register with Huizenga, a vocal Obamacare critic. And that got Davidson thinking. | Dr. Rob DavidsonCourtesy of Rob Davidson's campaign | "I've always been very upset … about patients who can't get health care," he said. But it never inspired him to act. Until this June, that is, when the political novice joined what is now at least…
(2018-08-28). The Antidote to Trump's Emergent White Nationalism. truthdig.com Discouraged by the rise of white nationalism across the country, I was heartened this month by a new book, "Power Shift: How Latinos in California Transformed Politics in America." It's the story of 10 Mexican-American men and women who rose from modest backgrounds to achieve great influence in California, one hard-fought step after another. Not only is their success a testament to the triumph of the human spirit, it helps explain why the Golden State is leading the resistance to President Trump. | "[For 70 years, Latinos were] subject to racialized treatment in education, employment, housing, health, law enforcement, land use and urban renewal, as well as the siting of dumps, freeways and other public works," write authors David Ayon and George Pla. "Movie theaters and public swimming pools were segregated. But now … a new administration hostile to immigrants generally and to…
(2018-08-28). Corporate Food Brands Drive the Massive Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. truthout.org 
Whole Foods bills itself as "America's healthiest grocery store," but what it's doing to the environment is anything but healthy. According to a new report, the chain is helping to drive one of the nation's worst human-made environmental disasters: the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. | By not requiring environmental safeguards from its meat suppliers, the world's largest natural and organic foods supermarket — and most of its big-brand counterparts in the retail food industry, like McDonald's, Subway and Target — are sourcing and selling meat from some of the worst polluters in agribusiness, including Tyson Foods and Cargill. The animal waste and fertilizer runoff from their industrial farms end up in the Gulf of Mexico, where each summer, a growing marine wasteland spreads for thousands of miles, leaving countless dead wildlife in its oxygen-depleted wake. | "The major…
(2018-08-28). Lacking Therapeutic Milk, Children with PKU Face Fate. imemc.org The acute shortage of some types of therapeutic milk, in Gaza hospitals, is leaving infants threatened by a genetic defect that is known to cause mental disability, the Palestinian Ministry of Health warned, on Monday. The ministry said, in a statement, that the lack of a therapeutic milk for infants […]…
(2018-08-27). At least Trump is not a 'zombie' telling 'beautiful lies' — Tech investor Peter Thiel. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump may be a "rude, mean person" but he is a "very healthy corrective" to a culture of political correctness and ideological platitudes, former Silicon Valley magnate Peter Thiel has said.
(2018-08-25). Medics warn of dangerous 'kissing bug' disease as 300,000 Americans already infected. rt.com 
Health experts are warning that the potentially lethal parasitic disease spread by 'kissing bugs' has taken hold in the US, with more than 300,000 Americans contracting it. |
(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.
(2018-08-21). 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.
(2018-07-23). 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.