(2019-07-17). Kip Sullivan and Dr. Matthew Hahn on How Value Based Programs Are Undermining Medicare and Single Payer. counterpunch.org There is a growing sentiment, bubbling from the ground up, that before we get to Medicare for All, we need to first fix Medicare. Richard Bazarian, an eye surgeon in Portland, Maine, is supportive of the idea. "The senators who tout Medicare for All could prove their commitment by sponsoring legislation to expand coverage for More
(2019-07-17). 2018 Air Monitoring Shows Most Pesticides Below Health Screening Levels. indybay.org The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released air monitoring results indicating that most of the pesticides monitored in the DPR air monitoring network in 2018 were found below levels that indicate a health concern.
(2019-07-17). Nurse shortages persist after UAW sellout of Mercy Health St. Vincent strike. wsws.org The fight by nursing staff in Toledo, Ohio has important lessons for the overall fight in defense of healthcare as well as for autoworkers facing demands for more health givebacks.
(2019-07-16). 'Somewhere People Just Accepted What's Going On as Normal'. truthdig.com 
The Border Patrol agent, a veteran with 13 years on the job, had been assigned to the agency's detention center in McAllen, Texas, for close to a month when the team of court-appointed lawyers and doctors showed up one day at the end of June. | Taking in the squalor, the stench of unwashed bodies, and the poor health and vacant eyes of the hundreds of children held there, the group members appeared stunned. | Then, their outrage rolled through the facility like a thunderstorm. One lawyer emerged from a conference room clutching her cellphone to her ear, her voice trembling with urgency and frustration. "There's a…
(2019-07-16). Pollution could be leading to shorter babies says new study. nationofchange.org Newborns and babies still in the womb during a woman's third-trimester face an increased risk of being short for their age or stunted later in life if exposed to high levels of air pollution, says a new international study published last week in Environmental Health. | Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, studied 200,000 children born between February 2010 and December 2015. Results of the study revealed that children born during peak pollution times, between November and January, face the highest decline of heigh…
(2019-07-16). 25 years after population conference, women still face challenges to 'well-being and human rights', says UN chief. un.org Many women and girls "still face enormous challenges to their health, well-being and human rights", Secretary-General António Guterres told a High-level General Assembly meeting on Tuesday conevened to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), a milestone in reproductive health and rights.
(2019-07-16). The 5G Wireless Crisis: Awareness & Accountability Summit. globalresearch.ca 5G wireless… the industry HAS NOT shown it to be safe for your health or privacy — yet THOUSANDS of peer-reviewed, independent studies show the risks it presents. | Understand the dangers and find solutions in your community! | The 5G Crisis: …
(2019-07-16). Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children. un.org Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) an international health emergency, the UN Children's Fund UNICEF warned that the epidemic "is infecting more children" than earlier outbreaks.
(2019-07-16). 'Greater urgency' needed in fight against HIV/AIDS, warns UN agency, amidst $1 billion investment cuts. un.org The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency and more funding in the fight against the disease, with data showing that the pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections is slowing, and some countries experiencing a rising number of cases.
(2019-07-16). How Medicare for All Would Stop Hospitals Like Hahnemann From Closing. thenation.com How Medicare for All Would Stop Hospitals Like Hahnemann From Closing…
(2019-07-16). Tuesday's Daily Brief: inclusion in development, Asia monsoons, Ebola risk for youth, obesity and Yemen latest. un.org In today's Daily Brief: Inclusion resonates widely at development meeting, UN offers help after monsoons devastate Asia, DR Congo Ebola effecting children, obesity plagues island communities, Yemen's warring parties agree to ceasefire for key port…
(2019-07-16). 'Devastating, Illegal, and Unethical': Trump Denounced for Imposing Sweeping Attack on Abortion Rights Nationwide. commondreams.org After President Donald Trump's administration announced Monday that it would immediately begin enforcing a ban on abortion referrals at clinics that receive federal tax dollars, outraged reproductive rights advocates warned about the impact on healthcare nationwide and vowed to keep fighting against what they call the domestic gag rule. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-07-16). 'More Urgency' Needed in AIDS Fight as Funding Fades: UN Report. telesurenglish.net The global fight against AIDS is stalling due to lower investment, marginalized communities missing vital health services, and new HIV infections rising in some areas, the United Nations warned Tuesday. | RELATED: | Nicaragua Steps Up Fight Against HIV, Finds Fewer Overall Cases | More than half of all new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in 2018 were among sex workers, drug users, men who have sex with men, transgender people, prisoners and the sexual partners of…
(2019-07-16). As Republicans Push Pro-Life Agenda, Maternal and Infant Death Rates Rise. therealnews.com 
Not only has maternal and infant health mortality rates increased in the U.S. but these rates are double for black women compared to their white counterparts—no matter what their education or income level. Community Doulas and midwives think they have part of the solution…
(2019-07-15). Baby foods high in sugar, inappropriately marketed in Europe, reveal two UN studies. un.org Proper nutrition for newborn babies into early childhood is key to development and good health in later life, according to the Regional Director of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe, as she launched two new studies on Monday.
(2019-07-15). 'Complacency' a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs. un.org More than one in 10 children — almost 20 million worldwide — failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, the UN said on Monday, citing obstacles including conflict, cost and complacency.
(2019-07-15). Monday's Daily Brief: numbers of hungry people rising, millions of children need vaccines, Mali children need more protection. un.org In today's Daily Brief: achieving zero hunger an "immense challenge", with numbers of hungry rising; 20 million children are missing out on potentially life-saving vaccines, the killing of health workers in DR Congo shows the need for a stronger Ebola response; a UN expert calls for an end to violations against children in Mali; and better training is needed to cut global youth unemployment.
(2019-07-15). 'We won't get to zero cases of Ebola without a big scale-up in funding,' UN relief chief warns. un.org Deadly, attacks on health workers in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including one at the weekend that left two dead, are an indication that combating the disease outbreak will require far greater international support, UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said on Monday.
(2019-07-12). UN's Guterres condemns ongoing airstrikes on Syria's hospitals, medical workers. un.org Reports that airstrikes have hit several health facilities in north-west Syria have been strongly condemned by the UN Secretary-General.
(2019-07-12). Weekend Read: Jim Crow's fingerprints are on Florida's new voting law. splcenter.org Voting is not a privilege but a right that is essential for a healthy, well-functioning democracy.
(2019-07-12). Melbourne's safe injecting facility under spotlight. greenleft.org.au 
Since its opening mid-last year, Melbourne's safe injecting room in North Richmond has received significant media attention. | The consensus is that the facility is saving lives and reducing substance use on the streets. | North Richmond Community Health, which is operating the facility as a two-year pilot project, has reported that 650 overdoses have been successfully reversed. | Yet community concern persists that the facility is centralising Melbourne's drug scene, with North Richmond being described as a "honey pot" for drug traffickers. | North Richmond Community Health medical director Nicholas Clark says t…
(2019-07-12). DP World workers take strike action over conditions. greenleft.org.au 
Up to 2000 waterfront workers at DP World container terminals across Australia went on strike to oppose the multinational company's attacks on working conditions. The strikes began on July 8 and continued through the week, with workers in Brisbane, Fremantle and Sydney striking for 48 hours and for 96 hours in Melbourne. | The industrial action by members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) was taken in opposition to the use of automation, outsourcing, cuts to income protection insurance and dishonest bargaining by the company, which is using change provisions in existing agreements to secure outcomes it can…
(2019-07-11). "Unconscionable & Unacceptable": Rep. Barragán Decries Detention of Migrant Children in Prison Cells. democracynow.org 
Yazmin Juárez, the Guatemalan mother whose child died from a lung infection after being held in an ICE detention center, testified before members of a congressional panel Wednesday. She shared the story of her daughter, 19-month-old Mariee, who died last year shortly after being released from the South Texas Family Detention Center in Dilley, Texas. Juárez filed a $60 million lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol and the Department of Health and Human Services. The House subcommittee convened to examine the treatment of refugees in U.S.
(2019-07-10). How the Climate Crisis Is Pushing Central Americans Out of Their Homes Toward the U.S. democracynow.org 
As the U.S. continues to crack down on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, we look at one of the underreported driving factors leading people to flee their home countries: the climate crisis. John Carlos Frey, author of "Sand and Blood: America's Stealth War on the Mexico Border," spent time with Central American climate refugees traveling in a caravan toward the United States. He says, "If this drought continues, we're looking at all-out famine from Central America. …That's one of the major reasons why they're coming. … The government doesn't even acknowledge the fact that there is a climate c…
(2019-07-10). Headlines for July 10, 2019. democracynow.org Children Recount Mistreatment, Sexual Abuse at Yuma, AZ Migrant Jail, Scabies, Shingles & Chickenpox Spreading Among Children at Clint, TX Migrant Jail, Jewish Activists Arrested After Protesting Migrant Detention on Capitol Hill, Judge Rejects DOJ Move to Replace Legal Team Charged with Census Citizenship Battle, Court Says Trump Cannot Block Critics on Twitter, U.K. Ambassador Resigns After Leaked Cables Scandal, Afghan Peace Talks Close as Deadly Attacks Continue, Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act, Megan Rapinoe to Trump: "Your Message Is Excluding People", Calls Grow fo…
(2019-07-10). Racism: Milwaukee's Public Health Emergency. progressive.org One of the most segregated cities in the United States takes on racism as a health issue.
(2019-06-19). House Casts Historic Vote to Repeal Authorization for Endless War. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — June 19, 2019 — In response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 2740 (Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020), which includes language to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) eight months after …