(2019-11-05). What We're Not Being Told About Inhalers. truthdig.com 
Many people affected by breathing conditions like asthma may be unwittingly adding to global heating, because of the climate threat from inhalers often used to relieve their suffering. | Many of the appliances used at present — termed metered-dose inhalers — contain propellants that are potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) which contribute to the problems of climate change. | A new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK says that if health services switched to prescribing "green" inhalers instead, big cuts would be possible i…
(2019-11-05). Ms. Wheelchair: People listen 'when you wear a crown and sash'. liberationnews.org 
Ms. Wheelchair winners fight big insurance to expand services for people with disabilities.
(2019-11-05). Tennessee Is a Guinea Pig for Frightening New Medicaid Experiments. thenation.com 
After rejecting Medicaid expansion, the state has found new ways to reduce spending on lifesaving care.
(2019-11-05). Nurses Lead Protest at Pelosi's Office After She Says "Not a Big Fan of Medicare For All" indybay.org National Nurses United planned the rally, march, and die-in months in advance, but the timing couldn't have been better. On November 2nd, the day after Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi who represents the City of San Francisco said, "I am not a big fan of Medicare for All" protesters were on the streets near her San Francisco office demanding that she fight for House Resolution 1384, the Medicare for All bill. | [Photos by Cornelia Grimes, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer]…
(2019-11-05). Stop the Attacks on Health Workers in the Philippines. counterpunch.org Dr. Gene Nisperos is an Assistant Professor who teaches Community Medicine at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine. Dr. Nisperos is also the President of the All UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU)-UP Manila Chapter. I (SY) had the honor of learning about community-oriented medical education in the Philippines when I visited Dr. More
(2019-11-05). 5G Cell Phone Technology Contravenes Human and Environmental Laws. globalresearch.ca Attorney-at-law Christian Jensen, of Bonnor Lawyers in Denmark, examined potential health damages and risks of 5G in relation to human rights and environmental conventions. | The legal opinion is centred around results that have positively documented actual damages or risks …
(2019-11-05). How Peter Morley Turns Pain into Purpose Fighting for Health Care. progressive.org If the Trump Administration had its way, Americans would be completely unaware that the 2020 ACA enrollment period began on Friday, November 1. Enter Peter Morley.
(2019-11-05). Overturning the ACA Would Be a Massive Tax Cut for the Wealthy. truthout.org Pharmaceutical companies and the wealthy would enjoy a massive tax break if federal courts strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a new analysis released on Monday. The report comes as Democratic presidential contenders debate Medicare for All proposals that would raise taxes on the wealthier earners and big businesses to pay for universal health coverage. | Any day now, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is set to rule on Texas v. United States, a broad challenge to the ACA brought by Tex…
(2019-11-05). Large-Scale Rally by National Nurses United in Support of Medicare for All. indybay.org Photos: Leon Kunstenaar, ProBono Photo | Thousands in Nancy Pelosi's Congressional District continue grassroots Medicare for All movement.
(2019-11-05). Los Angeles City Council Votes to Support Medicare for All, Urges Congress to Act. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-11-05). Outrage After Nancy Pelosi Says she is "Not a Big Fan of Medicare for All" indybay.org Alex Lawson of Social Security Works responded to Pelosi's statement saying, "Medicare for All doesn't cost money. It saves money by eliminating the for-profit waste in the insurance system and ending the rip-off of paying the highest drug prices in the world." Other progressives reacted negatively as well. Pelosi represents the 12th congressional district which is entirely within the city of San Francisco. | [Photo by Jack Owicki, Pro Bono Photo, Please credit the photographer]…
(2019-11-05). Elizabeth Warren unveils her "Medicare for All" electoral gimmick. wsws.org The ruling elite will resist to the end any infringement, however minimal, on its ability to accumulate wealth at the expense of the working class.
(2019-11-05). Trump Wants to Allow Discrimination with Billions of Dollars of Federal Funding. aclu.org Last Friday, the Trump administration announced | an alarming new proposal that would strip away critical protections against discrimination | in grants funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. | Initially, we thought this proposal would serve to fulfill Trump's promise to give taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies a license to discriminate. This proposal does…
(2019-11-05). 'A Huge Moment for the Movement': Los Angeles City Council Approves Resolution in Favor of Medicare for All. commondreams.org "Today's resolution sends a powerful message to Congress that the people of Los Angeles demand that health care be treated as a right, not a privilege." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-11-05). "Release My Mother": A Yale Student Fights to Halt Deportation of His Mother with Stage IV Cancer. democracynow.org 
Tania Romero, an undocumented mother from Honduras and survivor of stage IV cancer, is fighting to remain in the United States with her four children. Two months ago, Romero was imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the privately owned Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, interrupting her life-saving medical treatments. In mid-August, Romero was pulled over for a minor traffic infraction and arrested for not having a driver's license. Tania Romero's attorney requested a stay of deportation on humanitarian grounds because of her fragile health, but it was denied in September. Her son, Cristian…
(2019-11-04). Now Is The Time To Win National Improved Medicare For All. dissidentvoice.org 
National improved Medicare for all is making tremendous progress during the 2020 election cycle. Democratic presidential candidates, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who advocate for it, are achieving record numbers of contributions and performing strongly in the polls. Candidates like former Vice President Joe Biden, who opposes Medicare for all, and Senator Kamala Harris, …
(2019-11-04). Ebola emergency chief decries new attacks on frontline staff, after DR Congo worker death. un.org Security measures for staff helping to fight health emergencies need to be stepped up urgently, a UN health agency top official said on Monday, after a frontline Ebola epidemic community worker was reportedly stabbed to death at his home in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
(2019-11-04). Headlines for November 4, 2019. democracynow.org Four White House Officials Refused to Testify in Impeachment Hearings, Turkish-Backed Forces Accused of War Crimes in Northern Syria, Sen. Warren Releases Details on Her Medicare for All Plan, Trump to Nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn to Lead FDA, EPA Slated to Roll Back Rules to Protect Waterways from Toxic Coal Ash, Group of Automakers Sides with Trump Admin in Fight over Fuel-Efficiency Standards, NYT: Major U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Could Expire Without Being Replaced, Mali: Over 50 Soldiers Killed in Attack on Military Post, Anti-Government Protests Continue to Sweep Iraq, Lebanon & Algeria, Brazilian Indigen…
(2019-11-04). BBC swings into full propaganda mode to rescue Boris Johnson from an election-ending day. thecanary.co 
In a remarkable piece of timing, the BBC has made warning against "politicising" the NHS its top story. This came with Jeremy Corbyn due to visit a hospital and announce major healthcare plans, and just days after Boris Johnson was booed out of a hospital. To even the most ambivalent bystander, it looks a lot like the BBC is coming to the rescue of a troubled prime minister. And the execution has been more troubling than the timing. | The visit from hell: | Despite BBC cameras managing to cover every sniffle against Labour leader Corbyn, they seemed to miss the most significant electoral moment of last we…
(2019-11-03). Joe Biden Campaign Pointing Reporters to Larry Summers for Comment on Elizabeth Warren's Health Care Plan. theintercept.com Summers is a valuable surrogate for Biden because he is treated as an elder dispensing wisdom, rather than a spurned rival out to settle scores.
(2019-11-01). Ady Barkan: Elizabeth Warren's Plan Is a Massive Win for the Medicare for All Movement. theintercept.com 
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to students and staff at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 21, 2019. | Photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP | The movement for single-payer health care has taken some big strides forward in recent years. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., put the issue at the center of the Democratic Party's debate with his run for president in 2016. In partnership with the nurses union and other champions, he then got 19 senators to co-sponsor his bill in 2017. After Democrats took back the House of Representatives, we demanded and got hearings in multiple powerful committees on the fantastic b…
(2019-11-01). Five Years On, Saudi Attacks on Yemen's Farmers Are Pushing the Whole Country into Famine. mintpressnews.com 
Between March 2015 and March 2019, the Saudi-led Coalition launched at least 10,000 airstrikes in Yemen that struck farms, 800 that struck local food markets, and about 450 airstrikes that hit silos and other food storage facilities.
(2019-11-01). Friday's Daily Brief: When journalists are targets, landslides in Cameroon, UN Female Police Officer of the Year award. un.org A recap of stories in brief this Friday: Societies 'pay a price' when journalists are killed; Guterres saddened by Cameroon landslide deaths; Senegalese woman officer receives top UN award; IOM urges release of volunteers held captive in South Sudan; 'All actors' must support Haiti amidst crisis; UN expert warning over health of Julian Assange.
(2019-10-31). A CIA-Backed Militia Targeted Clinics in Afghanistan, Killing Medical Workers and Civilians. theintercept.com 
On the night of March 8, 2019, four staffers at a Swedish-run health clinic in Afghanistan's Wardak Province ate together, talked around a thermos of tea, and bedded down for the night in the guard's room. They were awakened some time later by the thump of helicopter rotors followed by distant explosions echoing from farther up the Tangi Valley. The sounds were not unusual in Wardak, where for 20 years there has been little respite from war, and the four went back to sleep. | The men were jolted awake again sometime after midnight. The main gate to the clinic, which was next to the guard's room, had been blown in…
(2019-10-31). Thursday's Daily Brief: The power of mediation, Southern Africa food crisis, urban deaths, climate meeting update and Iraq protest latest. un.org A recap of Thursday's top stories: Guterres in Turkey underscores successes of mediation; 45 million lack food across Southern Africa; rights experts push to release Palestinian hunger striker; new UN health report targets causes of urban deaths; Climate change conference finds a new home; Iraq protests put country at 'a crossroads'
(2019-10-31). Controversy overshadows positive impact of Richmond's safe-injecting room. greenleft.org.au 
health Kate SeearIssue 1243 Australia MelbourneOctober 31, 2019The Melbourne supervised injecting room (MSIR) has hit the headlines again…
(2019-10-29). What Is Behind Mayor Pete's Corporate Pivot on Medicare? therealnews.com 
Pete Buttigieg's sudden shift from supporting to opposing Medicare for All has been remarkable. It no doubt has something to do with his fundraising, says RootsAction.org's Norman Solomon.
(2019-10-28). Union Organizer Takes On Neoliberal Fearmongering and Wins. therealnews.com 
Efforts to fight low wages and win health insurance for employees of a tax break-subsidized luxury hotel show how the mainstream media cultivates a false narrative that living wages are unaffordable.
(2019-10-24). Philadelphia children poisoned by privatization, underfunding of schools. liberationnews.org 
This egregious risk to the health of children, teachers, and school workers was not due to a simple oversight — a crisis of health hazards exists across Philadelphia schools caused by underfunding and privatization of school resources…
(2019-10-18). Patients' Needs, Not Personal Beliefs, Come First in Health Care. aclu.org From the | start, the Trump administration has issued one regulation after another that uses | religion to deny people — particularly pregnant people, people with low-incomes, | and LGBTQ people — health care access and coverage. Today, we are asking | a federal district court in New York to strike down one of the most pernicious | of these regulations: the refusal of care rule. | The refusal | of care rule, issued by the Department of Health | and Human Services (…
(2019-10-12). Turkey Attacks US Troops, Iran Tanker Bombed No One Cares, CIA "Whistleblower" & Terrorism Vaccine. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/11/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-10-11). Trump's latest policy assault on immigrants is cruel and unnecessary. splcenter.org Last week the Trump administration renewed its attack on immigrants, this time limiting admission to our country to only people who can prove they will have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering the United States.
(2019-10-08). The Benefits of Medical Marijuana for Mesothelioma Patients. thelastamericanvagabond.com When traditional medicines stop working, doctors can only do so much to treat their patients. Patients who become desperate often turn to other possible solutions for their treatment. This desperation is the case for most mesothelioma patients. Many of them report relief from taking medical marijuana. Despite the approval of the use of medical marijuana …
(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 …