2020-01-29: Social Media Postees

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United Airlines, British Airways & other carriers suspend flights to China in bid to halt coronavirus spread
rt.com | 2020-01-29
Major airlines across the world have suspended travel in and out of China in an attempt to stem the rapid spread of the deadly new coronavirus strain which has killed more than 130 people since the outbreak started last month. | United Airlines has cancelled 24 round trips with destinations in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong between February 1 and February 8, due to "significant decline in demand for travel to China," the company said on Tuesday. The airline had previously introduced additional health screenings for passengers flying in and out of China. Separately, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi…
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Australian scientists create lab-grown coronavirus in effort to develop vaccine and eventual cure (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-29
Scientists in Australia have successfully grown the coronavirus from a patient sample which they will now distribute to other disease control experts with a view to speeding up development of a vaccine and, hopefully, a cure. | The team created the cell culture from a patient sample that arrived at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne on Friday, and this can now be replicated and distributed for more in-depth analysis around the world. | It will now be used as a control

South Dakota May Criminalize Lifesaving Health Care for Trans Youth
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-29
The South Dakota Legislature is expected to debate a bill today that would criminalize gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth. If passed, House Bill 1057 would make it a felony for doctors to provide anyone under the age of 16 with puberty blockers, hormones and other transition-related healthcare. Medical professionals who provide this care could face up to 10 years in prison under the terms of the Republican-backed bill, which was passed in committee last week. On Tuesday, South Dakota introduc…
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UAE's Health Ministry confirms 1st cases of new Chinese virus in Mideast
rt.com | 2020-01-29
The Health and Prevention Ministry of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday confirmed the first cases in the Mideast of the new Chinese virus that causes flu-like symptoms. | The state-run WAM news agency said doctors were now treating a family that had just come from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the outbreak. It wasn't immediately clear how the family left Wuhan and made it all the way to the UAE, AP said. | China shut down Wuhan's airport and other transportation in the city last Thursday to stop the spread of the virus. The lockdown has since expanded to include 17 cities, encompassing more t…
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Mad Mob SF Rallies in Civic Center Plaza, Storms Department of Public Health
Mad Mob SF | indybay.org | 2020-01-29
On Friday, January 24, 2020, Mad Mob SF, a new group of mental health peers organized to advocate for ourselves, held its first public event. A group of about 25 people rallied at noontime in Civic Center Plaza to introduce Mad Mob SF to the public. Several speakers shared why they joined Mad Mob SF during the beginning of the program.
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Wuhan coronavirus accelerates while concerns over limited resources may prove catastrophic
wsws.org | 2020-01-29
The Wuhan coronavirus epidemic is accelerating while Chinese officials attempt to mitigate the rising social tensions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/29/coro…

Britons returning from Wuhan to be quarantined for 14 days
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
British nationals being flown back from the Chinese city of Wuhan will be quarantined for two weeks, the BBC reported on Wednesday.The broadcaster reported that Health Secretary Matt Hancock had announced the measure to officials.
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South Dakota May Criminalize Lifesaving Healthcare for Trans Youth in Latest Attack on LGBTQ Rights
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-29
The South Dakota Legislature is expected to debate a bill today that would criminalize gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth. If passed, House Bill 1057 would make it a felony for doctors to provide anyone under the age of 16 with puberty blockers, hormones and other transition-related healthcare. Medical professionals who provide this care could face up to 10 years in prison under the terms of the Republican-backed bill, which was passed in committee last week. On Tuesday, South Dakota introduced another anti-trans bill that would authorize parents to deny gender-affirming treatment to their children. I…
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Brazil: Ministry Prefers 'Abstinence' Instead of Sex Education
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
The Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP) Tuesday took a position against encouraging sexual abstinence as a method to avoid teen pregnancy, which is the policy option actively promoted by the Women, Family, and Human Rights Ministry that is currently headed by evangelical pastor Damares Alves. | RELATED: | Brazilian Indigenous Tribes to Sue Bolsonaro Over Crude Remarks | The SBP argues that the only effective option in this matter is to offer both access to health services an…
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Noam Chomsky Is the Antidote to Trump's Fascism
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
In addition to the obvious terrors

China's Coronavirus Outbreak Reminds Me of the Irish Polio Epidemic I Survived
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
China is responding to the spread of the coronavirus in Wuhan much as countries have always reacted to life-threatening epidemics. At every level of society and government, fear of death

Noam Chomsky Is the Antidote to Trump's Facism
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
In addition to the obvious terrors

China's Coronavirus Outbreak Reminds Me of the Irish Polio Epidemic I Survived
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
China is responding to the spread of the coronavirus in Wuhan much as countries have always reacted to life-threatening epidemics. At every level of society and government, fear of death

'Trojan Horse': New nanoparticle can prevent heart attacks by 'eating' artery blockages FROM THE INSIDE
rt.com | 2020-01-28
US scientists have developed a "Trojan Horse" nanoparticle that eats away at the fatty deposits which cause heart attacks and strokes from the inside out. | These fatty deposits, or plaques, are made up of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste and other material. | The new nanoparticles are designed to selectively target a particular immune cell type and then deliver a drug payload which causes the cells to engulf and consume this accumulated material on blood vessel walls, thus removing the diseased or dead cells at the core of the plaque. | In other words, they cause the plaques to eat themselves fro…
rt.com/usa/479400-scientists-trojan-hors…

The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak and the global threat of infectious diseases
wsws.org | 2020-01-28
The outbreak in China has exposed the vulnerability of contemporary society to new strains of infectious disease, dangers for which no capitalist government has adequately prepared.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/28/pers…

What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak: A Civil Liberties Perspective
Jay Stanley | aclu.org | 2020-01-28
The world is watching anxiously to see what happens with the | coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. As scientists and public health | officials in the United States learn more about the virus, and as we all see | how bad the outbreak turns out to be, it is important that public policymaking | remain firmly centered around science. | Unfortunately, our history of reactions to infectious | disease outbreaks suggests that if this outbreak becomes severe, we're likely | to see strong pressure to the contrary. In particular, we can expect three | things: | We can expect some to | panic.: | Unfortu…
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Death Toll Tops 100 in China as New Coronavirus Cases Emerge
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
The Chinese authorities reported Tuesday that the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic rose to 106 and the cases of people infected with the viral disease rose to 4,515 nationwide. | RELATED: | China's Death Toll from Coronavirus Nearly Doubles in 48 Hours | In the most recent report, Chinese authorities said on Tuesday the death of another 25 people was reported by the coronavirus called 2019-nCoV or coronavirus from the Wuhan seafood market. | Of the total new deaths, 24…
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Budget Deficit to Break $1 Trillion Despite Strong Economy
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
WASHINGTON

Lobbies' Greatest Ally in the Effort to Sabotage Health Care Reform
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
The insurance industry's efforts to block changes to our medical system would not be so successful without working in tandem with media.
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China's Hubei Reports 840 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
Central China's Hubei Province reported 840 new confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and 25 new deaths on Tuesday, the provincial health authorities said Wednesday. | RELATED: | Death Toll Tops 100 in China as New Coronavirus Cases Emerge | By the end of Tuesday, a total of 3,554 cumulative confirmed cases of new pneumonia reported in Hubei. At the same time, 3,349 patients remained hospitalized,…
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UN health agency team in China to strengthen coronavirus response through partnership
news.un.org | 2020-01-27
The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) is in China to discuss the novel coronavirus outbreak with senior Government officials.
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Richard Branson didn't need a trade deal to royally screw over the NHS
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2020-01-27
Boris Johnson spent the general election promising us that the NHS wasn't on the table in any post-Brexit trade deal with the US. But while there was evidence that this wasn't true, he also doesn't need a trade deal to screw over the NHS. Because it's already happening with Richard Branson's Virgin Healthcare. | As the Mirror reported, Branson has swept up…
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UN health agency: Time is now to 'act as one' in fighting infectious coronavirus
news.un.org | 2020-01-25
Following confirmed cases of the Novel coronavirus in Europe, the United Nations health agency released a statement on the need for the international community to work together as one to combat the infectious disease.
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Haiti cholera outbreak 'stopped in its tracks'
news.un.org | 2020-01-24
After a nine-year long cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed close to 10,000 people, this week the country reached the milestone of an entire year free from any new cases of the deadly waterborne disease.
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Insurance Lobby Talking Points Don't Come With Warning Labels
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2020-01-24
Ever since The Intercept ( 11/20/18) found several planning documents by the Partnership for America's Healthcare Future (PAHCF), a benign-sounding corporate alliance formed to prevent any kind of reform and prop up the dysfunctional US healthcare system's profits, corporate media have been reporting on…
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Coronavirus: 'An emergency in China, but not yet a global health emergency'
news.un.org | 2020-01-23
The head of the UN health agency, WHO (World Health Organization), declared on Thursday that the respiratory disease Novel Coronavirus, is not yet an official Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but warned that is an emergency in China.
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Health services for Syrian women caught up in war, foster safety and hope: UNFPA
news.un.org | 2020-01-23
Continued displacement from conflict-affected areas in northeast Syria leaves women and girls in urgent need of safe spaces, shelter and reproductive health services, according to a Flash Update this week from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
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Smoke in the city: The dire health implications
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-23
climate emergency Meghan StreetIssue 1250 Australia bushfires Doctors for the Environment MelbourneJanuary 24, 2020Looking o…
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