(2021-06-26). [Correspondence] India's pain: beyond COVID-19 case numbers and mortality rates. thelancet.com The premature relaxation of safety measures, the mass gatherings, the insufficient vaccine roll-outs, and the spread of highly virulent COVID-19 variants have brought India's health system to its knees. This issue has attracted much scrutiny and international criticism over the failures of the administration. However, the Editors1 do not look beyond the numbers or shed sufficient light on the plight of the Indian public.
(2021-06-26). Final Declaration of ALBA-TCP's 19th Summit for Heads of State & Government: Unity, Fair Vaccine Distribution & Opposition to Illegal Sanctions. orinocotribune.com The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti, read the Final Declaration of the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government, repudiating the aggressive and coercive measures exercised by the United States and Europe, advocating for a fair distribution of vaccines and medical supplies to combat COVID-19, and supporting and promoting respect for the sovereignty and the unity processes of the countries that make up ALBA-TCP, among other issues. | The document was put to a vote and was approved by the delegations present. Llorenti…
(2021-06-26). [Correspondence] India's problem of data and deaths. thelancet.com India felt the wrath of the pandemic during the second COVID-19 wave. Although multiple immediate socio ≠political factors, which were pointed out by the Editors,1 are to be blamed for the catastrophe, there is a distal yet chronic cause for India's problems: the data crisis. Except for a few state-led efforts, India still does not have an official, publicly available, nationwide, high-resolution (at the city or village level) epidemiological and health capacity data library on COVID-19. Such data would have helped to identify the potential crisis of oxygen supply and other resources, in turn averting deaths.
(2021-06-26). [World Report] Colombians protest over inequities and health care. thelancet.com Protests have continued over inequalities, including in the health system, as COVID-19 worsens disparities. Joe Parkin Daniels reports from Bogotá.
(2021-06-26). [Perspectives] An open invitation to address anti-Indigenous systemic racism. thelancet.com I am always surprised when a health-care practitioner says, "I don't need to take cultural safety training, I am not racist, and besides I took all that in my professional training". Such statements are puzzling for me. I have not seen meaningful improvements in the health status or experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples or a reduction in complaints of anti-Indigenous racism in the health-care system. In fact, the enduring impacts of colonialism in Canada have yet to be adequately addressed.
(2021-06-26). [World Report] Mental health fears over Hungarian anti-LGBTQI laws. thelancet.com New legislation bans the portrayal of homosexuality to under-18s, sparking backlash from human rights and mental health experts. Ed Holt reports.
(2021-06-26). [Perspectives] Li Song: driving China's maternal and child health transformation. thelancet.com Li Song is not deterred by the responsibilities of her role as Director General of the Department of Women and Children's Health at China's National Health Commission (NHC), a post she has held since March, 2021, having worked in the department for the past 19 years. "I constantly remind myself how women hold up half the sky, and that children are the future of humankind, core values at the heart of our work", she says.
(2021-06-25). COVID-19 travel tips for people with weakened immune systems. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Experts say getting fully vaccinated is the most important step people can take to lower their risk of transmitting or getting infected with COVID-19. Even then, Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, suggests travelers wear a mask, avoid congregated areas when possible and maintain good hand hygiene. These measures are especially important …
(2021-06-25). Mayo offers COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics in Minnesota: June 22-July 8. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org UPDATE: Mayo Clinic in Rochester and at its Health System sites continue to offer patients, visitors and staff additional convenient opportunities to be vaccinated for COVID-19. All domestic and international patients, visitors and staff who want to be vaccinated for COVID-19 have opportunities to do so at walk-in clinics this week. Anyone 12 and older …
(2021-06-25). Sharing Mayo Clinic: COVID-19 vaccination experience special for young man with Down syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The parents of a young Florida patient were so grateful for the caring approach offered to their son during his COVID-19 vaccine appointment that they called back to express their appreciation and share their story. _______________________________________ When the father of a 19-year-old patient with Down syndrome brought his son, Tyler White, for a COVID-19 vaccination …
(2021-06-25). Selected Articles: Pediacide — Vaccine Risks for Kids. globalresearch.ca 
By Mr. Sloan invited Prof. Bryam Bridle (Guelph University), Dr. Patrick Philips and Dr. Dan Welsh to speak on the …
(2021-06-25). GAVI alliance approves more funds for delivery of COVAX vaccines as poorer nations desperate for Covid-19 shots. rt.com 
The GAVI vaccine alliance has approved a further $775 million to fund the provision of millions of Covid-19 vaccines to poor nations over the next two years as the African continent faces a "fast-surging third wave." | In a press release on Friday, the GAVI vaccine alliance, which hosts the COVAX initiative,
(2021-06-25). The Best Defense Against the Delta Variant Is to End Vaccine Apartheid. commondreams.org While this inequity persists, none of us will truly be safe.
(2021-06-25). Joe Biden Brings Up Casualties From Mysterious US-Iran War to Compare It With COVID Deaths. sputniknews.com The US President's bizarre behaviour at a White House press conference on Thursday has left many concerned about his emotional state, as Biden repeatedly leaned towards the mike to whisper his responses to the questions. But then he went to North Carolina to promote COVID vaccines.
(2021-06-25). Washington rebuffs Maduro's bid for US-Venezuela rapprochement. wsws.org The Biden administration has kept in place punishing sanctions that are starving Venezuelans and denying them access to COVID-19 vaccines.
(2021-06-25). Why does Israel ban Palestinian mothers from accompanying sick children from Gaza seeking treatment in the West Bank? juancole.com 
By Eman Abusidu | — ( Middle East Monitor) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) pointed out in its 2020 annual report that, "All patients and patient companions from the Gaza Strip must apply for Israeli permits to exit the Gaza Strip in order to access hospitals in the West Bank, including east Jerusalem, and …
(2021-06-25). State Based Medicare for All? Not so fast, says Dr. Margaret Flowers. realprogressives.org Stated-based programs face many pitfalls that National Improved Medicare for All would not.
(2021-06-25). UK imaging study reveals loss of brain's grey matter in patients infected with COVID-19. wsws.org A recent brain imaging study conducted by the University of Oxford and Imperial College London concluded that individuals with COVID-19 infection sustain a loss of brain grey matter compared to those not infected, which may increase the risk for future neurological diseases, such as dementia and Alzheimer's.
(2021-06-25). Indonesian COVID infections surge past two million. wsws.org The increasing spread of the virus is a product of the more contagious Delta variant and official neglect of the health system.
(2021-06-25). Dire Warnings as Covid Delta Variant Runs Rampant in Unvaccinated Missouri. commondreams.org "If people elsewhere in the country are looking to us and saying, 'No thanks' and they are getting vaccinated, that is good," said one health official in Missouri. "We will be the canary."
(2021-06-25). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Examining reports of heart inflammation in young people after second COVID-19 vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is holding an emergency COVID-19 meeting this week to discuss COVID-19 vaccine safety as it relates to news that young people may develop myocarditis after receiving a second dose of a messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine. Myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart …
(2021-06-25). Israel's "Killer Vaccine": 50% of Those Fully Vaccinated (2 Jabs) Have Tested Covid Positive. globalresearch.ca The Israeli government has now confirmed that 50% of those fully vaccinated (2 shots) in the course of the last month have tested Covid positive. What this suggests is that Pfizer's mRNA vaccine is not only conducive to deaths and …
(2021-06-25). COVID-19 Delta variant has potential to make 'epidemic curve exponentially'. news.un.org The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19's delta variant, which he called "the most transmissible" mutation to date.
(2021-06-25). Science, evidence-based facts, key to help end scourge of drug abuse: UN chief. news.un.org The world's drug problem remains an urgent challenge that threatens to exacerbate COVID-19 pandemic impacts and hinder a healthy and inclusive recovery, warned the UN Secretary General ahead of The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
(2021-06-25). 600,000 deaths later, time for a "Negligent Genocide" inquest? indybay.org After 600,000+ U.S, deaths–that number is more than 200 times(!) more than those killed from the 9-11 attacks; and the hundreds of thousands(collateral damage?) who died needlessly from the Covid 19 pandemic, according to most objective health experts–one would think that there would be thunderous clamor for a full-throttle Congressional investigation? Apparently, that would only happen in an alternative Universe different than the current existing one in Washington DC.
(2021-06-25). Deutsche Bahn: GDL union announces industrial action. wsws.org Train drivers and crews, who worked continuously during the coronavirus pandemic at great risk to their health and lives, now want to prevent paying for the company's losses, as demanded by management.
(2021-06-25). Article Top Economist: As Pandemic Recedes, a Chance to Rethink Unemployment. indybay.org The Chamber of Commerce, for example, has pushed the U.S. to stop expanded unemployment insurance benefits so that people will be forced to return to low-wage jobs. Some Republican-dominated states have jumped on board with this idea.
(2021-06-25). Forty years of HIV/AIDS: Will the epidemic end? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June marks the 40th anniversary of the first scientific report describing pneumocystis pneumonia, which later became known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). More than 32 million people have died worldwide from AIDS and 38 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The last 40 years of …
(2021-06-25). Powerful rally in Harlem to protect Black trans women. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Over 150 people gathered June 24 demanding urgent action to address the epidemic of violence facing Black trans women. | The day before, on June 23, Nina Grey was attacked by a man with a screwdriver in the middle of the day on the subway. Attacks such as this are a frightening and common occurrence in the lives of so many Black trans sisters. | 27 trans people have been murdered in the first half of this year, and last year 44 trans people were murdered that we know of. Statistically somewhere between 88 and 92% of those murdered are Black and Latina transgender women. | Also, important to note…
(2021-06-25). Massive Brazil protests demand 'Vaccine in arm, food on plate, Bolsonaro out!'. workers.org 
Organizers say some three-quarters of a million people demonstrated in over 400 cities in Brazil and around the world on June 19 to demand "Vaccine in the arm, food on the plate and [President Jair] Bolsonaro out." (Brasil de Fato, June 19) Sà£o Paulo, June 19, poster asks for Bolsonaro's . . . |
(2021-06-25). 13-Year-Old Michigan Boy Dies 3 Days After Second Dose of Pfizer Vaccine, Aunt Says 'Moral, Ethical, Health' Questions Need Answers. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). Brazil: Mobilisations against Bolsonaro gain strength. greenleft.org.au Despite rain, about 750,000 protesters took to the streets of Brazil to demand "vaccine in the arm, food on the plate and get out Bolsonaro", write Brasil de Fato.
(2021-06-25). Slow vaccination process dangerous, allows for rise of stronger variants. peoplesdispatch.org What is the new Delta variant? Is it more dangerous than earlier forms of the virus? Will old vaccines prove effective. Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath discusses these issues…
(2021-06-25). Cuba's journey of developing vaccines while battling US blockade. peoplesdispatch.org Two new vaccines, both developed in Cuba, have shown remarkable efficacy in clinical trials. It is crucial to remember that Cuba developed these vaccines even as it continues to suffer under the crippling blockade imposed by the US.
(2021-06-25). Creator of mRNA Vaccine Technology Tells Tucker Carlson: 'Government Not Being Transparent' About Vaccine Risks. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). The Spirit of Carabobo Versus the Threats of Monroe. strategic-culture.org 
Simón Bolívar wrote that the United States "seemed predestined by Providence to plague Americas with miseries in the name of liberty," Vijay Prashad reminds us. | By Vijay PRASHAD | Two hundred years ago, on June 24, 1821, the forces of Simón Bolívar trounced the Spanish royalists at the Battle of Carabobo, a few hundred kilometers west of Caracas. Five days later, Bolívar entered the city in triumph; the Spanish fortresses of Cartagena and Puerto Cabello had been seized by the Liberator's armies, making a return to power for Spain impossible. In Cúcuta, a congress assembled to draft a new constitution and to ele…
(2021-06-25). A Political Solution Is the Only Way: Crisis Escalates in Ethiopia Amid War, Famine & Elections. democracynow.org 
An Ethiopian military bombing of a marketplace in the Tigray region killed at least 64 people in one of the deadliest attacks since government forces invaded the region last November. The bombing came just a day after Ethiopians voted in national and regional elections, but polls could not open in some areas due to ongoing fighting. The country is still waiting for results that will determine if the ruling coalition, led by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, stays in power. Thousands of people have been killed, and an estimated 2 million people have been displaced, since Ahmed ordered the Ethiopian military to…
(2021-06-25). Matt Hancock affair highlights the real sleaze at the heart of Whitehall. challenge-magazine.org 
Peter Stoddart, is the Student Officer of the YCL | This morning's chat shows were in a furore as photos emerged from the tabloids of Health Minister, Matt Hancock, reportedly having an affair with Gina Coladangelo, whom he made a non-executive director (NED) of the health department last year. | While the tabloids are determined to sell this story as one of individual sleaze and unholiness, the incident points to a wider culture at the heart of Whitehall. | A government spokesman has said everything had happened "in the usual way" and no rules had been broken; various ministers have come out batting for Hanco…
(2021-06-25). Matt Hancock faces calls to resign after being accused of affair with aide. thecanary.co 
Health secretary Matt Hancock is facing calls to resign after being accused of having an affair with an adviser to his department. | The Sun published pictures of the married Cabinet minister appearing to kiss his close friend Gina Coladangelo, who the newspaper said was hired by Mr Hancock last year. | "A terrible health secretary": | The images, apparently captured from CCTV footage, were taken on May 6 at the headquarters of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the newspaper adds. The minister hired Coladangelo as an unpaid adviser on a six-month contract in March last year, before appointi…
(2021-06-25). Rightwing smears and 'both sides' lies. nationofchange.org These lies lead ill-informed people to believe that the progressive left, rather than fighting for healthcare for all or a higher minimum wage, somehow threatens their 'freedoms' and perhaps their very lives.
(2021-06-25). Biju Samkutty named chief operating officer for Mayo Clinic International. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Biju Samkutty has been named chief operating officer for Mayo Clinic International. Samkutty will partner with G. Anton Decker, MBBCh, president of Mayo Clinic International, to extend the reach of Mayo Clinic's services worldwide. Mayo Clinic Healthcare, 15 Portland Place, London Samkutty was selected for his wealth of global and domestic business experience. …
(2021-06-25). Nurses begin one-day strike at Cook County health facilities. Social workers to begin picketing Friday. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – At 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 24 nurses represented by National Nurses United (NNU) In Chicago, Illinois began a 24-hour strike against Cook County's health facilities' management. The nurses are striking to end chronic staff shortages which they say have been undermining care for patients and the communities. | In addition to the NNU nurses, social workers represented by the Service Employees International Union, Local 73 (SEIU 73) will begin open-ended picketing of the same facilities, including John H. Stroger Hospital, Cermak Health Services, the Cook County jail, and Provident Hospital. The…
(2021-06-25). Toxic Corporations Are Destroying the Planet's Soil. dissidentvoice.org A newly published analysis in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science argues that a toxic soup of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides is causing havoc beneath fields covered in corn, soybeans, wheat and other monoculture crops. The research is the most comprehensive review ever conducted on how pesticides affect soil health. The study is discussed by …
(2021-06-25). First test to detect recently discovered autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Laboratories has launched a first-of-its-kind test to detect an autoimmune disease called testicular cancer-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis. The test, available nationally and internationally, detects the Kelch-like protein 11 antibody, or KLHL11, and is a result of the breakthrough study from 2019 that discovered the disease. This test has already provided patients, such as Steven Wopperer of …
(2021-06-25). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Mayo Clinic experts discuss new Alzheimer's treatment option. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's disease, which is a progressive brain disorder that is the most common cause of dementia. Aducanumab targets amyloid plaques in the brain that are believed to be an essential component of Alzheimer's disease. But what does the approval of a new Alzheimer's drug …
(2021-06-25). Consumer Health: Blood donation — you can make a difference. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The World Blood Donor Day campaign, observed Monday, June 14, is an effort by the World Health Organization intended to recognize the critical contribution of blood donors and raise global awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion, year-round. The role of young people in ensuring a safe blood supply is …
(2021-06-25). Consumer Health: Testicular self-exam. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health care providers and medical organizations differ on their recommendations for testicular self-exams. Routine testicular self-exams can help you learn how your testicles normally look and feel. Then you're more likely to notice subtle changes. Changes in your testicles could be a sign of a common benign condition or, less likely, a serious condition such …
(2021-06-25). Staying hydrated, healthy during extreme heat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Many parts of the U.S. are experiencing scorching hot temperatures as a heat dome settles in over the West and Southwest. However, no matter the location, summer heat and humidity can cause people to experience heat-related illness. But people can take steps to avoid a trip to the emergency department for heat-related illness.Dr. Michael Boniface, …
(2021-06-25). Mayo Clinic patients with a Patient Online Services account can now access Health Records on iPhone. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic patients who have a Patient Online Services account now can use Health Records on iPhone, which allows users to easily view their health data from multiple health care providers in one place. Patient Online Services is Mayo Clinic's patient portal. Health Records allows iPhone users to gather their health records …
(2021-06-24). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Examining reports of heart inflammation in young people after second COVID-19 vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is holding an emergency COVID-19 meeting this week to discuss COVID-19 vaccine safety as it relates to news that young people may develop myocarditis after receiving a second dose of a messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine. Myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart …