(2021-08-19). Mass COVID-19 deaths continue in Indonesia. wsws.org Like governments around the world, the Indonesian administration is putting corporate profit before the health and lives of working people, with tragic consequences.
(2021-08-19). Headlines for August 19, 2021. democracynow.org Two Die as Taliban Open Fire on Independence Day Celebration, Ashraf Ghani: I Fled to Prevent Afghanistan from Becoming "Bloodbath Like in Syria and Yemen", Biden: U.S. May Stay in Afghanistan Beyond Aug. 31, U.S. Announces Plans for Vaccine Boosters Despite Criticism from WHO, Biden Moves to Mandate Vaccines at Nursing Homes & Fight Mask Mandate Bans, Paralympics Report First Confirmed COVID Case in the Olympic Village, Death Toll from Haitian Earthquake Nears 2,200, Caldor Fire Destroys Most of Grizzly Flats in California, Texas Supreme Court Rules Absent Democratic Lawmakers Can Be Arrested, Appeals Court Upho…
(2021-08-19). Billions In US Federal Rent Assistance Money Withheld From Millions Facing Eviction. popularresistance.org According to the Eviction Lab, in the six states and 31 cities tracked by it, 480, 456 evictions have taken place during the pandemic. In just those areas alone, 6,108 evictions were filed in the last week. This is in spite of the announcement on August 3 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the extension of the eviction moratorium to October 3 for counties "experiencing substantial and high levels of community transmission levels."
(2021-08-19). Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19. However, no vaccines are 100% effective at preventing illness in vaccinated people, and a small percentage of breakthrough cases are expected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are receiving a lot of attention, but they are not what's driving the current surge. Watch: Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. youtu.be/JcyCl9amum0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites are in the downloads at…
(2021-08-19). Anti-Vaxxers and the Unvaccinated: False Consciousness in a Time of Pandemic. counterpunch.org In early August 2021, two rightwing politicians came out against Covid-19 vaccinations. On Fox News, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) claimed that masks were not effective in preventing the spread of Covid. "The more [mask] mandates we got, the more disease we got," he insisted. "Now, I don't think the mark caused the disease, but I
(2021-08-19). Science Saturday: Could regenerative medicine relieve neck, back pain? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is looking to regenerative medicine as a potential long-term solution for degenerative disk disease that has for years eluded medical science. Millions of people in the U.S. are afflicted with chronic neck and back pain that often comes after years of wear and tear on the spine. Current treatments provide only temporary relief for this common disorder and finding a cure has been a great challenge for researchers. Wenchun Qu, M.D., Ph.D., a physiatrist and pain…
(2021-08-19). Benefits of kids wearing masks in school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Children are heading back to the classroom and many parents have questions about their kids wearing face masks to protect them from COVID-19. Are they safe? How do masks help my child? Is my child really at risk of getting COVID-19? Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, answers these questions and offers insights into the benefits of everyone over age 2 wearing masks when in public settings or around unvaccinated people….
(2021-08-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How Mayo hopes to slam the door when COVID-19 comes knocking. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has brought public awareness to vaccines and how vaccines work. A vaccine is any agent that causes the immune system to remember a specific disease-causing entity, thereby preventing future infections. In the case of COVID-19, that's a coronavirus. At Mayo Clinic, decades of research have led to development of a new vaccine platform — a single-cycle adenovirus nasal vaccine — that is now being tested in a phase 1 clinical trial for COVID-19….
(2021-08-19). Rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria spotted on routine blood films. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eye on Innovation features exciting advances taking place at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. This monthly series shines a spotlight on recently developed tests and highlights how Mayo Clinic translates ideas and discoveries into testing resources that improve diagnosis and care for patients across the globe. ______________________________________________ It's long been known that Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected black-legged tick (otherwise known as the deer tick). The understanding for many years was…
(2021-08-19). Mayo researchers develop algorithm to predict rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Individualized Medicine and Division of Rheumatology have developed a first-of-its-kind machine learning algorithm that can predict rheumatoid arthritis disease activity in a patient. The algorithm analyzes biochemical metabolites ‚Äï the product of the body's metabolism ‚Äï in blood. Close up of rheumatism/arthritis medical examination. "Having fast, reliable and scalable measures for predicting the clinical course of disease activity is an important unmet need for patients with rheumatoid arthritis," says Jaeyun Sung, Ph.D., a computational biologist within the Center…
(2021-08-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: It's like a Code Red hospital alert. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases is underway in the U.S. The delta variant continues to spread, the lambda variant is showing up, and some people are refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or wear face masks. "My message today is a hospital term and that's Code Red," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "It is Code Red in the U.S. and for the globe regarding…
(2021-08-19). Mass Psychosis — How to Create an Epidemic of Mental Illness. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-19). How Sexual Assaults are Treated in the Military. counterpunch.org A well-researched article in the New York Times outlines the issue of sexual assaults in the US military, the aftermath of those assaults, and what the military, the Veterans Administration, and independent outside agencies are, or aren't doing about how sexual assaults are treated. "'A Poison in the System': The Epidemic of Military Sexual Assault" (August 3,
(2021-08-19). A paramedic details harsh and dangerous working conditions in the Australian state of New South Wales. wsws.org With COVID -19 infections rapidly spreading across most Australian states the World Socialist Web Site has reached out to health care workers whose situation is larg ely hidden from the population.
(2021-08-19). North Dakota gets fracked. mronline.org 
When the big shutdown finally takes hold in the Bakken, the frackers will have gone and most wells abandoned, and people in the region will still have to deal with the illegal trash dumps, polluted streams, health problems, and other unfortunate effects of the boom.
(2021-08-19). Dispatches from India: The Olympic journey. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we take a look at India's performance at the Tokyo Olympics, the culture of sport and the support given to it in the country. We also look at manual scavenging and the deaths caused due to it, a protest by community health activists, the developments in Parliament, and the observation of Save India Day by trade unions…
(2021-08-19). Children's Health Defense Sues Rutgers University over COVID Vaccine Mandate. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-19). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Increasing fiber intake for constipation relief. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I experience constipation almost weekly, and eating bran flakes every day isn't helping. Are fiber supplements safe to use regularly and long term? Is there anything else I can do? I'm a 53-year-old woman and otherwise in excellent health. ANSWER: When consumed at recommended levels, dietary fiber is widely recognized to have health benefits, including relief of constipation. Adult women 50 and younger should consume at least 25 grams of fiber a day. Women…
(2021-08-19). Swimming for better health and to avoid injuries. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Swimming is often touted as a great workout for all ages, offering benefits not only for the body, but also for the mind. As a form of exercise, swimming keeps your heart rate up and builds muscle strength. It also can be a great form of stress relief. "Swimming is a wonderful sport. I definitely recommend swimming for people of all ages," says Dr. Matthew Crowe, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert…
(2021-08-19). [Research Paper] Ethnicity and acute hospital admissions: Multi-center analysis of routine hospital data. thelancet.com Background: The effects of ethnic and social inequalities on patient outcomes in acute healthcare remain poorly understood.Methods: Prospectively-defined analysis of registry data from four acute NHS hospitals in east London including all patients ‚â• 18 years with a first emergency admission between 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2018. We calculated adjusted one-year mortality risk using logistic regression. Results are presented as n (%), median (IQR), and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals.
(2021-08-19). Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer walk-in sports injury clinics on Saturdays. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will provide a Saturday morning injury clinic for Rochester-area middle school, high school and college athletes injured during recent sports activities. This includes all athletes from schools in Southeast Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. The clinic will be open each Saturday between Sept. 4 and Oct. 16 from 8 a.m. to noon on the third floor of Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center at Mayo Clinic…
(2021-08-19). [Research Paper] Secondary analysis of retrospective and prospective reports of adverse childhood experiences and mental health in young adulthood: Filtered through recent stressors. thelancet.com Both individual and combined retrospective and prospective ACEs are related to mental health in young adulthood. Recent stressors reinforce this relationship; the likelihood of those who report more ACEs experiencing psychological distress increases when adjusting for recent stressors.
(2021-08-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Kicking your COVID-19 bad habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For more than a year, COVID-19 has forced people to depart from their normal routines. Physical isolation, working from home, and added stress and anxiety about a deadly coronavirus have led some people to develop bad habits that have consequences on both physical and mental health. "When we're under stress, we revert back to what's comfortable," says Dr. Benjamin Lai, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician. "COVID-19 has brought unpredictability and a sense of loss…
(2021-08-19). Covid Protections Demanded At CCSF Press Conference "This Is A Life & Death Question"! indybay.org A press conference was held to report on the serious health and safety issues from covid that are threatened if students, faculty and staff return to work without proper education and procedures including testing, masks and vaccinations.
(2021-08-19). Cal Recall Impacts Nation; Repub Elder's Anti-Pregnant Workers. indybay.org The Sept 14 Governor Recall will drag the US government and economy to the reactionary, economic deep hole of Nazi Trump if it succeeds. The Trump Republican Larry Elder wants female employees to be required to notify their employer when they plan to get pregnant. He is also anti-mask and anti-vaccine in this COVID19 pandemic. This is not about the Democrats; this is about our lives.
(2021-08-19). George Mason University Caves to NCLA's Lawsuit over Vaccine Mandate, Grants Prof. Medical Exemption. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-19). Vaccine Deaths Pile Up Without Media Coverage. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-19). The Dangers of the Covid "Vaccine" to Pregnant Women: Do Not be a Lab Rat. The Untested Experimentation on Babies and the Unborn. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-19). Feds Targeted BLM Activists to Foil Racial Justice Protests: Report. commondreams.org "More for me. None for you. America first. This is American Covid-19 vaccine policy now," one epidemiologist lamented as the U.S. moved ahead with its booster campaign.
(2021-08-19). Sanders Traveling to Indiana and Iowa to Pitch $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan to Working Americans. commondreams.org "The American public overwhelmingly supports doing what's right and necessary: Massively ramping up coronavirus vaccine production so that everyone on the planet can be vaccinated."
(2021-08-19). Mayo Clinic preparing for COVID-19 vaccine boosters when approved. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Are you wondering about booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine? You are not alone. "While the emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines do not yet allow for people to receive a booster vaccine, we will be prepared," says Dr. James Watson, chair of Mayo's Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Distribution Work Group. The workgroup is closely monitoring booster vaccine development and recommendations and creating a process to administer booster vaccines once they are approved by…
(2021-08-19). Most Americans Favor Investing in Global Covid-19 Vaccine Production: Poll. commondreams.org Dear British feminists, Western military intervention is never a good thing.
(2021-08-19). Experts Warn Rich Nations' Push for Boosters Could Lock in Vaccine 'Apartheid'. commondreams.org Not only did the federal minimum wage not keep pace with productivity growth, it did not even keep pace with inflation.
(2021-08-18). Afghanistan: Medical lifeline to millions must not be cut, warns WHO. news.un.org The delivery of lifesaving aid and medical supplies to millions of Afghans must not be cut, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, citing a more than threefold rise in the number of trauma cases.
(2021-08-18). Editorial !La vivienda es un derecho! workers.org 
Protesta contra el fin de la moratoria federal de desahucios, 21 de julio, Miami. Boletín, 3 de agosto: Esta noche el Centro para el Control de Enfermedades (CDC siglas en inglés), anunció que la moratoria de desalojo se extendería otros 60 días en partes del país con "niveles sustanciales y . . . |
(2021-08-18). !La vivienda es un derecho! workers.org Protesta contra el fin de la moratoria federal de desahucios, 21 de julio, Miami. Boletín, 3 de agosto: Esta noche el Centro para el Control de Enfermedades (CDC siglas en inglés), anunció que la moratoria de desalojo se extendería otros 60 días en partes del país con "niveles sustanciales y . . . |
(2021-08-18). Video: Does the Virus Exist? Has SARS-CoV-2 Been Isolated? Interview with Christine Massey. globalresearch.ca The Chinese authorities announced on January 7, 2020 that they had isolated and identified "a new type of virus". Then on the 28th of January 2020, the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that
(2021-08-18). Biden urges all fully-vaccinated US adults to get booster jabs, after CDC & FDA say immunity wanes over time. rt.com 
US President Joe Biden called on all adults in the country to receive vaccine booster shots, saying a third dose will give better protection against Covid-19 after health officials warned that the jabs are losing effectiveness. | "Earlier today, our medical experts announced a plan for booster shots for every fully vaccinated adult American. This will boost your immune response, it will increase your protection from Covid-19," Biden said on Wednesday, adding "It's the best way to protect ourselves from new variants that could arise." | The plan is for every adult to get a booster shot eight months after you go…
(2021-08-18). Chicago pharmacist busted selling stolen CDC vaccine cards online, faces up to 120 YEARS in prison — DOJ. rt.com 
A Chicago-based pharmacist has been arrested after allegedly selling more than 100 official Covid vaccination cards on eBay after obtaining them from the CDC. He was slapped with 12 federal counts for theft of government property. | A man identified as Tangtang Zhao was arrested and charged for the vaccine card scheme on Tuesday, the Justice Department
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Overtreating an underactive thyroid. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The thyroid gland creates and produces hormones that play a role in many systems throughout the body. When your thyroid makes too much or too little of these important hormones, it's called thyroid disease. And thyroid disease is common. "We know that about 10% of people have some degree of thyroid dysfunction," says Dr. Juan Brito Campana, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist. There are several different types of thyroid disease, including hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid; hypothyroidism…
(2021-08-18). How COVID-19 delta variant is impacting younger people. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The number of COVID-19 infections, mostly with the delta variant, continues to rise, especially in parts of the U.S. where vaccination rates are low. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, says younger people are among those being infected with the highly contagious virus. "The most important thing we can do to protect kids under 12 years of age, who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated themselves, is to…
(2021-08-18). Dangerous Thinking: Carbon Capture Technology Won't Solve Our Emissions Problems. commondreams.org "We must take actions that prevent pandemics from starting by stopping the spillover of diseases from animals to humans."
(2021-08-18). Patchwork health system deters U.S. from fighting COVID-19 efficiently: media. ecns.cn The still raging coronavirus exposed a patchwork U.S. health system, in which crashing computers, three-week delays in tracking infections, and very slow delivery of lab results caused a vast failure to identify hotspots quickly enough to prevent outbreaks, reported Politico recently.
(2021-08-18). Venezuelan Workers Have Recovered More than 15,000 Medical Equipment Units. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan National Corporation of Technological Services for Medical Equipment (VenSalud) has recovered more than 15,000 medical equipment units in the country since 2018. This has been possible due to the work of 200 technicians deployed nationwide, who have strengthened the hospital and outpatient network integrating the National Public Health System. | In a press release published on the website of VenSalud, which belongs to the Ministry of Health, the president of VenSalud, engineer María Pulido, stated that the organization began its commendable work in 2018 as part of the health policy promoted by Heal…
(2021-08-18). Five U.S. states set records for COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations soar. ecns.cn Five U.S. states set new records for the average number of daily new COVID-19 cases over the weekend as infections caused by the Delta variant overwhelm hospital systems across the country and prompt many states to reinstate public health restrictions, reported CNBC on Monday.
(2021-08-18). Resistance spreads among German delivery service workers. wsws.org Delivery couriers are paid miserably, have impossible working conditions and place their health and lives on the line in big city traffic.
(2021-08-18). Consumer Health: Summer sun safety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org August is Summer Sun Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn the signs of sun damage and remember the ways you can protect yourself and your family from the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight. Exposure to UV radiation from the sun damages your skin. Children are especially vulnerable because they tend to spend more time outdoors and can burn easily. This slideshow includes images of several conditions caused…
(2021-08-18). Climate Change is a Public Health Emergency. counterpunch.org The recent UN report on climate change alerts the world to the dramatic consequences to the environment that increasing global warming trends in our planet pose for our survival. One of these negative consequences is on people's health, particularly in developing countries that don't have the financial resources to deal with them. According to the
(2021-08-18). COVID-19: Funding plea to combat Delta variant, call to suspend booster roll-out. news.un.org During Wednesday's World Health Organization briefing on COVID-19, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for funding to fight the spread of the deadly Delta variant while also asking wealthy countries to suspend plans to provide booster shots.
(2021-08-18). A study in contrasts: Wall Street and the underlying economy. wsws.org The doubling of Wall Street's S&P 500 index from its March 2020 level is not on indication of economic health but an expression of the parasitism resulting from the Fed's trillions of dollars of financial support.