(2021-08-20). 10 Palestinians on hunger strike against illegal administrative detention by Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinian prisoners' rights group have expressed concern about the rapid decline in the detainees' health. Four of the 10 detainees have been on hunger strike for more than a month…
(2021-08-20). 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…
(2021-08-20). US probing Moderna vaccine after data shows heart condition linked to drug may be more common than previously believed — reports. rt.com 
New data has prompted US health officials to investigate whether a serious adverse effect associated with Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine may be more widespread than previously thought, according to the Washington Post. | Read more | | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are studying if myocarditis, a disease that causes heart inflammation, is potentially more common among young ad…
(2021-08-20). CDC's Own Stats Show a "Pandemic of the Vaccinated" with Vaccine Injuries — 2,604,121 Injuries from 571,831 People Reported. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Baby Teeth Collected Six Decades Ago Will Reveal the Damage to Americans' Health Caused by U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. counterpunch.org In 2020, Harvard University's T. C. Chan School of Public Health began a five-year study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that will examine the connection between early life exposure to toxic metals and later-life risk of neurological disease. A collaborator with Harvard, the Radiation and Public Health Project, will analyze the relationship of
(2021-08-20). Children's Teeth, Collected Decades Ago, Can Show the Damage of Nuclear Testing. dissidentvoice.org 
Nuclear Weapon Test, Bikini Atoll, 1954 In 2020, Harvard University's T. C. Chan School of Public Health began a five-year study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that will examine the connection between early life exposure to toxic metals and later-life risk of neurological disease. A collaborator with Harvard, the Radiation and Public Health …
(2021-08-20). 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…
(2021-08-20). 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…
(2021-08-20). 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…
(2021-08-20). 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….
(2021-08-20). 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….
(2021-08-20). I'm a Louisiana Pediatric Surgeon Watching Kids Suffer From COVID. This Is Real. zcomm.org Every ventilator, every bed that is taken up by COVID is going to be away from a baby with heart disease, a cancer patient, a child who needs surgery but can't get it right now because we have no more staff…
(2021-08-20). 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…
(2021-08-20). Bonnaroo music festival proceeds in the midst of surging COVID-19 infections in Tennessee. wsws.org The four-day festival in Manchester, Tennessee will serve as a superspreader event, contributing to the overloading of health care systems and more deaths.
(2021-08-20). Examining health-related quality of life in pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia: Factors predicting poor recovery in children and their parents. thelancet.com Approximately half the children and parents had chronically low HRQoL scores, which did not improve following resolution of the FN episode. The child's sex, cancer type, and presence of financial and relationship stress were predictive of chronic group membership for both parents and children. These families may benefit from increased financial and psychosocial support during anti-cancer treatment.
(2021-08-20). 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…
(2021-08-20). 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…
(2021-08-20). 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…
(2021-08-20). 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…
(2021-08-20). Keepers of the Flame: Climate Chaos and Creeping Authoritarianism. counterpunch.org Our son was born just after midnight on New Year's Day, in the middle of a blizzard and at the apex of a plague. We jokingly call him Kyber Chaosborn, partly in homage to Daenerys Stormborn and partly to deflect from a harrowing labor we're not yet ready to fully process. Kyber was born in
(2021-08-20). Over 32,000 People Dead in Brazil Following COVID-19 Vaccines According to Official Media Report. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Selected Articles: Vaccine Deaths Pile Up Without Media Coverage. globalresearch.ca 
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(2021-08-20). Preliminary Findings of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons: NEJM. globalresearch.ca Important study by the …
(2021-08-20). 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.
(2021-08-20). Nobel Winning Virologists & Other Scientists in Vaccine Truth Movement. indybay.org Facebook, Google, CSpan, CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, | PBS, NY Times, Washington Post, LA Time: some of the | censors of vaccine truth are censoring the words of 3 Nobel winners, the inventor of Moderna's vaccine, and many others.
(2021-08-20). Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World. thenation.com Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World…
(2021-08-20). Blood Clot Formation: Visual Display of How mRNA Vaccine Affects Cells. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). 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). 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). Epidemiological Situation in Palestine Is Getting Worse. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the chief of hospitals in the Palestinian Health Ministry Naji Nazzal warned that the epidemiological situation of coronavirus in the Palestinian territories "is getting worse." | RELATED: | "There is a significant increase in the number of patients who need hospitalization," he said, adding that "the situation has worsened after discovering the Delta variant in the Palestinian territories." | Amid t…
(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). Billions In Rent Assistance Money Withheld From Millions Facing Eviction. popularresistance.org Out of the $46.5 billion in funding provided for rental assistance under two bailouts enacted in December 2020 and March 2021, the vast majority has not been distributed, with only an estimated $3 billion of the funds being distributed as of August 3 according to CNBC, while millions are at risk of eviction or foreclosure. | 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 an…
(2021-08-19). Kenyan Health Experts Say Climate Change Fuelling Disease Burden. telesurenglish.net Kenya is witnessing a spike in both infectious and non-communicable diseases as the climate crisis escalates in the country, experts said at a virtual forum in Nairobi on Thursday. | RELATED: | During a webinar on the impact of climate change on Kenya's health systems, the experts said that extreme weather events such as droughts and floods had fuelled the spread of disease-causing pathogens. | Anthony Wainaina, deputy…
(2021-08-19). Coronavirus death toll in Iran tops 100,255. en.mehrnews.com The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 31,266 COVID-19 infections and 564 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
(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). 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). Vietnam faces crushing fourth COVID wave, steps up aid and vaccination efforts. peoplesworld.org 
HANOI—Last year, then prime minister of Vietnam and current president Nguy·ªÖn Xuân Phúc said, "I say it's important to protect people's lives, not just the economy. I say we will sacrifice the economy in the short term to protect our people's health, people's lives!" Without a doubt, the socialist policies that put lives ahead of …
(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). 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). Beijing touts herbal fix for vaccine doubters. asiatimes.com 
China's public health authority is recommending hundreds-year-old traditional prescriptions for people to fortify themselves against Covid mutations as infections among fully vaccinated workers have damaged trust in modern, homegrown shots. The National Health Commission (NHC) and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued a list of historical and modernized herbal and minerals prescriptions from ancient herbology …
(2021-08-19). Children's Health Defense Sues Rutgers University over COVID Vaccine Mandate. globalresearch.ca
(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). 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). [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). [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). Vaccine Deaths Pile Up Without Media Coverage. globalresearch.ca
(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). 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