(2022-03-16). As the Fed Prepares to Raise Rates, the Inflation Hawks are Running Wild. cepr.net With bad news on oil prices, and a new wave of Covid shutdowns in China, the inflation hawks are getting really excited. After all, higher oil prices and further supply disruptions are sure to add to the inflation the economy is already seeing. I guess they were right with their warnings. Okay, let's get back …
(2022-03-16). China mounts all-out effort to stop the spread of Omicron BA.2 subvariant. wsws.org Backed by popular support for the Zero-COVID policy that has continuously prevented infections and deaths, the Chinese government is mobilizing vast resources to quell the outbreak and save lives.
(2022-03-16). New virus guidelines reflect Omicron realities. ecns.cn People with mild COVID-19 infections will be placed in centralized isolation, rather than in designated hospitals.
(2022-03-16). Nearly 1,000 people in hospital with COVID in New Zealand. wsws.org As Omicron continues to infect more than 20,000 people a day, hospitals have cut back other services to cope with the surge, and there is growing anger towards the government.
(2022-03-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: What you can eat to avoid kidney stones. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
(2022-03-16). Young girl with rare disease gets life-changing diagnosis and targeted therapy at Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Rare Disease Day raises awareness of the 30 million people in the U.S. who have a rare disease. Araeya Sell, 13, has spent much of her childhood visiting her health care team and in the hospital. She has endured countless blood draws, scans, procedures and a surgery ‚Äï all in the search for answers to her complex symptoms. "It started in kindergarten when Araeya just kept getting bladder infections," says her mother, Nicole Sell. "Her…
(2022-03-16). Science Saturday: Big data helps in understanding asthma biologic use, outcomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 25 million Americans have asthma, and that number is increasing every year. In the last 10 years, a number of new medications have become available. Collectively referred to as 'biologics,' these therapies are made to target very specific parts of the body and its immune system. Although they each have different targets, they all are designed to prevent the inflammation that leads to asthma exacerbation. However, it appears…
(2022-03-16). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic develops automated system to accelerate diagnoses for patients with rare diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers are working to accelerate the diagnoses of rare diseases and renew hope for patients whose symptoms have defied an explanation ‚Äï‚ÄØsometimes for years or even decades.‚ÄØ The team of genomics experts has developed an automated system called RENEW for tracking new scientific knowledge from around the world of pathogenic genetic variants and applying it to Mayo Clinic patients with rare and undiagnosed diseases. RENEW stands for reanalysis of negative whole-exome/genome data. "We're…
(2022-03-16). Weekly COVID-19 cases up 8% worldwide: WHO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — Over 11 million people contracted the novel coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 43,000 patients died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday.
(2022-03-16). Privatizing mental health care in Michigan. peoplesworld.org 
A series of bills written last year by Michigan State Sen. Mike Shirkey purportedly aimed at "overhauling" behavioral health care in the state are now before a committee to be reviewed. Shirkey, who is also the Senate majority leader, along with Rep. Mary Whiteford, have been pushing this "overhaul" agenda through both houses of the …
(2022-03-16). Rising school threats harm students' mental health in U.S.: media report. ecns.cn Rising violence and threats in U.S. schools are impacting many students' mental health, according to a report by the Daily Journal newspaper.
(2022-03-16). Australian mental health workers to take stopwork action. wsws.org The HACSU has called the three-hour stopwork to try to head off the growing anger of poorly-paid mental health workers toward the state Labor government.
(2022-03-16). Ask the Mayo Mom: Helping children cope with medical experiences. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Parents and caregivers play an important role in helping children feel comfortable with medical care. When possible, sharing age-appropriate information with children before a medical appointment can help ease their fear and anxiety. To help children prepare for a visit with their health care team, it is important that parents and caregivers understand the reason for the visit and what tests or procedures are likely to occur. Child life specialists, who are trained in child…
(2022-03-16). Consumer Health: Who needs a gluten-free diet and why? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn why some people need a gluten-free diet. Whole grains are an important part of healthy diet. They are good sources of complex carbohydrates, as well as some key vitamins and minerals. And because whole grains are naturally high in fiber, they may help you feel full and satisfied, which can make it easier to maintain a healthy body weight. Eating more whole-grain…
(2022-03-16). Mayo Clinic's 2021 achievements affirm 'Bold. Forward.' strategic vision, staff dedication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic is proud to report a year of extraordinary achievements in 2021, thanks to the hard work and dedication of its more than 73,000 staff members. Mayo Clinic accelerated progress on goals related to its "Bold. Forward." strategic plan to transform health care while continuing to provide leadership in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Mayo cared for more than 1.4 million patients from every U.S. state and…
(2022-03-16). [Articles] Healthcare workers' views on mandatory SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in the UK: A cross-sectional, mixed-methods analysis from the UK-REACH study. thelancet.com Only one in six of the HCWs in this large, diverse, UK-wide sample favoured mandatory vaccination. Building trust, educating, and supporting HCWs who are hesitant about vaccination may be more acceptable, effective, and equitable.
(2022-03-16). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: New cases of COVID-19 continue downward trend. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New cases of COVID-19 are down 90% from the peak, with under 75,000 new cases reported last week across the U.S. "What we're observing is a pretty dramatic suppression of cases," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "This is good news, but we need to be cautious." Dr. Poland warns that there are still people who are vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, including people who are immunocompromised; children under 5 who cannot yet be…
(2022-03-16). Inhalable vaccine for COVID-19 a step closer. ecns.cn An inhaled COVID-19 vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics has entered late-stage clinical trials, with data suggesting it is eligible to apply for emergency use in China, the company's chief scientist said.
(2022-03-16). Mayo Clinic researchers recommend investments in vaccine safety in Nature commentary. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The leaders of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group are emphasizing the need for increased long-term study of vaccines and their mechanisms with future safety of patients in mind. Gregory Poland, M.D., and Richard Kennedy, Ph.D., write in their commentary in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Immunology that greater focus on understanding vaccines' downstream effects, not only on immunity but also on all the other biological systems will provide information that can help make vaccines safer…
(2022-03-16). Ante la COVID-19 en Cuba: Hacer todo lo posible por no retroceder. cubadebate.cu Una intensa jornada que versó sobre la salud de los cubanos y estadísticas que muestran el actual comportamiento de la epidemia de COVID-19, tuvo lugar este martes, desde el Palacio de la Revolución, y estuvo encabezada por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
(2022-03-16). Right-wing candidate narrowly wins South Korean presidential election. wsws.org Yoon's election is the result above all of the deep unpopularity of the Moon administration, which is responsible for the social crisis produced by the COVID-19 pandemic…
(2022-03-16). Western countries lift COVID-19 bans amid fluctuation of pandemic. ecns.cn More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the global infections and deaths have waxed and waned in different parts of the world.
(2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why. southfront.org 
An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…
(2022-03-16). Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men: Rampant Abuses in Criminal Justice System, lack of Fair Trials. juancole.com Human Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Saudi authorities' execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant and systemic abuses in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system suggest it is highly unlikely that …
(2022-03-16). Not all Refugees are Equal: Plight of Palestinians Displaced by Israel Worsening. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. "The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources," UNRWA's Commissioner-General, …
(2022-03-16). Top 7 Ways Iran evaded US Sanctions that Putin could Follow. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The sorts of sanctions and boycotts the United States and its allies are placing on Russia resemble those applied by Washington to Iran off and on in the past decade, though so far the measures in place against Tehran are still far more severe than what has been done to …
(2022-03-15). Scientists detect cases of 'Deltacron' in Europe, U.S. ecns.cn A hybrid of the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants is popping up in several European countries and has made its way into the US, researchers said.
(2022-03-15). 30 Nonviolent Things Russia Could Have Done and 30 Nonviolent Things Ukraine Could Do. davidswanson.org By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, March 15, 2022 The war-or-nothing disease has a firm grip. People literally can't imagine anything else — people on both sides of the same war. Every time I suggest that Russia might have done anything nonviolent to resist NATO expansion and the militarization of its border or that Ukraine …
(2022-03-15). Amoxicillin Dose and Duration of Treatment and Need for Antibiotic Re-treatment in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We agree with Drs Park and Trehan that the diagnostic challenges of childhood CAP affect everyday clinical management, including decisions to prescribe antibiotics, which antibiotic to use, and the dose and duration of antibiotics. Detection of viruses in upper-airway samples does not necessarily indicate that these are causative of infection, and both viruses and bacteria are frequently detected in asymptomatic children. It is likely that childhood CAP is multifactorial, with viruses and bacteria contributing to the disease state in most children, particularly in light of data suggesting that viruses ca…
(2022-03-15). Another Step Toward Improving Nutrition by Reducing Sodium. jamanetwork.com The recent US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service's final rule on school-based meals' transitional standards helps support the federal government's ongoing efforts to improve nutrition, reduce chronic disease, and help create a more healthful food supply, FDA officials said in a statement.
(2022-03-15). Australia: No charges for deadly explosion at Anglo American's Grosvenor mine. wsws.org The Queensland Labor government's Workplace Health and Safety Prosecutor has confirmed no charge will be laid against Anglo American over the Grosvenor mine disaster.
(2022-03-15). Missing Child Mortality Targets Could Cost 11 Million Lives by 2030. jamanetwork.com Around the world, 53 countries are at risk of failing to meet targeted reductions in mortality rates for children younger than 5 years and 63 nations may miss targets for neonatal mortality by 2030, according to a study in The Lancet Global Health.
(2022-03-15). Association of Type of Oral Anticoagulant With Adverse Clinical Outcomes. jamanetwork.com This retrospective cohort study uses data from fee-for-service Medicare (2009-2017) and from 2 commercial health insurance (2004-2018) databases to compare extended prescription dispenses for apixaban, rivaroxaban, and warfarin after hospitalization for venous thromboembolism.
(2022-03-15). Chinese vaccines save lives, drive economic recovery in Cambodia. ecns.cn Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have not only protected lives and stabilized the health system, but also helped boost economic recovery in Cambodia, officials and experts said here on Tuesday.
(2022-03-15). WHO Releases Report on Maintaining Health Services During COVID-19. jamanetwork.com A recent World Health Organization (WHO) report examines how 19 countries worked to mitigate COVID-19's effects on providing maternal, newborn, child and adolescent, and aging health services.
(2022-03-15). Wizards, Plagues, and Sniffles (the Magician Who Turned a Pandemic Into the Common Cold). indybay.org (THE MAGICIAN WHO TURNED A PANDEMIC INTO THE COMMON COLD)—A Parable…
(2022-03-15). Amoxicillin Dose and Duration of Treatment and Need for Antibiotic Re-treatment in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The CAP-IT trial demonstrated that the dose and duration of amoxicillin for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) did not affect treatment failure, adding to an increasing amount of evidence questioning current treatment for pediatric CAP. Pneumococcal vaccines have shifted the epidemiology of pediatric CAP to predominantly viral pathogens, atypical bacteria, and bacteria expressing Œ≤-lactamases that resist amoxicillin, even at high doses. The large majority of CAP will not be effectively treated by amoxicillin as currently recommended. Recent studies also demonstrated similar clinical outcom…
(2022-03-15). Long Covid Researcher: Getting Covid Has Long-Term Implications, Risk Of Early Dementia, Stroke, Cognitive Impairment. moguldom.com Getting covid-19 has implications for long-term illness that is making employees stay away from work, and could cause other complications including dementia, stroke, and cognitive impairment, according to research. About a quarter of employers in a U.K. study said that the effects of long covid have exacerbated the labor shortage. The world marked two years …
(2022-03-15). Britain to remove all remaining COVID travel measures. ecns.cn The British government will remove all remaining COVID restrictions on international travel for all passengers ahead of the Easter holiday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced Monday.
(2022-03-15). US Sewer Data and Surges Abroad Should Remind Us the Pandemic Isn't Over. truthout.org 
The method of testing wastewater to detect virus levels within a whole population has been around since the days of polio, but it took a March 2020 outbreak of COVID-19
(2022-03-15). Majority Latina cast and crew in world premiere play 'Alma'. peoplesworld.org 
CULVER CITY, Calif. — March 13 marked the first performance at the 317-seat Kirk Douglas Theatre since the last show closed for COVID on February 23, 2020. A grateful audience—vaccinated and masked—came out for the world premiere of Los Angeles native Benjamin Benne's new play Alma, running through April 3. Luis Alfaro, an honored playwright …
(2022-03-15). Beijing 2022 a new chapter in Olympic, Paralympic history, says IOC member. ecns.cn The Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be recorded as a new chapter of Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games history, as they were held safely and successfully amid COVID-19.
(2022-03-15). 75 Guangdong medical workers leave for Hong Kong. ecns.cn A 75-member delegation of medical workers from south China's Guangdong Province left for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday at the request of the SAR government to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-03-15). Humanitarian Need Jumps in 2022. jamanetwork.com A mix of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and ongoing conflicts have fueled a substantial increase in the need for worldwide humanitarian assistance and protection. According to a recent United Nations (UN) overview, 274 million people will require aid in 2022, up from 235 million people last year. Assistance for 183 million people most in need across 63 countries will require $41 billion, according to the UN and its partners.
(2022-03-15). US states shut down daily COVID-19 death reporting. wsws.org In the span of just three days, four US states have ended daily COVID-19 death reporting as part of a nationwide cover-up of mass infection and death.
(2022-03-15). High-Flow Oxygen vs Conventional Oxygen and Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Clinical Recovery in Patients With Severe COVID-19—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In their Letter to the Editor about the HiFLo-Covid trial, Dr Li and colleagues contrast the results of our study with those of another recent randomized clinical trial and have questions about the use and duration of awake prone positioning in our trial. Data from a recent meta-trial, which included individual participant data from 6 open-label randomized clinical trials, suggested that awake prone positioning reduced the incidence of endotracheal intubation and/or death in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 who were supported with high-flow oxygen therapy through a nasal…
(2022-03-15). Japón dona a Cuba equipos médicos para el enfrentamiento a la covid-19. cubadebate.cu Instituciones hospitalarias de todas las provincias del país serán beneficiadas con un donativo de equipos médicos del gobierno de Japón, el cual contribuirá al enfrentamiento a la pandemia de la COVID-19. Los 13 rayos X móviles, los 44 ultrasonidos y las 1 000 aspiradoras, que conforman la ayuda solidaria, tendrán un gran impacto en los servicios de salud.
(2022-03-15). Addition of Nonauthor Collaborator Names for the HiFLo-Covid Investigators. jamanetwork.com The Original Investigation titled "Effect of High-Flow Oxygen Therapy vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Clinical Recovery in Patients With Severe COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial," published in the December 7, 2021, issue of JAMA, has been updated to include the nonauthor collaborator (group) names in a supplement. This article was corrected online.
(2022-03-15). High-Flow Oxygen vs Conventional Oxygen and Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Clinical Recovery in Patients With Severe COVID-19. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recently published randomized clinical trial studied the effect of high-flow oxygen vs conventional oxygen on invasive mechanical ventilation and clinical recovery in patients with severe COVID-19. It is interesting to contrast the results of this study with those of a large randomized clinical trial posted as a preprint, which reported similar intubation rates in the high-flow oxygen and conventional oxygen groups and similar implementation of awake prone positioning in both groups. We note that in the JAMA trial, when compared with the conventional oxygen group, a larger percentage of patients i…
(2022-03-15). HK virus fight gets boost from mainland. ecns.cn Hong Kong will welcome 375 medical personnel and 240 elderly care workers from the Chinese mainland this week as part of efforts to recalibrate its strained resources to reduce COVID-19 deaths, severe cases and infections.