2022-11-18: News Headlines

____ (2022-11-18). World Health Forum 2022 hosted by Tsinghua University opens. ecns.cn The World Health Forum 2022 (WHF 2022) that focuses on reducing inequalities and "leaving no one behind" in healthcare systems opened on Friday.

____ (2022-11-18). (100 great changes) Chinese medical workers provide global aid. ecns.cn This team has crossed continents and oceans to contribute China's strength to the health and well-being of people around the world.

WSWS (2022-11-18). US hospitals are closing as demand for care increases. wsws.org Hospitals' increased expenses and financial losses threaten patients' access to health care and reflect the broader social crisis.

Tom Ozimek (2022-11-18). Terrifying Vision of a "Digital Gulag": G20 Promotes WHO-Standardized Global Vaccine Passport and 'Digital Health' Identity Scheme. globalresearch.ca

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-11-18). Provost's Health and Safety Awards celebrate the work of Imperial staff. imperial.ac.uk The Provost hosted the Health and Safety Excellence Awards ceremony for this year's winners.

Mickey Z. (2022-11-18). Remember the Vaccine Scandal in Maryland? dissidentvoice.org Let's imagine a hypothetical scenario. What if there was a time when the general population was being relentlessly coerced into taking a particular drug? How would you know what to do? Where would you turn for the necessary context? Surely you wouldn't just take the shot without doing your homework… right? That would be irrational. …

Brian Shilhavy (2022-11-18). 48,817 Dead and 5,107,883 Injured Following COVID-19 Vaccines in European Database of Adverse Reactions. globalresearch.ca

The Global Research Team (2022-11-18). "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca My objective is to inform people worldwide and refute the official narrative which has been used as a justification to destabilize the economic and social fabric of entire countries, followed by the imposition of the "deadly" COVID-19 "vaccine". This crisis affects humanity in its entirety: almost 8 billion people.

____ (2022-11-18). Payouts lure workers back to Foxconn assembly plant. ecns.cn The Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, Henan province, hit by a recent spate of COVID-19 infections and workers leaving the site in October and the beginning of November, has welcomed a new wave of workers to meet production during its peak period, according to reports.

WSWS (2022-11-18). Australian workers support online rank-and-file public meeting to fight government removal of COVID-19 safety measures. wsws.org "The reason you have to come to this meeting is that it is not just for doctors, or nurses, or wardsman, or postmen. It's for everyone. Without unity, we have nothing." — Medical specialist…

WSWS (2022-11-18). The disastrous implications of lifting Zero-COVID in China. wsws.org The objective laws of viral transmission mean that any shift away from a Zero-COVID elimination strategy carries with it the potential for the situation to quickly spiral out of control.

WSWS (2022-11-18). Evictions in Detroit return to pre-pandemic levels. wsws.org A study conducted by Poverty Solutions, a University of Michigan research organization, shows that the number of impoverished working class families in Detroit being evicted have returned to rates that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peter Koenig (2022-11-18). Covid Tyrannei: Offener Brief an den Schweizerischen Bundesrat. globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb desnewsauthor">Ns des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Folgen Sie …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-11-18). Fusion surprises and COVID scars: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.

WSWS (2022-11-18). Floods once again devastate Australia's most populous state. wsws.org As they have done with the coronavirus pandemic, Australian governments have left flood devastated residents to fend for themselves.

TeleSUR -odr -YSM (2022-11-18). OPS insta a tomar medidas ante alza de afecciones respiratorias. telesurtv.net En las últimas semanas fue reportado un aumento de casos de Covid-19, influenza estacional y Virus Respiratorio Sincitial.

TeleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-11-18). Cepal advierte de consecuencias de la Covid-19 en Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net El Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía aseguró que hasta el 2025 la esperanza de vida no logrará alcanzar los niveles logrados antes de la pandemia.

WSWS (2022-11-18). Four months after contract expiration, UTLA still refusing to hold strike authorization vote. wsws.org Los Angeles teachers are still without a contract and with no COVID-19 mitigation measures, as LA County Health Department warns of winter surge.

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-17). Medicare for All Champion Bernie Sanders Eyes Key Senate Committee Chair. commondreams.org A spokesperson said the senator would "focus on universal healthcare, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, increasing access to higher education, and protecting workers' rights on the job."

Rudolf Bradner, Minqi Li (2022-11-17). In the Trap of NATO and The Collapse of US Hegemony. indybay.org Even before the outbreak of the global Covid pandemic, it was widely recognized that U.S. hegemony was in irreversible decline. Since then, the pace of hegemony loss has accelerated. In August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul as U.S. forces withdrew in a chaotic and hasty manner…. Only about six months later, war broke out between Russia and Ukraine.

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-17). And This Year's 'Pharma Greed Awards' Go to… commondreams.org Protesting an event celebrating the industry, activists reminded Big Pharma that "it's disgusting that they present awards to each other titled 'driving health equity' while their actions hold back equitable access to medicines for the world's poorest."

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-11-17). MMA Fighter Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson Passes Away At 38 After Lengthy Health Issue. moguldom.com Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, a light heavyweight mixed martial artist who was an integral part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has died after battling health issues for over a year. He was 38. Johnson's cause of death has been revealed as organ failure due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, according to Yahoo Sports. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is …

Jim McIlroy (2022-11-17). Socialist Alliance to contest NSW March election. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance will contest the NSW election in March, with a campaign focused on housing justice, cost of living pressures, health care and public transport. Jim McIlroy reports.

Reynard Loki (2022-11-17). Across Africa, Water Conflict Threatens Security, Health, and the Environment. independentmediainstitute.org

WSWS (2022-11-17). World Socialist Web Site readers in North Asia support online public meeting to fight "let it rip" COVID policies. wsws.org Sunday's public meeting will outline a political perspective, including the building of independent rank-and-file committees, to unify health workers, teachers and other sections of workers in the fight for decent wages, working conditions and the elimination of COVID-19.

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2022-11-17). Low-Wealth Voters Made the Key Difference in Midterms. commondreams.org If you need more than a minimum wage, go vote. If you need to decide between paying for rent or medications, go vote. If you still don't have decent health care or potable water, go vote.

John Leake (2022-11-17). "The Covid mRNA Vaccine Causes Cardiac Arrests, Heart Attacks, Strokes… : Leading British Cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, and Dr. Peter McCullough Independently Come to Same Conclusion. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-11-17). Gaza Freedom Flotilla To Sail In 2023. popularresistance.org After a pause due to the global pandemic, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is set to resume its sailing to challenge the illegal, immoral and inhuman Israeli blockade of Gaza. The last sailing of the flotilla was in 2018. The 2020 sail was postponed due to the COVID pandemic that closed many European ports. | Members of the 10 national and international organization campaign coalition met in London November 4-6, 2022, and made the decision to resume sailing in 2023. Representatives of member campaigns from Norway, Malaysia, US, Sweden, Canada, France, New Zealand, Turkey and the International Committee f…

Didi Rankovic (2022-11-17). Google Is Sued for Auto-installing COVID "Spyware" on People's Phones. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-11-17). Guangdong reports over 8,800 new local COVID-19 cases, accelerates construction of medical facilities. ecns.cn Guangdong Province is speeding up construction of mobile hospitals and quarantine facilities to cope with the recent COVID-19 resurgence.

____ (2022-11-17). Beijing starts inhaled COVID-19 booster vaccination. ecns.cn The first batch of inhaled COVID-19 booster vaccination has become available in Beijing starting from Wednesday in Beijing.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Michigan Medicine worker speaks out against capitalism's COVID policy. wsws.org "This place gave me COVID, but all they talk about is he, him or that I might be gay. I agree with the pandemic being a socially criminal policy, and this happening internationally."

Mike Ludwig (2022-11-17). Why Did Democrats Vote With the GOP to End the COVID National Emergency? truthout.org

Dr. Joseph Sansone (2022-11-17). Governor DeSantis, Ban the Covid mRNA Jab! globalresearch.ca

Maximillian Alvarez (2022-11-17). William Robinson: How COVID-19 will lead to a global capitalist police state. therealnews.com Capitalism was in crisis before the COVID-19 pandemic, and existing conditions of inequality, dispossession, and ecological ruin set the stage for the deadly success of the coronavirus. But how has COVID-19 changed capitalism, and where is the system headed now? The system shock of the pandemic has provoked growing resistance from the working class. At the same time, the wealthiest fraction of society has exploited the crisis of COVID-19 to accelerate their accumulation of wealth and violent dispossession of the world's majority. Professor William I. Robinson argues that humanity is now on a path towards th…

Juan Chingo (2022-11-17). La relación de Alemania con China, de nuevo fuente de discordia con EE. UU. globalizacion.ca El canciller alemán Olaf Scholz fue el primer líder europeo en visitar Pekín desde el estallido de Covid-19. También, el primer líder occidental que se reunió con Xi Jinping flamantemente coronado para su tercer mandato. Su viaje despertó fuertes críticas…

Marc Vandepitte (2022-11-17). øQué podemos esperar de China con Xi Jinping? globalizacion.ca Vivimos tiempos muy turbulentos. Se avecinan muchas crisis y desafíos: el calentamiento global, el COVID-19, la crisis energética, la guerra en Ucrania… øQué podemos esperar ahora que Xi Jinping ha sido elegido para un tercer mandato? øQué dirección tomará China…

TeleSUR, odr -YSM (2022-11-17). Panamá alerta sobre inicio de sexta ola de la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El titular de Salud panameño precisó que algunas provincias han registrado últimamente un alza de hasta 10 por ciento de nuevos casos la Covid-19.

WSWS (2022-11-16). The COVID-19 pandemic and the fight for socialism. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (UK) Congress resolution explains: "The two alternatives posed before mankind are either unending mass infection, debilitation and death, or the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism and implementation of a policy of global elimination, to end all human-to-human transmission of COVID-19."

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). New Variants Drive Up COVID-19 Infections in the United States. telesurenglish.net The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed that Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 accounted for nearly half of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past week. | RELATED: | The two new variants have been growing especially fast since October. At the beginning of October, each one accounted for about 1 percent of new infections in the United States, but they have been roughly doubling in prevalence…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Haiti, UN appeal for help as fears grow over cholera's spread. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — The UN and Haitian officials called for international assistance to respond to an outbreak of cholera that the World Health Organization has warned puts hundreds of thousands of people across the Caribbean nation at risk.

____ (2022-11-16). Digital healthcare nurtures innovation. ecns.cn Healthcare professionals work at the Chronic Disease Management Center of digital healthcare company WeDoctor's grassroots-level healthcare maintenance organization in Tianjin in August 2021.

____ (2022-11-16). Study finds men with history of melanoma have higher risk of prostate cancer. ecns.cn A study led by Australia's Daffodil Center has found that men with a history of melanoma are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, compared to men who have never suffered from this skin disease.

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). The bacteria behind leprosy disease could regenerate livers. healtheuropa.com In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found that parasites behind leprosy disease can reprogramme cells to increase the size of a liver. The latest findings from a research team from the University of Edinburgh suggest the possibility of adapting this natural process from leprosy disease to renew ageing livers and increase health span which is …

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). First Monkeypox Death Reported in Chile. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Chile's Health Ministry reported the first death from monkeypox in the country, of a person who was diagnosed with the disease on September 29. | RELATED: | The Head of the Department of Epidemiology of the Health Ministry Christian Garcia said on his official Twitter account, "There is a pattern that is common (in severe cases), people with underlying pathologies that cannot respond in the best way to other diseases, in this case…

____ (2022-11-15). Macao SAR chief executive delivers policy address, focusing on economy, public concerns. ecns.cn Ho Iat Seng, chief executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), on Tuesday delivered a policy address for fiscal year 2023, stressing efforts to shore up the economy and mitigate public difficulties while keeping the COVID-19 epidemic under control.

Harvey Simpkins (2022-11-16). Separate Deadly Incidents at American Universities Highlight the Ongoing Epidemic of Mass Violence in the United States. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-11-16). UK's NHS Workers Gear Up For Massive Action Demanding Fair Wages. popularresistance.org Health workers' unions in the UK are gearing up for massive protests, including strike action, to assert the demand for decent wages and more recruitment and resources for the National Health Service (NHS). The UNISON union is currently balloting its members in England, Wales and Northern Island to determine if industrial action should be taken. | Meanwhile, on November 9, the nurses' union of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced plans to initiate strike action before Christmas at many big hospitals and several other NHS care facilities. The RCN union decided to go on strike after the Tory government refused…

____ (2022-11-15). Hospitals being built to cope with infections. ecns.cn More makeshift hospitals are being built in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, to boost its treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections, according to a local health official.

____ (2022-11-16). (100 great changes) Traditional Chinese medicine benefits the whole world. ecns.cn In 2022, the World Health Organization released the report of the WHO Expert Meeting on Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)in the Treatment of COVID-19. The report presented evidence of the efficacy and safety of TCM, suggesting that on the basis of clinically relevant outcome measures, the TCMs are beneficial in the treatment of COVID-19.

Fight Back (2022-11-16). Tallahassee: SDS protests transphobic Board of Medicine decision. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On November 9, Florida State University Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a protest against the recent decision by the Florida Board of Medicine to ban, in a 6-3 vote, gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. This decision prohibits all types of gender-affirming care for those under 18, including puberty blockers, hormones, cross-hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery. Around 30 people attended the protest in front of the new student union. | This is not the first time that lawmakers have attacked gender-affirming care in recent months. In August of this year, th…

Jake Johnson (2022-11-16). 13 Senate Dems Join GOP in Voting to End Covid Emergency Declaration, Kick Millions Off Medicaid. commondreams.org One public health advocate warned that final passage of the resolution would "affect the cost of vaccines, tests, and treatments, restrict access to Medicaid and telehealth, and restart student loan payments."

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). Baby's vaccine responses linked to childbirth method. healtheuropa.com The childbirth delivery method is associated with how a baby's immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines. There are multiple types of childbirth delivery methods, including spontaneous vaginal birth, assisted vaginal birth, caesarean section, breech birth and multiple births. Many women plan for a natural vaginal birth; however, complications can arise during labour …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). University of Oxford researchers discover a key cause of type 2 diabetes. healtheuropa.com New research has illuminated the key cause of type 2 diabetes, finding that high blood glucose reprograms the metabolism of pancreatic cells. Around 415 million people globally are living with diabetes. Within this figure, nearly five million people are diagnosed every year in the UK, costing the NHS £10 billion each year. Around 90% of …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). CBD content has no bearing on cannabis safety. healtheuropa.com The CBD content of cannabis has no effect on the drug's safety, according to researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. The researcher's findings challenge the widely held belief that higher CBD content in cannabis protects the user from psychotic experiences and memory problems. The research team have urged …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). COVID-19 virus can reactivate myalgic encephalomyelitis. healtheuropa.com According to researchers from Linkà∂ping University COVID-19 can reactivate viruses that had become latent in cells, particularly in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis. Severe, long-term fatigue, post-exertional malaise, pain, and sleep problems are all signs of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The cause of the condition is still not fully understood, although it …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). Making brain tumour surgery safer with quantum sensors. healtheuropa.com Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) have been developing new technology to make brain tumour surgery safer. Removing a brain tumour is a challenging operation for surgeons. They must remove the tumour without damaging any healthy brain tissue, therefore, it is highly important that surgeons closely monitor the …

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-16). As GOP Claims House Majority, Jayapal Warns of 'Republicans in Ruin'. commondreams.org Predicting GOP infighting, she said that "what we might get is a really sharp contrast: Republicans trying to strip Social Security and Medicare" and Democrats serving as the last line of defense.

Contributing Writers (2022-11-16). Leading British Cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, and Dr. Peter McCullough Independently Come to Same Conclusion/ By John Leake. marktaliano.net Orginal Link here: Leading British Cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, and Dr. Peter McCullough Independently Come to Same Conclusion (substack.com) "The Covid mRNA vaccine has likely played a significant role or been a primary cause of unexpected cardiac arrests, heart attacks, strokes, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure since 2021…" Until the British cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, …

____ (2022-11-16). APEC report calls for structural reform, green recovery. ecns.cn Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies should embark on green structural reforms and promote a green recovery from the economic slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, said an APEC report on Wednesday.

Susan Dunham (2022-11-16). The Corona Crisis has "Broken our Relationships and Crushed our Souls", "Courageous Voices have Emerged to Speak to the Hysteria of our Time" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-11-16). Chinese Communist Party begins lifting Zero-COVID policy. wsws.org There is no scientific justification for this shift in policy, which is based solely on political and economic considerations.

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