WSWS (2022-09-26). The CDC moves to end universal masking in health care settings. wsws.org On Friday evening, the CDC quietly made a significant change to its COVID-19 guidance in health care settings, allowing health facilities to determine the use of universal masking.

____ (2022-09-26). (W.E. Talk) Liu Chong: Why do some people in the U.S. and Europe play the 'boycott of the Winter Olympics' card. ecns.cn The International Olympic Committee recently decided to add "Together" to the well-known Olympic motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger", a change to address not only the COVID-19 epidemic but also the common challenges facing all humans. However, for some time, politicians from the United States and certain European countries have tried to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics and politicize sports by manipulating issues such as human rights. This not only violates the spirit of the Olympics but also casts a shadow over the unity of mankind which has been maintained for a century.

WSWS (2022-09-26). Striking health care workers in Germany: "Privatization was a big mistake!" wsws.org A 24-hour warning strike Tuesday at the University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg (UKGM) has once again exposed the disastrous working conditions in Germany's nursing profession.

Steve Kirsch (2022-09-26). FDA Tells the Vaccine-injured: "Thanks for sharing" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-26). Ongoing support for zero-COVID advocate Dr David Berger. wsws.org "In a world of rampant misinformation, unclear public advice, and government inaction, any attempt to silence one of the few voices contributing positively to informing the public is unacceptable and must be opposed." — Antoinette, University of Melbourne student…

Free West Media (2022-09-26). Spanish Government Refuses to Disclose Vaccine Contracts Despite Court Ruling. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-09-26). Cuba reporta 15 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Cuba confirmó al cierre de este domingo 15 casos positivos a la COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 14 altas médicas, informó en su reporte habitual el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap). Se encuentran ingresados 129 pacientes, de ellos 55 sospechosos y 74 confirmados.

_____ (2022-09-25). As Public Hospitals Crumble, French Health Workers Demand Action. popularresistance.org On September 22, Thursday, health workers and those working in associated sectors in France organized mobilizations and protests as part of a national day of action in different cities across the country. The protesters demanded increased salaries, more staff, improved and safe working conditions, job security, and sufficient funds and other resources for hospitals. The call for the mobilization was given by several groups in health sector, including the Association des MeÃÅdecins Urgentistes de France (AMUF), CGT SanteÃÅ Action Sociale, the CFE CGC SanteÃÅ-Social, Printemps…

_____ (2022-09-25). Despite What Biden Says, The Pandemic Isn't Over. popularresistance.org On Sunday night, Joe Biden declared in an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes that the Covid-19 "pandemic is over." Not so coincidentally, this statement comes right after existing federal pandemic response funding has run out, and after attempts at approving more money were routinely removed from spending bills in order to designate more money for Ukraine. If the pandemic is "over," the government can be excused for failing to provide additional support. But while official cases, hospitalization, and death counts are all much lower now compared to the peak of the Omicron wave in January, and while vaccines continue to…

____ (2022-09-25). China celebrates farmers' harvest festival. ecns.cn Hundreds of millions of Chinese farmers celebrated the fifth harvest festival on Friday, as the country expects a bumper harvest despite COVID-19 and extreme weather.

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). Venezuelan Airline Receives Authorization to Fly to Colombia. telesurenglish.net Flights between Caracas and Bogota were suspended since March 2020 as a precautionary measure to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Venezuela and Colombia are planning to reestablish their air connection as from September 26th within the framework of the agreements reached for the normalization of bilateral relations. Sept. 25, 2022.

Contributing Writers (2022-09-25). On the Need for Criminal Trials Against COVID Criminals. marktaliano.net READ MORE: |

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). COVID-19 Vaccination of Children Under 5 Begins in Peru. telesurenglish.net This was announced by the Minsal last Wednesday after the arrival in the country of a first batch of 1.5 million pediatric vaccines from the Moderna laboratory. A second batch of 1 499 900 doses is expected to arrive on September 28. | RELATED: | The plan consists of immunizing 2 404 106 children under 5 years of age. The head of the General Directorate of Strategic Public Health Interventions, Alexis Holguin, said the process will b…

____ (2022-09-25). Chinese herb proved effective toinhibitCOVID-19 virus: HKUMed. ecns.cn The LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) announced on Thursday that a natural product derived from a Chinese herb Spatholobus Suberectus Dunn, or Suberet Spatholobus, has been discovered to effectively inhibit several viruses including SARS-Cov-2, which has caused the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Megan Redshaw (2022-09-25). 1.4 Million Adverse Events After COVID Vaccines Reported to VAERS, Canadian Woman Dies 7 Minutes After Bivalent Booster Shot. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-09-25). Cuba reporta 18 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 16 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este sábado 24 de septiembre, se encuentran ingresados 137 pacientes, sospechosos 64 y confirmados activos 73. Para la COVID-19 se realizaron 1 818 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 18. El país acumula 14 143 613 muestras realizadas y 1 111 146 positivas.

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). El Salvador Registers Fifth Confirmed Case of Monkeypox. telesurenglish.net The new case is a 51-year-old man, with no relation to the previous cases, according to the country's authorities. | El Salvador has trained personnel to deal with any emergency caused by the monkeypox virus and already has protocols for the treatment of cases, according to Minister of Health, Francisco Alabi. Sep. 25, 2022.

Xin Ni, Zhe Li, Xinping Li, Xiao Zhang, Guoliang Bai, Yingying Liu, Rongshou Zheng, Yawei Zhang, Xin Xu, Yuanhu Liu, Chenguang Jia, Huanmin Wang, Xiaoli Ma, Huyong Zheng, Yan Su, Ming Ge, Qi Zeng, Shengcai Wang, Junyang Zhao, Yueping Zeng, Guoshuang Feng, Yue Xi, Zhuo Deng, Yongli Guo, Zhuoyu Yang, Jinzhe Zhang (2022-09-24). [Articles] Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and access to health services among children and adolescents in China: a cross-sectional study. thelancet.com Our study showed that the burden of cancer in children and adolescents in China is much higher than previously nationally reported from 2000 to 2015. The distribution of the accessibility of health services, as a social determinant of health, might have a notable role in the socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence among Chinese children and adolescents. With regards to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, policy approaches should prioritise increasing the accessibility of health services for early diagnosis to improve outcomes and subsequently reduce disease burdens, as well as narrowing the socioe…

____ (2022-09-25). China celebrates farmers' harvest festival. ecns.cn Hundreds of millions of Chinese farmers celebrated the fifth harvest festival on Friday, as the country expects a bumper harvest despite COVID-19 and extreme weather.

Contributing Writers (2022-09-25). On the Need for Criminal Trials Against COVID Criminals. marktaliano.net READ MORE: |

____ (2022-09-25). Chinese herb proved effective toinhibitCOVID-19 virus: HKUMed. ecns.cn The LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) announced on Thursday that a natural product derived from a Chinese herb Spatholobus Suberectus Dunn, or Suberet Spatholobus, has been discovered to effectively inhibit several viruses including SARS-Cov-2, which has caused the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Megan Redshaw (2022-09-25). 1.4 Million Adverse Events After COVID Vaccines Reported to VAERS, Canadian Woman Dies 7 Minutes After Bivalent Booster Shot. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-09-25). Cuba reporta 18 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 16 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este sábado 24 de septiembre, se encuentran ingresados 137 pacientes, sospechosos 64 y confirmados activos 73. Para la COVID-19 se realizaron 1 818 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 18. El país acumula 14 143 613 muestras realizadas y 1 111 146 positivas.

Xin Ni, Zhe Li, Xinping Li, Xiao Zhang, Guoliang Bai, Yingying Liu, Rongshou Zheng, Yawei Zhang, Xin Xu, Yuanhu Liu, Chenguang Jia, Huanmin Wang, Xiaoli Ma, Huyong Zheng, Yan Su, Ming Ge, Qi Zeng, Shengcai Wang, Junyang Zhao, Yueping Zeng, Guoshuang Feng, Yue Xi, Zhuo Deng, Yongli Guo, Zhuoyu Yang, Jinzhe Zhang (2022-09-24). [Articles] Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and access to health services among children and adolescents in China: a cross-sectional study. thelancet.com Our study showed that the burden of cancer in children and adolescents in China is much higher than previously nationally reported from 2000 to 2015. The distribution of the accessibility of health services, as a social determinant of health, might have a notable role in the socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence among Chinese children and adolescents. With regards to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, policy approaches should prioritise increasing the accessibility of health services for early diagnosis to improve outcomes and subsequently reduce disease burdens, as well as narrowing the socioe…

Sumit Gupta (2022-09-24). [Comment] Using data to improve care: childhood cancer in China. thelancet.com The last decades have seen substantial improvements in childhood cancer treatment, with cure rates of more than 80%.1 Although these statistics represent hope for families, they are only relevant to those treated in high-income countries. Cure rates are far lower in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where more than 80% of children with cancer reside.2 This survival gap is one of the starkest inequalities in global child health. In this context, Xin Ni and colleagues3 established childhood cancer incidence rates across China by leveraging new health services databases that approach population-level c…

Talha Burki (2022-09-24). [World Report] Uncertainty over the future of Sri Lankan health care. thelancet.com An economic crisis is hampering the provision of care for many Sri Lankans. Talha Burki reports.

Ediz Tiyansan (2022-09-24). What we know about "Long COVID" condition in the U.S. america.cgtn.com U.S. President Joe Biden says the coronavirus pandemic is "over." His remarks during a television interview last weekend comes as the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 is averaging about 0 people a day. Health experts warn the president's statement could overshadow the reality that the virus …

Sharmila Devi (2022-09-24). [World Report] War driving cholera in Syria. thelancet.com Conflict has damaged water treatment plants and caused hygiene and sanitation to deteriorate.Sharmila Devi reports.

Arthur Parashar (2022-09-24). Now PayPal Cancels Account of Parents Group that Fought to Keep Schools Open During COVID as Well as the Free Speech Union, MPs Hear. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Robert Malone (2022-09-24). Case Dismissed: Victory for Parents and Their Children. Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Official Repeals COVID Shot Mandate for School. globalresearch.ca

Paul Anthony Taylor (2022-09-24). Criticism of the Pharma Cartel and Its 'Business with Disease' Is Becoming Mainstream. globalresearch.ca

Ricardo Gomez (2022-09-24). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Schools Take Off. levernews.com Good things are happening! Schools are getting into energy in a big way, while the health care industry is feeling the heat for its investments in fossil fuels. Meanwhile, a young activist scored a big victory against Idaho's far right, while a major library just took a stand against banned books. Finally, unionization efforts are spreading, this time to Home Depot stores and a big metro newspaper.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available below for supporting subscribers. | Read the full story: | Sign up now to read the full story and get access to all paid po…

John Zarocostas (2022-09-24). [World Report] Volker Tàºrk appointed top UN human rights chief. thelancet.com The global health and humanitarian communities have high expectations of the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.

Ralph Nader (2022-09-24). Where Is the Mass Mobilized Movement for Medicare for All? commondreams.org It wouldn't take more than 1% of the U.S. population to rise up and get organized behind key popular demands to make them a reality and yet we continue to endlessly wait.

Thedi Ziegler, Ann Moen, Wenqing Zhang, Nancy J Cox (2022-09-24). [Comment] Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System: 70 years of responding to the expected and preparing for the unexpected. thelancet.com When a cluster of respiratory viral infections occurs, early recognition by clinicians linked to a global network is essential for rapid identification of the causal pathogen and subsequent risk assessment and public health response. Crucial to this process are sentinel physician and hospital networks where samples are collected from patients with febrile respiratory infections; trained laboratory staff to identify the causative pathogen; and epidemiologists and public health staff to collect data and evaluate pathogen spread and disease severity in susceptible populations.

Quintina Dawson (2022-09-24). [Perspectives] Peter Waiswa: building better health systems in Africa and beyond. thelancet.com Growing up in Iganga, a rural town in Uganda, Peter Waiswa was influenced by his late father, who instilled a love for education in him, and by the newborn deaths he saw in his large family. Waiswa now leads the Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Kampala, Uganda, and the INDEPTH Network's Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Working Group. His work involves paving the way locally, nationally, and globally to develop health systems and health policy in maternal, newborn, and child health, development, and health services.

David T Jones, Jeyeon Lee, Eric J Topol (2022-09-24). [Perspectives] Digitising brain age. thelancet.com Chronological age can differ from biological age, particularly in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders. By training models with structural and functional brain imaging data obtained serially over time, deep learning artificial intelligence can estimate the brain age gap—the difference between chronological age and predicted age.

Safraj Shahul Hameed, Elliott Hall, Zoe Grange, Christopher Sullivan, Sharon Kennedy, Lewis D Ritchie, Utkarsh Agrawal, Colin R Simpson, Syed Ahmar Shah, Igor Rudan, Colin McCowan, Josephine L K Murray, Chris Robertson, Aziz Sheikh (2022-09-24). [Correspondence] Characterising adults in Scotland who are not vaccinated against COVID-19. thelancet.com By Aug 10, 2022, 3‚Äà497‚Äà208 of the estimated 4 ∑4 million adults living in Scotland had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. However, a proportion of the adult population remains unvaccinated (defined as no record of any vaccine being administered) and susceptible to severe COVID-19 outcomes. Characterising this population can help to understand gaps in vaccine coverage and determinants of vaccine hesitancy and could support targeted public health messaging. Unlike the vaccinated population, on whom information is gathered at the point of vaccination, current esti…

Andrew Green (2022-09-24). [Obituary] Daniel Graymore. thelancet.com Health diplomat who helped guide UK health and development funding strategy. Born on March 10, 1973 in Woking, UK, he died on May 29, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, aged 52 years.

Contributing Writers (2022-09-24). 1.4 Million Adverse Events After COVID Vaccines Reported to VAERS, Canadian Woman Dies 7 Minutes After Bivalent Booster Shot/ By Megan Redshaw. marktaliano.net VAERS data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 1,418,220 reports of adverse events from all age groups following COVID-19 vaccines, including 31,074 deaths and 258,480 serious injuries between Dec. 14, 2020, and Sept. 16, 2022. Original Link here: 1.4 Million Adverse Events After COVID Vaccines Reported to VAERS, Canadian Woman …

Ira Helfand, Marjaneh Moini (2022-09-24). A Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Will Save Lives. commondreams.org "The climate crisis is a public health crisis… And poor people, and in particular poor people of color, are getting hit the hardest."

Sharmila Devi (2022-09-24). [World Report] Health organisations call for non-proliferation of fossil fuels. thelancet.com WHO and others have signed a letter urging governments to make a legally binding treaty to end the expansion of fossil fuel production and use. Sharmila Devi reports.

Staff (2022-09-24). Cuba cierra jornada del viernes con 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Salud Pública informó en su parte habitual que al cierre de la jornada del viernes se reportaron 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19, igual número de altas médicas y ningún fallecido.

Staff (2022-09-23). Epidemiological situation continues to be marked by dengue. en.cubadebate.cu Dengue continues to be the most complex hygienic-sanitary situation that we have today in the country, it was reiterated at this Wednesday's meeting of the Government's temporary working group for the prevention and control of covid-19. The exchange was led by the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and the prime minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, a member of the Political Bureau. The head of the Ministry of Public Health, José àÅngel Portal Miranda, reported that there is dengue transmission in the 15 provinces and the Isle of Youth.