(2023-04-27). Mayo Clinic expert talks about the new omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While COVID-19 rates in the U.S. are relatively low and are declining, the World Health Organization (WHO) is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant. The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, known as "Arcturus," has been listed by the WHO as a variant under monitoring since March 22. Experts say this variant has a higher transmissibility rate than previous strains but doesn't appear to be more dangerous. "It is causing increasing case counts in certain parts…
(2023-04-27). 57 cases of new Omicron subvariant detected in China. ecns.cn China has detected 57 COVID-19 cases caused by the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 as of Saturday, a Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention researcher said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-27). Malawi Administers Cholera Vaccine in 5 Districts. telesurenglish.net Malawi has initiated the delivery of oral cholera immunization vaccine in five districts in commemoration of the annual World Immunization Week event. This information has been conveyed by a representative of the Ministry of Health. | Related: | Adrian Chikumbe announced on the commencement of the campaign on Monday. "The vaccination campaign is a crucial part of our strategy to prevent the further spread of cholera, which has already claim…
(2023-04-27). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…
(2023-04-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why some patients with breast tumors could possibly avoid a mastectomy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A breast cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. Now, patients with multiple tumors may have another option when it comes to fighting the disease. Dr. Judy Boughey, a surgical oncologist with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, led a recent study that found some patients can avoid a mastectomy when it comes to surgery. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7ISTexS0VdU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please…
(2023-04-27). Candida auris: This fungus is a health care concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 3D illustration of Candida auris Candida auris (C. auris) is an emerging fungus that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking. Fungi live just about everywhere, including on and inside of the body. Fungal infections are more common in people with weakened immune systems, or when fungi are introduced to areas where they are not normally found, such as in a wound. Candida species are the most common yeast responsible for fungal infections. Many…
(2023-04-27). HPV infection may cause throat, mouth cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 3D illustration of the human papillomavirus (HPV). April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. Head and neck cancers, including mouth and throat, occur in the head and neck region. You may have heard about the connection between HPV infection and certain types of cervical cancer, but did you know HPV infection is also related to a higher risk of throat and mouth cancer? To prevent these cancers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all…
(2023-04-27). Consumer Health: Recognizing the signs of irritable bowel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Research suggests that about 12% of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, and it's more common among women than men and in people younger than 50, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine. Even though the digestive…
(2023-04-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome, also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says most diagnosed cases are in the southern, eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has been diagnosed in Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America. It can be a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. The American Gastroenterological Association recently added guidance to medical professionals to watch for…
(2023-04-27). Regenerative biotherapeutics: Pivoting toward a new strategy for fighting disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has made significant strides biomanufacturing early-stage therapeutics. The focus is on new medicines derived from the human body, called biotherapeutics, which are shaping the future of medicine. "Our commitment to delivering new cures for unmet conditions is behind Mayo's pivot to biomanufacturing," says Julie Allickson, Ph.D., the Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Family Director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics and the Otto Bremer Trust Director, Biomanufacturing and…
(2023-04-27). Study Exposes Poverty as 4th Leading Cause of Death in the US By: Misión Verdad. midwesternmarx.com A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) estimated that poverty was linked to at least 183,000 deaths in the United States in 2019 among people aged 15 and older, making it the fourth leading cause of mortality in the country that year, behind heart disease, cancer, and smoking."Poverty kills as much as dementia, accidents, stroke, Alzheimer's, and diabetes," said David Brady, professor of public policy at the Univer …
(2023-04-27). Africa CDC Calls to Strength Vaccination Gains. telesurenglish.net The Director General of The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya, issued a plea on Wednesday urging African nations to solidify the promising progress achieved through vaccination efforts. | Related: | In a formal statement, Kaseya, who was designated as the newly-appointed leader of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by the Assembly of the African Union (AU) this February, emphasizes the utmost importance f…
(2023-04-27). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-04-27). Mayo Clinic Health System announces grand opening of new location for Plainview clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PLAINVIEW, Minn. — The Plainview community is invited to attend a grand opening celebration at the new Mayo Clinic Health System in Plainview clinic location, 245 First St. SW, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 21. Tours of the new facility will follow a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4: 15 p.m. On Monday, April 24, Mayo Clinic Health System in Plainview's new location at 245 First St. SW will open for patient appointments. Patients…
(2023-04-27). Consumer Health: 3 types of head and neck cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three types of cancer that affect these areas of the body. Head and neck cancers account for nearly 4% of all cancers in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. These cancers are more than twice as common among men as women, and are diagnosed more often among people over 50. Among the many types of head and neck cancers are…
(2023-04-27). Ready to Run: Mayo athletic trainer suggests ways to manage pain, swelling during marathon training. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Everyone has heard the saying "No pain, no gain," and, if you're training for a long-distance race, chances are that you've felt some pain. "General muscle soreness and mild discomfort is common among runners, and it often is the sign of a successful training program," says Paul Osterman, a licensed athletic trainer in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Mayo Clinic Health System. "When training for a long-distance race, it's important to gradually progress your training and…
(2023-04-27). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Teens and healthy sleep habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 14-year-old daughter goes to bed each night around 10 p.m. Some nights she complains that she cannot fall asleep until hours later. Although she wakes up and says she isn't tired, she does sleep in on weekends. I'm concerned about insomnia, but I'm also worried it's affecting her ability to concentrate in school. What advice do you have? ANSWER: Lots of children your daughter's age have trouble falling asleep easily at night. Though…
(2023-04-27). Arizona University workers denounce tuition increases. peoplesworld.org 
Campus workers from Arizona's three public universities confronted their Board of Regents on April 21 condemning the Board's decision to raise tuition, fees, and other costs for students while largely ignoring health concerns, campus safety, and the very minimum economic needs of their employees. Participating in the action at the University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson were …
(2023-04-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Health workers strike in Andalusia, Castille and Leon and Madrid, Spain against staff shortages and for more funding; strikes in Iran spreading over pay and conditions to include oil, power plant and steelworkers; teachers in Akwa Ibom State resume walkouts over pensions and promotions…
(2023-04-27). Dire shortages in essential chemotherapy drugs will mean "people will die" needlessly. wsws.org Health systems are being told to ration treatments for cancer patients due to shortages of essential chemotherapy drugs.
(2023-04-27). Experts Cite the Health Impacts of Incarceration as US Life Expectancy Falls. truthout.org After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain his freedom. The decorated Vietnam War veteran had survived prostate cancer and hepatitis C behind bars when a judge granted him early release late last year. "I never gave up hope," said Jordan, 74, who lives in Alabama. "I know a lot of… |
(2023-04-27). Decolonizing Black Women's Health Through Land Reparations. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-27). Mediacorp wins 39 awards at World Media Festivals 2023, including 22 golds. channelnewsasia.com CNA's "What causes mental illnesses? The human brain and its link to mental health" also bagged a grand award in the News Reports and Features category at the 2023 World Media Festivals Television & Corporate Media Awards.
(2023-04-26). Senate Labor Committee approves Su on party-line vote, but final confirmation uncertain. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—By an 11-10 party-line vote, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved Democratic President Joe Biden's nomination of Julie Su to be the next Secretary of Labor. Speechifying by the Republican minority, who accused Su, now the Acting Secretary, of being anti-business, too pro-union, a bad administrator, and an inexperienced negotiator, consumed …
(2023-04-26). NYC May Day May 1 — 2 PM — Union Square. iacenter.org MAY DAY 2023 NYC! /DÂA INTERNACIONAL DE LOS TRABAJADORES 2023 NYC! Union Square Monday May 1st 2pm, March at 5pm Lunes 1 de mayo 2pm, La marcha a las 5pm COME OUT ON INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY TO SAY: Solidarity with workers everywhere ! Workers rights are moral rights ! We support the struggles of migrant workers The working class has no boundaries. STOP UNION BUSTING and negotiate fair contracts at Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joes, Rutgers, & EVERYWHERE! Hands Off Medicare and Medicaid! Healthcare is a Human Right! End Evictions ! Housing is a Human Right! Money for healthcare, housing, education, not for imperial…
(2023-04-26). Abortion is health care! Health care is a right! workers.org 
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk could be described as a xenophobic, white-supremacist, science-loathing, male chauvinist pig. Even that characterization might be too generous! This Trump-appointed judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled April 7 to nullify the approval by the Food and Drug Administration — in . . . |
(2023-04-26). Ending Affirmative Action Would Be Bad for Our Health. progressive.org For too many patients, a diverse healthcare system may mean the difference between life and death. Without more diversity, patients may be on the receiving end of bias.
(2023-04-26). UMich docks pay, calls cops on striking grad students. therealnews.com 
Graduate student-workers at the University of Michigan are still on strike after hitting the picket line for the second time in three years at the end of March. In the time between the Fall 2020 and Winter 2023 strikes, according to the union, the gap between graduate workers' average pay and the cost of living in Ann Arbor has tripled. Facing a cost-of-living crisis and fighting for a slate of core demands—from a living wage and affordable childcare to better protections for international students, access to gender-affirming healthcare, and the creation of an unarmed, non-police emergency response un…
(2023-04-26). Community Referendum to Stop Privatization of Ontario Public Hospitals. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-04-26). WHO is forging ahead with plans to implement a Global Digital Health Certificate. expose-news.com The proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations ("IHR") are a completely different set of proposals to the "Pandemic Treaty" that will not need to be signed by any President or Prime …
(2023-04-27). Covid injections linked to increase in miscarriages and decline in birth rates. expose-news.com Compared to the flu vaccine, covid injections are associated with a significant increase in adverse events among women of reproductive age. Data revealed a 27-fold higher risk of miscarriage and a more …
(2023-04-27). Globalists plan for future policing to be done by militarily-equipped, transhuman, robotic police — this needs to be stopped NOW! expose-news.com As has been carefully documented, under cover of the "virus/vaccine" narrative, the Global Elite is implementing long-planned and profound changes to 200 areas of human life. In essence, as documented elsewhere — …
(2023-04-27). Jail for man who paid doctor linked to Healing the Divide group to obtain fake vaccination records. channelnewsasia.com David Christopher Newton paid S$6,000 to have himself and his unsuspecting wife injected with saline so he could enter Australia despite being unvaccinated.
(2023-04-26). Coming Soon — mRNA Cancer and Flu 'Vaccines'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-27). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…
(2023-04-27). Video: Monopoly — Who Owns the World? The Great Reset. "The Ripple Effect of the COVID Crisis" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-27). Presidente mexicano reaparece tras padecer Covid-19. telesurtv.net "Estoy bien. Tengo Covid. Se complicó porque tuve una gira muy intensa y me expuse a cambios de temperatura. Tuve una especie de váguido", declaró el mandatario.
(2023-04-27). OMS revela que disminuyen muertes por la Covid-19 en el mundo. telesurtv.net Ghebreyesus afirmó que "nos alienta mucho una disminución constante de los casos registrados de muerte por la Covid-19, que bajaron un 95 por ciento en lo que va de año".
(2023-04-27). Autoridades aseguran que López Obrador goza de buena salud. telesurtv.net El alto funcionario afirmó que el mandatario "goza de cabal salud, está recuperándose, tenemos presidente para rato".
(2023-04-27). COVID precautions taken ahead of travel rush. ecns.cn Although COVID-19 infections in some regions have increased slightly and travel during the upcoming May Day holiday is expected to boom, the possibility of large-scale outbreaks occurring in the short term remains small.
(2023-04-27). Bolivia refuerza prevención de infecciones respiratorias agudas. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con datos oficiales, se registra un incremento de 23 por ciento en los casos de IRA a nivel nacional. Avanza vacunación contra influenza y Covid-19.
(2023-04-26). Podcast: Analysing Trump voters, Jupiter mission launch, and COVID oximeter test. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: What links Trump voters, how we're going to investigate Jupiter's moons, and why it's a good idea to ask if a medical trial is fair.
(2023-04-27). OMS lanza iniciativa para mejorar preparación de países ante pandemias. telesurtv.net Esta propuesta brinda orientación sobre la planificación integrada para responder a cualquier patógeno respiratorio como la influenza o los coronavirus, según la OMS.