Daily Archives: May 22, 2023

2023-05-22: News Headlines

imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-22). New partnership will use molecular glues to tackle 'undruggable' disease targets. imperial.ac.uk Researchers at Imperial, the Francis Crick Institute and AstraZeneca will advance the discovery of new 'molecular glues' to treat a range of diseases.

Robert S. Becker (2023-05-22). Suicidal Rethugs gift Dems by reducing elections to absurdly simple choices: Want truth or lies? Democracy or oppression? Consensus or disorder? nationofchange.org Dems should simply repeat, "Do you want Trump in charge when the next global disease event strikes"?

_____ (2023-05-22). Got Titers? New Test Makes It Easy, Inexpensive to Find Out if You're Immune to 11 Infectious Diseases. transcend.org 15 May 2023 – ImmunoProfile Æ, a new at-home test kit available online, simultaneously measures antibody titers for 11 infectious diseases, allowing individuals to determine quickly and inexpensively if they already have immunity to the diseases.

Jake Bittle (2023-05-22). As Climate-Induced Crises Increase, Humanitarian Aid Isn't Enough. truthout.org Over the past three years, an extreme drought has pushed the Horn of Africa to the brink of famine, causing one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history. The dry spell forced more than 2.6 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya to leave their homes last year, and it killed more than 43,000 people in Somalia alone. A recent study from the meteorological organization World Weather… |

Editor (2023-05-23). EPA Press Conference Addresses Climate Impacts to Children's Health. scheerpost.com

ecns.cn (2023-05-22). Rejection of Taiwan's observer membership in WHA shows One-China principle cannot be challenged: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) decided on Monday to reject a proposal by some countries to invite Taiwan to join the WHA as an observer, which is the number of years in a row that the WHA has rejected the so-called Taiwan-related proposals.


ecns.cn (2023-05-22). Mainland issues rebuke to Taiwan's WHA maneuvering. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesman on Monday urged Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party to stop their grandstanding over participating as an observer in this year's World Health Assembly.

ecns.cn (2023-05-22). China summarizes health achievements at WHA. ecns.cn China has been taking concrete action to boost equitable and accessible healthcare in developing countries, said Cao Xuetao, vice-minister of the National Health Commission.

Marc Doussard (2023-05-22). Cash Assistance, Not Child Labor, Can Fix the Labor Shortage. progressive.org Addressing the labor shortage with a basic income has the kinds of side effects politicians always claim they want: More work, more education, less debt, less stress, and better health.

Staff (2023-05-22). Walid Daqqah transferred to Assaf Harofeh hospital after health deterioration. samidoun.net The family of Walid Daqqah, the imprisoned Palestinian intellectual and freedom fighter suffering from a rare form of cancer (myelofibrosis) and subjected to years of Israeli medical neglect inside occupation prisons, announced on Monday, 22 May that he had been transferred once again from the Ramle prison clinic to Assaf Harofeh civilian hospital. The family …

Anonymous103 (2023-05-22). US Attempting To Punish Belarus For Supporting Russia. southfront.org Illustrative ImageTsikhanouskaya spreads fake news on Lukashenko's health. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The US and its allies are attempting to transfer weapons and explosives to Belarus for being a sincere partner of Russia and in a vain effort to destabilise the situation in the country. Such provocations force Belarus to take new active measures of strategic deterrence. These include the construction of defensive fortifications near its border with Ukraine, suc…

imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-22). Poor self-esteem and body image increase weight and poor mental health in teens. imperial.ac.uk Promoting positive body image and self-esteem among children could help reduce poor mental health associated with being higher weight in adolescence.


Pavel López Lazo (2023-05-22). Cuba reaffirms willingness to contribute to peoples ¥ health, life. plenglish.com Geneva, Switzerland, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Public Health Minister José àÅngel Porta on Monday reaffirmed his country's willingness to continue contributing to peoples ¥ health and life, wherever medical services and experiences are required.

teleSUR (2023-05-22). 76th World Health Assembly Kicks Off. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, in Geneva, Switzerland, the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) commenced and, as per a statement by the World Health Organization (WHO), has a primary focus on "saving lives, driving health for all." | Related: | As 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the WHO, this year's WHA will determine the organization's immediate and long-term future. During the WHA, a program budget for the next two years will be establ…

WSWS (2023-05-22). International students in Australia confronting cost-of-living crisis and housing shortage. wsws.org Between the cost of university education, inflation, and lack of support, many international students are at acute risk of poverty, ill-health, and homelessness.

Arielle Zionts (2023-05-21). Thousands Experience Lapses in Care as Medicaid Rules Expire. truthout.org Until recently, Jonathon Murray relied on Medicaid to pay for treatments for multiple health conditions, including chronic insomnia. Murray, a 20-year-old restaurant worker from the college town of Brookings, South Dakota, said that without his medication, he would stay awake for several nights in a row. "I'd probably not be able to work that much because I'd be tired but couldn't fall asleep… |

WSWS (2023-05-21). Scottish government scraps mask use in social care settings. wsws.org The Scottish government scrapped the use of masks in health and social care settings, four days after the World Health Organisation falsely declared the pandemic emergency over.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-22). The Federal Reserve's Anti-inflation Policy Makes No Sense. thealtworld.com Dear readers and fellow economists, the Federal Reserve is treating a rise in prices from supply shocks and disruptions from the Covid lockdowns and sanctions against Russia, Iran, and other countries as if it were a monetary inflation. It is true that too much money is chasing too few goods and services, but the cause is supply shortages and not excess consumer demand. | This fact is obvious, but it is not acknowledged. We know that the lockdowns and sanctions stopped production, caused transportation problems, caused energy shortages, caused business failures, and disrupted supply chains. | We know that excess…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-05-22). Cuba reaffirms willingness to contribute to peoples ¥ health, life. plenglish.com Geneva, Switzerland, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Public Health Minister José àÅngel Porta on Monday reaffirmed his country's willingness to continue contributing to peoples ¥ health and life, wherever medical services and experiences are required.

teleSUR (2023-05-22). 76th World Health Assembly Kicks Off. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, in Geneva, Switzerland, the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) commenced and, as per a statement by the World Health Organization (WHO), has a primary focus on "saving lives, driving health for all." | Related: | As 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the WHO, this year's WHA will determine the organization's immediate and long-term future. During the WHA, a program budget for the next two years will be establ…

WSWS (2023-05-22). International students in Australia confronting cost-of-living crisis and housing shortage. wsws.org Between the cost of university education, inflation, and lack of support, many international students are at acute risk of poverty, ill-health, and homelessness.

Arielle Zionts (2023-05-21). Thousands Experience Lapses in Care as Medicaid Rules Expire. truthout.org Until recently, Jonathon Murray relied on Medicaid to pay for treatments for multiple health conditions, including chronic insomnia. Murray, a 20-year-old restaurant worker from the college town of Brookings, South Dakota, said that without his medication, he would stay awake for several nights in a row. "I'd probably not be able to work that much because I'd be tired but couldn't fall asleep… |

WSWS (2023-05-21). Scottish government scraps mask use in social care settings. wsws.org The Scottish government scrapped the use of masks in health and social care settings, four days after the World Health Organisation falsely declared the pandemic emergency over.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-22). The Federal Reserve's Anti-inflation Policy Makes No Sense. thealtworld.com Dear readers and fellow economists, the Federal Reserve is treating a rise in prices from supply shocks and disruptions from the Covid lockdowns and sanctions against Russia, Iran, and other countries as if it were a monetary inflation. It is true that too much money is chasing too few goods and services, but the cause is supply shortages and not excess consumer demand. | This fact is obvious, but it is not acknowledged. We know that the lockdowns and sanctions stopped production, caused transportation problems, caused energy shortages, caused business failures, and disrupted supply chains. | We know that excess…

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