Monthly Archives: August 2023

2023-08-26: News Headlines

Allen Forrest (2023-08-25). What is the raison d'être of Big Pharma? dissidentvoice.org

news.un (2023-08-25). Sudan: 'lost generation' of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians. news.un.org UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in Sudan could destroy the country, as the future of a "lost generation" of children lies in the balance.

news.un (2023-08-25). Sudan: 'lost generation' of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians. news.un.org UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in Sudan could destroy the country, as the future of a "lost generation" of children lies in the balance.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing viral infection risks when sending kids off to school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's back to school for many kids around the nation. And once they hit the classroom, you may notice more runny noses and other symptoms associated with viral and bacterial infections. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center, says you might not be able to stop some of these illnesses, but reducing viral infection risks is possible. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/g73RprjT7Go Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (: 59) is in the downloads…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Consumer Health: Back to school — and head lice. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many families, the start of school is a busy, exciting time of year. For some families, though, returning to school also means unpleasant, unwelcome guests: head lice. An estimated 6—12 million infestations of head lice occur each year in the U.S. among children 3 to 11 years old, predominantly among preschool children in child care settings and children in elementary school, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Members of their households also are…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Consumer Health: When does a heart murmur need treatment? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart murmurs are sounds, such as whooshing or swishing, made by rapid, choppy blood flow through the heart. The sounds can be heard with a device called a stethoscope and are different from those of a normal heartbeat. Heart murmurs can be present at birth or develop later in life. Some heart murmurs, called innocent hurt murmurs, are harmless. An innocent heart murmur is not a sign of heart disease and doesn't need treatment. Other…


SSPHCCP (2023-08-26). Saturday 9/9: "Healing US": Taking Action for Health Care for All in America – Film Screen & Discussion. indybay.org MLK Library of San Jose/SJSU (Room 225) | 150 East San Fernando Street | San Jose, CA 95112 | FREE event…

Blanca Eekhout, Peoples Dispatch. (2023-08-25). Venezuela's Experience Of Building Democracy Under Siege. popularresistance.org From the moment of their initiation, progressive and anti-imperialist projects face constant and enormous challenges. There is the urgent need to resolve the socio-economic problems of the people: hunger, unemployment, and access to health and education. But how can that be achieved without advancing the forces of production and development in the economy? At the same time, how can the economy be developed in a capitalist world without reproducing the exploitation of workers? And furthermore, how can this be accomplished in the face of resistance from a resentful local oligarchy and a determined imperialism, whic…

TASS (2023-08-25). China wants strategic trust with India, despite situation on border — Chinese diplomat. tass.com According to Wang Wenbin, China and India must pool efforts to maintain stability along the shared border, as well as "promote the healthy and sustainable development of bilateral relations"

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-25). Norwegian man is detained in psychiatric unit for posting truths on Facebook about conspiracies. expose-news.com Trond Harald H√ •land has been outspoken on social media about the World Economic Forum, climate change and vaccine passports. He has also been critical of the Norwegian health system for what happened …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Thinking about weight-loss surgery? 4 things to consider. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Anyone who's struggled with reaching or maintaining a healthy weight probably has heard comments like, "If you want to lose weight, just eat less and exercise more" or "Losing weight is all about willpower." But weight loss is much more complicated. Genetics, socioeconomic status, mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, and certain medications can affect your ability to lose weight and keep it off. That's why weight loss requires a complex, multipronged approach,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Consumer Health: Are you considering contact lenses? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Contact Lens Health Week will be observed Aug. 21—25, which makes this a good time to learn more about contact lenses and whether they might be right for you. Eyeglasses can be fun and fashionable. And they're a safe and effective way to provide vision correction for most people. Contact lenses also can provide a safe and effective way to correct your vision, and more than 45 million people in the U.S. wear contact lenses, according to…


newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's essential to plan ahead for snack time. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether in the classroom or on the playground, children need enough energy — and proper nutrition — to get them through the day. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says planning for snack time can teach kids healthy habits while keeping them full. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7zbo5Qn-G0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 55) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why diverse organ donors are needed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It's a time of celebrating organ donation and educating people about transplantation by encouraging donor registration and promoting healthy living. Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, says having a diverse pool of organ donors will help serve a growing wait list of those in need. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=enImQP2yYEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of…

Toni Waterman (2023-08-25). Summer heat affects mental health, especially vulnerable groups. america.cgtn.com Scientists warn that this year's intense summer heat is a preview of the future. While more research is needed to understand the relationship between extreme heat and mental well-being, it's clear that climate change is impacting both our environment and our minds.

Sarah Anderson (2023-08-25). Don't Blame My Fellow Retail Workers for Poor Service — Blame Our CEOs. inequality.org Ever get mad at a delivery person for bringing your pizza late? That used to be me. Now I assume it's late because an overpaid boss is probably making two employees do the job of 10. That's because I worked for two years at a company with the kind of chronic understaffing that plagues many …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-26). Dr. Kevin Stillwagon: Why testing, face masks and "vaccines" don't work for any virus. expose-news.com In an interview on Thursday, Dr. Kevin Stillwagon explained why we should never get tested and why we should never wear a mask to try to prevent or stop the spread of …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Mayo researchers find vaccine may reduce severity of long-haul COVID symptoms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Getting a COVID-19 vaccine may not only reduce a person's risk of getting long-haul COVID, but also could mean fewer symptoms for people who develop the condition. Mayo Clinic researchers discovered that long-haul COVID patients who were vaccinated before contracting the virus were less likely to experience symptoms such as abdominal pain, chest pain, dizziness, and shortness of breath, according to a study published in the Journal of Investigative Medicine. The study…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's essential to plan ahead for snack time. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether in the classroom or on the playground, children need enough energy — and proper nutrition — to get them through the day. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says planning for snack time can teach kids healthy habits while keeping them full. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7zbo5Qn-G0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 55) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why diverse organ donors are needed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It's a time of celebrating organ donation and educating people about transplantation by encouraging donor registration and promoting healthy living. Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, says having a diverse pool of organ donors will help serve a growing wait list of those in need. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=enImQP2yYEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of…

Toni Waterman (2023-08-25). Summer heat affects mental health, especially vulnerable groups. america.cgtn.com Scientists warn that this year's intense summer heat is a preview of the future. While more research is needed to understand the relationship between extreme heat and mental well-being, it's clear that climate change is impacting both our environment and our minds.

Sarah Anderson (2023-08-25). Don't Blame My Fellow Retail Workers for Poor Service — Blame Our CEOs. inequality.org Ever get mad at a delivery person for bringing your pizza late? That used to be me. Now I assume it's late because an overpaid boss is probably making two employees do the job of 10. That's because I worked for two years at a company with the kind of chronic understaffing that plagues many …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-26). Dr. Kevin Stillwagon: Why testing, face masks and "vaccines" don't work for any virus. expose-news.com In an interview on Thursday, Dr. Kevin Stillwagon explained why we should never get tested and why we should never wear a mask to try to prevent or stop the spread of …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Mayo researchers find vaccine may reduce severity of long-haul COVID symptoms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Getting a COVID-19 vaccine may not only reduce a person's risk of getting long-haul COVID, but also could mean fewer symptoms for people who develop the condition. Mayo Clinic researchers discovered that long-haul COVID patients who were vaccinated before contracting the virus were less likely to experience symptoms such as abdominal pain, chest pain, dizziness, and shortness of breath, according to a study published in the Journal of Investigative Medicine. The study…

Dr. William Makis (2023-08-25). COVID mRNA Vaccine Injury Series: Mysterious Strokes in Young Women. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-08-25). Stevens-Johnson Syndrome After Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. globalresearch.ca

channelnewsasia (2023-08-26). Bhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half to lure more visitors. channelnewsasia.com

| Reuters | (2023-08-25). Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of Covid curbs, study says. tribune.com.pk China's abrupt move to dismantle its strict Covid-19 regime, which unleashed the virus onto its 1.4 billion residents, could have led to nearly 2 million excess deaths in the following two months, a new US study shows. | The study by the federally funded Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre in Seattle was taken from a sample of mortality data published by some universities in China and internet searches. | It found an estimated 1.87 million excess deaths from all causes occurred among people over 30 years of age between December 2022 and January 2023, and were observed in all provinces in mainland China except Tibet.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-25). UK Covid Inquiry must address excessive policy responses that hurt young people. expose-news.com Last week more than 40 of the UK's leading child rights charities and experts issued a scathing indictment against the UK Covid inquiry's lukewarm acknowledgement of the impact of lockdown on 14 …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-25). Anthony Fauci promotes the use of ventilators to treat covid; despite admitting more than a year ago they do more harm than good. expose-news.com

The Expos√© (2023-08-25). The Kissinger Report & U.S. Government Policy to Depopulate the Planet. expose-news.com Your Government is trying to kill you. That's a very bold claim to make. Even Dr Robert Malone was sceptical about this claim and the various "depopulation agenda" theories involving Covid-19. But …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 5 advances in cancer treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: In the past year, several family members have been diagnosed with various types of cancer, including leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. In talking about treatments, it seems as if there is more available today than in the past. Can you share some of the advances in cancer care? What should I know as far as my risk for cancer? ANSWER: Although the rate of cancer diagnosis has fallen slightly post-COVID-19, cancer remains…

TASS (2023-08-25). Global COVID-19 incidence up by over 60% in 28 days — WHO. tass.com According to the report, 1,470,201 COVID-19 cases and 2,059 deaths were registered worldwide during the four-week period…

Global Research News (2023-08-25). Selected Articles: "Canary in a COVID World: How Propaganda and Censorship Changed Our (My) World" globalresearch.ca By The inspired editors of this fascinating collection have managed to gain the confidence and cooperation of 34 thought leaders who …

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2023-08-23: News Headlines

Editor (2023-08-22). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not By Themselves Change the World. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South …

Chris Banks (2023-08-22). When the U.S. incinerated Sudan's pharmaceutical industry. liberationnews.org Al-Shifa produced 90 percent of the drugs used to treat Sudan's seven leading causes of death.

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Evaluation of Large-Scale Proteomics for Prediction of Cardiovascular Events. jamanetwork.com This study of 13‚ÄØ540 individuals in Iceland (aged 40-75 years) evaluated the utility of protein risk scores for prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events compared to risk prediction using polygenic risk scores in addition to risk scores based on clinical risk factors…

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional study evaluates the prevalence of self-reported aspirin use for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among individuals in low-, middle-, and high-income countries.


jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Coordinated Care for Optimization of Cardiovascular Preventive Therapies in Patients With Diabetes—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply The Coordinating Cardiology Clinics Randomized Trial of Interventions to Improve Outcomes (COORDINATE)—Diabetes trial was designed and powered to assess the effect of a multicomponent intervention on evidence-based medication prescription among patients with diabetes and atherosclerotic vascular disease, rather than on levels for risk factors or hard clinical outcomes. Because we did not mandate follow-up assessment of risk factors such as cholesterol or glycemic measurements, and because this trial was conducted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a minority of patients received these…

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Coordinated Care for Optimization of Cardiovascular Preventive Therapies in Patients With Diabetes. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We have several concerns about the recent randomized clinical trial of a coordinated intervention to increase the prescription of evidence-based therapies in adults with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). New USPSTF Guidelines for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis. jamanetwork.com Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the use of highly effective antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV, is a key component of the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative in the US that aims to reduce new HIV cases by 90% by 2030. Although the advent of PrEP carries tremendous potential to change the trajectory of the epidemic, PrEP uptake has been disproportionately low in populations most heavily affected by HIV. In 2021, 78% of White persons expected to benefit from PrEP received it, compared with 11% of Black/African American persons and 21% of Hispanic/Latino persons. Regional disparities exist, with the South accounting…

Kim Kelly, In These Times. (2023-08-22). West Virginia Hearing: Don't Cut Corners With Miners' Safety. popularresistance.org West Virginia – At 9: 00 A.M. sharp on August 10, a small phalanx of smiling, well-coiffed elderly women began herding a crowd of several dozen people into the auditorium of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beckley, West Virginia. Among the crowd were former coal miners and their spouses, lawyers, pulmonologists, black lung clinic staff, environmental activists, local media, union representatives, and concerned citizens‚Äâ—‚Äâall there to attend a public hearing for a new proposed rule from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) that seeks to limit si…


Pivot to Peace (2023-08-22). State of Chinese America: Rising Fear About US Warmongering. peacepivot.org Chinese Americans are not a quiet monolith. This survey by the Committee of 100 in partnership with Columbia University revealed rising concerns about anti-Asian violence, economic issues, and worsening mental health, all correlating with the escalated US warmongering in China. 79% of survey respondents viewed the current U.S.-China relations as negative and trending towards war. …

Staff (2023-08-22). "Notorious": Inside the Fulton County Jail, Where Trump Will Surrender & 15 Prisoners Died Last Year. democracynow.org As former President Donald Trump prepares to surrender in Atlanta on Thursday to face charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, we speak with journalist George Chidi, who has documented the inhumane conditions inside the Fulton County Jail, where Trump will appear before a judge. "A lot of people are getting killed" inside the jail, says Chidi. "The jail is the largest mental health provider in this county, and that's a tragedy all on its own." He also discusses the death of Lashawn Thompson, who was found dead inside his cell after being eaten alive…

Julia Conley (2023-08-22). Right-Wing Judges Are Allowing Alabama Trans Health Care Ban to Go Into Effect. truthout.org LGBTQ+ rights advocates in Alabama said late Monday that they were "devastated" by a ruling handed down by three federal judges that, in the coming days, will permit a previously blocked law banning transgender healthcare for minors to go into effect — but pledged to continue fighting so transgender and nonbinary youths in the state can get the care they need. Applying reasoning from the U.S. |

United Front Committee For Labor Partty (2023-08-22). Wednesday 8/23: Shut Robotaxis Down NOW! Health and Safety Emergency In SF. indybay.org 530 10th St/Bryant St Next To Costco | San Francisco, CA…

Pivot to Peace (2023-08-22). State of Chinese America: Rising Fear About US Warmongering. peacepivot.org Chinese Americans are not a quiet monolith. This survey by the Committee of 100 in partnership with Columbia University revealed rising concerns about anti-Asian violence, economic issues, and worsening mental health, all correlating with the escalated US warmongering in China. 79% of survey respondents viewed the current U.S.-China relations as negative and trending towards war. …

Staff (2023-08-22). "Notorious": Inside the Fulton County Jail, Where Trump Will Surrender & 15 Prisoners Died Last Year. democracynow.org As former President Donald Trump prepares to surrender in Atlanta on Thursday to face charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, we speak with journalist George Chidi, who has documented the inhumane conditions inside the Fulton County Jail, where Trump will appear before a judge. "A lot of people are getting killed" inside the jail, says Chidi. "The jail is the largest mental health provider in this county, and that's a tragedy all on its own." He also discusses the death of Lashawn Thompson, who was found dead inside his cell after being eaten alive…

Julia Conley (2023-08-22). Right-Wing Judges Are Allowing Alabama Trans Health Care Ban to Go Into Effect. truthout.org LGBTQ+ rights advocates in Alabama said late Monday that they were "devastated" by a ruling handed down by three federal judges that, in the coming days, will permit a previously blocked law banning transgender healthcare for minors to go into effect — but pledged to continue fighting so transgender and nonbinary youths in the state can get the care they need. Applying reasoning from the U.S. |

United Front Committee For Labor Partty (2023-08-22). Wednesday 8/23: Shut Robotaxis Down NOW! Health and Safety Emergency In SF. indybay.org 530 10th St/Bryant St Next To Costco | San Francisco, CA…

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Gestating Healthy Policies for Young Parents. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the need for modernized national and program-level policies that foster a culture to support early-career physicians balancing their professional growth and personal family desires.

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Chemical Contaminants of Foods. jamanetwork.com The development and use of new pesticides and herbicides have created public health hazards. Studies indicate that already many constituents of the American diet may be contaminated with materials of unknown toxicity used to destroy insect pests or weeds.

Reynard Loki (2023-08-22). How to Fix Our Food System. counterpunch.org The facts are clear and they are shocking: Factory farming is unhealthy for consumers, dangerous for workers, and devastating for the environment, and it is the largest cause of animal cruelty in the history of mankind. In the United States alone, nearly 10 billion land animals are raised on factory farms and killed in slaughterhouses

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). Healthy authorities approve use of cholesterol drug. ecns.cn China's National Medical Products Administration on Tuesday approved the use of Inclisiran, a cholesterol-lowering small interfering RNA (siRNA), for the treatment of adults with primary hypercholesterolemia (heterozygous familial and non-familial) or mixed dyslipidemia.

Peter Skelton KC (2023-08-23). Should there be a statutory public inquiry into the murders and attempted murders by Lucy Letby? ukhumanrightsblog.com Why wasn't Lucy Letby stopped sooner? This is the burning question that the families of her victims, and the public, are now asking. Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary, has decided that the best means of answering it is a 'non-statutory public inquiry'. But what is such an inquiry, and will it be better than a …

Jordan Schachtel (2023-08-22). Time for your Eighth Covid Vaccine Dose: Pfizer Says Latest Booster Won't be Tested on Humans but It Works Great on Mice! globalresearch.ca

kwjorinoco (2023-08-22). BRICS Summit Will Contribute to World Peace and Lay Foundation for New Globalization. orinocotribune.com From August 22 to 24, the city of Johannesburg will host the 15th meeting of heads of state of BRICS (China, Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa). The national leaders will debate the future of the group amid a marked deterioration of US influence and the advance of de-dollarization throughout the world. | The BRICS leaders' summit, the first to be held in person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, is expected to be attended by the president of China, Xi Jinping; the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Robert Norse (2023-08-22). Violence, Sweeps, and Seizure–Escalating SCPD Policy. indybay.org In spite of court decisions and massive COVID-era appropriations as well as decades of protests and petitions, police have continued and seem to be escalating "drive 'em out of town" sweeps with new cruelties and illegalities. Yesterday at the Mime Troupe, I passed out a flyer denouncing unusually explicit and recent threats, seizures, and citations attacking each encampment as it arises.

Dr. William Makis (2023-08-22). Blood Clots in the Legs, Lungs and Hearts of Young People (COVID-19 Vaccinated). Grammy Winner Tori Kelly, NFL Cleveland Browns Marquise Goodwin. globalresearch.ca

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