(2023-10-05). How a big pharma company stalled a potentially lifesaving vaccine in pursuit of bigger profits. nationofchange.org
(2023-10-07). Comment] Building on current progress to shape the future of biomedical science. thelancet.com The past 200 years have seen rapid advances in western biomedicine. A model arising from western Europe and North America, current biomedical science is largely driven by efforts to prevent or cure diseases. It uses hierarchies of evidence generated from observational and experimental research,1 and is arguably driven by the interests of scientists who hold this underlying philosophy, with recirculation of knowledge through structured dialogue in medical and scientific journals, professional and research settings, scientific meetings, and other medical contexts.
(2023-10-07). Perspectives] Medical research, clinical trials, evidence, and the shaping of policy. thelancet.com Strong evidence that informs the provision of care in health systems, shapes policy, and reduces premature deaths worldwide lies at the heart of medical practice. Over recent decades the organisation, focus, and sheer scale of biomedical research has expanded exponentially. This unparalleled surge in scientific activity has seen a simultaneous concentration on population health with clinical trials and large-scale epidemiological studies that look at the determinants of disease and health among individuals and societies alongside research at the sub-individual level, comprising cells, molecules, and mechanisms of…
(2023-10-07). Correspondence] A four-decade association with The Lancet. thelancet.com We congratulate The Lancet for their efforts to improve the scientific landscape and serve the global population. We share in the journal's success and celebrate its 200-year milestone, having been authors and subscribers since 1978. We believe that The Lancet is the most reputable voice in medical science—since its inaugural issue on Oct 5, 1823, it has published work on a multitude of topics, including infectious diseases, psychological disorders, toxicology, and global health. The journal's editorial team is equally brilliant and provides excellent author service.
(2023-10-06). Nothing could justify death of a child due to US sanctions: Iran. presstv.ir Iran vehemently denounces the US's sanctions and their potentially deadly role for Iranian patients, including children, who face life-threatening diseases.
(2023-10-05). There's a Thriving Global Market in Turtles and Much of that Trade is Illegal. counterpunch.org Smuggled rare Mexican box turtles intercepted by U.S. officials at the Port of Memphis. USFWS Hatchling turtles are cute, small and inexpensive. Handled improperly, they also can make you sick. Turtles are well-known carriers of salmonella, a common bacterial disease that causes fever, stomach cramps and dehydration and can lead to severe illness, especially in
(2023-10-05). Expert Doctor swears 100 million+ Americans may have seriously damaged their Heart due to COVID-19 Vaccination. expose-news.com The vaccines are causing heart injury in at least 2.8% of people who receive the COVID-19 injections. According to Dr. Thomas Levy, a minimum of 7 million Americans now have hearts damaged …
(2023-10-07). Correspondence] Call to action: HIV among adolescents in Sierra Leone. thelancet.com Sierra Leone, a west African country with an approximate population of 8 ∑5 million people, is experiencing a steady increase in HIV prevalence, despite a low national HIV prevalence of 1 ∑7%.1 The country's vulnerability to an HIV epidemic is compounded by many risk factors, such as poverty, economic deprivation, and a history marred by a decade-long civil strife and an Ebola virus outbreak that claimed more than 4000 lives.2 These collective adversities pose major obstacles to effective HIV prevention and control measures, particularly among the population aged up to 24 years.
(2023-10-05). The Hegemonic UN-WEF-NATO Triad: U.N. "Sustainable Development" (SDG 2030) = Endless Wars, Poverty and Famine Worldwide. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on October 2, 2023 | *** | "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including …
(2023-10-07). Comment] New estimates of preterm birth: data gaps and quality issues linger. thelancet.com Preterm birth is a major public health problem affecting 13 ∑4 million births worldwide in 2020 according to new estimates in The Lancet, with the majority of these births occurring in southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.1 Complications of preterm birth were responsible for an estimated 1 million child deaths in 2019 and were the leading cause of death among children younger than 5 years.2 Many survivors of preterm birth face lifetime disabilities, including learning disabilities, behavioural disorders, and visual and hearing impairment.
(2023-10-07). Correspondence] Iraq's mental health crisis: a way forward? thelancet.com For the past 20 years, mental health in Iraq has been a difficult issue to address as the country has faced wars, conflicts, and political instability.1 Moreover, Iraq has faced huge hurdles that have substantially influenced the mental wellbeing of Iraqi people in terms of medical facilities, security, and the availability of necessities such as food and water. Over 20% of Iraqis have mental illnesses, and that percentage is steadily rising.2…
(2023-10-07). Correspondence] A plea for psychiatric and humanitarian support in northwest Syria. thelancet.com The Syrian conflict has taken a devastating toll on the mental health of its civilian population, resulting in high levels of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The traumatic events experienced by people in Syria (eg, bombings, shootings, chemical weapon attacks, attacks on crucial infrastructure, terrorism, and forced displacement) have all contributed to these problems. Furthermore, the fragmentation of health-care infrastructure, the exodus of health-care providers, ongoing crises, reduced international aid, and the shortage of mental health professionals all worsen the psychologic…
(2023-10-07). Comment] Displaced people's perilous journeys: border violence as a public health issue. thelancet.com The 21st century has seen displacement of migrants and refugees unprecedented since World War 2. As of the end of 2022, of the 108 million people who had to leave their homes because of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations, 62 ∑5 million were internally displaced, 35 ∑3 million were refugees, and 5 ∑4 million were officially asylum seekers.1 However, the number of people still in transit in search of protection or a better life is unknown. Whether they are Venezuelans trying to reach the USA, Senegalese trying to reach the Canary Islands, or Ethiopians trying to reach Saudi Arab…
(2023-10-07). Comment] Integrating HIV, hypertension, and diabetes primary care in Africa. thelancet.com Hypertension and diabetes are to 2023 what HIV was to 2003—a global health crisis causing countless premature deaths and stunting global economic development with an epicentre in sub-Saharan Africa.
(2023-10-07). Correspondence] We need a public health campaign on climate change. thelancet.com In April, 2023, hundreds of health professionals from 26 different groups travelled to London, UK, to lobby the Department for Health and Social Care. We were watching as Dame Parveen Kumar and then Fiona Godlee took the stand to explain to the crowds why we were there: to call for a climate public health campaign.1…
(2023-10-07). Editorial] The Lancet's 200 years: much more to do. thelancet.com Oct 5, 2023, is The Lancet's 200th anniversary. To mark the moment, we are this week publishing a special theme issue to reflect on what our history means and what the future might hold. The Lancet's founder, Thomas Wakley, intended to open medical knowledge to a wider readership and to engage politically with the health issues of his time. In their review article, Martin Gorsky and Agnes Arnold-Forster describe The Lancet's participation in some of the biggest scientific discoveries of the past two centuries, together with the campaigns our predecessors initiated or joined.
(2023-10-07). Correspondence] Funding for global health research in Germany. thelancet.com Over the past 15 years, Germany has strategically expanded its role in global health against the backdrop of geopolitical developments, upheavals, and crises (appendix p 1) to become one of the largest political and financial contributors in the field. One of Germany's key priorities has been to fortify its strong but fragmented research landscape in global health. In January, 2020, a 5-year infrastructure programme from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF; costing approximately ‚Ǩ3 million) culminated in the progressive establishment of the German Alliance for Global Health Res…
(2023-10-06). Medicare Advantage overbills taxpayers by $140 billion a year—enough to wipe out Medicare premiums. nationofchange.org "Medicare Advantage is just another example of the endless greed of the insurance industry poisoning American healthcare," says a new report from Physicians for a National Health Program.
(2023-10-06). Kaiser Permanente Workers Give Update from Picket Line in Largest Healthcare Strike in History. democracynow.org 
In the largest strike of healthcare workers in U.S. history, 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers across the country walked off the job this week, seeking higher pay, better staffing, improvements in their pension plans and other benefits. We go to the picket line in Clackamas, Oregon, to speak with Meg Niemi, president of SEIU Local 49, and Keven Dardon, a patient access representative and a member of the union local's bargaining team, on the final day of the strike outside of Kaiser Permanente's Sunnyside Medical Center. "Kaiser can do better," says Dardon, explaining how the unio…
(2023-10-06). Escalating struggle in the occupation prisons: Administrative detainees conduct solidarity strike with Kayed Fasfous as Ben Gvir raids Gilboa prison. samidoun.net 
The Palestinian prisoners' movement is continuing to resist occupation attacks behid bars as Kayed Fasfous enters his 65th day on hunger strike. On Thursday, 5 October, the Israeli occupation's Ofer military court yet again rejected Kayed Fasfous' appeal against his administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial, even as his health has continued to deteriorate. …
(2023-10-06). Kaiser workers call for a united struggle with all workers for better wages and safe conditions. wsws.org Workers in the largest strike of healthcare workers in US history talk about chronic understaffing, low wages and the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2023-10-06). Kaiser strike deepens rift between union bureaucracies and rank-and-file healthcare workers. wsws.org The key demands of rank-and-file healthcare workers are diverging from the conduct of the union bureaucracies, which are cynically utilizing the struggle of these workers as a publicity stunt to promote themselves and the election campaigns of various Democratic Party politicians.
(2023-10-05). Why China's Rapid Rise Is Terrifying The United States. popularresistance.org There is no doubt about it: China is rising. Whether it sparks hope and interest or fear and worry, it is impossible to ignore the country's rapid economic and social transformation. Just a few decades ago, the words "made in China" were a synonym for bad quality junk. But today, China leads the world in all manner of high-tech industries, including photovoltaic cells, semiconductors, 5G communications technologies, and electric vehicles. | Along with rapid economic growth has come a huge increase in living standards. By 2018, China overtook the United States in average healthy life expectancy, and wages are soar…
(2023-10-05). At Least 80 Killed in Drone Attack on Syria Military College Ceremony. news.antiwar.com At least 80 people have been killed in a drone attack that targeted a graduation ceremony at a military college in Syria's central Homs province on Thursday, the country's health minister has said. The Syrian government said members of the armed forces and civilians were among the casualties. Health Minister Hasan Ghabbagh said the 80 …
(2023-10-05). Kaiser Permanente Workers Begin the Largest Healthcare Strike in U.S. History. scheerpost.com 
(2023-10-05). Kaiser Permanente Workers Begin Largest Healthcare Strike In US History. popularresistance.org The largest health care strike in U.S. history has begun, as more than 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente walked off the job this morning. The scheduled three-day labor stoppage comes after Kaiser failed to meet the demands of workers, continuing to prioritize their profits over patient care. | The striking coalition includes eight unions representing health care workers from a variety of job descriptions and covers Kaiser facilities in California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, and Washington City. This represents about 40% of all Kaiser Permanente staff, according to spokeswoman Renee Saldana of the S…
(2023-10-05). WHO recommends new vaccine against malaria, dengue, meningitis. plenglish.com Geneva, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) At the much-anticipated meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE), the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued recommendations for three new groundbreaking vaccines to combat malaria, dengue and meningitis, the director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, according to Kate O'Brien, Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO.
(2023-10-05). Biggest Health Worker Strike In United States History Begins. popularresistance.org On October 4, 75,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in several US states are set to go on strike for three days following the breakdown of contract negotiations last week. A coalition of several unions representing health workers in California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, and Washington, DC is battling the nonprofit health giant for safe staffing levels, cost of living pay increases, and against a two-tier pay system that Kaiser is trying to introduce. | The largest union in the coalition is Service Employees International Union (SEIU)-United Healthcare Workers West (UHW) with 57,4…
(2023-10-05). 75,000 US health workers strike for fair pay and benefits. peoplesdispatch.org After walking off the job en masse on Wednesday morning, 75,000 striking Kaiser Permanente health workers have entered their second day of a three-day The strike is set to end early on Saturday morning. | The coalitio…
(2023-10-05). Palestinian administrative detainees launch solidarity hunger strike amid concerns over health of Kayed al-Fasfous. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinians held under illegal and arbitrary administrative detention across Israeli jails carried out a one-day hunger strike on October 4, in solidarity with fellow detainee Kayed al-Fasfous. 34-year-old Fasfous entered his 63rd day on hunger strike on Wednesday in protest of his continued detention by the Israeli occupation, amid growing concerns over his physical and mental health. | In a statement on October 3, the National Committee for the Prisoners' Movement stated, "After our bitter experience in the assassination of the heroic martyr, Khader Adnan… the prisoners' movement of all kinds and in all pris…
(2023-10-05). Looking for a health agenda in the G20 Delhi Declaration. peoplesdispatch.org After the conclusion of the recent G20 meeting in New Delhi, health rights activists and researchers point out some of the gaps in the final declaration…
(2023-10-05). Biden Administration Waives 26 Laws to Speed Construction on Trump's Border Wall. truthout.org For the first time under President Joe Biden, officials are using authority established under former President Donald Trump to waive dozens of laws in order to continue construction on the racist southern border wall, sparking outrage from activists. The Biden administration is bypassing 26 laws, including crucial environmental, public health and cultural preservation laws, in order to continue… |
(2023-10-05). Kaiser workers speak out on first day of strike. wsws.org Reporters from the WSWS spoke to many Kaiser workers on the first day of the largest healthcare strike in US history.
(2023-10-05). 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers begin the largest healthcare strike in US history. wsws.org The strike opens up another front of the class struggle in the US and internationally.
(2023-10-06). Death toll and injuries rise after terrorist attack in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Ministry of Health announced that the number of soldiers and civilians killed in the terrorist attack against a military academy that occurred on Thursday increased to 89.
(2023-10-05). Team Billionaire is Winning. counterpunch.org There are of course a million and one other ways that we structure the financial sector to benefit the rich: government deposit insurance, exemption from the sort of sales taxes that apply to almost everything else we buy, and nonsensical tax preferences like the carried interest deduction that fuel private equity and hedge funds. Yet, somehow progressive intellectuals look at all the rich and super-rich in finance and just see the market being left to itself.
(2023-10-07). Comment] Equity, transparency, and accountability: open science for the 21st century. thelancet.com Knowledge is essential to saving lives and improving wellbeing. The term open science has been applied to improving the transparency of knowledge generation, but open science also has the potential to address many of the problems of inequity, inaccuracy, and misconduct that plague research, as well as to build public trust.1…
(2023-10-06). Last Month's Most Popular Articles (September). globalresearch.ca 
(2023-10-06). RFK Jr.: "I See!" Say the Blind Men. counterpunch.org When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on April 19, the party and incumbent president Joe Biden mostly pretended to not even notice. Aside from a few lazy (but not always meritless) hit pieces on his positions (especially where vaccines are concerned) and public gaffes (COVID-19 something something
(2023-10-05). Nobel Propaganda Prize awarded to two non-discoverers of a technology misused to make the worst "vaccines" in history. expose-news.com On Monday, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. They were recognised "for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base …
(2023-10-06). The Summer of Dying Suddenly While Sleeping (Fully COVID-19 mRNA Vaccinated). Are These Deaths Actually Accelerating? globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-06). Articles] Long-term symptom profiles after COVID-19 vs other acute respiratory infections: an analysis of data from the COVIDENCE UK study. thelancet.com Both SARS-CoV-2 and non-COVID-19 ARIs are associated with a wide range of symptoms more than 4 weeks after the acute infection. Research on post-acute sequelae of ARIs should extend from SARS-CoV-2 to include other pathogens.
(2023-10-05). COVID-19 mRNA Vaccinated Found Dead in Their Vehicles. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-05). Confidential Pfizer and Government Docs Confirm ADE, VAED, and AIDS from COVID Shots. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-05). HIV/AIDS was the Prequel to the COVID-19 Pseudopandemic. expose-news.com The COVID-19 pseudopandemic and the AIDS scam have many similarities and some of the same actors have been involved in both dramas. There have been many deaths falsely attributed to both of …
(2023-10-05). Italy reports gradual surge in meningitis cases. plenglish.com Rome, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Cases of meningitis in Italy dropped during the years of the Covid-19 pandemic, but are gradually increasing 0.32 infected per 100,000 inhabitants, a specialist said Thursday.
(2023-10-05). A Mother's Covid Revenge. expose-news.com The following extract is from my new novella: 'A Needle for a Needle: A Mother's Covid Revenge'.The Plot so far: Mrs. Mallory's son Leigh has died after a covid-19 vaccination. Now her …
(2023-10-05). Government Reports and Pfizer Documents Reveal an Agenda to Depopulate the Planet Through COVID Vaccination. globalresearch.ca