(2023-10-14). Obituary] Mary-Louise McLaws. thelancet.com Epidemiologist and expert in hospital infection and infectious diseases control who excelled in public engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Born on March 17, 1953, in Ouse, TAS, Australia, she died of brain cancer in Sydney, NSW, Australia, on Aug 12, 2023, aged 70 years.
(2023-10-14). World Report] J&J patent decision to enable generic tuberculosis treatment. thelancet.com Johnson & Johnson will not enforce key patents on bedaquiline, a mainstay of treatment for drug resistant disease. Talha Burki reports.
(2023-10-12). Germany affirms support for famine and extermination in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Chancellor Olaf Scholz offers Israel military aid to facilitate mass killing of Palestinians.
(2023-10-12). Famine looms in Gaza amid Israeli carpet bombing. electronicintifada.net Rights groups call for immediate international intervention to stave off humanitarian catastrophe.
(2023-10-14). Comment] Monitoring workers' health: focus on rights, determinants, and equity. thelancet.com The Lancet Series on Work and Health1—3 recognises that changes in the world of work are causing new occupational hazards to physical and mental health and increasing health inequalities within and between countries. These changes have profound implications for official workers' health data and monitoring systems, which have become a global health priority as the world seeks to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).4,5 These monitoring systems are public goods that provide international organisations, governments, and communities the evidence base for policy and practice that ensures health for all…
(2023-10-14). Comment] Informal employment as a fundamental determinant of mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean. thelancet.com Informal employment is a persistent structural feature of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. This type of employment is a complex phenomenon that refers to all jobs outside of state employment regulation and social protection systems and can be found in the informal and formal sectors.1 According to the International Labour Organization, in 2022, 53 ∑7% of workers in Latin America and the Caribbean region engaged in informal employment, while in North America and Europe (excluding eastern Europe) the figures are 9 ∑6% and 13%, respectively.
(2023-10-14). Comment] Offline: The illusion of compromise. thelancet.com Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala delivered a captivating, although to this listener disquieting, Pumphandle Lecture last week at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine—a fierce and unapologetic defence of trade to advance health, an affirmation of the importance of political compromise, and sharp criticism of those who believe we can make policies as if we lived in an ideal world. Hosted by the John Snow Society, her subject was "Global health equity and the role of trade". There are few individuals better qualified to reflect on the intersection between trade and health.
(2023-10-14). Editorial] The future of work and health. thelancet.com The world of work is changing rapidly. Estimates suggest that by as early as 2025, employers will divide work equally between human beings and machines, disrupting 85 million jobs globally. A move towards automation and outsourcing is in direct contrast to the political dialogue, which has framed employment as the antidote to poverty. Most people assume that employment with good working conditions is good for health: it offers connection, community, and purpose. Sustainable Development Goal 8 calls for achieving full and productive employment and decent work for all by 2030.
(2023-10-14). Perspectives] Nísia Trindade: Brazil's Federal Minister of Health. thelancet.com Nísia Trindade has much to be proud of. It is into her steady hands that Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has entrusted the country's Ministry of Health. As the first woman in Brazil to hold this position, Trindade recalls how "there was not much time for emotions" when she took office. "I had to start immediately putting right all that the previous government had done wrong. The Ministry of Health was like a ship without a captain—it had gone dangerously off course."
(2023-10-14). Correspondence] Immunisation Agenda 2030: prioritising sustainable immunisation financing. thelancet.com More than 2 years after the 2021 launch of the Immunisation Agenda 2030 (IA2030) by WHO, questions remain on how successful the agenda will be. The Editorial from April 22, 2023, succinctly reflected on the important issues to be tackled to reverse the decline of routine immunisation, especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.1 It identified, among other issues, the growing challenge of weak health-care systems and vaccine hesitancy as challenges that continue to threaten the actualisation of the IA2030 goals, while acknowledging that the agenda's success will depend on efficient and sustainable immuni…
(2023-10-13). Increase seen in births of second, third children. ecns.cn Babies born as the second or third child in a family accounted for about 54 percent of new births in China last year, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
(2023-10-13). Beijing sets stricter guidelines for childcare institutions. ecns.cn Beijing's childcare institutions will face tighter regulations starting from Jan 1 next year as the city's health commission has announced a set of new measures aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of children.
(2023-10-13). 'Human Catastrophe' In Gaza As Israel Prepares For Ground Invasion. popularresistance.org Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip has now entered its fifth day on Wednesday, October 11. Israeli airstrikes continued through Tuesday night and into Wednesday, targeting factories, shops, residential buildings, and a university, killing at least 30 Palestinians and wounding hundreds of others. | Health officials in Gaza say medical facilities across the Strip are on the brink of collapse, as officials announce the shutdown of Gaza's sole power plant, plunging the Strip into total darkness. Mondoweiss Gaza correspondent Tareq Hajjaj says that internet connection and cell service are still extremely difficult…
(2023-10-13). "Died Suddenly" reports have increased by 82% and 1,400 athletes have died since the rollout of covid injections. expose-news.com Tragically, since the mass covid injection campaign began to the end of September, 2,003 athletes have had serious health issues post-vaccination. Of those, 1,400 have died. It's not only athletes that are …
(2023-10-13). Gaza's Health System at a "Breaking Point" Amid Israeli Siege & Bombing. democracynow.org 
The World Health Organization warns Gaza's healthcare system is at a "breaking point" under Israel's unabated bombing of civilians, and its blockade of resources and medical supplies. The WHO also reports dozens of attacks on hospitals and ambulances. We speak with Dr. Zaher Sahloul, a physician specializing in disaster relief with the international medical nonprofit MedGlobal, which is supporting doctors in Gaza. He calls the situation there "beyond catastrophic" as the number of critically injured patients far outstrips available hospital beds. Sahloul says the U.S. must tell…
(2023-10-12). Israeli Airstrikes Have Killed Over 320 Children in Gaza: Health Ministry. scheerpost.com 
(2023-10-12). Care Over Cost Rallies Hundreds Nationwide at Private Health Insurers, Demanding Corporations Reverse Claim Denials & Provide Care. peoplesaction.org Care Over Cost Members Exposed Industry Greed at Anthem BCBS/Elevance, United Healthcare, and Aetna Corporate Offices WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action's Care Over Cost campaign yesterday demanded an end to private health insurance industry greed so people can get the care they need, when they need it. Private insurance companies deny well over 248 million …
(2023-10-12). Tackling malnutrition in an era of political uncertainty: the case of Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org During an era marked by the ascent of far-right governments and influenced by a neoliberal economic agenda, addressing malnutrition challenges — including undernutrition and its consequences, as well as overweight/obesity — demands the development of strategies to overcome systemic barriers that prevent countries from ensuring the right to health on the national level. The implementation of such strategies needs to be bulletproof to political changes and instability, as illustrated by some examples in Latin America. | Years ago, Brazil embarked on a journey to eliminate hunger, a mission grounded in a…
(2023-10-12). Gaza: Power Plant Shut Down; Over 1,055 Reported Dead From Airstrikes. popularresistance.org The Israeli occupation forces targeted over 150 locations across Gaza on Wednesday, October 11, the fifth day of their assault inside the besieged Palestinian territory. According to the latest numbers from local media and the Palestinian Ministry of Health, over 1,055 Palestinians have been killed so far including over 250 children. Over 5,000 have also been injured. | Israel is also reportedly preparing for a ground offensive on Gaza and has amassed at least 100,000 soldiers and reserves on the border. | Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation inside Gaza is deteriorating fast.
(2023-10-12). Gaza health ministry: 1,100 Palestinian killed in incessant Israeli bombardment. presstv.ir At least 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in more than five days of Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip.
(2023-10-12). Drs. Tess Lawrie and Peter McCullough: All countries must #ExitTheWHO. expose-news.com After the World Council for Health's 'Journey of Health Revolutionary' event held in Bath, UK, last month, Dr. Peter McCullough and Dr. Tess Lawrie joined forces to issue a video statement. Their …
(2023-10-12). Israeli Bombardment Kills Upwards of 1,100 in Gaza Strip; VP Rodríguez Calls It Genocide. orinocotribune.com The number of Palestinians killed during the Israeli genocidal aggression against the Gaza Strip and the West Bank has risen to over 1,100, while the number of wounded has exceeded 5,339, according to reports from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Israeli army declared that the death toll within the Israeli settler entity had reached 1,200, and that more than 2,700 people had been injured so far. | The Palestinian Ministry of Health noted that two of the dead were from an ambulance targeted by one of the bombs dropped by the Israeli occupation forces. | Added to the occupation's blockade that keeps medicine…
(2023-10-12). Gazans Fear Israeli Army Is Preparing for Mass Ethnic Cleansing to Egypt. truthout.org The WHO put out a statement yesterday saying that medical supplies in all of Gaza's hospitals have started to run out. At the same time, Dr. Ashraf al-Qidra, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, put out a press release saying that health services have entered a "critical phase," and that medical supplies, tools, and fuel are about to run out. He added that the hospitals are at full… |
(2023-10-12). Israeli Bombardment Kills Upwards of 1,100 in Gaza Strip, VP Rodríguez Calls It Genocide. orinocotribune.com The number of Palestinians killed during the Israeli genocidal aggression against the Gaza Strip and the West Bank has risen to over 1,100, while the number of wounded has exceeded 5,339, according to reports from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Israeli army declared that the death toll within the Israeli settler entity had reached 1,200, and that more than 2,700 people had been injured so far. | The Palestinian Ministry of Health noted that two of the dead were from an ambulance targeted by one of the bombs dropped by the Israeli occupation forces. | Added to the occupation's blockade that keeps medicine…
(2023-10-12). NYC Transit Retirees Join Fight Against Medicare Advantage. popularresistance.org TWU Local 100 retiree Patricia Jewett put more than 30 years into the MTA New York City Transit. Now at 67, her knees are shot and bronchial asthma makes it hard to breathe. | But Jewett says she remains proud of being the first woman to ever work in the East New York Bus Depot's Maintenance Division — and she doesn't understand why she and her fellow retirees are now being stripped of their traditional Medicare coverage and pushed into a profit-driven Medicare Advantage plan. | "I spent years being the only woman in an all male atmosphere," Jewett told Work-Bites this past Friday outside the Downtown Marri…
(2023-10-14). World Report] Malaria community welcomes WHO vaccine approval. thelancet.com After many decades of research, there are now two approved vaccines for malaria. Paul Adepoju reports.
(2023-10-13). 50 misinformation, disinformation and outright covid lies told by the Australian government and regulators. expose-news.com When it was confirmed that governments around the world released covid-19 "vaccines" which were made in a different way to clinical trial "vaccines" and that the commercial batches were contaminated with toxic …
(2023-10-12). Letter to Karolinska Institute Regarding Covid mRNA Vaccine Technology: Nobel Prize Committee Should Give Themselves Award for 'Negligence of Due Diligence'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-12). Pfizer COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Blood Clots in the Heart Up to 40cm Long Clots. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-12). 'The Nobel Lie': Doctors, Scientists Cry Foul After Nobel Prize Awarded to Team Whose Research Led to mRNA COVID Vaccine Technology. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-12). Matt Le Tissier speaks about his fight to get the football establishment to recognise vaccine injuries and stop pushing covid injections onto footballers. expose-news.com Footballing legend Matt Le Tissier has been a fierce critic of the UK government's covid policy. His views saw him attacked by corporate media and he was fired by Sky Sports. However, …
(2023-10-12). Leading experts discuss #PlasmidGate and conclude covid injections must be stopped immediately and a public investigation conducted. expose-news.com On Monday, nine leading experts convened for a four-hour emergency hearing on the discovery of plasmid DNA in covid-19 vaccines. The hearing was to determine what is currently known about the plasmid …
(2023-10-12). Video: Dr. Kary Mullis, The Other "Covid Nobel Prize". Inventor of PCR "Test", Died in August 2019. globalresearch.ca A brilliant scientist Dr. Kary Mullis passed away 4 months before the Covid-19 crisis. His PCR duplication / amplification process, earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1993). According to Mullis The PCR " does not tell you that you are sick."
(2023-10-12). Hardening Ourselves into Weapons. counterpunch.org Something happened on Tuesday, as I began researching this column — I wound up having to give myself a COVID test. A good friend had just tested positive and, well, we had recently gotten together. I needed to see if I was OK. I note this not because there was bad news — I tested