(2023-11-22). Bernie Sanders Invites Pharma CEOs to Testify on High Drug Prices. truthout.org Every single Democratic member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has signed off on an open letter to the CEOs of three major pharmaceutical companies, urging them to appear before the committee early next year to discuss the disturbingly high prices of prescription drugs. Letters were sent to Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato, Merck CEO Robert Davis and Bristol… |
(2023-11-22). Deadly Diseases Stalk Millions in War-Torn Sudan. orinocotribune.com As the war in Sudan, which has killed thousands, continues into its eighth month with no ceasefire in sight, cholera stalks millions in Africa's third-largest country whose already fragile healthcare system has all but collapsed due to attacks and shortages. | The most vulnerable to this deadly water-borne disease is the displaced population which is "surviving in overcrowded camps, schools, dormitories and mosques," said Rawia Kamal, an activist of People's Health Movement (PHM) and a medical lab technician by profession. | With little or no drinking water supply in these shelters, people have to buy water carri…
(2023-11-22). Gazans struggle to survive with fear of famine amid lack of humanitarian aid. independent.co.ug 
Gaza, Palestine | Xinhua | Abed al-Rahman Bashir, a 42-year-old Palestinian man, has been struggling every day to obtain some food for his displaced family in Khan Younis city in the south of Gaza since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on Oct. 7. "I have to walk a long distance to the public market and …
(2023-11-22). 2023 at the ACLU: Our Year in Stories. aclu.org Across the country, 2023 saw both new and ongoing challenges to civil rights, whether it was reproductive freedom, access to gender-affirming health care, or the ability to speak openly and freely in classrooms. But the ACLU has been there every step of the way, and we've seen many victories amid these challenges. Throughout the year, we brought attention to some of the country's biggest fights to protect our rights, shared the stories of those whose freedoms were assailed, and celebrated hard-won battles. Look back with us on some of the civil rights moments that defined this year. |
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(2023-11-22). Israel's war machine can't break the steadfastness of Palestinian health workers. peoplesdispatch.org Al-Awda hospital in Jabalya refugee camp, is one of the latest health institutions in Palestine to be directly targeted by Israeli occupation forces. On Tuesday, November 21, at least three health workers were killed, and more were injured during one iteration of the attack. Among the dead is Ziad Al-Tatari, a neonatologist. It would seem particularly vicious to kill pediatricians as children continue to comprise the majority of the victim toll in Gaza. Yet Israel's systematic attack against healthcare in Palestine makes it less surprising than it should be. | The surprise might be dimmed, but the shock lingers e…
(2023-11-22). Israel's Claims Of 'Terrorist Activity' In A Children's Hospital Were Lies. popularresistance.org On 10 November, we woke up and found Israeli tanks right under our window. My family had been taking shelter at the Rantisi children's hospital for a few days. | What happened before and after we woke up that day demonstrates how Israel lies as a matter of routine. | Contrary to its claims, Israel deliberately causes destruction and damage. Its systematic attacks have been designed to make the functioning of Gaza's health system impossible. | We have been displaced since 19 October. | That day, Israel bombed our building in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City. Our apartment was left uninhabitable.
(2023-11-22). 420,000 Quebec public sector workers launch three-day strike. wsws.org The workers—who have been without contracts for nearly eight months—are determined to win inflation-busting wage increases, put an end to punishing working conditions, and secure increased funding for the province's dilapidated health and education systems.
(2023-11-22). "There is not enough staff and wages are low": Striking Quebec healthcare worker speaks out on deteriorating public services and Gaza genocide. wsws.org "We should be fighting for a better economic system, a more democratic workplace. Our fight should not be only about economic demands but also about the organization of society."
(2023-11-22). New Zealand medical lab workers strike again over low wages. wsws.org Laboratory workers, employed by private company Awanui, play a vital role in the health system but are paid poverty wages barely above the minimum wage.
(2023-11-22). Thanksgiving travel fuels latest COVID-19 wave amid collapse of public health. wsws.org The objective reality of the pandemic has been deliberately distorted by every capitalist government and corporate media outlet in the world, who have instead promoted disinformation to lull the population into believing that COVID-19 is now harmless and the pandemic is over.
(2023-11-22). Global agencies urge urgent action to address antimicrobial resistance in Africa. independent.co.ug 
Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua |— Global agencies have stressed the growing urgency for Africa to scale up efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), amid its significant implications for global health and food security. Being the hardest hit by AMR, Africa needs political will across the continent to marshal resources towards an AMR fight that would …
(2023-11-22). Social Security and Medicare: Fun with Numbers Time. cepr.net 
As a Thanksgiving present to readers, Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell decided to tell us again how old-timers are robbing from our children with their generous Social Security and Medicare benefits. This is always a popular theme at the WaPo, especially around the holiday season. The story is infuriating for four reasons: Even by the …
(2023-11-22). iDNA Vaccines to Generate Internal Virus Production. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-22). Excess Deaths among Children continue to rise in the Thousands across Europe following EMAs Emergency Use Authorisation of the Covid-19 Vaccine for Kids. expose-news.com Excess deaths among children across Europe were negative compared to the previous average throughout 2020 and 2021 until the European Medicines Agency (EMA) extended the Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of the COVID-19 …
(2023-11-23). Breakthrough Discovery: Neurosurgeon Unveils Shocking Link Between COVID Vaccine and Brain Damage & Cancer Risk. expose-news.com Retired American neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock recently gave an in-depth presentation on the adverse effects the spike proteins, induced by Covid-19 vaccination, have on the body. The doctor shared shocking discoveries about neurological …
(2023-11-22). Video: Swiss Cardiologist on Truth about the RNA Vaccine Bioweapon — Smash the WHO! globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-22). Seven-year-old Florida Girl Was Given Two Pfizer COVID-19 mRNA Jabs. Now Has Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Is on Daily Steroids, HCQ. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-22). Podcast: Climate conference, COVID and pregnancy, and inspiring careers. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: The latest climate science ahead of COP28, how COVID impacts pregnancy, and founding a MedTech startup.
(2023-11-22). Baroness Hallet's Covid Inquiry is a waste of time and money; here's what we should be doing. expose-news.com After a few months of the Hallett pantomime, we are quite clear what the Inquiry is not about evidence-based policy, Dr. Tom Jefferson and Prof. Carl Heneghan wrote. "Let's stop wasting money …
(2023-11-22). Seventeen Covid Pandemic Lies We've Been Told. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-23). Expert Oncologist Links Swift Cancer Development to Post-COVID-19 Vaccination — Declares "It's No Coincidence" expose-news.com Professor Angus Dalgleish, a renowned oncologist practising in the UK, recently wrote an open letter to the editor-in-chief of the medical journal The BMJ, urging the journal that harmful effects of Covid …
(2023-11-22). Another Crisis "Much Worse than Covid", Paralysis of Power Supply, Communications, Transportation. The WEF "Cyber Attack" Scenario. globalresearch.ca