jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Insulin Maintains Activity While Stored Unrefrigerated. jamanetwork.com Several types of human insulin can be stored unopened at temperatures of 25 ∞C (77 ∞F) for up to 6 months and at 37 ∞C (98.6 ∞F) for up to 2 months without losing a clinically relevant amount of potency, according to an analysis of 17 studies as well as additional previously unreleased information from the pharmaceutical companies BIOTON, Eli Lilly and Company, and Novo Nordisk. Typically, health authorities and manufacturers recommend refrigerating unopened insulin vials and then storing them at room temperature for up to 45 days once opened.

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-05). Supreme Court grapples with Purdue Pharma's settlement. nationofchange.org Awaiting a decision expected by June 2024, the case stands as a pivotal moment in America's ongoing struggle against opioid crisis.

ecns.cn (2023-12-05). Education authorities advise schools to monitor sickness during winter. ecns.cn Local education authorities and schools are urged to work hard on preventing and controlling COVID infections and other key infectious diseases this coming winter and spring.

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Adenotonsillectomy or Watchful Waiting for Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing. jamanetwork.com Habitual snoring and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are remarkably common conditions in children. Poor sleep has a significant effect on the neurobehavior and quality of life (QOL) of the child and therefore on the parent-child dyad, which exceeds the effect of a prevalent and treatable disease. When surgery is considered as treatment, the surgeon and family balance the potential benefit to the child, associated morbidity, related financial burden, and the cost-effectiveness of surgery compared with medical management or watchful waiting. When there is a choice, the collaborative process of shared decision-maki…

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Mpox Might Have Circulated in Humans Longer Than Realized. jamanetwork.com A new analysis of genomic changes suggests that the mpox virus has been circulating in humans since 2016—several years before the international mpox epidemic began in 2022. Many of the changes to the virus' genome were related to antiviral enzymes known as APOBEC3 deaminases.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-06). New Zealanders' health and longevity are being sacrificed to save politicians and civil servants. expose-news.com Dr. Guy Hatchard highlights three recent studies from South Korea on the harms caused by covid injections. In light of the arrest of the whistle-blower who revealed unprecedented deaths post-vaccination, Dr. Hatchard …

Amy Goodman (2023-12-05). Humanitarian Groups Demand Ceasefire as Israel Intensifies Genocidal War on Gaza. truthout.org The World Health Organization is warning the crisis in Gaza is getting worse by the hour as Israel intensifies its ground and air assault across all parts of the Gaza Strip, including surrounding the Jabaliya refugee camp and bombing Khan Younis, where many had fled to from the north. With Israel's attack killing close to 16,000 Palestinians, Shaina Low from the Norwegian Refugee Council describes… |

BAN Toxics (2023-12-05). SHOPPING ALERT: Refrain from Buying and Gifting Hazardous Skin Lightening Products to Pregnant Women. pressenza.com Amidst the bustling holiday shopping season, BAN Toxics issues a cautionary advisory against the purchase and usage of skin-lightening products containing toxic chemicals, readily available in local markets and online platforms. The toxic watchdog expresses grave concern over the proliferation and 'bargain' sales of these hazardous beauty products due to their profound adverse health and safety effects, particularly among pregnant women. | Despite being banned in the country and worldwide, mercury-containing whitening products are easily available for sale over the internet, promoted online on social media sites,…

Candice Choo-Kang (2023-12-05). Chicago's migrant communities forced to rely on mutual aid for healthcare. peoplesdispatch.org Health care provision for migrants in Chicago remains reliant on mutual aid and volunteer initiatives as winter approaches. Over 21,000 migrants, primarily from Latin America, have come to Chicago since August 2022…

Countercurrents (2023-12-05). Reducing road accidents to half will save 650,000 human lives a day, prevent 1750,000 injuries. pressenza.com Road accidents kill 1.3 million people in a year in the world. While this is a shockingly big loss in itself, the overall burden for society is much higher at several levels, particularly in terms of serious injuries which apart from being very painful can also disrupt the lives of a very large number of families. | By Bharat Dogra | The number of non-fatal injuries and disabilities caused by road accidents is more than 25 times higher than fatalities. This has been estimated at between 20 to 50 million, or approximately 35 million, by the World Health Organization at the world level for one year. | In other word…

ecns.cn (2023-12-05). Efforts stepped up to cope with children's respiratory illness spike. ecns.cn All grassroots medical institutions should be open to child patients and are barred from turning them away, the general office of the National Health Commission said in a circular released on its official website.

ecns.cn (2023-12-05). Surge in sick kids sparks call for resources. ecns.cn China's top health authority on Monday required localities to "exhaust all means" to increase pediatric service capacity and stock up on pediatric medications and relevant medical materials to cope with a spike in respiratory illnesses among children.

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Cardiovascular Health in the Postpartum Period. jamanetwork.com This article in the Women's Health series discusses recent increases in US maternal death rates, disparities in rates by race and ethnicity, poor cardiovascular health (CVH) as one of the multifactorial causes, and clinical approaches to assessing and treating poor CVH postpartum.

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). High LDL Cholesterol Has Decreased Since 1999. jamanetwork.com Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels have declined since 1999, according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from about 24‚ÄØ000 US participants. The findings were published in JAMA Cardiology.

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). New CDC Campaign Targets Health Care Worker Burnout. jamanetwork.com Clinicians have reported record levels of burnout in recent years, driven by a combination of long hours, a high burden of administrative work, and exposure to workplace violence, among other factors.

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Some of Us. jamanetwork.com (outside a mental health centerin Philadelphia)…

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Adenotonsillectomy for Treatment of Mild Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children. jamanetwork.com This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether early adenotonsillectomy, compared with watchful waiting and supportive care, improves neurodevelopmental, behavioral, health, and polysomnographic outcomes in US children with mild sleep-disordered breathing.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-05). Iran and Cuba call for a global coalition to protect Palestinian rights. peoplesdispatch.org Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called for the creation of a global coalition of countries to protect the rights of Palestinians on Monday, December 4. Both countries criticized the global community for failing to stop the Israeli genocide in Gaza. | Díaz-Canel was on a two-day state visit to Tehran. He arrived on Sunday night with a delegation in order to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of agriculture, health, science and technology, and energy sectors. | After their meeting on Monday, the presidents gave a joint press conference in which they called for the c…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-12-05). WHO moves warehouse in Gaza as Israel's attacks on healthcare continue. peoplesdispatch.org On December 4, the United Nations' health agency, the World Health Organization (WHO), However, they did not delay moving the supplies, anticipating that their appeals would go unanswered. The last two months of Israel's war on Gaza have set a new and dangerous precedent re…

Richard Gale (2023-12-05). The World Health Organization Pandemic Treaty, a Road to Medical Enslavement. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-12-05). "There Simply Is No Safe Place in Gaza": Aid Groups Demand Ceasefire as Israel Intensifies Its War. democracynow.org The World Health Organization is warning the crisis in Gaza is getting worse by the hour as Israel intensifies its ground and air assault across all parts of the Gaza Strip, including surrounding the Jabaliya refugee camp and bombing Khan Younis, where many had fled to from the north. With Israel's attack killing close to 16,000 Palestinians, Shaina Low from the Norwegian Refugee Council describes the "hectic, chaotic, desperate" conditions on the ground and says she can barely get in touch with her colleagues in Gaza, let alone coordinate a humanitarian response to the destruction. "If th…

Zoya Teirstein (2023-12-06). Public Health Finally Gets a Platform at COP28, But Will Real Action Follow? truthout.org For the better part of a decade, researchers working at the intersection of climate change and human health have been desperately sounding alarm bells about the significant public health threats lurking in every tenth of a degree of planetary warming. Billions of people are at risk from illnesses linked to extreme heat; malnutrition following crop failure; bacteria and viruses that lurk in… |

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-05). Experts advise raising taxes on alcoholic beverages in the world. plenglish.com Geneva, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) Taxes on alcoholic and sugary drinks should rise on an international scale trying to contain the harmful effects of their consumption, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised today.

BAN Toxics (2023-12-06). GEF-UNIDO Healthcare Wastes Project Launches to Pioneer Sustainable Solutions in Philippine Healthcare Waste Management. pressenza.com Quezon City, December 6, 2023 — The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), Department of Health (DOH), and BAN Toxics, together with EcoWaste Coalition and Healthcare without Harm-Southeast Asia (HCWH-SEA), have joined together to lead the launching of the five-year project funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF). The project is focused on the reduction of unintended organic pollutants and mercury from healthcare wastes. | The groups marked the launch with a symbolic giant face mask, represen…

ecns.cn (2023-12-06). Drug regulators strive to tackle AI challenge. ecns.cn Drug regulators have urged the exploration of regulatory practices targeting artificial intelligence-powered and other innovative medical devices, as well as the promotion of international cooperation in drug regulation, in order to advance global health.

Heather Digby Parton (2023-12-06). Eagerness to Cut Social Security and Medicare Wins Haley Wealthy Donors. truthout.org Get ready for another magical night in American politics. Yes, the fourth Republican Presidential Second Place Debate is tonight, broadcast by an obscure cable channel called News Nation. The whole country is crackling with excitement at the prospect of watching the last four standing, Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former… |

The Exposé (2023-12-06). PfizerGate: Plasmid DNA in Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines enters the nucleus of your cells in 5 different ways… expose-news.com Covid injections contain therapeutic levels of DNA — this is the definition of gene therapy. When Pfizer and Moderna said that they produced an "RNA vaccine" and that an "RNA vaccine" meant …

Dr. William Makis (2023-12-05). Suicides Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects. globalresearch.ca

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Combined COVID-19, Flu Vaccine Candidate Headed to Phase 3 Trials. jamanetwork.com An investigational messenger RNA (mRNA)—based vaccine designed to protect against both influenza and COVID-19 induced virus-specific immune responses in people who received it, manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech announced in a press release.

Patricia Harrity (2023-12-05). NZ Vaccine Data Whistleblower Could Face up to 7 Years in Prison. expose-news.com The Expose reported last week that an administrator who had been overseeing New Zealand's Covid vaccine database had come forward as a whistleblower. The whistleblower, Barry Young had disclosed that data had shown …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-12-05). Video: The Pfizer "Killer Vaccine": "Money vs. Mortality". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

The Exposé (2023-12-05). DEATH SENTENCE: 1 Million COVID Vaccinated have died in England compared to just 61k Unvaccinated in 2 years; despite 30% of the Population refusing a single dose of the COVID Injection. expose-news.com Shocking data released by the UK Government shows that over the past two years, the vaccinated population in England have suffered an outrageous number of deaths compared to the unvaccinated population despite …

Allen Forrest (2023-12-06). The Biggest Vaccine Lie Exposed. dissidentvoice.org Safe & Effective? — NOT ACCORDING TO THE PFIZER CONTRACT South Africa — Pfizer contract "…considering the relevant risks, uncertainties, limitations and challenges of the development, manufacture, commercialization and distribution of a novel COVID19 vaccine product, taking into account the following factors: actual and potential issues of safety and efficacy,…" (p 3) "Purchaser acknowledges and …

Ben Bartee (2023-12-05). COVID Propaganda Roundup: Study Shows mRNA Shots May Trigger Psychosis. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-12-05). Selected Articles: There Never Was a "New Corona Virus", There Never Was a Pandemic. globalresearch.ca By The implications are far-reaching because the article refutes and invalidates 'everything" pertaining to Covid pandemic. These include the policies related …

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Treatment of Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Drs Mathew and Feldmann for their comments on the results of ACTIV-1. We agree that mortality is a very important clinical outcome, but designing a trial such as ACTIV-1 to have sufficient power to detect an effect on mortality was challenging in June 2020, when data on clinical outcomes of severe COVID-19 were in flux. Indeed, the design of ACTIV-1 was heavily influenced by the results of ACTT-1, the initial placebo-controlled trial of remdesivir, which showed evidence of improved time to recovery but not improved mortality.

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Treatment of Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We have several comments about the recent randomized clinical trial (ACTIV-1) that investigated the effect of abatacept, cenicriviroc, or infliximab on COVID-19 pneumonia.

Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard (2023-12-05). Excess Mortality in England Post COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Secondary Prevention. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-12-06). Immunity gained from COVID can last as long as 2 years. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have found that recovered COVID-19 patients still harbor some immune cells that can fend off the virus at least two years after the initial infection, but updated vaccination is essential in boosting immunization against emerging variants.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-12-05). There Never Was a "New Corona Virus", There Never Was a Pandemic. globalresearch.ca The official story is that a dangerous new coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, PRC. It had not been isolated, it's identity had not been confirmed. And then in February, the name of the "new virus" was changed to SARS-CoV-2, a virus first detected 20 years in 2003.