(2024-01-03). Israeli Assault Causing Disease, Hunger to Rapidly Spread Across Gaza. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-02). Israel's Genocide Betrays The Holocaust. popularresistance.org Israel's lebensraum master plan for Gaza, borrowed from the Nazi's depopulation of Jewish ghettos, is clear. Destroy infrastructure, medical facilities and sanitation, including access to clean water. Block shipments of food and fuel. Unleash indiscriminate industrial violence to kill and wound hundreds a day. Let starvation — the U.N. estimates that more than half a million people are already starving — and epidemics of infectious diseases, along with the daily massacres and the displacement of Palestinians from their homes, turn Gaza into a mortuary. The Palestinians are being forced to choose betwe…
(2024-01-02). Abortions Rose in 2020 Despite Prior Downward Trend. jamanetwork.com The number of abortions provided increased by 5% between 2020 and 2021, with a total of about 626‚ÄØ000 abortions reported in 2021, according to new surveillance data collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, abortion numbers, rates, and ratios have declined overall during the period between 2012 and 2021.
(2024-01-02). Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Could Reduce Millions of Excess Deaths. jamanetwork.com New estimates suggest that air pollution might contribute to about 8 million additional deaths worldwide per year, with fossil fuels accounting for the most fatalities. The majority of excess deaths from air pollution, defined as particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 2.5 μm, were linked with cardiometabolic conditions such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to results from a model based on 2019 data.
(2024-01-02). Life Expectancy in US Climbed After Declines Related to COVID-19. jamanetwork.com US life expectancy has risen by 1.1 years, from 76.4 years in 2021 to 77.5 years in 2022, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Yet the increase does not cancel out the 2.4-year decrease in life expectancy that occurred between 2019 and 2021, due in large part to excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2024-01-02). Madagascar: Southern Africa Price Bulletin, December 2023. reliefweb.int
(2024-01-02). Mali: Mise à jour sur la sécurité alimentaire – Accès limité des pauvres aux aliments au nord et centre du pays à cause des prix élevées et les conflits, décembre 2023. reliefweb.int
(2024-01-03). Plan points way toward bluer skies. ecns.cn The latest measures outlined by China to curb air pollution and promote its green transition by next year will pave the way for bluer skies and healthier lives while further propelling the nation's response to climate change, officials and analysts said.
(2024-01-02). Health Workers in the UK Shut Down the Headquarters of a Gaza War Profiteer. portside.org
(2024-01-02). Health Workers Shut Down Headquarters Of A Gaza War Profiteer. popularresistance.org Last week, hundreds of UK health workers shut down the central London headquarters of US tech giant and spy firm Palantir to disrupt its business. Their mass picket aims to blockade entry to and exit from the building in protest against National Health Service (NHS) England awarding a £330 million contract to Palantir, a company that professes to be keeping the Israeli government "armed and ahead" in its ongoing bombardment of Gaza, including Israel's systematic targeting of health care facilities, health workers, and patients. | Palantir specializes in artificial intelligence—powered military and sur…
(2024-01-02). Gaza health ministry briefs WHO delegation on health situation. muslimmirror.com Tel Aviv: Gaza Deputy Minister of Health Dr Yousef Abu Al-Rish on Monday briefed the Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator in Palestine McGoldrick and the World Health Organization (WHO) delegation about the catastrophic health situation in Gaza. The Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator and the WHO accompanying delegation are on a visit to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis …
(2024-01-02). Health Care Workers and War in the Middle East. jamanetwork.com To the Editor As physicians who worked in many hospitals in Gaza, we are deeply concerned about the recent Viewpoint titled "Health Professionals and War in the Middle East." The night following the publication of this article, the Israeli military conducted large-scale attacks on Gaza's hospitals, including Al-Rantisi (the only pediatric cancer center in Gaza) and Gaza Psychiatric and Al-Shifa hospitals (the largest hospitals in Gaza). These attacks killed and injured patients and health care workers, and internally displaced refugees. Since October 7, Israel targeted a total of 135 health care facilities, and 2…
(2024-01-02). Health Care Workers and War in the Middle East. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We write to respond to a recent Viewpoint, taking issue with its substantial omissions regarding the humanitarian crisis and war crimes occurring in Gaza.
(2024-01-02). Optimizing Interventions for Early Childhood. jamanetwork.com Early childhood is a critical period for development. The estimated costs of children not reaching their full developmental potential during this period are high and persist throughout life, including lower economic productivity and poorer health. Attaining full developmental potential has been recognized as the right of every child, and investing in early childhood development is key to breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty, increasing human capital, and improving population health and well-being. Yet the most recent estimates indicate that about 43% of children younger than 5 years in low- and middle-inc…
(2024-01-02). The Case Of The Missing Health Care Providers. levernews.com 
(2024-01-02). History Shows Community Solidarity Is Essential for Making Abortion Accessible. truthout.org When Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was decided in the summer of 2022, ending the constitutional protection of abortion rights in the United States, calls for the creation of underground networks of abortion helpers echoed across communities supportive of reproductive freedom. These calls were largely centered on the history of the Jane Collective, a diffuse but highly organized… |
(2024-01-02). Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Trans Youth Goes Into Effect in West Virginia. truthout.org On January 1, West Virginia implemented a law banning transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care like hormone therapy and puberty blockers. The bill was signed into law in March by Gov. Jim Justice (R), making West Virginia one of 22 states across the country to restrict or ban transgender youth's access to lifesaving health care. "Once again, the party that tells us that it is for… |
(2024-01-02). The Margins Matter. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, an internist illustrates how working class patients juggle their health care needs‚àíwhether to eat, pay rent, or lose wages—before illness or pain propels them to see a clinician.
(2024-01-02). Deep Brain Stimulation Might Improve Cognition Years After TBI. jamanetwork.com Deep brain stimulation improved executive control—or the ability to focus attention as well as plan and organize multiple activities—in people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that occurred between 3 and 18 years earlier, according to results from a small feasibility study involving 6 participants with persistent TBI-related symptoms. The improvements from baseline ranged from 15% to 52% among the 5 participants who completed the study. Some participants also experienced improved overall function, better mental health, and less fatigue.
(2024-01-02). Criminal Justice Reform is Health Care Reform. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses legal provisions guiding health care delivery for incarcerated individuals, the impact of the First Step Act of 2018, and future federal criminal justice reform.
(2024-01-02). Increasing Telehealth Access Through Licensure Exceptions. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint explains how exceptions can be used to connect patients via telehealth with a physician in another state, why this is a more practical and effective strategy, and what needs to happen for this to be a feasible solution.
(2024-01-02). Spending on Dual Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs in Medicare Part D. jamanetwork.com This study compares Medicare and patient spending for dual over-the-counter and prescription drugs with their over-the-counter cash prices.
(2024-01-02). Long COVID in Nursing Home Residents Manifests as Functional Decline. jamanetwork.com People living in nursing homes tended to need more help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and dressing, for months following infection with SARS-CoV-2 compared with their peers who were not infected, a retrospective cohort study found. Nursing home residents also experienced modest declines in cognition after COVID-19 infection.