2024-11-16: News Headlines

UMMID (2024-11-16). Type 2 Diabetes: An Epidemic Unfolding Among Children. ummid.com Diabetes has not only impacted the adult population, but its rising incidence among children in the age group of 13-15 yrs is quite shocking.

tn.ai (2024-11-16). Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill 28 More, Death Toll Surges to 43,764. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The death toll in Gaza climbed significantly, with 28 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes over the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry in the besieged territory reported Friday, as mediation efforts for a cease-fire remain stalled.

____ (2024-11-16). Escalation in South Lebanon: Airstrikes Target Medics. devdiscourse.com In a stark escalation of tensions, Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon have claimed the lives of at least two medics, the Lebanese health ministry confirmed. This latest wave of violence marks the fifth consecutive day of bombardment on Beirut's southern suburbs.

Candice Choo-Kang (2024-11-16). "Much, much better and far less money:" a blueprint for health policy in the second Trump administration. peoplesdispatch.org On November 14, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was named Secretary of Health and Human Services in Donald Trump's second administration, embodying many of the concerns health workers have about upcoming changes to US health policy…

Disability Justice, Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (2024-11-16). Disability rights are workers rights! workers.org For the last few years, the monthly Second Sunday Dialogue public meetings of the Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (DJRC) have been discussing the idea of a transitional demand: a "Disability Justice, Full Employment, Health care and Education Second Bill of Rights" amendment to the U.S. . . . |

UMMID (2024-11-16). Health Alert: Why is Meal Monitoring in Children Important? ummid.com Obesity is now a big problem in our country both in children and adolescents due to wrong eating habits which are cultivated over a period of last few years.

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2024-11-16). Healthcare crisis for women in the North East raised in parliament. leftfootforward.org Girls aged four to six in the North East can expect to live in good health for only 59.7 years, the lowest healthy life expectancy in England, and six years less than those in the South East.

Ann Brown (2024-11-16). Vaccine Stocks Fall After MAGA Announces Anti-Vaxx Health Secretary: RFK Jr. moguldom.com Shares of major vaccine manufacturers took a sharp downturn after President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Moderna's stock closed more than 5 percent lower, Novavax fell over 7 percent, and Pfizer's stock ended more than 2 percent lower on Nov. …

Faisal Ali Ghumman (2024-11-16). Punjab forms committee to probe HIV infections at Nishter Hospital. gnnhd.tv The provincial health secretary has directed the fact-finding committee to submit the investigation report in the next 48 hours…

Urban CNY News (2024-11-16). Chris Ryan Declares Victory in the 50th State Senate District Race. urbancny.com I am deeply honored by the trust the people of the 50th State Senate District have placed in me. With the majority of ballots scanned and the margin greater than than the outstanding ballots remaining, I am proud to declare victory. Throughout the campaign, I listened to your concerns and hopes for our future. You've called for a senator who will fight for good-paying jobs, quality schools, health care access, safe and affordable communities, and smart economic investments for the future. Now, I am ready to get to work delivering on these issues. As a lineman who fought to save hundreds of jobs as a local union p…

____ (2024-11-16). Shielding Seniors: The Fight Against Delhi's Toxic Air. devdiscourse.com In response to Delhi's worsening air quality, old age homes are adopting stringent measures to safeguard their most vulnerable residents. Restrictions on outdoor activities, coupled with mandatory mask mandates and emergency oxygen cylinders on standby, aim to protect against the toxic air.

____ (2024-11-16). Tragedy at Jhansi Medical College: Urgent Probe Launched into Newborn Fire Incident. devdiscourse.com A tragic fire engulfed the neonatal ward of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi on Friday night, resulting in the deaths of ten newborns. The fire, believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit, has set off a political storm and prompted a government-ordered three-tier investigation into the incident.

____ (2024-11-16). Tragedy Strikes: Fire Claims Lives of 10 Children in UP Medical College. devdiscourse.com A devastating blaze erupted at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, claiming the lives of at least 10 children while leaving 16 others critically injured. The tragedy unfolded late Friday night, reportedly due to an electrical short circuit in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

____ (2024-11-16). Ramamurthy Naidu's Critical Health Update. devdiscourse.com Ramamurthy Naidu, the brother of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and former MLA of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), remains in critical condition according to hospital sources.

Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes. (2024-11-16). Letter Carriers Are Organizing Against An Insulting 1.3 Percent Raise. popularresistance.org A wave of anger is cresting at post offices across the country. Letter carriers are looking at the big raises that other union members have won—38 percent over four years at Boeing, 62 percent in six years at the East Coast ports, $7.50 in five years at UPS. | They're comparing those gains to the tentative agreement their president handed them in October: 1.3 percent a year for three years. | "It doesn't account for everything we went through with Covid," said Saqia Talbert, a letter carrier in Allentown, Pennsylvania. "We were massively understaffed, and we were working 70 to 80 hours a week, every week, f…

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