Daily Archives: January 19, 2024

2024-01-19: News Headlines

Eve Ottenberg (2024-01-19). Big Pharma Embattled Over Cheap Drug Imports, Patents. counterpunch.org

Editor (2024-01-19). Concerns Grow Over Global Cholera Trends. scheerpost.com Cholera patients are treated at a center operated by USAID/OFDA grantee Partners in Health in Mirebalais, Haiti, on Jan. 26, 2011. Photo from Wikimedia by Kendra Helmer/USAID. | By Peoples Health Dispatch / Countries in eastern and southern Africa are bearing the brunt of the ongoing global cholera resurgence. In 2023, these countries accounted for 75% of the fatalities and one-third of the c…

The Independent (2024-01-19). Ibanda imposes livestock quarantine to curb anthrax. independent.co.ug Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDNET | Authorities in Ibanda district have enforced a quarantine on the movement of cattle and, the sale of animal products following an outbreak of anthrax. According to the Ibanda District Chief Administrative Officer Ruhemba Kweronda, the district has registered sporadic cases of anthrax disease in Humans who are suspected to …

Sam Pizzigati (2024-01-19). What's Driving Our Epidemic of Distrust? counterpunch.org We Americans don't trust as much as we once did. So point out all the pollsters who've been tracking trust in the United States since the middle of the 20th century. Back in the late 1950s, notes the Pew Research Center, "about three-quarters of Americans trusted the federal government to do the right thing almost

Mitchell Zimmerman (2024-01-19). Civilian Casualties in Gaza are No Accident. counterpunch.org An old legal adage states: "Men are presumed to intend the natural consequences of their acts." The natural, indeed inescapable, consequence of Israel's cutting off life-sustaining supplies of food and water to over 2 million people in Gaza is famine and mass death by starvation and dehydration. As 90 percent of the people of Gaza

Staff (2024-01-19). Horrific Traumatic Injuries of Children: British Dr. Witnesses Israel's Destruction of Gaza Hospitals. democracynow.org Before Israel's unprecedented assault on Gaza, the territory had 36 functioning hospitals. Now only 16 partially functioning health facilities remain. As Israeli bombs and ground troops approach Nasser Hospital, the largest remaining partially functioning health facility in Gaza, we speak with Dr. James Smith, an emergency medical doctor recently returned from Gaza, where he worked alongside Palestinian healthcare workers to treat patients at Al-Aqsa Hospital. "Every single day, without exception, there were multiple mass casualty incidents at the hospital," says Smith. "They would include…

Staff (2024-01-19). Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks surpasses 24,600. muslimmirror.com ISTANBUL : The Palestinian death toll from a deadly Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has soared to 24,620, the Health Ministry in the territory said Thursday. A ministry statement added that 61,830 other people had been injured in the offensive. "At least 172 people were killed and 326 others injured in …

Staff (2024-01-19). In Gaza, Palestinians Are Running Out of Water and Tears. scheerpost.com Murals in Gaza via Flickr By Yousef Aljamal / In These Times The number of Palestinians killed by Israel since October 7 is more than 20,000 according to the Gaza Health Ministry, although no one can give an exact number under these circumstances. As I write, in early December, Israel has just bombed a residential bloc in the crowded Shuja'iyya district in …

Amy Goodman (2024-01-19). Only 16 Partially Functioning Health Facilities Remain in Gaza Amid Mass Trauma. truthout.org Before Israel's unprecedented assault on Gaza, the territory had 36 functioning hospitals. Now only 16 partially functioning health facilities remain. As Israeli bombs and ground troops approach Nasser Hospital, the largest remaining partially functioning health facility in Gaza, we speak with Dr. James Smith, an emergency medical doctor recently returned from Gaza, where he worked alongside… |

Staff (2024-01-19). Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks surpasses 24,600. muslimmirror.com ISTANBUL : The Palestinian death toll from a deadly Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has soared to 24,620, the Health Ministry in the territory said Thursday. A ministry statement added that 61,830 other people had been injured in the offensive. "At least 172 people were killed and 326 others injured in …

WSWS (2024-01-19). Israel continues Gaza onslaught and strikes on southern Lebanon. wsws.org Israel's savage bombardment of Gaza continued Thursday with strikes on residential buildings in the southernmost city of Rafah and elsewhere. Gaza's Health Ministry reported 170 deaths and over 300 injuries.

WSWS (2024-01-19). Protesters demand reinstatement for victimized Southern California healthcare workers. wsws.org After a strike last year, Prime Healthcare fired nine workers at St Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, including the entire union bargaining team, in a naked act of retaliation.

WSWS (2024-01-19). Long COVID specialist tells US Senate that "the best way to prevent Long COVID is to prevent COVID in the first place!" wsws.org The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held its first hearing on Long COVID, four years after the outbreak of the pandemic. However, the working class can expect little but empty words from this belated display of concern.

ecns.cn (2024-01-19). Sportswear companies banking on Chinese New Year holiday shopping. ecns.cn Sportswear brands are capitalizing on the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday to boost revenue, with more health-conscious young people leading the charge in holiday shopping.

The Independent (2024-01-19). Cape Verde's malaria victory is a blueprint for Africa. independent.co.ug Cabo Verde has achieved a WHO-certified malaria-free status, showcasing the power of strategic health planning. The achievement inspires African nations as more countries pursue malaria elimination. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Cabo Verde has achieved a significant milestone in the battle against malaria, securing malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). In news …

Gigi Kellett (2024-01-19). How the Food Industry Uses Big Tobacco's Playbook. counterpunch.org In the 1960s and 1970s, Big Tobacco and public health advocates were locked in a battle. The anti-smoking supporters were gaining ground as cities were innovating ways to reduce smoking and protect public health during this time. As former tobacco industry lobbyist Victor L. Crawford observed, you'd "put out a fire [in] one place, another one would

Clara Moore (2024-01-19). The Child Tax Credit Changed My Life. Congress Has a Chance to Bring It Back. counterpunch.org From childhood on, I've spent my life haunted by the ghost of poverty. A myth exists in America that financial well-being follows if we just work hard and make good choices. But it's not that simple. At some point, most of us face unforeseen obstacles — from physical or mental health challenges to lost jobs,

Jake Johnson (2024-01-19). House GOP Committee Advances Bill Targeting Social Security and Medicare. truthout.org The chair of the Senate Finance Committee said legislation advanced Thursday by the GOP-controlled House Budget Committee is a "backroom scheme" to cut Social Security and Medicare outside of the regular political process, a warning that came as Republicans signaled their intention to attach the bill to a must-pass government funding measure. "Republicans in Congress know their plans to gut… |

Dr. William Makis (2024-01-19). COVID mRNA Vaccine-Induced Turbo Cancer Tsunami Is Underway — And It's Driven by Young People. globalresearch.ca

Tamara Ugolini (2024-01-19). Video: Bill Gates' "Pet Project": Canadian Taxpayers Helping to Fund an "International Vaccine Empire" globalresearch.ca

Karen Gilchrist (2024-01-19). Bill Gates Announced in Early 2022 that "Another Pandemic Is All But Certain"… globalresearch.ca

Allen Forrest (2024-01-19). A New Species Among Us. dissidentvoice.org Even though the science is casting a dark cloud on the promoters of a COVID pandemic, they still hang on to their refuted hypothesis.

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