Workplace violence a major problem for US nurses
wsws.org | 2019-12-20
A major cause of the increase in violence is the lack of mental health resources and treatment for a large section of the population.
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The Police are Bad for Your Health
Michael Pappas | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-20
Police are bad for our health. It is up to all those who strive to improve societal well being to oppose the violence the institution of "law enforcement "continues to perpetrate on us all. APHA members rally in front of the conference center before the APHA vote on the policy statement (Image from Medium) I …
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Lesotho: Tens of thousands 'one step away from famine' as drought impacts harvests and UN launches flash appeal
news.un.org | 2019-12-20
Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people facing severe food shortages and tens of thousands "one step away from famine", UN humanitarians said on Friday, in an appeal for funds.
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Schumer Revealed as Key Industry Ally in Defeat of Effort to Curb Surprise Billing
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-12-20
It was one of a series of lobbying victories by the healthcare industry in 2019 bolstered by top Democrats. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Making Spirited Case for Universal Programs, Sanders Defends Medicare for All From Biden's Right-Wing Talking Points
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-12-20
"Sanders making a straightforward case for universality is good. This is the kind of rhetoric Democrats have been afraid to voice for decades." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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China announces measures to support Macau's economic and financial development: regulator
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-20
China banking and insurance regulator on Friday announced measures to further strengthen financial cooperation between Macau and the Mainland China.The measures include supporting Macau banks to set up institutions in the mainland and also supporting mainland insurance funds to invest in Macau, on condition of compliance and controllable risks, the regulator said in a statement.The announcement came after Chinese President Xi Jinping finished his three-day visit to the territory to celebrate its 20th anniversary of return from Portuguese rule.Xi said he hoped Macau would establish more patriotic associations to "
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'Assange Cannot Be Extradited to the US', Lawyer Holds at Court
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-19
During a hearing before the Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, Julian Assange's lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald, requested Thursday that the founder of Wikileaks not be extradited to the United States arguing that the alleged crimes of his defendant have a political character. | RELATED: | Russia Shows Concern for Assange's Health | Fitzgerald mentioned that the United Ki…
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Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians strike for patient care
Marilyn Bechtel | peoplesworld.org | 2019-12-19
OAKLAND, Calif.–Some 4,000 mental health clinicians–psychologists, psychiatric nurses, therapists, and other health professionals caring for Kaiser Permanente patients at over 100 facilities throughout California–began a one-week strike Dec. 16. At the top of their list, they are demanding that their patients should be able to receive the same prompt, comprehensive services the giant health care …
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Cuba Denounces New OAS Attack Against Medical Collaboration
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-19
Cuban authorities denounced Wednesday a new attack by the Organization of American States (OAS) against the medical collaboration of the island that provides healthcare services in several nations of the world. | RELATED: | Cuba: US Blockade Will Not Stop the Growth of Tourism in 2020 | The statement of Cuba comes after the OAS organized a forum in Washington, where it discredited the solidarity work of this international medical brigades. The forum, dubbed 'The Dark Reality Behi…
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World Health Organization reports 60 per cent drop in cholera in 2018
news.un.org | 2019-12-19
International action to drive down cholera led to a 60 per cent decrease in cases in 2018, compared with the previous year, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
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Thursday's Daily Brief: tobacco burn-out, cholera cases down, 'shifting the needle' on climate
news.un.org | 2019-12-19
Among today's stories: more men are quitting nicotine than ever before, a big drop in cholera cases was recorded between 2017 and 2018, and the UN calls on developed countries to raise their climate ambitions, following the disappointment of COP25.
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'Like tobacco companies' : Coca Cola blasted for telling teens its soda is 'healthy lifestyle' choice in new study
rt.com | 2019-12-19
Internal emails from Coca Cola have shown the carbonated-beverage giant is trying to change the unhealthy image of their brand by specifically targeting active teenagers. | A new report from The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) is blasting the Atlanta-based corporation for advertising its sugary drinks to teenagers and trying to convince them that soda is part of a healthy lifestyle. | "The large number of children targeted and reached by Coke as part of their PR campaigns is a serious c…
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Low cost breast cancer medicine move good news for women: UN health agency
news.un.org | 2019-12-18
More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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A Tennessee City Banned Surgical Abortion Within the City Limits. We're Taking Them to Court
Melissa Grant | aclu.org | 2019-12-18
For 30 years, I have | worked in reproductive health care. In my current role as Chief Operating | Officer of carafem, a nonprofit with a national network of health centers, I | know the difference compassionate and comprehensive reproductive health care | makes in the lives of our clients. I have witnessed the personal impact when | people who have the legal right to have a child or to have an abortion are denied | those rights due to outrageous societal barriers. Abortion providers are used | to opposition, but we've never experienced the kind of explicit targeting we | received from politicians in the city…
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UN health agency signals tobacco might be reaching burn-out among men
news.un.org | 2019-12-18
Two decades of increasing tobacco use around the world are set to go into reverse, UN health experts have predicted, after revealing data indicating that fewer men and boys are smoking than before.
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Wisconsin: Medicaid to cover gender-confirming medical procedures
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-17
Kenosha, WI – As of December 10, Wisconsin is now one of the 20 states that cover medically necessary gender-confirming surgeries. People in need of these procedures will receive coverage under the state's Medicaid healthcare plan. This development comes after state officials allowed the time frame to lapse for an appeal of the 2018 lawsuit that initiated the whole process. | This is undoubtedly a big win for transgender and non-binary people across the state and a huge rebuke to traditional thinking when it comes to transgender and non-binary individuals seeking surgery to help with gender dysphoria. Gender Dysp…
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Teaching assistants in Decatur, Il. struggle for better healthcare
Nick Goodell | liberationnews.org | 2019-12-12
"DFTA all the way!"
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On Human Rights Day, Let's Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Martin Fleck | progressive.org | 2019-12-09
A nuclear war would create one of the worst humanitarian crises imaginable, one for which no nation would have an adequate emergency or health response.
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Bronx speakout demands closure of fake abortion clinic
Liberation staff | liberationnews.org | 2019-12-04
Dozens stopped to listen and speak with the protesters about reproductive justice and the need for affordable public healthcare.
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