(2020-09-02). Headlines for September 2, 2020. democracynow.org U.S. Refuses to Join Global Effort to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine, NIH Panel: No Evidence Convalescent Plasma Works Despite FDA Approval, Florida Cuts Ties to Quest Diagnostics over Delay in COVID-19 Tests, Faced with Possible Teacher Strike, NYC Delays Reopening Schools Until Sept. 21, Russia Surpasses 1 Million COVID Cases; India Becomes New Epicenter, Trump Travels to Kenosha But Never Says Name of Jacob Blake, Trump Spreads Conspiracy Theories About Biden, "Dark Shadows" & Thugs on Airplanes, Sheriff Deputies in L.A. Shoot Dead Black Bicyclist Stopped over Alleged Bike Violation, Over 50 Black Former Franchise O…
(2020-09-02). The Social Fabric of the U.S. Is Fraying Severely, if Not Unravelling. zcomm.org Why, in the world's richest country, is every metric of mental health pathology rapidly worsening?>
(2020-09-02). US healthcare priciest in the world, with huge gap between cost and quality, research reveals. rt.com 
Despite being the most expensive in the world, US healthcare lags behind many European and Asian countries in terms of quality of services, a study by a top medical magazine says. | A This puts America in the same basket with countries such as Saudi Arabia, the Central A…
(2020-09-02). Health workers face off against host of obstacles in Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Shatha Odeh of the Palestinian Health Work Committees talks about the state of health workers in Palestine, as well as the situation of health infrastructure and the impact of occupation…
(2020-09-02). Big Pharma's Man at FDA to Approve Coronavirus Vaccine Before Clinical Trials Completed? globalresearch.ca At times, meds are more dangerous than diseases they're supposed to protect against or cure. | Independent experts agree that all vaccines are hazardous to human health because they contain mercury, aluminum, formaldehyde, phenoxyethanol (antifreeze), and other toxins able to weaken …
(2020-09-02). Wasting the Elderly: Coronavirus and the Calculus of Death. globalresearch.ca The director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has welled-up because of it. In March,
(2020-09-02). CDC is ordering a ban on some residential evictions till December, 31, 2020. indybay.org CDC Eviction Ban Order That Goes Into Effect on 9/4/2020:…
(2020-09-02). Anti Police-Terror Project Launches MH First Oakland. indybay.org A new model for non-police response to mental health crises now available in Oakland…
(2020-09-02). Muharram mourning ceremony at Tehran's Imam Hossein sq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) — Hundreds of women convened at Imam Hossein square, downtown Tehran, on Tuesday noon to hold Muharram morning rituals. The ceremony was held with all health protocols in place.
(2020-09-02). COVID-19 less deadly and causes milder symptoms in children. imperial.ac.uk Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID-19 or die from the disease.
(2020-09-02). Turkish firm wins global healthcare device award. yenisafak.com A Turkish-based international medical device and pharmaceutical company has been selected as the leading medical device manufacturer in the field of vascular surgery for 2020. According to a statement by RD Global INVAMED, Global Healthcare Pharmaceuticals (GHP), a global information sharing platform, gave a health award to the company for the first time in 2020."Although this award is given to our company, it is a result of our country's strong health system," said Rasit Dinc, the company chairman."I present this important award to all Turkish healthcare professionals, together with all my companions," he conclu…
(2020-09-02). Greece reports 1st COVID-19 case in Moria refugee camp. yenisafak.com The first coronavirus case was reported in the Moria refugee camp on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, Greece, local media reported on Wednesday.A 40-year-old Somali national, who was granted asylum, tested positive for coronavirus, daily Ekathimerini English said.The man was in Athens but returned to the Lesvos island after not being able to settle the capital.A team from the National Organization of Public Health (EODY) will investigate the situation to trace back people whom the infected refugee came into contact, according the to report.The Moria camp, which currently hosts more than 20,000 though original…
(2020-09-01). Coronavirus deaths continue to rise in Palestine, Oman. yenisafak.com The coronavirus pandemic claimed seven lives in Palestine and another four in Oman, local health authorities said on Tuesday.In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said it had recorded seven COVID-19 fatalities, 552 cases, and 282 recoveries.The ministry figures pushed the total numbers of cases to 30,490, including 180 deaths. The tally covers the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.In the Gulf state of Oman, the Health Ministry registered four deaths, 206 cases, and 214 recoveries from the virus.The total number of cases rose to 85,928, including 689 deaths and 8,124 recoveries.Since it origi…
(2020-09-01). What Can We Learn from Cuba? Medicare-for-All Is a Beginning, Not the End Point. dissidentvoice.org 
As a coup de grâce to the Bernie Sanders campaign Joe Biden declared that he would veto Medicare-for-All. This could drive a dedicated health care advocate to relentlessly pursue Med-4-All as a final goal. However, it is not the final goal. It should be the first step in a complete transformation of medicine which includes combining …
(2020-09-01). Ousting Trump is the way forward for hard-pressed Latinos. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES — In this country of abundant resources and talk of greatness we still have Latino children suffering from hunger every day and night. Their concentration and focus on education drift away because their minds are worrying about other things. Latino parents worry about keeping their families together, securing adequate housing, health care, protection …
(2020-09-01). Tony Abbott slams 'health dictatorship' of Covid-19 lockdowns, says 'fear of falling sick' cancels out 'being fully alive'. rt.com 
Former Australian PM has condemned the demise of personal freedom embraced amid the Covid-19 pandemic: a world of lockdowns, unsustainable government benefits, and "health dictatorships" trying to conquer death. | The ex-leader urged politicians to stop thinking like "trauma doctors" willing to pour unlimited resources into preserving every life and start thinking like "health economists" in a speech to the UK think tank Policy Exchange on Tuesday. The levels of spending required to sustain a country's economy during a prolonged shutdown aren't sustainable, he argued, pointing out that the devastating financia…
(2020-09-01). Russia-Sanctions-Gate: Trump Sanctions Three Russian Research Institutes. globalresearch.ca Russia won the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. On August 11, its Sputnik V was registered for use by the Russian Ministry of Health. | Development of the vaccine followed 20 years of research, what its scientists called another …
(2020-09-01). Corporate-Backed State Attorneys General Seek End to Obamacare. truthout.org The Supreme Court may gut the Affordable Care Act in a case called
(2020-09-01). Researchers Strive to Recruit Hard-Hit Minorities Into COVID-19 Vaccine Trials. jamanetwork.com This Medical News article discusses efforts to ensure participation of racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines.
(2020-09-01). New Zealand government ends Auckland lockdown. wsws.org The decision to reopen schools and workplaces, despite new cases of COVID-19 being reported every day, was opposed by some of the government's own health advisors.
(2020-09-01). The Importance of Reestablishing a Pandemic Preparedness Office at the White House. jamanetwork.com As the country tries to make sense of all that has happened during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, one idea that should cause little controversy is the importance of health to the security of the US, to its economy, and to the well-being of its citizenry. Given health's fundamental importance to national security, a disaster preparedness and response unit should be reestablished as part of the National Security Council (NSC) and remain there on a permanent basis. This response unit would be in addition to, not a replacement for, the Office of Pandemics and Emerging Threats. The latter currently…
(2020-09-01). Universal Masking in the United States: the Role of Mandates, Health Education, and the CDC. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint proposes legal and policy options for promoting universal face mask wearing in the US and, recognizing the limits of state-by-state implementation, proposes strengthening the authority, independence, and funding of the CDC to enact responses to this and future comparable public health emergencies.
(2020-09-01). Payer Mix Among Patients Receiving Dialysis. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The Research Letter by Ms Hoffman and colleagues described trends in payer mix among patients receiving dialysis in the United States. We share the authors' concerns that shifting patients from publicly funded insurance to commercial insurance could increase the overall cost of dialysis care. Although the Affordable Care Act increased access to the commercial insurance market through the creation of health insurance exchanges, we were surprised by the magnitude of non-Medicare coverage reported.
(2020-09-01). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Health Care Personnel in the New York City Area. jamanetwork.com This seroprevalence survey study describes severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seropositivity among health care workers at a New York City—based health system by age, sex, race, county of residence, and prior PCR-confirmed viral exposure.
(2020-09-01). Co-ops Can Lay a Path to Just Economies Amid the COVID Crisis. zcomm.org Cooperatives have been central to confronting the twin economic and health crises…
(2020-09-01). Medicare-for-All Is a Beginning, Not the End Point. zcomm.org What Can We Learn from Cuba?
(2020-09-01). COVID-19 Is A Great Unequaliser. popularresistance.org Rome – Any of the first names that the media reported as having Covid were those of the rich and powerful, from movie stars to political leaders. Be ye ever so high, the virus is above thee — or so it seemed. | Now we understand that this perception, that came in part because at first only the wealthy and well-connected were getting tested, was misleading. The data is now crystal clear: Covid risk maps on to inequality, and Covid is a great unequaliser — in health, and in wealth. | But just as the initial "optimistic" take about Covid — that it would equalize us — got it wrong, so too the…
(2020-09-01). Iran's daily COVID-19 death toll declines. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) — Iran's daily coronavirus fatalities dropped for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, with 101 deaths, down by six compared to a day earlier, according to the Health Ministry's spokeswoman.
(2020-09-01). US Will Not Join WHO Effort to Develop Global COVID-19 Vaccine – Reports. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Trump administration will not join a global program to develop a new COVID-19 vaccine in part because it is led by the World Health Organization, media reported on Tuesday.
(2020-09-01). Ed Sheeran announces birth of daughter Lyra Antarctica. yenisafak.com British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday his wife had given birth to the couple's first child, a girl who they had named "Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran"."Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter," the record-breaking musician said on Instagram alongside a photo of a pair of tiny socks."Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here."The 29-year-old singer is the most successful British artist of the last decade, spending a total of 79 weeks at the top of the charts with eight no.1 singles, including the glob…
(2020-09-01). Millions return to work and school in France. yenisafak.com Amid strict health protocols schools and offices, opened in France on Tuesday after months of restrictions to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.Wearing masks, nearly 12.4 million children walked to schools, the first time since March. An estimated 25.5 million people also returned to work from their offices in the country.Masks have been made compulsory for all students over the age of 11, which means those studying in middle school and above.Since the lockdown enforced by the pandemic, students have not been inside classrooms. Many of them studying form home lacked the necessary technology — computers or…
(2020-09-01). Sanofi halts trials of failed COVID-19 drug. yenisafak.com Recent international clinical trials conducted with the drug — typically used for rheumatoid arthritis — have produced adverse reactions in some patients, including pneumonia and even death.Sanofi is one of several companies currently attempting to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. It manufactures Kevzara with its American partner Regeneron.John Reed, Sanofi's global head of research and development, expressed appreciation for his team's efforts in testing the drug."Although this trial did not yield the results we hoped for, we are proud of the work that was achieved by the team to further our understanding o…
(2020-09-01). 'Nonsensical and Madness': Outrage After Trump Excludes US From WHO-Backed Global Vaccination Cooperation Pact. commondreams.org The administration's latest decision regarding vaccines and global cooperation denounced as "more self-inflicted damage." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-09-01). Progressive Democrats Look to Massachusetts for Next 2020 Primary Night Victories. commondreams.org "Today we vote for a future where clean air, healthcare, and a quality education are considered a human right; not a privilege." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-09-01). Payer Mix Among Patients Receiving Dialysis—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We agree with Drs Lin and Erickson on the importance of using patient-level data to corroborate facility-level trends in payer mix for ESKD. Significant changes were shown in facility-reported Medicare and non-Medicare enrollment in our study, but the patient-level statistics that Lin and Erickson provide from the USRDS Annual Data Reports showed almost no change in Medicare and non-Medicare enrollment.
(2020-08-31). US Sanctions Russian Research Institute that Developed COVID-19 Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Russia won the race to develop the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The United States has responded by slapping sanctions on a Russian research facility involved in creating it. | The US government has blacklisted several Russian scientific institutes, including …
(2020-08-31). Headlines for August 31, 2020. democracynow.org Protests Continue in Kenosha as Officials Plead with Trump to Cancel Visit, One Dead in Portland as Pro-Trump Rally Clashes with Antiracist Protesters, U.S. COVID-19 Cases Top 6 Million, Deaths Top 183,000, Under Pressure from Trump, FDA Admits It Might Approve Vaccine Before Trials End, Gaza Extends Lockdown, India Reports Record Daily Numbers as Global COVID-19 Cases Top 25 Million, Chadwick Boseman, Beloved and Groundbreaking Actor, Dies at 43 After Battle with Cancer, "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" Rally Held on 57th Anniverary of March on Washington, Mustapha Adib Set to Become New Prime Minister of Lebanon,…
(2020-08-31). Waiting for the Old Bailey: Julian Assange and Britain's Judicial Establishment. counterpunch.org 
On September 7, Julian Assange will be facing another round of gruelling extradition proceedings, in the Old Bailey, part of a process that has become a form of gradual state-sanctioned torture. The US Department of Justice hungers for their man. The UK prison authorities are doing little to protect his health. The end result, should
(2020-08-31). Mounting social and health disaster in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura. wsws.org Three days after the most powerful hurricane to hit the state since 1856, the scale of destruction and accompanying social crisis is coming into sharp relief.
(2020-08-31). Chile: Another Mapuche Prisoner on Hunger Strike Hospitalized. telesurenglish.net Mapuche political prisoner Eliseo Reiman Sunday was transferred from Lebu prison to a hospital after he spent two months of hunger strike and seven days of not drinking water. | RELATED: | "Reiman's health is deteriorating due to the hunger strike that he and his comrades have been carrying out," the Mapuche spokesman Miguel Maliqueo informed. | The prisoner's relatives asked Lebu's authorities for a doctor they trust…
(2020-08-31). Israeli restrictions, policies hinder Palestinians' fight against pandemic. peoplesdispatch.org Shatha Odeh of the Palestinian Health Work Committees talks about the difficulties faced by the people and health care professionals due to the rules and restrictions imposed by Israeli occupation.
(2020-08-31). Cali International Ballet Festival Pays Homage to Alicia Alonso. telesurenglish.net Given the complex global health scenario, the festival has opted to take place online through the Finbacali Youtube channel, among other social media platforms. | The virtual guest of honor is Cuba's National Ballet (BNC), one of many companies that regularly feature at the annual festival, directed by master Gloria Castro. | RELATED: | The festival includes an intervention from the director-general of the Cuban company, Viengsay Valdes, a le…
(2020-08-31). Video: Robert F Kennedy Jr. in Berlin: COVID-19 Is Destroying Us All, Making the Powerful Elites More Powerful!! globalresearch.ca By the Children's Health Defense Team | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke to hundreds of thousands in the streets of Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2020. | With Groàüer Stern Square and the Siegesà§ule Monument as a backdrop, Mr. Kennedy talked about …
(2020-08-31). Here's How the U.S. Could Release a COVID-19 Vaccine before the Election—and Why that Scares Some. globalresearch.ca When President Donald Trump accepted his party's nomination for another term last night at the Republican National Convention, he pledged that the push by his administration's Operation Warp Speed to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine would succeed "before the end of …
(2020-08-31). CDC Now Admits that 94% of COVID Deaths Had "Another Cause of Death" globalresearch.ca At the outset of the pandemic, the CDC had been instructed to change the methodology regarding Death Certificates with a view to artificially inflating the numbers of "Covid deaths". This is confirmed by the
(2020-08-31). Trump administration halts closure of California meatpacking plant despite eight COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org The Trump administration postponed the closure of a plant that local health officials had ordered closed after at least 392 workers tested positive for COVID-19 and eight died.
(2020-08-31). Kickstarting economies without COVID-19 plan, 'a recipe for disaster': Tedros. news.un.org Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to "get their economies going again", the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, advising on the measures that governments, communities and individuals should take, to do so safely.
(2020-08-31). COVID-19: Chile Eases Restrictions For Senior Citizens. telesurenglish.net Despite the high prevalence of COVID-19 in Chile, Health Minister Enrique Paris Sunday announced that his government will ease quarantine restrictions for people over 75 years old. | RELATED: | As part of the deconfinement plan called "Step by Step", senior citizens will be free to move around from Monday to Friday. This way, they won't have any additional restrictions, as long as their communes are either in the transi…
(2020-08-31). The Day After Election Day. popularresistance.org For the second election in a row two of the least favored politicians in American history represent the range of choices speaks to the vacuity of the 'process.' In the throes of electoral passion, the insistence has been that personality and tenor are substance, hence the promise 'to restore dignity to the presidency' is put forward as a ready substitute for adequate healthcare, meaningful employment at a living wage, environmental repair, and real political participation. | The American posture that elections create the political system has it perfectly backward. What better way to counterfeit the consent of the…
(2020-08-31). Medicare For All Is A Beginning, Not The End Point. popularresistance.org As a coup de grâce to the Bernie Sanders campaign Joe Biden declared that he would veto Medicare-for-All. This could drive a dedicated health care advocate to relentlessly pursue Med-4-All as a final goal. However, it is not the final goal. It should be the first step in a complete transformation of medicine which includes combining community medicine with natural medicine and health-care-for-the-world. | Contrasting Cuban changes in medicine during the last 60 years with the US non-system of medical care gives a clear picture of why changes must be all-encompassing.