(2021-10-01). West Nile virus cases reported across the US. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Female Culex mosquito, courtesy: CDC Cases of West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness, have been reported across the U.S. It's the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."We are currently seeing high levels of West Nile virus infection across many parts of the United States, including a higher number than normal of people with neuroinvasive disease ‚Äï the most severe form of infection,"…
(2021-10-01). Spanish Right-Wing Politician Criticizes Pope Francis, Meets with Guaidó's 'Ambassador'. orinocotribune.com A new controversy was created by the extreme-right president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, after she questioned the apologies offered by Pope Francis to Mexico. Díaz Ayuso was criticized for claiming that Spain "brought civilization to America." Critics recalled that the Spanish conquistadors actually brought disease, slavery, and death. | Since 2019, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has urged both the Church and the Spanish monarchy to apologize for the grievances committed during the colonial era. This follows in the steps of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, who was the first So…
(2021-10-01). Consumer Health: What do you know about rheumatic diseases? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org September is Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about four common rheumatic diseases: ankylosing spondylitis, gout, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and lupus. Ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that can cause some of the small bones in your spine to fuse. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched-forward posture. If ribs are affected, it can be difficult to breathe deeply. Ankylosing spondylitis…
(2021-10-01). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Asthma management planning can prevent asthma attacks. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Asthma is a condition where your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult, and trigger coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Asthma is one of the most common long-term diseases in children, but adults can have asthma, too. Symptoms of asthma include: Shortness of breath.Chest tightness or pain.Wheezing when exhaling, which is a common sign of asthma in children.Trouble sleeping caused by shortness of breath, coughing or wheezing.Coughing…
(2021-10-01). COVID Queries: Delta breakthrough infections. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: Even people who have been vaccinated are getting sick with the delta variant, so why should I bother getting the shot? A: COVID-19 vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19. By and large, it's the patients who have not been vaccinated who are getting the most severe disease from the delta variant. "There isn't a vaccine that is 100% effective at preventing illness," says Martin Herrmann, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic Health System…
(2021-10-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease brought on by tobacco. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a progressive group of lung diseases, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema, that make it hard to breathe. Millions of people around the globe die each year because of COPD, and nearly 16 million people in the U.S. have a form of the disease. The No. 1 cause of COPD in developed countries is tobacco smoking, according to Dr. John Costello, consultant pulmonologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London. Watch: …
(2021-10-01). SEP (Australia) Health Workers Forum: Eradicate COVID 19, health and lives before profit! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is holding an online public forum on 2 October at 12 p.m. (AEST) to discuss the measures necessary to eradicate the coronavirus, end the pandemic and save lives.
(2021-10-01). Cape Verde Continues Violating Ambassador Alex Saab's Human Rights. orinocotribune.com At the request of the United States, Alex Saab, the Venezuelan diplomat, has been illegally detained in Cape Verde since June last year. The Venezuelan official's legal team denounced that he "is still being held under an oppressive regime of house arrest, without the medical attention he urgently needs." | According to a press release from Alex Saab's defense team, Cape Verde continues to violate the court order to transfer the diplomat, kidnapped on the island of Sal since June 2020, for health reasons. | The Barlovento Court, on the northern island of San Vicente, granted permission on August 31. In a statemen…
(2021-10-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are plant-based burgers better for you? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Plant-based burgers have soared in popularity over the past couple of years. Are these meat alternatives healthier for you than the real thing? Introducing more plant-based foods in your diet is a good thing, says Katherine Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic registered dietitian nutritionist, but pay attention to the ingredients. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. youtu.be/9cBAjhTIg-g Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2021-10-01). Mayo Clinic Healthcare and Bupa UK Insurance announce new agreement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Healthcare, the London facility of acclaimed healthcare provider Mayo Clinic, and Bupa, the UK's leading health insurer, have announced a new two-year agreement to deliver care to Bupa's customers. Mayo Clinic Healthcare, 15 Portland Place, London The agreement enables Bupa's UK health insurance customers to access care at Mayo Clinic Healthcare, including consultations, diagnostics, endoscopy, MRI and CT services at the clinic in Portland Place, London. Mayo Clinic Healthcare also provides a secondary…
(2021-10-01). Heart rhythm disorders: Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert shares 5 things it's important to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Heart Day is Sept. 29 LONDON — Heart rhythm disorders are one of the most common cardiac problems. Arrhythmias cause the heart to beat too fast, too slow, or irregularly. People can be born with them or develop them during their lives. Elijah Behr, M.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, shares five developments in the prevention, detection and treatment of arrhythmias. What cardiologists now know about arrhythmias and COVID-19: "We know…
(2021-10-01). Consumer Health: What is the flu? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Fever, upset stomach, diarrhea, sore throat, chills, coughing, sneezing and headache all can make you feel miserable. And when you're not feeling well, it sometimes can be hard to know exactly what's wrong and how you can help yourself feel better. With flu season approaching, this is a good time to look at the symptoms of what is — and is not — the flu. Common cold A runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, congestion, headache…
(2021-10-01). The science behind why stopping the pandemic requires school and workplaces closures. wsws.org In this ten minute video, Dr. Malgorzata Gasperowicz explains why stopping a virus as contagious as Delta requires not only vaccines and masks, but also public health measures like the temporary closure of schools and non-essential workplaces.
(2021-10-01). Flu vaccine appointments across Southeast Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OWATONNA, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Health System will offer flu vaccination appointments to patients 6 months and older across Southeast Minnesota, starting Oct. 18. Patients can self-schedule a flu vaccination appointment through Patient Online Services or the Mayo Clinic App. Patients will be able to schedule an appointment by phone, beginning Oct. 4. Self-scheduling flu vaccine appointments is recommended, as this prevents wait times on the phone and preserves resources for COVID-19 care. Now more…
(2021-10-01). Mayo Clinic leads biorepository core for new nationwide research on long-term symptoms of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic research is dedicated to finding solutions for patients who were infected with COVID-19 and the many affected by the long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‚Äï what the National Institutes of Health (NIH) refers to as "long COVID" or post-acute sequelae. In response to great unmet patient need, the NIH launched a new research initiative to understand why some people who were infected with COVID-19 don't fully recover, or develop new or returning symptoms after…
(2021-10-01). Tuesday 10/12: Community Living Options & Choices for the Mental Health Disabled w/ Disability Rights CA. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2021-10-01). For America's Sake, We Can't Afford to Cut $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan. zcomm.org This reconciliation bill is being opposed by every Republican in Congress as well as the drug companies, the insurance companies, the fossil fuel industry and the billionaire class…
(2021-10-01). Nearly 50,000 Medicare Patients Died Soon after Getting COVID Shot: Whistleblower. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-01). Empire's Sometime Handmaidens: Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. counterpunch.org Chevron's malfeasance in Lago Agrio, Ecuador upended people's lives. Pristine wilderness polluted with hundreds of oil pits. A plague of cancer on Indigenous children. Rivers filled with toxic chemicals. An international uproar and court case, in which Chevron set new records for playing dirty. And where, you may ask is Human Rights Watch on this
(2021-10-01). Army Physician and Aerospace Medicine Specialist Calls on Pentagon to Order All Pilots Who Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine to be Grounded. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-01). U.S. Sanctions Blamed as Venezuela Laments Frozen Order for Medicine. zcomm.org One of Portugal's largest banks is holding up a $12.7 million order to fund shipment of medical supplies and vaccines to Venezuela…
(2021-10-01). For Some Nursing Students, Vaccine Mandate Is a Deal Breaker. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-01). Safety Signals for COVID Vaccines Are Loud and Clear. Why Is Nobody Listening? globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-30). CDC issues 'urgent' advisory calling on 'pregnant people' to take Covid jabs, citing spike in deaths & pregnancy complications. rt.com 
The US' top health agency has issued an "urgent" alert imploring "pregnant people" to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, pointing to a recent record surge in deaths among those with child and possible birth defects linked to the virus. | A Wednesday
(2021-09-30). Headlines for September 30, 2021. democracynow.org As Government Shutdown Looms, Biden's Legislative Agenda Hangs in the Balance, Second Alaska Hospital to Ration Care Amid Surge in Unvaccinated COVID Patients, YouTube to Ban Anti-Vaccine Misinformation, CDC Urges Pregnant People to Get Vaccinated, Protesters Target Moderna CEO and Top Biden Aide, Demanding Vaccine Equity , U.N. Warns Tigray Blockade Leading to Famine, Dire Medical Shortages for Millions, Pentagon Knew U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Missed Target, Hit Civilians Weeks Before Public Admission, Ecuador Prison Riot Claims 116 Lives , North Korea Says It Tested New Hypersonic Missile, La Palma Residents L…
(2021-09-30). Educators and workers in United States support call by UK parents for school strike. wsws.org Educators, students and other workers throughout the United States are supporting UK parent Lisa Diaz's call to keep children home on October 1 to protect their lives from the spread of the deadly disease.
(2021-09-30). COVID-19 Vaccines Are Taking a Toll on Mental Health, Causing Brain Damage and Neurological Disease. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-30). For a 'Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty'. canadiandimension.com 
An ExxonMobil oil refinery, the second largest in the United States, is pictured on February 28, 2020 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photo by Barry Lewis/InPictures. | The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is spurring international cooperation to end new development of fossil fuels, phase out existing production within the agreed climate limit of 1.5 ∞C and develop plans to support workers, communities and countries dependent on fossil fuels to create secure and healthy livelihoods. Cities such as Vancouver and Barcelona have already endorsed the Treaty with more considering motions to endo…
(2021-09-30). The Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund Bounces Back. Have Workers? cepr.net The financial health of the Disability Insurance Fund may have improved, but individuals may be suffering due to an inability to receive the benefits to which they are or should be entitled.
(2021-09-30). Mandates result in big rise in coronavirus vaccinations. peoplesworld.org 
New York City stepping up to be the first to require entire categories of workers to receive coronavirus vaccinations has resulted in thousands there coming forward to get their shots. Only 10 days ago, when the mandate went into effect, almost a fifth of the city's health care workers were vaccinated. Within seven days some …
(2021-09-30). Allow Humanitarian Aid To Reach Venezuela. popularresistance.org We are writing to you to urge Novo Banco to execute the transfer of a modest portion of the now technically unfrozen assets belonging to Bandes, the Venezuelan economic and social development bank, so they may be transferred directly to the Brazil-based Pan-American Health Organisation to pay for vaccines and medicines for infants in Venezuela. | Bandes informed us that they submitted this request to Novo Banco on 22nd July and have yet to receive a response. At this point in time there is no legal or extralegal obstacle that would preclude a Portuguese bank from making a transfer of Bandes' own funds in Brazilia…
(2021-09-30). Selected Articles: Health Officials Know Vaccines Don't Stop Transmission but Talk About 'A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated'. globalresearch.ca 
By If this were a "pandemic of the unvaccinated," it would be the u…
(2021-09-30). Jabs vs. Jobs: Forcing People to Take Vaccines Is Not Only Ethically Awkward — It Could Prove Deadly. strategic-culture.org Given that so many medical voices have expressed concern about the mandatory vaccine mandates, why is the media not balancing their reporting with a healthy modicum of skepticism, as one would expect to find? | With each passing day, politicians around the world increasingly believe it is within their purview to force their subjects to make a choice between getting a vaccine and putting food on the table. This political overreach, however, constitutes a dangerous threat to liberty and freedom that should give everyone tremendous pause. | Let's start by stating something that most people could agree on: the human…
(2021-09-30). Covid-19: Baby and pregnant teen die as virus spreads through northwest Syria. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Baby and pregnant teen die as virus spreads through northwest Syria | Save the Children urges international intervention to prevent spread of coronavirus across war ravaged region | Thu, 09/30/2021 – 16: 08 | Syrian health workers tend to a Covid-19 patient at a hospital in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on 13 September 2021 (AFP) | A baby and a teen mother are among the latest vict…
(2021-09-30). High Recorded Mortality in Countries Categorized as "Covid-19 Vaccine Champions". The Vaccinated Suffer from Increased Risk of Mortality compared to the Non-vaccinated. globalresearch.ca Since the beginning of the health crisis, the French government has claimed that early treatment was ineffective. It has imposed major restrictions on our freedoms, in particular on doctors' prescriptions,[1] | It has also promised that vaccination would achieve collective immunity, …
(2021-09-30). Abolish The Debt Ceiling Before It Commits Austerity Again. popularresistance.org The U.S. Treasury draws on banking accounts at the Federal Reserve to fund federal governmental activities—remitting paychecks to federal government employees, sending Social Security checks, reimbursing doctors for treating Medicare-covered patients, paying defense contractors and interest to bondholders, and so on. These accounts are fed on an ongoing basis by both tax revenues and the proceeds from selling bonds (debt). But, because the United States has a statutorily imposed limit of how much outstanding debt is allowed, once this limit is reached on issuing new debt, Treasury can no longer sell bonds a…
(2021-09-30). Seize Big Pharma: Nationalize and Internationalize All Medicine! liberationnews.org 
As part of the proposed social spending budget, Congress is considering a measure to negotiate hundreds of billions of dollars of savings on prescriptions covered by Medicare. This would fund major expansions to Medicaid and Medicare services, but right-wing Democrats backed by big pharma are doing everything they can to block it.
(2021-09-30). A Time of Plague in an Era of Corruption, Mistrust and Irrationality. counterpunch.org Over the past couple years of this pandemic, it has been breathtaking to see the depth of the rabbit hole so many have fallen into. And that many of them purport to be on the left is both fascinating and terrifying. For far too many people, masks requirements, vaccine mandates or any kind of public
(2021-09-30). United Airlines Set to Terminate 593 Workers for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-30). YouTube Censorship Police Ban Covid Vaccine Skeptics Including RFK Jr. moguldom.com YouTube censorship is increasing as the company announced plans to ban more anti-vaccine content, including the channels of prominent anti-vaxxers Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Joseph Mercola. Google-owned YouTube announced on Wednesday, Sept. 29 that it was "expanding our medical misinformation policies" in a blog post titled, "Managing harmful vaccine content on YouTube." The policy …
(2021-09-30). Rich countries prolong the pandemic: what Biden must do. mronline.org 
Most rich countries have opposed most developing countries' request to temporarily suspend World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property (IP) rules to more quickly contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Expectations were high as Biden had supported a patent waiver, albeit only for vaccines.
(2021-09-30). DRC receives a batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines. ecns.cn The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday received a batch of Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines offered by the Chinese government at the N'djili Airport in the capital city Kinshasa.
(2021-09-30). WHO chief points to 'horrifying inequity' in terms of access to coronavirus vaccines. tass.com According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, more than 75% of vaccines have gone to high-and upper-middle income countries…
(2021-09-30). NBA Star Praised For Explanation On Why He's Uncomfortable Taking Vaccine, Doesn't Want It Forced On People. moguldom.com Jonathan Isaac, the Orlando Magic's only unvaccinated player, has received praise for his explanation on why he "proudly" refuses to get jabbed. Isaac said he does not see the need for the vaccine right now because he already had covid-19, is physically fit and young, and has natural immunity. Everyone should be free to choose …
(2021-09-30). Open for Military Business: Ebola Research at Canada's Only BSL-4 Lab. counterpunch.org On July 5 2019, Xiangguo Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng were removed by Canadian police from the Canadian National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their security clearances were also retracted, allegedly over "administrative issues." Qiu is an expert in Ebola and was in charge of the NML's pathogen and vaccine division. Cheng is
(2021-09-30). 'Don't be Bullied' About Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine Shots Say Billboards in Several States. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-30). Hospital Nurse Whistleblowers on Vaccine Injuries: "Deadly Strokes, Bizarre Rashes, Cardiac Arrest, Blood Clots in the Legs, Neurological Symptoms" globalresearch.ca Author Edmond B. Paré…
(2021-09-30). Quebec bans far-right anti-vaccine protests at hospitals to cover up its own criminal mishandling of the pandemic. wsws.org Workers must respond to the provocations of the far right by employing their own methods of class struggle—by mobilizing independently to fight capitalist austerity and the ruling elite's drive to keep the "economy open" amid a deadly pandemic.
(2021-09-30). Covid-19 "Vaccine": How the Spike Protein Hurts the Heart. globalresearch.ca