(2022-04-30). U.S. economy shrinks in Q1 amid Omicron surge, high inflation, raising recession fear. ecns.cn The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter this year amid the Omicron surge and elevated inflation, raising the fear of a looming recession.
(2022-04-30). [World Report] Africa CDC warns COVID-19 vaccine production could cease. thelancet.com A lack of demand could jeopardise manufacturing of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in South Africa. Paul Adepoju reports.
(2022-04-30). Adopted boy thriving after liver transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Serena and Jon Krejchi from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, knew they were in for a medical journey when they decided to adopt a toddler named Ary from India. At only 1 Ω years old, Ary Krejchi had liver disease among a host of other serious medical conditions that required immediate care. After a harrowing journey back to the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the couple took their little boy straight to Mayo Clinic, where, thanks to his…
(2022-04-30). Consumer Health: Recognizing symptoms of Parkinson's disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, which make this a good time to learn about the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. An estimated 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease, according to the American Parkinson Disease Association. Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Parkinson's disease signs and symptoms can be different for everyone. Early signs may be mild and go unnoticed….
(2022-04-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Improved treatments for head and neck cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month. About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue, are linked to the HPV virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it's important to talk to your health care team about the HPV vaccine, especially if you are 26 years old or younger. In addition to the importance of the HPV vaccine, you can lower…
(2022-04-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: How a Southern diet is connected to chronic diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Warmer weather brings more opportunities for picnics, barbecues and gatherings around food. But before you reach for a second helping, consider if what you're eating may be increasing your risk for chronic disease. In a traditional Southern diet — highlighted by fried foods, organ meats, processed meats, eggs and egg dishes, sugar-sweetened beverages, and bread — the prevalence of high blood pressure in the African American population is higher according to Dr. Ivan Porter II, a nephrologist at Mayo…
(2022-04-30). Consumer Health: First vaccine to prevent malaria. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Malaria Day will be observed Monday, April 25, which makes this a good time to learn more about this potentially fatal disease and the first vaccine to prevent it. Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. When the parasites mature, they leave the liver and infect red blood cells. Because the…
(2022-04-30). Consumer Health: Understanding Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare, degenerative, fatal brain disorder. It affects about 1 person in every 1 million per year worldwide, and about 350 cases are diagnosed per year in the U.S., according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The cause of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease appears to be abnormal versions of a type of protein called a prion. Normally these proteins are produced in the body and are harmless. But when they're misshapen,…
(2022-04-30). COVID-19 shines a spotlight on laboratory professionals' vital role in health care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 24—30, honors and recognizes the dedication, innovation, and expertise that clinical lab professionals bring to patient care. Over the last two years, clinical laboratory professionals have shown extraordinary dedication in the fight against COVID-19. Their commitment and hard work during this difficult time has made a difference in the lives of people across the globe. "Throughout the pandemic, we have seen the power of teamwork in health care. And…
(2022-04-30). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: People, partnerships drive innovation in patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Department of Medicine, which is the largest department at Mayo Clinic, is helping lead the transformation of health care. Important innovations include moving to digital and virtual care to meet patients where they are, and addressing health equity, all while keeping patients front and center. "Patients are our North Star," says Dr. Vijay Shah, chair of the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. "We're all about patients all day, every day. So, all of…
(2022-04-30). Xi stresses healthy development of capital in China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday called for efforts to regulate and guide the healthy development of capital in China in accordance with the law and give play to the positive role of capital as an important factor of production.
(2022-04-30). Shining a light on environmental sustainability efforts across Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Buildings across Mayo Clinic will turn green on Friday, April 22, as Mayo Clinic visibly demonstrates its commitment to environmental sustainability. In honor of Earth Day, Mayo will light its buildings in green using energy-efficient LED lights. This includes the Plummer Building in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona, the sign to the main entrance at Mayo Clinic in Florida, and the Cancer Center at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. In keeping with…
(2022-04-30). Symposium on AI and Climate Action kicks off at Tsinghua University. ecns.cn The healthy development of AI can better serve the community of life for man and nature said global experts at the Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Climate Action on April 26, 2022.
(2022-04-30). [Correspondence] Advancing the greater good: a question of wills. thelancet.com In their Viewpoint, Victor J Dzau and colleagues1 recommend ways academic health sciences systems (AHSS) can attend to important health-care needs. One recommendation in particular caught our attention: "AHSS across the world must come together to address global societal issues and advance the greater good."1…
(2022-04-30). [Correspondence] Academic health sciences. thelancet.com Victor J Dzau and colleagues'1 Viewpoint provides an important perspective about the future of academic health sciences. Their summary of "bench to bedside to population to society"1 deserves widespread analysis but is incomplete. Both population and society are impersonal constructs, whereas health care exists for individual patients. Any overarching model should be modified to include the personal element of health care. In the future, patients (ie, as people with fears and feelings) will continue to interact with doctors and health professionals at the front line of health systems when receiving advice and car…
(2022-04-30). [Perspectives] Karim Manji: architect of progress in Tanzanian newborn health. thelancet.com When Karim Manji trained in child health three decades ago, there were only 11 paediatricians in his native Tanzania. Today there are about 220, evidence of the progress in child health that characterises his career. As Professor in Paediatrics and Child Health at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Manji is as focused on clinical care as he is in overseeing the multicentre international research programmes that are contributing to the transformation of newborn and child health in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
(2022-04-30). [Editorial] Offshoring the asylum process: a dangerous move for health. thelancet.com Despite widespread condemnation of the UK's asylum partnership arrangement with Rwanda, the Home Office appears to be going ahead with its plans to relocate to east Africa people who it deems to have arrived illegally and who are therefore not eligible for asylum in the UK. The policy, formed in response to increasing arrivals of migrants in small boats (28‚Äà500 arrived to the UK in 2021), has been hailed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the "morally right thing to do", and is designed to deter refugees from entering the country through "illegal, dangerous or unnecessary methods".
(2022-04-30). [World Report] Sri Lankan health system facing lengthy shortages. thelancet.com An economic crisis has prompted a halt on imports, jeopardising supplies of drugs and medical equipment. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2022-04-30). Why is Turkey Pretending Its Neighbours Approve of Its Occupation of Their Territory? orinocotribune.com By Abdel Bari Atwan — Apr 24, 2022 | The Syrian foreign ministry broke its silence at the weekend and released a strongly worded statement denying the existence of any contacts with Turkey "as claimed by some of its officials". | The statement insisted "there can be no anti-terrorism cooperation with a terrorist regime that supports and trains terror and spreads it around the region and the world," and charged that "the plague of lying and fabrication is not confined to (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan but has afflicted other officials in his regime." | This official Syrian outburst, conveyed by t…
(2022-04-30). More people now in lower-risk areas for COVID-19 in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai has readjusted its three-tiered classification of COVID-19 risk areas according to recent nucleic acid screening results, and more people are now in areas with lower risk, local authorities said Friday.Meanwhile, the number of people in "prevention areas," neighborhoods without reported infections over the past 14 days, is 12.38 million, up by over 4.53 million.
(2022-04-30). Mainland medical supplies against COVID-19 arrive in Hong Kong orderly. ecns.cn Anti-pandemic medical supplies from the Chinese mainland have arrived in Hong Kong in good order and have been distributed to people in need through various channels.
(2022-04-30). Shanghai sees continuous drop in COVID numbers. ecns.cn Shanghai has seen continued drops in the number of both confirmed and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 as it is making all efforts to transfer and quarantine as many patients as possible.
(2022-04-30). Cuba reporta 191 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 261 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 29 de abril, se encuentran ingresados un total de 3 098 pacientes, sospechosos 2 226, en vigilancia 24 y confirmados activos 848. Para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 6 540 muestras para la vigilancia en el día, resultando positivas 191. El país acumula 13 707 327 muestras realizadas y 1 102 941 positivas.
(2022-04-30). [Perspectives] Finding hope in two pandemics. thelancet.com When I first returned to clinic a couple of months after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the first thing I noticed was that the bowl of candy at the front desk was gone. It had always been kept full, and I reflexively looked for my favourite lemon and orange mints. But that day, the bowl was replaced by hand sanitiser bottles neatly lined up in a row. The waiting area for patients was closed too. Only one staff member in full personal protective equipment sat at the front, screening patients individually and escorting them into examination rooms.
(2022-04-29). Saakashvili returned to Georgia to open second front with Russia: ruling party. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 29, 2022 GD: Saakashvili Returned to Drag Georgia into Forthcoming Ukraine War Georgian Dream chairperson Irakli Kobakhidze said anyone who wants or demands the release of jailed Mikheil Saakashvili wants "a war to rage in Georgia," responding to mounting calls for the medical transfer of the ex-President abroad over his worsening health condition. …
(2022-04-29). US GDP drops 1.4 percent in first quarter amidst Omicron surge and war in Ukraine. wsws.org While Biden attempted to downplay the abysmal numbers, his bravado cannot paper over the myriad contradictions facing US and world capitalism.
(2022-04-29). Omicron variant leaves no room for relaxation in epidemic control: expert. ecns.cn In the face of outbreaks caused by the more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19, a relaxation of epidemic control and prevention is not an option for China, said top Chinese epidemiologist Liang Wannian on Friday.
(2022-04-29). Zero-COVID strategy drives Omicron cases down across China. wsws.org Cases across China continue to decline in response to massive efforts employed by the Chinese authorities and population. However, Beijing is implementing citywide mass testing to identify the extent of community spread, and financial interests are concerned health authorities will implement a complete lockdown.
(2022-04-29). The Heat: Beijing's push to stop spread of COVID-19. america.cgtn.com 
Beijing begins a new round of mass testing, in an effort to stop the Omicron BA.2 variant from spreading.
(2022-04-29). Prompt, effective steps needed to fight Omicron, health official says. ecns.cn China must respond promptly to the sporadic outbreaks of Omicron and must "run faster" than its spread, said a leading health expert.
(2022-04-29). Global Actions Condemn Big Pharma's Vaccine Profiteering. popularresistance.org As major pharmaceutical executives and investors convened virtually on Thursday for their annual shareholder meetings, campaigners took to the streets in the U.S., the U.K., India, South Africa, and elsewhere to condemn major drug companies for hoarding technology and prioritizing profits over equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines. | Outside Pfizer's U.K. headquarters, activists dropped mock sacks of money and positioned wheelbarrows full of fake cash near the building's entrance to denounce the New York-based company's opposition to tech transfer initiatives and other efforts to expand coronavirus vacci…
(2022-04-29). Bombshell Document Dump on Pfizer Vaccine Data. globalresearch.ca What is contained in Pfizer's confidential report is detailed evidence on the impacts of the "vaccine" on mortality and morbidity. This data which emanates from the Horse's Mouth can be used to confront as well formulate legal procedures against Big Pharma, the governments, the WHO and the media.
(2022-04-29). Dynamic 'zero-COVID' approach effective in China's anti-epidemic work. ecns.cn China's dynamic "zero-COVID" approach has proved effective in the country's counter-epidemic work over the past two years, a Chinese health official said Friday.
(2022-04-29). No fines against Amazon for warehouse collapse during tornado that killed 6 people. wsws.org The Occupational Safety and Health Administration declined to fine the warehouse giant, but cited numerous "risk factors" present in its warehouse.
(2022-04-29). Race And The Great American Death Divide. popularresistance.org It is no secret that the United States is an organized death cult. The U.S. is the unquestionable leader in total COVID-19 deaths. Life expectancy has been trending downward for the past several years. Mass shootings are a common occurrence. And U.S. foreign policy is marked by an obsession with violent and destructive interventions for hegemony and corporate profit. | What often isn't discussed is how this organized death cult is driven by the U.S.'s racist roots which have yet to be discarded. Premature death is organized by the ruling class into worthy and unworthy victims. The U.S.'s corporate media coverage…
(2022-04-29). Tech companies move to Miami. america.cgtn.com 
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the technology industry.
(2022-04-29). Pregnant woman in Beijing COVID-19 control zone sent to hospital within 10 minutes. ecns.cn A pregnant woman in Beijing's Chaoyang District, a temporary control zone designed to contain the spread of COVID-19, was sent to hospital within 10 minutes on Wednesday.
(2022-04-29). 49 Teachers in Bukomansimbi Failed to Return After Covid Lockdown. plusnews.ug 
49 teachers on the government payroll in Bukomansimbi district did not return to their duty stations when schools reopened after two years. Out of these; 38 were government primary teachers while eleven were staff in the different secondary schools in the area. They are part of the 918 primary teachers and 186 secondary teachers on …
(2022-04-29). Top epidemiologist rebuts claim dynamic 'zero-COVID' approach harms economic growth. ecns.cn A leading Chinese epidemiologist on Friday rebutted the claim that China's dynamic "zero-COVID" policy has impeded the country's economic growth, saying the approach does not run counter to economic development and normal production and life.
(2022-04-29). Are Big Tech Good Times Coming To An End? Amazon Bombs On Earnings, 1st Quarterly Loss Since 2015, Netflix Starts Layoffs. moguldom.com Amazon was already a collosal e-commerce company before the coronavirus outbreak, but the pandemic turned it into the go-to source for almost everyone on lockdown. It's share prices almost doubled from late 2019 to the third quarter of 2020 while more than 200,000 U.S. businesses, including many restaurants and retailers, were forced to shut their doors. …