(2023-02-09). No new Omicron variants detected in Beijing by 2022 end: study. ecns.cn No novel COVID-19 variants were found in Beijing weeks after China optimized its epidemic response in November, according to a recent study.
(2023-02-11). [Obituary] Sir Michael David Rawlins. thelancet.com Clinical pharmacologist and founding Chair of NICE. He was born in Shrewsbury, UK, on March 28, 1941 and died in Darlington, UK, from sepsis and heart failure on Jan 1, 2023 aged 81 years.
(2023-02-09). GOP Targets Food Aid, Student Debt Relief, and More for Debt Ceiling Deal. truthout.org Republicans on the House Budget Committee offered a preview Wednesday of the programs they're looking to cut or overhaul as part of any agreement to lift the debt ceiling, a target list that includes food aid for low-income families, climate justice and electric vehicle funding, student debt relief, and Affordable Care Act subsidies. The proposed cuts were outlined in a press release issued by Rep. |
(2023-02-11). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Forrest IS, Petrazzini BO, Duffyet àÅ, et al.Machine learning-based marker for coronary artery disease: derivation and validation in twolongitudinal cohorts. Lancet 2023; 401: 215—25—The codes for the CAD case definition in the appendix have been updated. The appendix of this Article has been corrected as of Feb 9, 2023.
(2023-02-09). No new Omicron variants detected in Beijing by 2022 end: study. ecns.cn No novel COVID-19 variants were found in Beijing weeks after China optimized its epidemic response in November, according to a recent study.
(2023-02-11). [Obituary] Sir Michael David Rawlins. thelancet.com Clinical pharmacologist and founding Chair of NICE. He was born in Shrewsbury, UK, on March 28, 1941 and died in Darlington, UK, from sepsis and heart failure on Jan 1, 2023 aged 81 years.
(2023-02-09). GOP Targets Food Aid, Student Debt Relief, and More for Debt Ceiling Deal. truthout.org Republicans on the House Budget Committee offered a preview Wednesday of the programs they're looking to cut or overhaul as part of any agreement to lift the debt ceiling, a target list that includes food aid for low-income families, climate justice and electric vehicle funding, student debt relief, and Affordable Care Act subsidies. The proposed cuts were outlined in a press release issued by Rep. |
(2023-02-11). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Forrest IS, Petrazzini BO, Duffyet àÅ, et al.Machine learning-based marker for coronary artery disease: derivation and validation in twolongitudinal cohorts. Lancet 2023; 401: 215—25—The codes for the CAD case definition in the appendix have been updated. The appendix of this Article has been corrected as of Feb 9, 2023.
(2023-02-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: Success in reducing heart disease deaths, except for young women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiovascular disease is still the No. 1 killer in the world. The good news is that, generally, the numbers are getting better, with one surprising exception. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, discusses how treatment bias for younger women may be a contributing factor. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/b5XjmSOeeBI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 02) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic…
(2023-02-10). What is clinically meaningful to slow Alzheimer's progression? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Experts reframe understanding of treatment impact over time, need for combination therapies ROCHESTER, Minn. — An expert work group has reframed what is clinically meaningful to slow Alzheimer's disease progression during clinical trials, including treatment impact over time and the need for combination therapies. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association has published the group's findings and recommendations: Slowing progression of disease — rather than halting it, which may come eventually — has…
(2023-02-09). Researchers suggest changes to haemophilia treatment. healtheuropa.com 
Findings from two University Hospital Bonn studies could lead to significant changes in haemophilia treatment. Haemophilia A, which almost exclusively affects males, is the most common form of haemophilia. The disease can usually be treated easily; however, treatment can be ineffective in some patients. Two recent studies from the Haemophilia Centre of the University Hospital …
(2023-02-09). Brazil Pushes Illegal Miners Out of Yanomami Indigenous Territory. latinorebels.com Armed government officials with Brazil's justice, Indigenous, and environment ministries pressed illegal gold miners out of Yanomami Indigenous territory Wednesday, citing widespread river contamination, famine, and disease they have brought to one of the most isolated groups in the world.
(2023-02-10). Ferry services resume between Quanzhou, Kinmen. ecns.cn Ferry services between Quanzhou, Fujian province, and the island of Kinmen, which is administered by Taiwan, resumed on Friday after being suspended for nearly three years due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
(2023-02-11). [Perspectives] A waiting crisis? thelancet.com It is a repeated refrain across UK news: waiting times for health care in the National Health Service (NHS) have reached crisis levels. Millions of patients are waiting for elective surgery and potentially hundreds of people could be dying each week due to excessive waits for ambulances and emergency care. Concerns about waiting lists and waiting times are hardly new, particularly in systems that offer universal access to health care funded by general taxation. In lower-income countries or those that fund health care through private health insurance, concerns about gaps in care delivery may be less focused on wai…
(2023-02-11). [Perspectives] Love in the face of death. thelancet.com According to literary legend, Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a short story using only six words. The resulting miniature masterpiece read: "For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn." Medicine, I believe, has its own combination of words unparalleled for fusing sorrow with brevity. They describe a particular medical specialty: paediatric palliative care. For the death of a child is inescapably freighted with a wrongness that feels monumental, that violates the way the world should be. For this reason—and many more besides—the health-care assistants, physiotherapists, doctors, nurses, play specia…
(2023-02-11). [World Report] Health situation deteriorating in Kenyan refugee camp. thelancet.com Aid agencies have sounded warnings as conflict and drought drive people to Dadaab refugee complex. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2023-02-11). [Correspondence] Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates — Authors' reply. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has caused almost 8 million reported deaths worldwide since late 2019.1 Although this is a staggering loss of human lives, 8 million is a vast under-estimation of the true toll of the pandemic. In addition to under-reporting and misclassification of COVID-19 deaths, the pandemic has also resulted in loss of lives due to stressed health-care systems. Excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a measurement of net changes in all-cause mortality during the pandemic compared with levels before the pandemic, is widely considered the best measurement of the overall effect of the pandemic and i…
(2023-02-10). 'Emmanuel Macron wants to shift the burden of the crisis on the working class'. peoplesdispatch.org A conversation with Vladimir Nieddu of the People's Health Movement (PHM) France and the International Commission of La Fédération SUD Santé Sociaux on mobilization against pension reforms in France's health sector…
(2023-02-10). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 5 questions about MRI. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I suffered an injury while working out and my primary care physician ordered an X-ray. However, after reviewing the results, my doctor recommended that I have an MRI. I am a very anxious person. Can you explain more about what this type of testing entails and what I can expect? ANSWER: Understandably, any health care concern can lead to feelings of anxiety and nervousness. Depending upon the situation, your care team may begin with…
(2023-02-10). 9 common questions about genetic testing for cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Your genes play a role in nearly all areas of your health. A gene is like an instruction manual for your body that tells your body how to function, develop and stay healthy. People have about 20,000 genes in their bodies. "Many health conditions have a genetic link," says Breanna Mitchell, a genetic counselor at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire. "Genetic testing can help you and your health care…
(2023-02-10). Mayo Clinic opens patient information office in India. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A Mayo Clinic concierge assists a visitor. MUMBAI, India — Mayo Clinic has opened a patient information office in Mumbai to assist patients who wish to make appointments at Mayo Clinic locations worldwide. The office staff, fluent in Hindi and English, will help patients, their families and physicians who refer patients to make appointments at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London. "We are pleased…
(2023-02-10). Reporter arrested as public officials attempt to placate victims of rail disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. wsws.org The arrest of a news reporter at a public press event in Ohio took place amid a campaign by company and government officials to cover up the extent of health and environmental issues in the massive chemical leak caused by the derailment.
(2023-02-10). Temple University rescinds health care and tuition remission for 7 striking grad students. wsws.org University officials are provocatively demanding that striking grad students pay tuition and their health care costs.
(2023-02-09). Scientists reveal molecular mechanism underlying mortality of overwintering bees. ecns.cn Scientists from China and the U.S. have discovered the molecular mechanism behind the winter mortality of honey bees, offering a new possibility for improving bee health.
(2023-02-09). Why Damar Hamlin Didn't Die for Our Sins. tomdispatch.com The echoes still linger from that national sigh of relief last month when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, slammed into cardiac arrest during a game on January 2nd, was declared out of danger. It was a justified sigh. A vibrant young life had been spared. But was that really what the nation was relieved about? If football fans had been so invested in the health and safety of the players, why were some 23.8 million of them watching that game in the first place? By now, everybody should be aware of the incremental deadly damage inflicted on players' brains in any game, so why will 200 million or more of us be wat…
(2023-02-09). USDA proposes new nutrition guidelines for school meals. nationofchange.org The new proposed guidelines will reduce sugar and salt and include foods more nutritious to promote better health.
(2023-02-09). Discovery of T-cells that protect against bacteraemic pneumonia. healtheuropa.com A new study by the University of Liverpool reveals how resistance to bacteraemic pneumonia is provided by a unique subset of lung T regulatory cells. Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, with a large proportion of cases developing bloodstream infections. These bacteraemic pneumonia cases are associated with a high fatality rate …
(2023-02-09). Does nicotine exposure during pregnancy increase sudden infant death syndrome? healtheuropa.com 
Infants whose mothers have used snus during pregnancy run three times the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. According to a comprehensive registry from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, sudden infant death syndrome is more likely to occur when the mother uses snus, a moist oral tobacco product, during pregnancy. Sudden infant death syndrome is the …
(2023-02-09). NICE recommends a genetic test to prevent hearing loss in babies. healtheuropa.com 
A genetic test that establishes vulnerability to hearing loss in babies has been recommended by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). When babies develop a neonatal bacterial infection, doctors and midwives would usually give the antibiotic gentamicin. However, the use of this antibiotic can increase the risk of hearing loss in babies …
(2023-02-09). Manifesto for an Ecosocial Energy Transition from the Peoples of the South. fpif.org Manifesto for an Ecosocial Energy Transition from the Peoples of the South | An appeal to leaders, institutions, and our brothers and sisters | More than two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic—and now alongside the catastrophic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine—a "new normal" has emerged. This new global status quo reflects a worsening of various crises: social, economic, political, ecological, bio-medical, and geopolitical. | Environmental collapse approaches. Everyday life has become ever more militarized. Access to good food, clean water, and affordable health care has bec…
(2023-02-09). The effects of THC and CBD do not differ between adults and adolescents. healtheuropa.com 
Researchers from University College London (UCL) found no difference in the effects of THC and CBD on regular cannabis users of different ages. The observational study examined 24 adolescent participants (16-17 years old) and 24 adult participants (26-29 years old), all of whom were already regular users of cannabis. Over the course of three weeks, …
(2023-02-09). Exposure to PM2.5 is increasing the blood pressure of UK teenagers. healtheuropa.com 
A study has found long-term exposure to airborne PM2.5 particles in increasing the blood pressure of teenagers in the UK. Researchers also found a link between high levels of nitrogen dioxide exposure and lower blood pressure in teenagers. The study examined the possible effects of long-term exposure to air pollution in children and teenagers across …
(2023-02-09). WHO Director-General Heads to Syria. telesurenglish.net World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Thursday his departure for Syria in the wake of Monday's catastrophic earthquakes and aftershocks. | RELATED: | Tedros said via Twitter, "On my way to Syria, where WHO is supporting essential health care in areas affected by the recent earthquake, building on our long-standing work across the country." | Aid has come from many countries around…
(2023-02-09). Where next for the UK's National Health Service workers? wsws.org NHS workers, rail workers, postal workers, educators, civil servants and millions more not yet striking face a government intent on funnelling social wealth to the major corporations and the super-rich, while the working class is made to pay for the pandemic bailout, the escalating war against Russia in Ukraine and the economic crisis produced by rising oil, gas and food prices.
(2023-02-09). Even tougher than Biden, for Working Families Party Democratic Rep. Ramirez slams GOP. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Harder than even Democratic President Joe Biden's criticisms of right-wing House Republicans during his State of the Union address, Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., had some really pointed words for the GOP, often by name, on everything from immigration to inflation to the Republicans' attacks on Social Security and Medicare. Giving the official response of the …
(2023-02-09). Plagues and Painting with Words: Glimpses of Orhan Pamuk's Writing Process. juancole.com 
By Erdaƒü Gà∂knar | ( LA Review of Books) DURING THE LONG summer days in Istanbul, Orhan Pamuk devotes himself to intensive writing on Büyükada, an island in the Sea of Marmara, and in the evenings, he meets with visitors. Last August, Pamuk and I had dinner there and discussed everything from politics …
(2023-02-09). Latest mRNA Vaccine for RSV Wins Expedited Review. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-11). [Correspondence] Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates. thelancet.com A study1 by the COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators estimates more than 18 million COVID-19 deaths globally by the end of 2021—three times those reported. The COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators claim that under-ascertainment is especially severe in sub-Saharan Africa, with actual deaths 14 times higher than the 150‚Äà000 reported—more than 2 million excess deaths across the region in 2020—21.
(2023-02-09). Analysis of COVID-19 samples in Beijing reflects no novel variants emerged during China's recent outbreak: research. ecns.cn The sequencing of new COVID-19 samples in Beijing taken in November and December in 2022 reflected that no novel variants have emerged during China's recent COVID-19 outbreak, according to research published on The Lancet by a leading Chinese research team.
(2023-02-09). Samuel García Sepúlveda: The WEF's Man In Mexico. thelastamericanvagabond.com Samuel García Sepúlveda, the current Governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León, recently attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Has he been tapped to be the next President of Mexico? Over the last 3 years, thousands of Americans, Canadians, Australians, and Europeans have come to Mexico, seeking to avoid COVID-19 measures. This