(2024-07-20). India's hidden COVID deaths: Was the toll in 2020 eight times higher? aljazeera.com India had nearly 1.2m excess deaths in 2020, new data shows. The life expectancy of Muslims fell more than five years.
(2024-07-20). Mobilizing global support for Gaza's mental health emergency. mondoweiss.net 
A new Gaza Community Mental Health Programme report paints a stark picture of the severe mental health crisis unfolding in Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli genocide.
(2024-07-20). Perspectives] Beatriz Grinsztejn: leading Brazil's response to HIV. thelancet.com Amid the cultural and social upheaval of the mid-1980s after Brazil's military dictatorship, Beatriz Grinsztejn found her purpose at the intersection of medicine and social justice. Dedicated to health equity, she is an infectious disease physician, researcher, and mentor who has devoted her career to HIV/AIDS prevention and care, advocating fiercely for the rights of those most affected and fighting stigma against the LGBTQIAPN+ community.
(2024-07-20). Comment] The 2024 Wakley—Wu Lien Teh Prize Essay: women and health. thelancet.com In the 2015 Lancet Commission Women and Health: The Key for Sustainable Development, Ana Langer and her colleagues proposed "the multifaceted pathways through which women and health interact, moving beyond the traditional exclusive focus on women's health to address the roles of women as both users and providers of health care, highlighting the potential for synergy between them".1 The authors also recognised the evolution of women's health from a focus on maternal and child health to a broader framework, inclusive of sexual and reproductive health, and a holistic life-course perspective.
(2024-07-20). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990—2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet 2024; 403: 2162—203—In this Article, the Risk category key in figure 7 has been updated with the correct colours. This correction has been made to the online version as of July 18, 2024.
(2024-07-20). World Report] Aid workers warn over Sudan crisis: "time is of the essence" thelancet.com Health and humanitarian organisations struggle to support the population affected by conflict in Sudan. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2024-07-20). Correspondence] Disease burden descriptions in trial protocols. thelancet.com It is well known that historical clinical trials do not routinely report the race of enrolled participants nor do they enrol groups across demographic spectra (notably race and sex) in proportion to real-world disease burden.1,2 Over time, only modest improvements to representative enrolment have been observed.2 This form of selection bias is problematic since evidence from such trials typically informs clinical guidelines. A lack of representation might lead to under-surveillance of safety and efficacy outcomes, predisposing under-enrolled demographic groups to inadvertent harms upon mainstream implementation of…
(2024-07-20). Correspondence] Drug use among young people in Sierra Leone. thelancet.com Sierra Leone, a sub-Saharan African country with a median population age of 19 years and 75% of its entire population younger than 35 years,1 is experiencing an exponential increase in synthetic substance misuse among its young people.2 Many Sierra Leoneans live through multi-dimensional poverty that is exacerbated by the psychosocial distress they experienced during the decade-long civil war (1991—2002) and the 2014—16 Ebola epidemic in west Africa.3 These catastrophic events mediate a strong, bidirectional link between these traumatic experiences and substance abuse, which have contributed to the dr…
(2024-07-20). Comment] No improvement in livebirth rates by time-lapse technology. thelancet.com One in six individuals have problems becoming pregnant.1,2 Assisted reproductive technology is indisputably a great achievement of modern medicine and new methods and treatments in assisted reproduction are continuously being developed.3 Many times, such innovations are rapidly implemented in clinical practice, motivated by a wish to increase success in terms of pregnancy and livebirth rates, but often without the preceding, systematic evaluation of treatment efficacy and health consequences seen in other fields of medicine.
(2024-07-20). New worries as polio virus detected in Gaza sewage. imemc.org 
Polio risk added to long list of crises in Gaza; Amnesty speaks out on Israeli torture, Oxfam speaks out on Israeli water weaponization; LA may hire ex-IDF soldiers to patrol streets; 1,000+ attacks on Palestinian healthcare; Ben Gvir's provocative prayer visit to Al Aqsa; Netanyahu nixes children's hospital for Gaza kids; ICC arrest warrants expected …
(2024-07-20). Israel Is Deliberately Causing The Spread Of Infectious Disease In Gaza. thelastamericanvagabond.com With the recent detection of Poliovirus in the sewage water that flows freely throughout the Gaza Strip, it is time to address the fact that Israeli government has deliberately manufactured the conditions for the breakout of disease and infection amongst vulnerable Palestinians, aimed at inflicting torment and mass murder. Labelled a "ticking time bomb", the
(2024-07-20). UK Covid Inquiry misses the point. expose-news.com On Thursday, the UK Covid Inquiry published its first report and recommendations following its investigation into the UK's resilience and preparedness, which was Module 1 of the Inquiry. Corporate media has highlighted …
(2024-07-20). What Was COVID Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…
(2024-07-20). Wednesday 7/31: Mar Monte Monthly: The Hottie Summer Guide to Sexual Health. indybay.org Virtual – Registered attendees will be sent Zoom details the week of the event…
(2024-07-20). EcoWaste Coalition Detects Toxic Lead in Reusable Stainless Steel Water Bottles and Tumblers. pressenza.com 
Group urges buyers to assert consumer right to product information and safety, calls on the authorities to pull out non-compliant products from the market | 19 July 2024, Quezon City. Not all reusable stainless steel water bottles and tumblers are created equal. Some may be decorated with lead-containing paints in violation of the country's lead paint standard, posing health risks to users, especially to young children. | The toxics watchdog group, EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for reuse and refill to fight plastic pollution and the climate crisis, encouraged consumers to insist on their legally protected right…
(2024-07-20). Experts: Full recovery from 'largest' IT outage in history to 'take weeks'. presstv.ir Experts warn recovery from the global IT outage that grounded thousands of flights, stalled banking and healthcare services could "take weeks."
(2024-07-20). Camden County sees major drop in fatal drug overdoses so far this year. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Leaders and public health experts in Camden County, New Jersey hope that their efforts to address the devastating Camden County has recorded 109 drug overdose deaths in the first six months of this year, according to new preliminary state data. T…
(2024-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Treatment and research of glioblastoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editor's note: Glioblastoma Awareness Day is July 17 Considered the most aggressive type of brain cancer, glioblastoma grows rapidly, destroying healthy tissue. Globally, approximately 300,000 people are diagnosed each year with glioblastoma. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/DP7p09z_mOY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Glioblastoma is a type of cancer affecting glial cells, which connect nerve cells and…
(2024-07-20). Sports Safety Spotlight: Mayo advises teens on how to get back in the game safely after shoulder injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org AUSTIN, Minn. ‚Äï For teens who love playing summer team sports, an injury that takes them out of the game can be devastating. Shoulder injuries are among the most common for athletes who play volleyball, tennis, swimming, football and a variety of others. "The shoulder is an incredibly mobile joint that allows you to reach and rotate in a number of directions," says Robert Cates, D.O., Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System….
(2024-07-20). How is new malaria vaccine drive working in West Africa? aljazeera.com How does the new R21/Matrix-M vaccine work and where is it being administered?>
(2024-07-20). Mayo Clinic again earns top positions in U.S. News rankings, continues to transform healthcare for people everywhere. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has once again been named a best hospital in the United States in U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 "Best Hospitals" rankings, which were released today. Mayo Clinic continues to be top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital, and Mayo Clinic in Rochester and Arizona are again recognized on the Honor Roll. U.S. News continues to rank hospitals numerically within states, and Mayo Clinic again ranks No. 1 in…
(2024-07-20). Mayo Clinic scientists define new type of memory loss in older adults. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic have established new criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that specifically impacts the brain's limbic system. It can often be mistaken for Alzheimer's disease. The good news: Limbic-predominant Amnestic Neurodegenerative Syndrome, or LANS, progresses more slowly and has a better prognosis, and is now more clearly defined for doctors working to find answers for memory loss patients. Prior to the researchers developing clinical criteria published in the…
(2024-07-20). Maha Direct 2nd-yr B Pharm Admission 2024: Registration Starts. ummid.com Online registration for the students seeking admission in DSP 2024- Direct Second Year Full Time Under Graduate Course in Pharmacy (B. Pharmacy), has started on the official website dsp2024.mahacet.org.in from Thuesday July 16, 2024.
(2024-07-20). Olympic Committee urged to terminate Coca Cola sponsorships. ummid.com Health experts and activists associated with over 45 organisations ahead of Paris 2024 urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to terminate the Coca Cola's sponsorship of sporting events throughout the world.
PBS has a new docu-series called "Hope in the Water," full of feel-good stories about aquatic foods that come from the ocean and other waterways. As someone who does communications for a grassroots nonprofit rallying around a healthy ocean commons and local, values-based seafood, I have mixed feelings. On one hand, I fundamentally believe there's 
Louisiana has become the first state in the nation to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms, up to and including state-funded universities. Since Louisiana regularly places towards the bottom of state rankings in education, health, poverty, violent crimes, and overall quality of life, Louisiana must find it gratifying that 
Forty U.S. nuclear power reactors have shut permanently. But for the first time, an attempt is being made to re-start a closed reactor — the Palisades reactor in southwest Michigan. The American experience with nuclear power began as Cold War fears of nuclear war and health hazards from bomb test fallout were widespread. President Eisenhower's 
WASHINGTON—Eliminate the minimum wage. Emasculate the National Labor Relations Board by cutting its budget, killing its rules and ending its jurisdiction over "small" businesses. Curb overtime pay. Make job safety and health depend on bosses' "voluntary compliance." Kill worker protections in construction, seafaring and mass transit. Eliminate the Department of Education. Fire 50,000 federal workers …
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The French Government has given 535,000 euros (sh2.1 billion) worth of humanitarian assistance to the Karamoja region under the Aid Food Programme 2024. Through this project, ACTED, in consortium with Caritas Moroto diocese, received a grant from the French Embassy in Uganda, to enhance food security and nutritional health of …
Athletes from around the world have begun arriving in Paris ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics. The Onion met up with Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, to discuss mental health, the pressure to succeed, and her experience at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for Higher Education- NCHE has accredited FINS Medical University to offer new courses of Bachelor of medicine, and Bachelor of Pharmacy. According to a letter dated July 12th signed by Prof. Mary Okwakol, the Executive Director NCHE and sent to the Vice Chancellor of Fins …