Daily Archives: June 10, 2022

2022-06-10: News Headlines

Global Research News (2022-06-10). Selected Articles: The War in Ukraine Marks the End of the American Century. "What's Left is a Steaming Pile of Dollar Denominated Debt" globalresearch.ca By It's true. The "full faith and credit" of the US Treasury is …

WSWS (2022-06-10). More details on police response come into focus as survivors testify on Uvalde massacre. wsws.org Teacher who was shot twice: police are "cowards", "no excuse for their actions and I will never forgive them"

____ (2022-06-10). Shanghai sees quick rebound in foreign trade. ecns.cn Shanghai's foreign trade volume dropped by 36.5 percent in April, when the city was largely under COVID-19 control measures, from the same month last year, data from the Shanghai Statistics Bureau shows.

WSWS (2022-06-10). Attend CFPE (Australia) meeting: "The crisis of public education, the betrayal of the teacher unions, and the need for independent rank-and-file committees" wsws.org The discussion will outline a political perspective, including the building of rank-and-file committees, to fight for decent wages and conditions for educators and for a properly resourced, universally accessible public education system.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer sports participation physicals for local high school athletes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will offer sports physicals for area students who are entering seventh to 12th grades and want to participate in school sports programs. The exams, which follow the protocol set by the Minnesota State High School League, are open to all athletes from Southeast Minnesota. Exams will be available by appointment only on July 30 from 8 to 11 a.m. CDT. Exams will be performed at Mayo…

Labor Video Project (2022-06-10). War On Public Education, Oakland OEA Teachers Speak Out On School Closures, Privatization. indybay.org Two teachers spoke out about Oakland public school closures, privatization, the Parker Elementary School occupation and the role of the OEA/CTA leadership in their struggle.

____ (2022-06-10). China's push for education equality. ecns.cn However, this burden reduction should not come at the expense of succumbing to banal market pleasures."ÄÄ"ÄÄA reading room at a Beijing primary school in Beijing, China, July 19, 2021.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). Science Saturday: What's behind patient requests for stem cells? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In one of the first studies of its kind, Mayo Clinic analyzed a large group of patients to understand their motivations for seeking stem cell therapies and whether expectations are grounded in science. The findings could help health care professionals cut through misleading claims and better counsel patients. This research by Jennifer Arthurs; Zubin Master, Ph.D.; and Shane Shapiro, M.D. — all of Mayo Clinic — is published in NPJ Regenerative Medicine. "We learned that many patients interested in stem cells had…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Patients, Executive Director Highlighted in American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Disparities Progress Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The American Association for Cancer Research today released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022. The publication aims to raise awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse and medically underserved populations in the United States while highlighting areas of recent progress in reducing cancer health disparities. The report also provides specific recommendations for achieving health equity, a fundamental human right for all people regardless…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). Mayo Clinic, NAACP to welcome inaugural RISE for Youth cohort on June 6. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and NAACP Rochester Branch will welcome 40 promising high school and college students to RISE for Youth, on Monday, June 6. This program, which is in its inaugural year, is designed to help Black and underrepresented students find pathways to success in education and employment. RISE stands for Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen and Empower, and is an approach developed by Anjali Bhagra, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic's Office of Equity,…

Rebecca Gordon (2022-06-10). Fewer Big (or Any Size) Men on Campus. zcomm.org What Does It Mean that Women Now Dominate Higher Education?>

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). Disparities in opioid treatment access remain for women, Black and Hispanic people. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Buprenorphine is a prescription approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that effectively treats opioid dependence or addiction. But women, as well as Black and Hispanic populations, do not have equal access to this potentially lifesaving medication, new Mayo Clinic research finds. The study published Friday, June 3, in JAMA Network Open. The research team used the OptumLabs Data Warehouse to examine 3,110 filled prescriptions of buprenorphine from 72,055 emergency department visits across the…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Getting kids involved in the kitchen. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If your child is a picky eater, the battle over healthy foods can be a challenge. Being fussy about food is common in toddlers and small children, but parents can try some tips and tricks to introduce new foods. One approach to improving eating habits is to get kids involved in the kitchen. Involving children in meal planning and teaching kids to cook can have multiple benefits. Not only is cooking a necessary life skill,…

____ (2022-06-10). China flies high on space science. ecns.cn Spending on scientific leadership and building international research partnerships and collaborations do not mean pouring money into a figurative black hole.

_____ (2022-06-09). Students Nationwide Urge Biden to Support Global COVID Vaccine. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. — As governments worldwide prepare to meet at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva for its first ministerial summit since the start of the pandemic, more than 750 students across the U.S. are calling on President Joe Biden to support a comprehensive waiver of WTO rules standing in the way of COVID vaccine, test and treatment access. | "While COVID vaccines are readily available throughout the United States, that's still not the case for billions of people worldwide," said Noà´l Hutton, student outreach coordinator for the Trade Justice Education Fund. "The U.S. has a major rol…

WSWS (2022-06-09). US students speak out on the way forward in the fight to end school shootings after Uvalde massacre. wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality has been speaking to students on the social and political roots of mass violence in the US.

WSWS (2022-06-09). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Thousands of metalworkers in Spain continue strikes for new collective agreements, joined by teacher walkouts over work conditions; thousands of German steelworkers and dockers at six ports join warning strikes over pay; construction workers building new Metro and transport workers in Thessaloniki, Greece demand protection from Covid-19 after outbreak; protests by workers in Palestinian West Bank as prices rise 30 percent since March; after isolating three-month strike at South African Sibanye-Stillwater gold, strike ends with unions pushing through sellout deal…

Isabella (2022-06-09). We'll All Need Home Care Someday. inequality.org

Our Reporter (2022-06-09). Luweero: Teachers, health workers miss salaries over absenteeism. plusnews.ug Twenty eight (28) civil servants in Luweero District have not received their salary over absenteeism from duty. The most affected staff are teachers, head teachers and health workers among others. Bernard Okello, the Luweero District Human Resource Officer explains that the district suspended the salaries effective March after the civil servants were found to have …

American Federation of Teachers (2022-06-09). Wednesday 6/8: After the Shootings: How to Support Our Kids & Ourselves w/ Symptoms of Stress & Trauma. indybay.org Online event…

Staff (2022-06-09). The Eight Stupidest Things About Nuclear Weapons. davidswanson.org 1. Nukes are the "tough on crime" of foreign policy Investing in children's welfare and education costs less and reduces more crime than "tough on crime" policies which are often counterproductive, but voters in San Francisco just obeyed a bunch of corporate advertising and recalled a District Attorney because he had reduced crime rather than …

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