(2023-06-24). Correspondence] We are human, not artificial intelligence—medical teaching innovation in Taiwan. thelancet.com We appreciated Sandro Vento's Correspondence addressing the merit of a conducive environment in medical learning.1 With artificial intelligence development booming in recent years, there is a lot of interest in applying artificial intelligence to medical education to quickly produce many new doctors to resolve the problems of insufficient medical resources. However, lots of arguments have emerged about whether quickly produced new doctors have sufficient humanity in clinical practice. Here, we provide alternative experiences of medical education in Taiwan, which might be helpful for medical education providers ar…
(2023-06-24). Detroit teachers and students take their fight against layoffs to the auto plants. wsws.org On Thursday members of the Michigan Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee spoke to Stellantis autoworkers at Warren Truck to build unity against education cuts.
(2023-06-24). 'We Must Strike': A Message From A Rank-And-File UPS Worker Activist. popularresistance.org It has become almost cliche to say that nobody wants a strike, as if it were somehow uncouth to stand up for one's humanity without a qualifier. But wanting a strike is truly not the question. The question, rather, is do we NEED a strike? And the answer is an unequivocal YES! | We NEED a strike to unite our members at UPS, and our Teamsters Union as a whole. We NEED a strike to create a generation of militant Unionists, whose education will be the picket line, and whose graduation will be the launch of a new Labor movement. We NEED a strike to create the bonds that hold Labor together, that unite workers; those t…
(2023-06-25). 50 Pandas to settle in Beijing's New Research Center by 2024. ecns.cn Construction for a Beijing base of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda is currently underway in the capital's Fangshan district.
(2023-06-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: How vasculitis affects the body. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Vasculitis Clinic at Mayo Clinic is a place where experts in a number of fields of medicine help adults and children diagnose and treat vasculitis, and conduct important research. But what is this relatively rare condition? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-inDomneGL0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Vasculitis is a group of conditions — all related…
(2023-06-25). Is a cancer clinical trial right for me? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinical trials, also known as clinical studies, help medical researchers understand how to diagnose, treat and prevent cancer and other diseases and conditions. Healthcare professionals translate findings from clinical trials into treatments that can lead to longer, healthier lives for people with cancer. Clinical trials are an important option to consider if you're facing a cancer diagnosis. Joining a clinical trial may provide experimental treatment options you may not otherwise have. What is a clinical…
(2023-06-25). Maximize memory function with a nutrient-rich diet. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Research suggests that the ability to maximize memory function may be related to what you eat. Following an eating plan that provides a healthier selection of dietary fats and a variety of plant foods rich in phytonutrients could positively affect your health. Phytonutrients are substances found in certain plants that are believed to be beneficial for human health and help prevent certain diseases. There's still much to learn about what makes up a brain-healthy diet. Studies are finding that…
(2023-06-25). The Power of Sports: Tackling Gender Stereotypes in Hong Kong. scheerpost.com 
The most recent report of the World Economic Forum paints a rather dim picture of gender inequality worldwide. According to current research, it will take 132 years to close the global gender gap. Alicia Lui from the initiative Women in Sports Empowered Hong Kong (WISE) works with youth to approach this problem in Hong Kong and agreed to share a few valuable insights with Pressenza contributor, Chris Hoellriegl.
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Treatments for major depression. thelancet.com Here we raise several concerns regarding the Review by Steven Marwaha and colleagues.1 First, the concept of treatment-resistant depression does not have reliable criteria for research and is conceptually empty. The key question remains whether the disorder is resistant to treatment, or whether treatments are less effective. For example, an individual participant level of analysis of clinical trial data revealed small average differences between antidepressants and placebo.2…
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Human genome editing: potential seeds of conflict. thelancet.com Recently, The Lancet published an important declaration regarding the necessity of regulating and legislating for human genome editing.1 We agree with their opinions that the human genome editing technology and resulting research can have both positive and negative effects on human society. The use of genome editing for research and commercial purposes has sparked debates in both biological and political realms. However, most of them have mainly focused on the effects of human genome editing on the patients themselves, and little attention has been paid to their offspring.
(2023-06-24). The Wagner Coup: Did The CIA Just Attempt & Fail At Regime Change In Russia? thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (6/24/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Treatments for major depression — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Alain Braillon and colleagues outline several judgements about novel treatments for depression and argue that treatment-resistant depression does not have reliable research criteria. Although we are aware of the debate concerning multiple treatment-resistant depression1 definitions, their specificity, and precision, we used the widely accepted definition of not responding to at least two treatments that is consistent with approximately 50% of definitions that are used in the literature.2 We believe this was a pragmatic and reasonable choice, as the alternative is to not investigate therapy for people who have not…
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Treatments for major depression. thelancet.com Here we raise several concerns regarding the Review by Steven Marwaha and colleagues.1 First, the concept of treatment-resistant depression does not have reliable criteria for research and is conceptually empty. The key question remains whether the disorder is resistant to treatment, or whether treatments are less effective. For example, an individual participant level of analysis of clinical trial data revealed small average differences between antidepressants and placebo.2…
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Human genome editing: potential seeds of conflict. thelancet.com Recently, The Lancet published an important declaration regarding the necessity of regulating and legislating for human genome editing.1 We agree with their opinions that the human genome editing technology and resulting research can have both positive and negative effects on human society. The use of genome editing for research and commercial purposes has sparked debates in both biological and political realms. However, most of them have mainly focused on the effects of human genome editing on the patients themselves, and little attention has been paid to their offspring.
(2023-06-24). The Wagner Coup: Did The CIA Just Attempt & Fail At Regime Change In Russia? thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (6/24/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Treatments for major depression — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Alain Braillon and colleagues outline several judgements about novel treatments for depression and argue that treatment-resistant depression does not have reliable research criteria. Although we are aware of the debate concerning multiple treatment-resistant depression1 definitions, their specificity, and precision, we used the widely accepted definition of not responding to at least two treatments that is consistent with approximately 50% of definitions that are used in the literature.2 We believe this was a pragmatic and reasonable choice, as the alternative is to not investigate therapy for people who have not…
(2023-06-24). Perspectives] Paula Rochon: championing the health needs of older women. thelancet.com Paula Rochon's inspiration to improve the lives of older women came partly from her fortunate experience of watching her parents and grandparents enjoy long and healthy lives. In 2021, Rochon founded Women's Age Lab at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, ON, Canada, a research centre focusing on the health and wellbeing of older women. Alongside this work, she is also a Professor of Medicine and Public Health and inaugural RTOERO Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada.
(2023-06-24). Rex 84: FEMA's Blueprint for Martial Law in America. globalresearch.ca We are dangerously close to a situation where ~ if the American people took to the streets in righteous indignation or if there were another 9/11 ~ a mechanism for martial law could be quickly implemented and carried out under REX 84.
(2023-06-24). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-24). Gentlemanly Advice About Murder. "The Thing about Money is that When you have It you Want More" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-24). "The Criminalization of War" globalresearch.ca Text of Major Declaration following the Kuala Lumpur Peace Forum, 15-17 December 2005…
(2023-06-24). World Economic Forum's "Young Global Leaders" Revealed. globalresearch.ca For several decades, this program has nurtured compliant leaders acting as WEF agents in governments around the world. The consequences are far-reaching and may turn out to be devastating for humanity.
(2023-06-24). The U.S. Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 "Victim Nations" Since World War II. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-24). La "Soluzione Coreana" per l'Europa | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca La "Conferenza sulla ripresa dell'Ucraina", svoltasi a Londra, segna il passaggio a una nuova fase della guerra contro la Russia: USA, NATO e UE non solo continuano ad armare le forze di Kiev, ma si stanno preparando a trasformare l'Europa …
(2023-06-24). The Fourth Industrial Revolution: "AI Will Enable Some People to Control the World" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-24). The Failed Ukraine-Russia March 2022 Peace Negotiations. Evidence of US-NATO Sabotage. globalresearch.ca Ukrainian negotiators said that under their proposals, Kyiv would agree not to join alliances or host bases of foreign troops. The proposals, which would require a referendum in Ukraine. They have essentially agreed to to reject NATO membership.
(2023-06-24). Towards Digital Tyranny? Beware of the QR Code, Remember Agenda ID2020? globalresearch.ca It's Agenda ID2020 on steroids. It's the worldwide invasion of the QR code — QR coding of everything, all of your most intimate data, health, personal behaviors, habits — track records of where we have been and even where we may be planning to go. Nothing will escape the QR code. Nobody talks about it.
(2023-06-24). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2023-06-24). Video: "The Criminalization of War". America's "Global War on Terrorism" is Fake. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca From 2005 to 2016, under the helm of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad former Prime Minister of Malaysia, I served as member of the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission (KLWCC) which coordinated the prosecution and led the indictments against: Bush, Cheney, …
(2023-06-24). Curcumin is beneficial for almost all types of cancer. expose-news.com Curcumin — a derivative of turmeric and the pigment that gives the curry spice turmeric its yellow-orange colour — has been extensively researched. It appears to be universally useful for just about …
(2023-06-24). Historical Analysis of the Global Elites: Ransacking the World Economy Until 'You'll Own Nothing'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-24). Video: Supported by Bill Gates, The WHO Plans to Have 10 Years of Pandemics (2020-2030). globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on June 1, 2022 | *** | THE PLAN shows the official agenda of the World Health Organization to have ten years of ongoing pandemics, from 2020 to 2030. | This is revealed by a WHO virologist, Marion …
(2023-06-24). History: Hitler was Financed by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | feature image: Hitler, Schacht and Prescott Bush | First published by Global Research in May 2016, Minor edits by Global Research. Title as in the original. | Incisive historical analysis. | From World War …
(2023-06-24). Pseudo-science and imperialism caught red-handed. unitedworldint.com 
By Dr Franklin Nyamsi President, Institut de l'Afrique des Libertés / African Freedom Institute In a study[1] published on June 19, 2023 on the reference site of the Egmont Institute, based in the capital of the European Union and NATO, Brussels, a duo of researchers from this organization set out to analyze the correlation between …
(2023-06-25). Science Saturday: Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defense against infection. In addition to killing harmful microorganisms, macrophages typically can initiate a response against tumors. However, macrophages, like other cells, can enter a state called senescence, which is linked to aging, disease and multiple physiological problems. When cells become senescent, they stop dividing, but they do not die and are not always eliminated from the body. They…
(2023-06-25). Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota announce new pathway program for training nurse-midwives. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create a new academic pathway for nurse-midwives that will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest. The collaboration creates a pathway for students admitted to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice program to complete the approximately 1,000 hours of required clinical training at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Minnesota and…
(2023-06-24). Perspectives] A testament of recovery. thelancet.com A little over a decade ago, I was invited onto the science radio show Radiolab to talk about my work on a puzzling and often highly distressing experience: hearing a voice in the absence of any speaker. Typically understood as a symptom of severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, voice-hearing has come to be rethought as a diverse phenomenon affecting people in many different walks of life, whether or not accompanied by a psychiatric diagnosis. I told the show's producers that I would be happy to talk about the latest in the science of voice-hearing, but that they really ought to get the perspectives of peopl…
(2023-06-24). How the USA practices so-called 'coercive diplomacy'. thecommunists.org We sum up below the evidence presented in a report by our comrades in the Communist Party of China, to which a few of comments of our own have been added. ***** Diplomacy is the art, science and means by which nations, groups or individuals conduct their affairs, in ways to safeguard their interests and …
(2023-06-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Preventing cancer for future generations of Black families. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The statistics are staggering. Black people are more likely to die from cancer than other racial and ethnic groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans have the highest death rate from cancer overall. National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is June 15—21. Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, says educating patients is essential to reducing and preventing cancer deaths…
(2023-06-24). Census 2023 advances in Uruguay. plenglish.com The director of the National Statistics Institute (INE), Diego Aboal, informed that a total of one million addresses have been visited out of a total of approximately 1,700,000. | Aboal detailed that around 70 percent of the private homes have already been censused and in some 30 localities of the country the progress of the survey is higher than 99 percent. | The INE director said that the possibility of responding to the census online is still active, using the housing code established in the digital document for this purpose. | Data on housing and other data related to daily life, as well as data on the inhab…
(2023-06-25). Four Syrian Police Officers Killed In New Daraa Ambush. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On June 25, four Syrian police officers were killed and another was wounded after being ambushed near the town of Muzayrib in the western Daraa countryside. | Citing a source in Daraa Police Command, the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said that the police officers were on their way from Daraa city to the town of Tafas in the western countryside to guard students doing their end of year exams when they were ambushed by unidentified militants."The terrorists…
(2023-06-25). Daniel Ellsberg's Day In Court For Julian Assange. popularresistance.org The massive obituaries to Daniel Ellsberg last weekend in both The New York Times and Washington Post were proof of the status he held in the United States. | Only presidents get an obituary that size. | His name was not nearly so widely known in the U.K. | I first met Dan on 3 May 2006 when we were giving a joint presentation at Berkeley. The large hall was full to overflowing and to my surprise there were young students queuing outside and striving to listen on stairways through open doors. | The large majority of the audience were not born when Dan leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971.
(2023-06-25). Staff, students say no to proposal to raid super for a pay rise. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-24). "No third world war! Stop the rearmament!": IYSSE holds successful student election event at Berlin's Humboldt University. wsws.org The reports to the meeting met with a strong response and provoked an intense discussion of the political issues raised.