(2024-08-03). Perspectives] Janine Mohamed: championing Indigenous health. thelancet.com For more than two decades, Janine Mohamed, a Narungga Kaurna woman, has been a champion of nursing and health policy for Indigenous communities in Australia. Named Australian Victorian of the Year 2024, Mohamed served for 5 years as Chief Executive Officer of the Lowitja Institute, a non-governmental organisation that is Australia's only national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health research institute. Throughout her career, Mohamed's experience has shown that trust and cultural safety have been key casualties in Australia's history of health-care delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Str…
(2024-08-03). Correspondence] Waiting list models must account for departures before treatment — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Although we agree with Richard M Wood that outflow of patients who leave the waiting list before treatment can be captured with an explicit term as proposed in the compartmental model,1 we disagree that this important dynamic was neglected in our model.2 We took a statistical approach with the use of a vector autoregressive model (VARX) for three linked monthly time series: total number waiting (ie, number of pending referrals), number treated (ie, number of referrals resolved), and number of new referrals.
(2024-08-03). Perspectives] Scrutinising Big Soda. thelancet.com It is hard to believe the reverence that Coca Cola once inspired. Who recalls the television advertisement with young people singing in all earnestness, "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony/ I'd like to buy the world a Coke and keep it company"? That was in 1971, a time when the multinational corporations that sell sugar-sweetened drinks—Big Soda—were on a meteoric global rise. Within a few decades, when I travelled to fragile, impoverished corners of Africa to write about disease and nutrition, I would find bottles of Coca Cola kept cold in a bucket of water even if there was nothi…
(2024-08-03). Correspondence] Hajj 2024 heatwave: addressing health risks and safety. thelancet.com Globally, heatstroke remains a substantial public health concern, particularly as climate change drives temperatures higher.1 WHO reported that heatwaves caused over 166‚Äà000 deaths between 1998 and 2017.2 In the USA alone, an average of 702 heat-related deaths occur each year, especially among the elderly, children, and those with pre-existing health conditions.3 These statistics highlight the urgent need for global strategies to mitigate the effects of extreme heat, including public awareness campaigns, infrastructure improvements, and robust health interventions.
(2024-08-03). Correspondence] Efgartigimod for primary immune thrombocytopenia: the ADVANCE IV trial. thelancet.com Catherine M Broome and colleagues' ADVANCE IV trial included phase 3 primary immune thrombocytopenia research on efgartigimod.1 Efgartigimod, a new Fc fragment, decreases blood IgG, including harmful autoantibodies, by attaching to the neonatal Fc receptor. In patients with chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia, efgartigimod improved disease management, bleeding episodes, rescue therapy, and tolerance with novel IgG autoantibody-targeted immediate resistant thrombocytopenia treatment.
(2024-08-03). Perspectives] Digitising the ageing process with epigenetic clocks. thelancet.com The concept of modulating the ageing process has the potential to delay the onset of chronic age-related diseases and support health. Biomarkers to measure the ageing process, such as markers of cellular senescence, are used in such research. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms now also have a role in the development of predictive molecular biomarkers known as epigenetic clocks.
(2024-08-03). Monday 8/5: Virtual Teach-In/Class: Codepink Gaza Summer School. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/summerenroll…
(2024-08-03). Monday 8/5: Virtual Teach-In/Class: Codepink Gaza Summer School. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/summerenroll…
(2024-08-03). Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes off Philippines' Mindanao. geo.tv 
Picture showing a Richter scale reading — Reuters/File An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the eastern shore of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.The quake was at a depth of 10 km , GFZ…
(2024-08-03). Is the Gaza-Israel Fighting "A False Flag"? They Let It Happen? Their Objective Is "to Wipe Gaza Off the Map"? globalresearch.ca "Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas. This is part of our strategy". Benjamin Netanyahu…
(2024-08-03). Video: "Wiping Gaza Off The Map": Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine's Maritime Natural Gas Reserves. globalresearch.ca There is an unspoken "Big Money Agenda". Netanyahu's objective is not only to exclude Palestinians from their homeland, it consists in confiscating Palestine's multi-billion dollar Gaza offshore Natural Gas reserves…
(2024-08-03). Even In Palestine, The Birds Shall Return. popularresistance.org On 26 July, senior United Nations (UN) officials briefed the UN Security Council about the terrible situation in Gaza. 'More than two million people in Gaza remain trapped in an endless nightmare of death and destruction on a staggering scale', said Deputy Commissioner-General Antonia De Meo of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Within Gaza, the UN officials wrote, 625,000 children are trapped, 'their futures at risk'. The World Health Organisation has recorded 'outbreaks of hepatitis A and myriad other preventable diseases' and warns that it is 'just a matter of time' before a polio o…
(2024-08-03). Sanders Unveils "Moonshot" Bill to Fund Research Into Long COVID. truthout.org Over four months after seeking public comments on long Covid legislation, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday unveiled a bill to help tackle the crisis "that is affecting more than 22 million adults and 1 million children across the United States — and millions more around the globe." Long Covid "can include a wide range of ongoing symptoms and conditions that can last weeks, months… |
(2024-08-03). Students renew Bangladesh protests, call for nationwide civil disobedience. aljazeera.com Crowds hit the streets in large numbers as student leaders press the government for more concessions.
(2024-08-03). Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience. geo.tv 
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. — AFP
(2024-08-03). Democracia eleitoral dos EUA: dólares, votos fraudados e projéteis. globalresearch.ca A diretora do Serviàßo Secreto dos EUA, Kimberly A. Cheatle, renunciou ao cargo devido à sua incapacidade de proteger Donald Trump da tentativa de assassinato. Na audiência no Congresso, ela se recusou a dizer quantos agentes foram designados para proteger …
(2024-08-03). Food, Dispossession and Dependency. Resisting the New World Order. globalresearch.ca 
Food, Dispossession and Dependency.: | Resisting the New World Order: | by: | Colin Todhunter: | We are currently seeing an acceleration of the corporate consolidation of …
(2024-08-03). The Hiroshima Nagasaki "Dress Rehearsal": Oppenheimer and the U.S. War Department's Secret September 15, 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca The head of the Manhattan Project, General Groves was in permanent liaison with Oppenheimer. On Sept. 15, 1945 The War Department requested an estimate of the "number of bombs required to ensure our national security" against the USSR…
(2024-08-03). Spatiotemporal Variation of Excess All-cause Mortality in the World (125 countries) During the COVID Period 2020-2023 Regarding Socio-Economic Factors and Public Health and Medical Interventions. globalresearch.ca Summary: | We studied all-cause mortality in 125 countries with available all-cause mortality data by time (week or month), starting several years prior to the declared pandemic, and for up to and more than three years of the Covid period (2020-2023). …
(2024-08-03). The WEF's Obsession with AI and Brain Chipping. "We" Can Create an AI System "Where we Don't even Need Democratic Elections" Klaus Schwab. globalresearch.ca
(2024-08-03). Teaching in the Time of Trump. indybay.org As the opposition party to the incumbent president, Republicans would naturally want to paint our present reality negatively, and scapegoating is always easier to sell than real solutions for politicians of any party. Moreover, illegal immigration and foreign (as opposed to domestic) extremism have been long-term concerns of Republicans in particular, but Democrats as well….
(2024-08-03). Monday 8/26: üåπ Divest From Apartheid: Teach-in. indybay.org EBDSA Office/Zoom – 1610 Harrison St Suite D, Oakland, CA, 94612…
(2024-08-03). Rank-and-file meeting issues call: Stop the Western Sydney University College cuts! wsws.org The Western Sydney University Rank-and-File Committee calls on staff, students and the wider community to join its campaign to defeat the restructuring at WSU's preparatory college.
(2024-08-03). Tomorrow's Cure: How personalized vaccines combat cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The new episode of Tomorrow's Cure highlights the efforts of research scientists who are equipping a vaccine with bits of proteins that redirect the immune system's efforts to specifically fight cancer. The vaccine aims to prevent breast cancer tumors from returning, as relapsing cancer is often more aggressive and difficult to treat. The latest research also seeks to understand why some breast cancer tumors evade the body's immune response. Featured experts are Dr. Keith Knutson,…
(2024-08-03). TMC MP Demands Transparency from National Testing Agency. devdiscourse.com TMC Rajya Sabha member Sagarika Ghose has formally addressed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, raising concerns over the insufficient information available on the National Testing Agency (NTA) website.
(2024-08-03). Pune Honors Over 80 CA Exam Rank Holders to Inspire Aspiring Students. devdiscourse.com Pune honored over 80 rank holders of the CA exam at a felicitation ceremony organized by Vsmart Academy. The event took place at Vivekananda Auditorium of MIT in Kothrud, with key figures like CA Durgesh Kabra, CA Vishal Bhattad, and others in attendance.
(2024-08-03). Researchers explore potential for AI to predict patients' pain management support needs after surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A Mayo Clinic study explored the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict a patient's need for additional pain management support after surgery.
(2024-08-03). CBSE 12th Compartment Result 2024 Declared, Check Here. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Friday declared on its official website cbseresults.nic.in the results of the 2024 compartment exams held for the Class 12 students.
(2024-08-03). Bangladesh: Arbitrary arrest and incommunicado detention of six anti-discrimination student movement organisers. fidh.org
(2024-08-03). NARO earmarks 1000 prototype products. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) has embarked on the promotion of new agricultural technologies aimed at boosting production at the farm level. NARO's Deputy Director General in charge of agricultural technology promotion, Dr. Sadik Kassim, says that for the past decade, their work had been centered on only …
(2024-08-03). DTE Maha Post SSC Diploma 2024 Round 1 Allotment – Link to Check. ummid.com Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra is set to publish on its official website poly24.dtemaharashtra.gov.in today i.e. Wednesday July 31, 2024 the result of CAP Round 1 Seat Allotment of the students seeking admission in First Year Post SSC Diploma Technical and Polytechnic Courses in Engineering/Technology for the year 2024-25.
(2024-08-03). MHT CET 2024 Engineering FE Merit List – Direct Link. ummid.com Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell is set to publish on its official website fe2024.mahacet.org today i.e. Saturday August 03, 2024 Provisional Merit List containing the names of the students who have registered for admission to First Year Engineering (FE) B.E. and B.Tech four year courses for the academic year 2024-25.
(2024-08-03). Impending Tropical Storm Debby Threatens Florida's Big Bend. devdiscourse.com A tropical storm with near hurricane strength winds and life-threatening storm surges is expected to crash into Florida's Big Bend area on the northern Gulf Coast shoreline by Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.
(2024-08-03). Tomorrow's Cure: How personalized vaccines combat cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The new episode of Tomorrow's Cure highlights the efforts of research scientists who are equipping a vaccine with bits of proteins that redirect the immune system's efforts to specifically fight cancer. The vaccine aims to prevent breast cancer tumors from returning, as relapsing cancer is often more aggressive and difficult to treat. The latest research also seeks to understand why some breast cancer tumors evade the body's immune response. Featured experts are Dr. Keith Knutson,…
(2024-08-03). New research discovers a new combination of therapy for people with a type of leukemia, leading them to live longer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — In a new multicenter international study led by the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers found that people with the B-cell precursor subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL), who also lacked a genetic abnormality known as the Philadelphia chromosome and were in remission with no trace of cancer, showed significantly higher survival rates when blinatumomab was added to their chemotherapy treatment. The randomized study results are published this month in the New England…
(2024-08-03). Uganda: Increasing harassment against students for global democracy and its members. fidh.org
(2024-08-03). Detecting pancreatic cancer through changes in body composition and metabolism. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Abdominal CT scans in the same individual shows profound changes in body composition from 14 months prior (left) to nine months prior (center) to time of pancreatic cancer diagnosis (right). Pancreatic cancer is a formidable disease, often diagnosed too late for effective treatment. However, new research from Mayo Clinic represents a promising step toward identifying biological signals or biomarkers that may aid in early detection. By tracking changes in body composition and metabolism, researchers are…
(2024-08-03). Delhi University Releases Academic Calendar for 2024-2025. devdiscourse.com Delhi University has announced its academic calendar for first-year undergraduate students for the 2024-2025 session. The new academic year will commence on August 29, a delay from the originally planned August 1 start date due to the late declaration of CUET scores amid allegations of irregularities.
(2024-08-03). New research discovers a new combination of therapy for people with a type of leukemia, leading them to live longer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — In a new multicenter international study led by the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers found that people with the B-cell precursor subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL), who also lacked a genetic abnormality known as the Philadelphia chromosome and were in remission with no trace of cancer, showed significantly higher survival rates when blinatumomab was added to their chemotherapy treatment. The randomized study results are published this month in the New England…
(2024-08-03). KEAM 2024 Option Registration begins, Allotment on Aug 7. ummid.com Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) has asked the students, who have cleared KEAM 2024 and are seeking admission in Engineering and Pharmacy courses, to complete option registration through its official website cee.kerala.gov.in.
(2024-08-03). Gujarat NEET UG 2024 Counselling Starts, Register Here. ummid.com Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPUGMEC) has started through its official website medadmgujarat.org online registration of the students who wish to participate in Gujarat NEET UG 2024 MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS Counselling 2024 from August 03, 2024.
(2024-08-03). Detecting pancreatic cancer through changes in body composition and metabolism. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Abdominal CT scans in the same individual shows profound changes in body composition from 14 months prior (left) to nine months prior (center) to time of pancreatic cancer diagnosis (right). Pancreatic cancer is a formidable disease, often diagnosed too late for effective treatment. However, new research from Mayo Clinic represents a promising step toward identifying biological signals or biomarkers that may aid in early detection. By tracking changes in body composition and metabolism, researchers are…
(2024-08-03). MHT CET B Pharm (Practice) 2024 Merit List Today – Direct Link to Check. ummid.com Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell is set to publish today i.e. August 01, 2024 on its official websit phpractice2024.mahacet.org Provisional Merit List containing the names of the students who have registered for admission to First Year Undergraduate B Pharmacy (Practice) course for the year 2024-25.
(2024-08-03). Innovations in Science: Fighting Dengue, Unveiling Mummy Mysteries, and Moon Discoveries. devdiscourse.com A Spanish laboratory is actively stemming the tide of dengue fever by breeding and sterilising thousands of tiger mosquitoes, as climate change accelerates their spread across Europe. Utilizing an electron accelerator, the Biological Pest Control Centre in Valencia sterilises approximately 45,000 male mosquitoes weekly to reduce the mosquito population by preventing females from transmitting diseases.
(2024-08-03). Researchers explore potential for AI to predict patients' pain management support needs after surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A Mayo Clinic study explored the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict a patient's need for additional pain management support after surgery.
(2024-08-03). Tamil Nadu: Registration for MBBS, BDS Counselling 2024 Begins. ummid.com The Directorate of Medical Education Tamil Nadu (DME Tamil Nadu) has started through its official website tnmedicalselection.net Online Registration of the students wishing to participate in TN MBBS / BDS Counselling for NEET UG 2024 based admission in different Medical Courses for the academic year 2024-25.
(2024-08-03). DTE Maha Direct 2nd yr Diploma 2024 Merit List – Check Here. ummid.com Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra is set to publish on its official website dsd24.dte.maharashtra.gov.in the Provisional Merit List of students seeking admission in Direct Second Year Post SSC Diploma in Engineering /Technology (Polytechnic) today i.e. Wednesday July 31, 2024.
(2024-08-03). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tongue-tie in babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Up to 10% of newborns are born with ankyloglossia, a condition more commonly known as tongue-tie. The most common symptom for infants is difficulty with breastfeeding or bottlefeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics is raising concerns about the increasing use of surgeries, using scissors or lasers, to treat infants with tongue-tie, when research suggests these surgical treatments may not be necessary. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Rebekah Huppert, nurse and lactation consultant at Mayo Clinic, discusses…
(2024-08-03). Bitcoin Bros and the MAGA Faithful Converge in Nashville — and Embrace an Alternate Reality. theintercept.com 
It was an hour before the motorcade was set to arrive in downtown Nashville, and the lady in the "Trump Save America" T-shirt was explaining why she hates Kamala Harris. "I'm not meaning to say I'm a prejudiced person," she began. Of the many ways to end such a sentence, none were promising. I assumed she would call the vice president a "DEI hire," as right-wing pundits had done all week. But she veered in a different direction. | Harris, the woman went on, believes in pushing homosexuality, transgenderism, and "people acting like cats and dogs." At her grandniece's public school in Kentucky, students identify…
(2024-08-03). Extreme heat is making schools hotter — and learning harder. grist.org 
Angela Girol has been teaching fourth grade in Pittsburgh for over two decades. Over the years she's noticed a change at her school: It's getting hotter. | Some days temperatures reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit in her classroom which, To cope with t…