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Video: Collateral Murder 10 Years On
Kristinn Hrafnsson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
Today April 05, 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the WikiLeaks publication of the Collateral Murder video. | The video shows how two Apache helicopters murdered 11 Iraqi people including two Reuters journalists. | This is one of the publications Julian Assange…
globalresearch.ca/video-collateral-murder-10-years/5708923

Deaths of Inequality: AOC on Black and Latinx Communities at Epicenter of Epicenter of the Pandemic
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-07
As COVID-19 deaths spike in African-American and immigrant communities, almost a third of New York City's infections are in Queens, one of the most diverse places in the world, and many in the hardest-hit neighborhoods are undocumented and working-class. We speak with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents the neighborhoods at the epicenter of the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, about how the Trump administration's response to the pandemic is causing "deaths of incompetence," "deaths of science denial" and "deaths of inequality."
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/7/aoc_corona…

Mandatory online classes not accessible for millions in Italy: Communist Youth
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-04-07
Italy's Communist Youth Front (FGC) has stated that the Italian government's decision to start compulsory online classes for students during the COVID-19 lockdown will exclude millions who do not have internet access. On April 6, Monday, the council of ministers, including education minister Lucia Azzolina, approved a new school decree making online teaching mandatory. | FGC argued that the decree formalizes a model of education which discriminates against the children of workers. According to Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) data, one in three families in the country does not own a computer or ta…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/04/07/mandatory-online-classes-not-accessible-for-millions-in-italy-communist-youth/

The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-07
The current coronavirus pandemic is more than a medical crisis, it is also a political and ideological crisis. It is a crisis deeply rooted in years of neglect by neoliberal governments that denied the importance of public health and the public good while defunding the institutions that made them possible. At the same time, this crisis cannot be separated from the crisis of massive inequalities in wealth, income and power. Nor can it be separated from a crisis of democratic values, education and environment…
truthout.org/articles/the-covid-19-pandemic-is-exposing-the-plague-of-neoliberalism/

Open session of Parliament on Tuesday
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-07
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA)

Iran hopefully to reach key stage of battling COVID-19 by May 20
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-07
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA)

Coronavirus Being Used to Scare You Away from Using Cash
Nick Hankoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
Cash has been the target of the banking and financial elites for years. Now, the coronavirus pandemic is being used to frighten the masses into accepting a cashless society. That would mean the death of what's left of our free …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-used-scare-using-cash/5708936

Mayo Clinic research finds spina bifida surgery before birth restores brain structure
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-07
ROCHESTER, Minn.

The COVID-19 Crisis: The Homeless and the Poor. How Can We Help Those under Duress
Hassanal Noor Rashid | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
Global inequality and injustice have been heated topics and of deep social concern throughout human history. | In January 2020, OXFAM (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief), a reputable confederation of charitable organisations, declared in a widely circulated report "2,153 billionaires have …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-crisis-crime-poverty-need-evolve-social-security/5708910

COVID-19's Challenge to the Christian Church: What Would Jesus Do?
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
"The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-challenge-christian-church-what-would-jesus-do/5708901

Venezuela Pres Maduro's Message to American people
repost | indybay.org | 2020-04-07
Oil rich Venezuela is again threatened with invasion, by Nazi Trump, with no opposition from any Democrat, sending an armada to Venezuela's shores, in the middle of a pandemic, under the obviously false pretext of drug-pushing, which the world knows Venezuela does not do. The democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro has sent an open letter to the American people. See www.globalresearch.ca/letter-president-m……
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/07/18832148.php

A Tale of Two Stockpiles: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Anniversary of His Murder in a Pandemic Year
Brian Terrell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
The United States Strategic National Stockpile of essential medical supplies maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seems unable to respond to the present COVID-19 crisis. There is much discussion in today's news about who is …
globalresearch.ca/two-stockpiles-remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/5708963

Mayo Clinic Research in the news around the world
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-07
In this unconventional time, we are going to offer an unconventional article, really a collection of the previous week's news stories related to Mayo Clinic Research. Our plan – to share a brief excerpt and link to stories written by journalists around the world. Most will likely be about COVID-19, some may report findings that change …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-research-in-the-news-around-the-world/

Nà£o é a China, mas o mundo ocidental quem deve ser definido como "verdadeiro homem doentio"
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
Nà£o há assim tanto tempo, o "Wall Street Journal" insultou a China, apodando-a de "verdadeiro homem doentio da àÅsia". A China retaliou, e depois os EUA contra retaliaram. As emoàßàµes têm estado ao rubro, e foram deportados jornalistas. | Subitamente, vários …
globalresearch.ca/nao-e-a-china-mas-o-mundo-ocidental-quem-deve-ser-definido-como-verdadeiro-homem-doentio/5709000

Greece and Turkey Clash in NATO Teleconference Waging Mini War of Words
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
A NATO teleconference last week saw Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu engage in a mini war of words, with accusations made by both sides against each other. àáavu≈üoƒülu took the Council of Foreign Ministers …
globalresearch.ca/greece-turkey-clash-nato-teleconference-waging-mini-war-words/5708896

COVID-19 expert answers questions on how the virus makes people sick and more
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-07
Experts continue to learn more about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and how it behaves. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, is answering questions about how the virus makes people sick, how it compares to influenza, and how the COVID-19 pandemic response is affecting the …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-expert-answers-questions-on-how-the-virus-makes-people-sick-and-more/

'It Is Disease that Makes Health Sweet and Good'
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
He was known as "the Riddler." Even "the Dark." Heraclitus of Ephesus was one of a kind. | In his heart of hearts a contemptuous aristocrat, this master of paradox despised all so-called wise men and the mobs that adored them. …
globalresearch.ca/disease-makes-health-sweet-good/5708874

Ecuadorian Humanitarian Catastrophe Amidst Pandemic
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
Among the countries affected by the global pandemic, it is undeniable that there is a certain imbalance in media coverage, with some very affected countries being scarcely followed by the news, while in other locations the situation is overestimated. An …
globalresearch.ca/ecuadorian-humanitarian-catastrophe-amidst-pandemic/5708953

Working toward a COVID-19 vaccine
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-07
The push to create a vaccine that prevents people from contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, says developing a vaccine takes research, money and time. "Everyone wants to have a vaccine ready right now," says Dr. Rizza. "Researchers around the globe and at Mayo …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/working-toward-a-covid-19-vaccine/

COVID-19: A Pretext for World Government and Totalitarianism
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
The crazy thing about the COVID-19 "crisis" is how easy it is for the state and its media to frighten the public and manipulate ill-informed citizens into embracing economic and social decapitation. | Blinded by scary headlines based on irrational speculation–subsequently …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-pretext-world-government-totalitarianism/5708885

Video: New York Medical Doctor: Is COVID-19 Really ARDS? Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? It's Not Pneumonia?
Cameron Kyle-Sidell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
An interesting analysis by Dr. Cameron Kyle-Sidell, emergency medicine physician based in Brooklyn, New York, affiliated with the Maimonides Medical Center. | According to Dr. Kyle Sidell, COVID-19 is an "Oxygen Deprivation Disease" dissimilar from Pneumonia | "I am a physician …
globalresearch.ca/video-new-york-medical-doctor-is-covid-19-really-ards-acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome-its-not-pneumonia/5708831

Coronavirus: Sanctions and Suffering
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
In the midst of the most horrendous crisis to confront the entire human family in recent decades, the United States elite, it appears, is hell-bent on perpetuating massive sanctions against certain states and affecting regime change in some of them. …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-sanctions-suffering/5708944

Bread Lines in the US
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
It happened in the US before. It's happening again in various ways at a time when perhaps harder than ever hard times may be just beginning. | First some background and related thoughts. | The Great Depression of the 1930s in the …
globalresearch.ca/bread-lines-us/5708932

Britain on the Brink: Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care
Johanna Ross | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit at St. Thomas' hospital in London, it was revealed last night. The PM had been suffering from coronavirus and had self-isolated for over a week, before being admitted …
globalresearch.ca/britain-boris-johnson-moved-intensive-care/5708961

Letter from President Nicolás Maduro to the People of the United States
Nicolas Maduro | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
In greeting you, with affection, I take the liberty of addressing you on the occasion of denouncing the severe events taking place against the peace and stability of Venezuela, at a time when the concern of the States and Governments …
globalresearch.ca/letter-president-maduro-people-united-states/5708882

"Orders to Kill" Dr. Martin Luther King: The Government that Honors MLK with a National Holiday Killed Him
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
Few people, in a massive act of self-deception, have chosen to question the official explanation, choosing, rather, to embrace a mythic fabrication intended to sugarcoat the bitter fruit that has resulted from the murder of the one man capable of leading a mass movement for revolutionary change in the US.
globalresearch.ca/orders-to-kill-martin-luther-king-the-government-that-honors-mlk-with-a-national-holiday-killed-him/5559300

Targeting Iran While America Locks Down
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
The United States has just declared war against the coronavirus, with President Donald Trump self-proclaiming that he is now a "wartime president." Whether one believes that the virus must be confronted with maximum aggression by effectively shutting down the country …
globalresearch.ca/targeting-iran-while-america-locks-down/5708943

COVID-19: The tale of 1 virus and 2 testing methods
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-07
When a new virus emerges that infects and sickens humans, the wheels of innovation start turning quickly in the world of health care and biomedical research. Teams versed in different aspects of laboratory medicine work together to better understand the virus and develop tests to identify those who are infected or have been exposed to …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-the-tale-of-1-virus-and-2-testing-methods/

Belfast researchers lead UK-wide coronavirus clinical trial
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-07
Belfast researchers are leading a UK-wide clinical trial offering cell therapy treatment for coronavirus patients with acute respiratory failure. | The team at the Queen's University Belfast is investigating the use of allogenic Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in patients with a complication known as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) caused by Covid-19. | The trial involves the use of MSCs, a type of cell derived from human tissue such as bone marrow or umbilical cord to treat the injury to the lung caused by Covid-19. | Health Minister Robin Swann has visited Northern Ireland's first Nightingale site a…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/07/belfast-researchers-lead-uk-wide-coronavirus-clinical-trial/

COVID-19 expert explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2 virus
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-07
Health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to drive home the message that excellent hand-washing is the most effective way to prevent illnesses, such as COVID-19. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2, and other viruses …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-expert-explains-what-soap-does-to-sars-cov-2-virus/

Venezuelan Leader Pens Open Letter to US Public
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
In a letter issued on Sunday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump against making any unwise military decisions against the Bolivarian Republic. | Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza read a letter on Sunday that Venezuelan …
globalresearch.ca/venezuelan-leader-pens-open-letter-us-public/5708938

Trump and the COV-19 Hydroxychloroquine Cure
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
The intense politicization over the topic of experimenting with the promising drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients strongly suggests that the "deep state" has intensified its Hybrid War on Trump's America at its most vulnerable moment in modern history, all …
globalresearch.ca/hydroxychloroquine-hybrid-war-trump-america/5708946

COVID-19 expert explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2 virus
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-07
Health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to drive home the message that excellent hand-washing is the most effective way to prevent illnesses, such as COVID-19. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2, and other viruses …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-expert-explains-what-soap-does-to-sars-cov-2-virus/

Pandemics, History, Science, Public Health, COVID-19 & Lessons For Today With Dr. Rutherford
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-07
WorkWeek interviews Dr. George Rutherford who is a professor at UCSF and is a world expert on pandemics.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/06/18832126.php

Science Saturday: The importance of antibody testing in addressing COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-07
If there's one thing the world has learned so far in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's the important role of testing for the disease. The ability to know who has the virus and who doesn't provides critical information for people and entire regions. Early testing involved collecting cells from the back of the …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/science-saturday-the-importance-of-antibody-testing-in-addressing-covid-19/

EARTH DAY 50: Virtual Kick-Off Event for Earth Week 2020
March for Science, Earth Day Initiative, etc | indybay.org | 2020-04-07
Online event…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/04/18832104.php

The Big Hit: Covid-19 and the Economy
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-07
Most sectors took a big hit in employment, most concerning is a loss of 42,500 jobs in health care. The impact of the coronavirus shutdowns showed up very clearly in the March data as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a loss of 701,000 jobs, a decline almost as high as the peaks hit in…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/07/the-big-hit-covid-19-and-the-economy/

Better Than a Teddy Bear: Shaggy Dog Serves as Hug Pillow for Infant
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-07
Having a pet is said to have a positive impact on children's development, teaching them responsibility, empathy, and trust. Many pets, especially dogs, are sometimes only happy to spend time with their owners' kids.
sputniknews.com/videoclub/202004071078865040-better-than-teddy-bear-shaggy-dog-serves-as-hug-pillow-for-infant/

Contactless card payments in Turkey tripled in March
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-07
Contactless card (credit/debit/pre-paid) payments in Turkey tripled in March, compared to the same month last year, hitting 85.8 million transactions, the Interbank Card Center (BKM) said on Tuesday.Of these, the data showed, some 2.5 million contactless cards were used for the first time.The increase in contactless transactions comes at a time when the world is battling COVID-19, a respiratory illness that has claimed nearly 76,000 lives in 184 countries.Like others, even Turkey has implemented strict social distancing measures. Educational institutions, malls, cafes and restaurants remain closed to slow the spr…
yenisafak.com/en/news/contactless-card-payments-in-turkey-tripled-in-march-3516217

A NATO pega em armas para "combater o coronavírus"
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
Os 30 Ministros dos Negócios Estrangeiros da NATO (Luigi Di Maio, em representaàßà£o da Itália), que se reuniram, em 2 de Abril, por videoconferência ( 1) encarregaram o General norte-americano Tod Wolters, Comandante Supremo Aliado na Europa, de "coordenar …
globalresearch.ca/a-nato-pega-em-armas-para-combater-o-coronavirus/5709005

La Nato in armi per ´combattere il coronavirus ª
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
I 30 ministri degli Esteri della Nato (per l'Italia Luigi Di Maio), riunitisi il 2 aprile in videoconferenza, ( 1) hanno incaricato il generale UsaTod Wolters, Comandante Supremo Alleato in Europa, di ´coordinare il necessario appoggio militare per combattere …
globalresearch.ca/la-nato-in-armi-per-combattere-il-coronavirus/5708973

Selected Articles: "Orders to Kill" Dr. Martin Luther King: The Government that Honors MLK with a National Holiday Killed Him
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-07
We have made some progress in our campaign to meet our running costs and put an end to our monthly deficit, but we still need your help. As grateful as we are to those who have given so far, the …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-orders-kill-dr-martin-luther-king-government-honors-mlk-national-holiday-killed-him/5708955

"The Coronavirus pandemic is Magnifying the Cruelty of US Foreign Policy": The Decade of Transformation: Remaking International Relations
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-06
The coronavirus pandemic is magnifying the cruelty of US foreign policy. The economic collapse is showing the failure of neoliberalism and how the empire-economy is not working for the people of the world, including the United States. | The US is …
globalresearch.ca/decade-transformation-remaking-international-relations/5708786

Assange Extradition: Assange Won't be Released Amid Virus Crisis, Australian Newswire Reports
Consortiumnews | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-06
The British Ministry of Justice has told the Australian Associated Press that Julian Assange is not eligible for early release from prison in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. | *** | Imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is not eligible for an …
globalresearch.ca/assange-wont-released-amid-virus-crisis/5708810

University Bailouts, Funding and Coronavirus
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-06
In a set of stable circumstances, funding higher education should be a matter of automatic persuasion. If you want an educated populace, the tax payer should muck in. In some countries, however, this venture is uneven. In the United Kingdom, …
globalresearch.ca/university-bailouts-funding-coronavirus/5708769

How can the world counter COVID-19 online? UN issues hackers' challenge to CodeTheCurve
news.un.org | 2020-04-06
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is inviting young innovators, data scientists and designers throughout the world

Washington Slams Cuba's Doctors as US Embargo Blocks Coronavirus Aid
Dave DeCamp | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-06
The coronavirus pandemic is exposing the cruelty of US imperialism to the world as Washington's crippling economic sanctions remain in full effect. The decades-old US embargo on Cuba blocked a coronavirus aid shipment from a Chinese entrepreneur last month, another …
globalresearch.ca/washington-slams-cuba-doctors-us-embargo-blocks-coronavirus-aid/5708787

COVID-19 e Já nà£o nos é permitido ver, ouvir e ler o que queremos
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-06
Agora, que a maior parte de nós, em todo o mundo, fomos obrigados a estar naquilo que facilmente pode ser descrito como prisà£o domiciliária, de repente temos imenso tempo para ler livros, assistir a grandes filmes e ouvir música esplêndida….
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-e-ja-nao-nos-e-permitido-ver-ouvir-e-ler-o-que-queremos/5708869

Doomsday Thinking: Imagining End Times
Greg Guma | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-06
On Halloween Eve in 1938, a flood of terror swept the United States. Some people, believing that the world was coming to an end, tried flight or suicide, or just cringed in their homes as "aliens" from Mars attacked New …
globalresearch.ca/doomsday-thinking-imagining-end-times/5708776

Corona Pandemic: The Perfect Scapegoat for the Financial and 'Everything Bubble' Market Crash: The Great Depression 2.0
Sianny Rooney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-06
Corona virus with its mysterious origin is the perfect cover up for the financial crash and the fall of Dollar as the world reserve currency. At the core of it, it is about United States' last kick to stay as …
globalresearch.ca/corona-pandemic-scapegoat-financial-bubble-market-crash-great-depression/5708772

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2020-04-06: News Headlines

UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strikers (2020-04-06). The University of California Strike Enters Its 4th Month. thenation.com Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, graduate student workers' living conditions are now their working conditions—and more than ever, we need them to be safe.

WSWS (2020-04-06). Australian Committee for Public Education holds successful online meeting on pandemic crisis. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party's (US) candidate for vice president, Norissa Santa Cruz, brought greetings to the meeting which was attended by more than 70 people.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-06). Mayo Clinic research finds spina bifida surgery before birth restores brain structure. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-06). COVID-19 expert explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2 virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to drive home the message that excellent hand-washing is the most effective way to prevent illnesses, such as COVID-19. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2, and other viruses …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-06). COVID-19 expert answers questions on how the virus makes people sick and more. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Experts continue to learn more about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and how it behaves. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, is answering questions about how the virus makes people sick, how it compares to influenza, and how the COVID-19 pandemic response is affecting the …

Cesar Chelala (2020-04-06). Cuba's Promising Approach to Cancer. counterpunch.org In 1991, I headed a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) mission of Latin American physicians to evaluate a national Cuban project involving the use of interferon to treat inoperable lung cancer. At the time, there was a rumor that Fidel Castro had lung cancer and had a particular interest in the research about it. Castro

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-06). Mayo Clinic Research in the news around the world. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In this unconventional time, we are going to offer an unconventional article, really a collection of the previous week's news stories related to Mayo Clinic Research. Our plan – to share a brief excerpt and link to stories written by journalists around the world. Most will likely be about COVID-19, some may report findings that change …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-06). Working toward a COVID-19 vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The push to create a vaccine that prevents people from contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, says developing a vaccine takes research, money and time. "Everyone wants to have a vaccine ready right now," says Dr. Rizza. "Researchers around the globe and at Mayo …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-06). COVID-19: The tale of 1 virus and 2 testing methods. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When a new virus emerges that infects and sickens humans, the wheels of innovation start turning quickly in the world of health care and biomedical research. Teams versed in different aspects of laboratory medicine work together to better understand the virus and develop tests to identify those who are infected or have been exposed to …

Labor Video Project (2020-04-06). Pandemics, History, Science, Public Health, COVID-19 & Lessons For Today With Dr. Ruther. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Dr. George Rutherford who is a professor at UCSF and is a world expert on pandemics.

March for Science, Earth Day Initiative, etc (2020-04-06). EARTH DAY 50: Virtual Kick-Off Event for Earth Week 2020. indybay.org Online event…

Ellen Brown (2020-04-06). Was the Fed Just Nationalized? counterpunch.org Mainstream politicians have long insisted that Medicare for All, a universal basic income, student debt relief and a slew of other much-needed public programs are off the table because the federal government cannot afford them. But that was before Wall Street and the stock market were driven onto life-support by a virus. Congress has now

John Nichols (2020-04-06). Wisconsin's In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy. thenation.com Wisconsin's In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy…

sputniknews (2020-04-06). Scientists Discover Never Before Seen Binary White Dwarf Stars Producing Gravitational Waves. sputniknews.com Stars with a small mass, like the Sun, become white dwarfs when they reach the end of their lifecycle. After burning off all their fuel, they leave a dense core that cools over a billion years. Scientists believe that binary white dwarfs should produce energy in the form of ripples in the fabric of spacetime, also know as gravitational waves.

sputniknews (2020-04-06). Cosmic Awakening: Russian Telescope Tapes Flash From Once 'Silent' Black Star in Heart of Milky Way. sputniknews.com The new Russian-German observatory "Spektr-RG" has been filming the galaxy and beyond since December 2019, and was tasked with coming up with an exceptionally high-resolution x-ray image of the universe.

sputniknews (2020-04-06). Cold War Nuclear Tests Reveal Age of World's Largest Fish for First Time Ever. sputniknews.com Biologists previously struggled to determine the age of whale sharks as they lack otoliths, bony structures, traditionally used to obtain information about the age of fishes.

Chris Jarvis (2020-04-05). A shocking video exposes the devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis in Bangladesh. thecanary.co On the face of it, Bangladesh appears not to have been hit hard by the new coronavirus (Covid-19). Official statistics show that | ‡¶Ü‡¶&AElig…

Fathiah Zakham, Olli Vapalahti, Hilal A Lashual (2020-04-04). [Correspondence] Education and research are essential for lasting peace in Yemen. thelancet.com Yemen, known to many as the land of Sheba, and Manhattan of the desert, is now referred to only as one of the poorest countries on Earth. The name Yemen has become synonymous with cholera, famine, death, instability, and war. The war continues to erase the lives, history, and the future of Yemenis, and meaningful aid and peace have yet to reach Yemen.

Fight Back (2020-04-04). The recession has begun – will this be a depression? fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Friday, April 3, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that businesses cut more than 700,000 jobs last month. This report was based on surveys from the first half of March, before the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hit. This ended the longest streak of job gains – almost nine and a half years – and almost certainly marked the beginning of a recession. | The official word on when recessions start, and end, comes from the National Bureau of Economic Research or NBER. The NBER uses four factors: employment, personal income, business sales and industrial production. While the monthly reports…

Shaoqing Lei, Fang Jiang, Wating Su, Chang Chen, Jingli Chen, Wei Mei, Li-Ying Zhan, Yifan Jia, Liangqing Zhang, Danyong Liu, Zhong-Yuan Xia, Zhengyuan Xia (2020-04-04). [Research Paper] Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing surgeries during the incubation period of COVID-19 infection. thelancet.com In this retrospective cohort study of 34 operative patients with confirmed COVID-19, 15 (44 ∑1%) patients needed ICU care, and the mortality rate was 20 ∑5%.

Talha Burki (2020-04-04). [World Report] 2020 Canada Gairdner Award winners announced. thelancet.com On March 31, the Gairdner Foundation announced the winners of its annual prizes in biomedical science and global health. Talha Burki spoke with the laureates.

John Nichols (2020-04-04). 'We Will Not Sit Back and Let Transit Workers Be Treated Like Cannon Fodder'. thenation.com 'We Will Not Sit Back and Let Transit Workers Be Treated Like Cannon Fodder'

RT (2020-04-04). Covid-19 unites Democrats & Republicans: Most voters want primaries postponed. rt.com With the US recording the highest number of coronavirus cases, American voters say they would feel uncomfortable going to the polls for the primaries, regardless of their political preferences, a survey has revealed. | More than two-thirds of registered voters believe that the decision to postpone the primaries over Covid-19, which has been made by more than a dozen US states, was the right thing to do, according to a survey by Pew Research Center. This stance was shared by 71 percent of those who support the Democrats, and 64 percent of those on the Republican side. | Visiting a polling station to cast their…

The Iranian (2020-04-04). Iran Develops Its Own AI Software to Swiftly Detect COVID-19. iranian.com Head of Coronavirus Management Center in Tehran Alireza Zali said that Iranian researchers have launched a new system based on artificial intelligence which can diagnose infection to COVID-19 virus in patients without access to a specialized physician. "The system is used in regions where there is no (specialized) doctor or radiologist and it gives precise …

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-03). Seven-figure support kickstarts COVID-19 Response Fund. imperial.ac.uk More than £600,000 of new gifts and £1 million from the donor-backed President's Excellence Fund are allowing Imperial to speed up COVID-19 research.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-03). Coronavirus misinformation and vaccine research among key priorities for public. imperial.ac.uk Information overload and conflicting guidance are among the biggest concerns for the public during the current coronavirus outbreak, surveys reveal.

The Canary (2020-04-03). Health specialists 'frustrated' as shortage of materials is a barrier to ramping up coronavirus testing. thecanary.co Biomedical scientists and NHS laboratory staff have expressed "frustration" at a shortage of resources which is preventing them from carrying out more coronavirus (COVID-19) tests. | On 2 April, health secretary Matt Hancock committed to raising testing numbers to 100,000 a day by the end of April. But health specialists said they were currently "testing to the limit of our materials", adding that they were ready to increase capacity, but only if given a "reliable supply" of equipment to do so. A spokesperson for the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) said: The UK has numerous high-quality accredited laborator…

Mehr News (2020-04-03). Iranian student volunteers disinfect passing cars against COVID-19 in Shiraz (Photos). iranian.com To combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, the students in Shiraz, Fars province Province, have formed small groups disinfecting passing cars.

Staff (2020-04-02). "There Aren't Enough Tests": As Pandemic Intensifies, Global South Prepares for the Worst. democracynow.org After devastating China, Europe and the United States, the coronavirus pandemic is now intensifying across the Global South. The United Nations warns the pandemic is poised to destroy fragile economies in poor nations, decimating food security, education and human rights. We speak with Yanis Ben Amor, assistant professor of global health and microbiological sciences at Columbia University and executive director of the Center for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute.

Staff (2020-04-02). As U.S. Reels from COVID-19, Trump Backs Gilead's Exclusive Patent on Treatment & Suspends EPA Rules. democracynow.org As the United States leads the world in coronavirus cases, the nation's healthcare system is already stretched to capacity and protective gear in short supply. President Trump and his health advisors say more than 100,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus in the next two weeks. Meanwhile, millions of people have lost their jobs, and a record 6.6 million unemployment claims were filed this week, on top of last week's 3.3 million claims. For more on the economic impacts of the coronavirus, and how Trump has responded to the pandemic by rewarding pharmaceutical corporations like Gilead Sciences and indefinite…

Belinda J. Gabbe, William Veitch, Kate Curtis, Kate Martin, David Gomez, Ian Civil, Chris Moran, Warwick J. Teague, Andrew J.A. Holland, Fiona Lecky, Mark Fitzgerald, Avery Nathens, Anthony Joseph (2020-04-02). [Research Paper] Survey of major trauma centre preparedness for mass casualty incidents in Australia, Canada, England and New Zealand. thelancet.com The disaster preparedness of MTCs was high for communication, safety and security but there was clear need for improvement in other areas including surge capacity, human resources and post-disaster recovery.

John Nichols (2020-04-02). 'People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote'. thenation.com 'People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote'

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-01). Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the climate was exceptionally warm at the time.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-01). Imperial students provide over 350 free meals to NHS staff. imperial.ac.uk Imperial students Suraj Joshi and Jagruti Gohil are bringing together local restaurants and delivery drivers to give free meals to NHS staff.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-01). COVID-19 response: Imperial offers STEMM expertise to parents and teachers. imperial.ac.uk In response to the rise in home-schooling due to COVID-19, Imperial is offering free, online material based on the UK school curriculum.

Staff (2020-03-27). "Total System Failure": Congress Pushes $2 Trillion Pandemic Bill. Will Dems Allow "Corporate Coup"? democracynow.org We continue our look at the massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief package — the largest stimulus bill in U.S. history — with author Matt Stoller, who argues the country will be unrecognizable after this pandemic if big corporations walk away with trillions of dollars and no strings attached. Stoller is research director at the American Economic Liberties Project and author of the book "Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy." His recent column for The Guardian is headlined "The coronavirus relief bill could turn into a corporate coup if we aren't careful."

Alessandro Miani, Ernesto Burgio, Prisco Piscitelli, Renato Lauro, Annamaria Colao (2020-03-27). The Italian war-like measures to fight coronavirus spreading: Re-open closed hospitals now. thelancet.com As recently highlighted by The Lancet, the Covid-19 outbreak started in Northern Italy has shocked Europe, while it has been questioned if China benefits from an authoritarian advantage in disease response [1,2]. In Italy, after the shutdown of the educational system (schools and Universities will remain closed at least for one month) and the collapse of the touristic sector (90% of travels and reservations cancelled), the Government officially locked down residents of all the region of Milan (Lombardia) and other 11 provinces.

Linda-Gail Bekker, One Dintwe, Andrew Fiore-Gartland, Keren Middelkoop, Julia Hutter, Anthony Williams, April K. Randhawa, Morten Ruhwald, Ingrid Kromann, Peter L. Andersen, Carlos A. DiazGranados, Kathryn T. Rutkowski, Dereck Tait, Maurine D. Miner, Erica Andersen-Nissen, Stephen C. De Rosa, Kelly E. Seaton, Georgia D. Tomaras, M. Juliana McElrath, Ann Ginsberg, James G. Kublin, HVTN 602 (2020-03-18). [Research Paper] A phase 1b randomized study of the safety and immunological responses to vaccination with H4:IC31, H56:IC31, and BCG revaccination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-uninfected adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa. thelancet.com BCG revaccination administered as a single dose ID and both H4: IC31 and H56: IC31 administered as 2 doses IM had acceptable safety profiles in healthy, QFT-negative, previously BCG-vaccinated adolescents. Characterization of the assays and the immunogenicity of these vaccines may help to identify valuable markers of protection for upcoming immune correlates analyses of C-040-404 and future TB vaccine efficacy trials.

Li Li, Qianghong Xv, Jing Yan (2020-03-16). [Correspondence] COVID-19: the need for continuous medical education and training. thelancet.com Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) moved rapidly through China, and the virus had spread to more than 60 countries and infected nearly 90‚Äà000 patients by March 5, 2020. Based on data for 72‚Äà314 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 14% of people have severe disease, 5% have critical illness, and 2 ∑3% die.1 COVID-19 is not a conventional disease, and rapid changes in the provision of critical care have been needed to meet the needs of patients. Health emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak can be a huge challenge for critical-care ph…

V.L. McCune, M.N. Quraishi, S. Manzoor, C.E. Moran, K. Banavathi, H. Steed, D.C.O Massey, G.R Trafford, T.H. Iqbal, P.M. Hawkey (2020-03-16). [Research Paper] Results from the first English stool bank using faecal microbiota transplant as a medicinal product for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection. thelancet.com The methodology developed here enabled successful licencing of FMT by The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency as a medicinal product. This has widened the availability of FMT in the National Health Service via a stool bank and can be applied in other centres across the world to improve access to safe and quality assured treatments.

Ebrahim Variava, Neil Martinson, Firdaus Nabeemah (2020-03-16). [Comment] Evolving therapies for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: balancing efficacy and toxicity. thelancet.com Disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a leading global health problem associated with severe morbidity and a high risk of death, despite widespread availability of effective treatment for drug-sensitive tuberculosis. Although drug-resistant tuberculosis had been described for many years, alarming reports over the past decade suggested neither tuberculosis transmission nor virulence was compromised by the selection of tuberculosis drug resistance.1,2 These reports, describing the prognosis of patients with extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, galvanised global research efforts into improving treatment,…

Andreas Kerschbaumer, Daniel Aletaha (2020-03-13). [Comment] Targeting p19 in psoriatic arthritis: more than just another therapeutic approach? thelancet.com Pharmacological management of chronic immune-mediated inflammatory conditions has experienced many advances in the past decade. Psoriatic arthritis has for a long time almost exclusively had therapeutic strategies that were originally developed for rheumatoid arthritis, on which most arthritis research has focused. The complexity of psoriatic arthritis, with its different disease manifestations besides the arthritis (enthesitis, dactylitis, involvement of the axial skeleton, and skin and nail disease), poses a challenge to comprehensive assessment of disease activity and to manifestation-oriented management of th…

Amaury Billon, Marie-Paule Gustin, Anne Tristan, Thomas Bénet, Julien Berthiller, Claude Alexandre Gustave, Philippe Vanhems, Gerard Lina (2020-03-10). [Research Paper] Association of characteristics of tampon use with menstrual toxic shock syndrome in France. thelancet.com Our study suggests that the risk of MTSS was associated with using tampons for more than 6 h, overnight tampon use during sleep, and neither read nor followed tampon insertion instructions in case of reading.

Dorothy Shaw (2020-03-09). [Comment] Patchy progress on the ICPD: are we asking the right questions? thelancet.com The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) agenda, set in 1994 in Cairo and revisited 25 years later in Nairobi in 2019, included goals for equitable education of women, reduction of infant and child mortality, reduction of maternal mortality, and access to reproductive and sexual health services, including family planning, through its well known Programme of Action.1 The ICPD was ground-breaking in recognising the benefits that empowerment of women and girls would have for themselves, their families, and, ultimately, their countries.

Adva Gadoth, Jody Heymann (2020-03-05). [Research Paper] Gender parity at scale: Examining correlations of country-level female participation in education and work with measures of men's and women's survival. thelancet.com This study extends past research by examining actionable areas of gender equality and their impact on both male and female survival. While longitudinal research is needed to examine both causality and mechanisms, our findings suggest longevity gains for both women and men, and for all children through reduced maternal mortality, where greater parity in school and work is exhibited.

Nandita Bhan, Lotus McDougal, Abhishek Singh, Yamini Atmavilas, Anita Raj (2020-03-05). [Research Paper] Access to women physicians and uptake of reproductive, maternal and child health services in India. thelancet.com Higher district availability of women physicians is associated with higher maternal health care utilization but not child health care utilization. Improving gender parity in the physician workforce and rural women physician access may improve maternal health care use in India.

Nandita Bhan, Kaushik Bhadra, Namratha Rao, Jennifer Yore, Anita Raj (2020-03-04). [Research Paper] Sport as a vehicle of change for livelihoods, social participation and marital health for the youth: Findings from a prospective cohort in Bihar, India. thelancet.com Evidence from India shows that sport can be an instrument supporting pro-social engagement for boys and girls. Further understanding of the gendered nature of sport and the mechanisms linking sport to agency among youth is needed.

Irena Stepanikova, Sanjeev Acharya, Safa Abdalla, Elizabeth Baker, Jana Klanova, Gary L. Darmstadt (2020-03-04). [Research Paper] Gender discrimination and depressive symptoms among child-bearing women: ELSPAC-CZ cohort study. thelancet.com The findings provide the first evidence that perceived gender discrimination is associated with depressive symptoms among child-bearing women. Social intervention programs aimed at reducing gender discrimination can potentially contribute to better mental health of women.

Anita Raj, Karen M. Freund, Jennifer M. McDonald, Phyllis L. Carr (2020-03-04). [Research Paper] Effects of sexual harassment on advancement of women in academic medicine: A multi-institutional longitudinal study. thelancet.com Contrary to our hypothesis, women reporting severe workplace harassment in 1995 were more rather than less likely to advance to full professor. Women seeking advancement may be more vulnerable to sexual harassment in academic medicine vis a vis greater exposure to those who abuse their position of authority.

Gary L. Darmstadt (2020-03-04). [Commentary] Gender equality: Framing a special collection of evidence for all. thelancet.com In this issue of EClinicalMedicine, the editors have assembled a special collection of papers which reinforce and extend concepts advanced recently in other Lancet family journals on Gender Equality, Norms and Health [1] and Advancing Gender Equity in Science, Medicine and Global Health [2]. These works in turn, build on decades of scholarship in the study of gender inequalities which to this day have disproportionately impacted women and girls, and even more so women who are poor or from racial or religious minorities or other intersecting aspects of identify which impart social disadvantage.

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