Climate Change Is Making Us Sick, Says WHO Envoy
The World Health Organization says round 7 million people die prematurely each year due to air pollution. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPSBy Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Aug 2 2023 (IPS) Climate change is making us sick. It has become urgent to build resilient health systems to secure humanity’s well-being, says the special envoy for climate change and health of the World Health Organization (WHO). “Climate change is unquestionably affecting our health every day,” says Vanessa Kerry– a renowned global health expert and medical doctor – who was appointed the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Busani Bafana Tags: Climate Action Climate Change Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news

Ex-Google recruiter says ' everyone fails ' on the vital step of following up with a personalized message after applying for a job
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images An ex-Google recruiter told CNBC most job-seekers are skipping an important step. Nolan Church, a former recruiter, said applicants should send a follow-up message after applying. He said when he worked at DoorDash the company took calls with these…#nolanchurch #google #doordash #church #linkedin #continuum #openai
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Indict, Rally, Repeat: Reactions to Latest Trump Charges Follow Familiar Script
Donald Trump’s legal woes may have deepened, but his political standing in the Republican Party continues to show remarkable resilience amid a presidential race taking the country into uncharted territory.#donaldtrump #republicanparty
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Australia news live: NGA clears art collective of allegations white assistants interfered in works by First Nations artists
Follow live news updates todayUp to 100,000 Centrelink debts or potential debts miscalculated over two decades, ombudsman findsGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastIn a back and forth betweenPatricia Karvelas and prime ministerAnthony Albaneseon whether he supports a federal treaty, he says the no voice to parliament campaign is trying to muddy the waters:What the no campaign want to do is to focus on everything that ’s not happening.What is happening is a vote in the last quarter of this year for a voice to parliament. And what that is about is recognising First Nations people in our con...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Josh Taylor (now) and Rafqa Touma (earlier) Tags: Australian politics Australia news Australian education Health Space Australian economy Andrew Forrest Climate crisis Environment Business Renewable energy Source Type: news

Government Health Financing for All, Not Insurance
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Nazihah NoorKUALA LUMPUR and BERN, Aug 2 2023 (IPS) To achieve universal health coverage, people need public healthcare systems providing fair access to decent health care. This should be an entitlement for all, regardless of means, requiring adequate, appropriate and sustainable financing over the long term. Jomo Kwame SundaramAppropriate arrangements can help ensure a financially sustainable, effective and equitable healthcare system. However, insurance-based systems – both private and social – not only incur unnecessary costs, but also undermine ensuring health for all. Private health ins...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Nazihah Noor Tags: Development & Aid Global Headlines Health Human Rights Sustainability TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

LK-99 and The Superconductivity Paradigm Shift
If you like this content follow me here Superconductors, the ever-elusive marvels that have captivated the scientific community for decades. Now, amidst all the hype, let’s delve into this recent buzz about the so-called “first room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor,” namely LK-99. I…#lk99 #heikekamerlinghonnes #discovery #xrd #xps
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Australia news live: unions to call for full school funding; Labor to bring back stalled housing fund bill
Education unions are to launch a campaign to fulfil Gonski commitments in five years. Follow live news updates todayGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastTwelve of Australia ’s medical colleges, representing more than 100,000 doctors, have penned a joint statement to the government arguing that without urgent action Australia’s healthcare system will remain unprepared to tackle the health risks posed by climate change.In its statement, the colleges write:We, as medical experts, are very concerned that Australian healthcare systems remain unprepared to handle extreme weather events that m...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Martin Farrer Tags: Australian politics Australia news Australian education Health Space Australian economy Andrew Forrest Climate crisis Environment Business Renewable energy Source Type: news

With new flurry of clinical trials, NIH finally seeks treatments for Long Covid
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) yesterday announced new clinical trials to test a diverse array of treatment strategies —from an intravenous immune drug to light therapy and a dietary supplement—in people with Long Covid, the disabling syndrome that can follow infection with the pandemic coronavirus. The focus is on mitigating some of the most common and debilitating symptoms including brain fog and sleep troubles. Most of the trials will include 100 to 300 people with Long Covid and will start to enroll this year, officials said. One, a multiweek study of the antiviral Paxlovid, has started to sign ...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

‘Everyone is aghast.’ India’s move to weaken forest protections outrages conservationists
Conservation scientists fear more than one-quarter of forests in India could lose legal protection under controversial legislation that the nation’s Parliament could approve as early as this week. The legislation amends India’s flagship 1980 Forest Conservation Act. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi says it will help India meet its commitments to combat climate change by planting trees, and “eliminate ambiguities” in rules that govern how officials legally define forests and regulate their use. But researchers and others worry the measure—which has triggered nationwide protests—will irrev...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

‘Hellbender’s’ Adams Family Next, ‘Where the Devil Roams,’ Swooped on by Fox’s Tubi (EXCLUSIVE)
Fox Corp.’s Tubi, its free, ad-supported streaming TV service, has pounced on two high-profile Fantasia titles, led by “Where the Devil Roams,” the Adams family’s follow-up to “Hellbender,” Rotten Tomatoes No. 1 movie on its Top 10 of best-rated horror films of 2022, just besting Eskil Vogt’s “The…#foxcorpstubi #wheredevilroams #rottentomatoesno #eskilvogts #innocents #satanwantsyou #zeldaadams #johnadams #tobyposer #deeperyoudigzelda
Source: Reuters: Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Physician Who Cured Himself
(MedPage Today) -- "The Doctor's Art" is a weekly podcast that explores what makes medicine meaningful, featuring profiles and stories from clinicians, patients, educators, leaders, and others working in healthcare. Listen and subscribe/follow...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 1, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

PET/CT improves survival outcomes in patients with HNSCC
PET/CT scans during annual follow-up visits for patients treated for head an...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Do PET/CT reports contain riddles for oncologists? PET/CT shows promise predicting outcomes in head, neck cancer PET radiomics tailor head/neck cancer treatment RT + immunotherapy = head/neck cancer treatment option CT lung screening can catch recurring head, neck cancer
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Self-reported delays show pandemic's effect on cancer screening
About one in four women and one in three patients are reporting delays in breas...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: ACS: COVID-19 increased deaths from cancer as contributing factor Deductibles discourage patients from diagnostic breast imaging ECR: How has COVID affected cancer screening in Europe? COVID pandemic cut breast cancer screening volume by half Follow-up delays are common in people at high risk of lung cancer
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

How should we proceed with image-analyzing AI?
Algorithms can now glean ever more molecular and genetic information from images of stained tissue, but some researchers worry that we can’t follow their logic.
Source: The Scientist - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Magazine Issue Source Type: news

‘No one can be above the rules’: San Francisco’s mayor is at war with Elon Musk and it’s getting heated
A large, flashing “X” sign on San Francisco’s Market Street marked the end of Twitter and its bird branding. It also represented a struggle by Mayor London Breed to get the social network’s owner, Elon Musk, to follow city laws. San Francisco officials had stopped Musk’s company last week from…#sanfranciscos #twitter #londonbreed #elonmusk #cityofsanfrancisco #sf #nt
Source: Reuters: Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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