(2022-06-04). [Perspectives] Health as activism: rethinking social medicine in India. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep problems and inequities in India's health infrastructure, which has suffered from decades of underinvestment. But the pandemic also galvanised a wide range of community participation. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), volunteers, and health-care workers arranged for the supply of oxygen, helped register people for vaccination, ran vaccination camps, and visited communities and schools to speak about the virus and precautions. Notably, many local women, who trained as accredited social health activists (ASHAs), took part in these efforts.
(2022-06-04). [World Report] Warnings over doctor shortages amid Italian health reforms. thelancet.com As the Italian Health Ministry plans changes to primary care, health workers associations warn of a shortage of staff. Marta Paterlini reports.
(2022-06-03). Venezuela's Army Disables 17th Colombian Narco-Jet of 2022. orinocotribune.com Operation Relámpago del Catatumbo continues to destroy illegal facilities used by Colombian narco-terrorist groups. | On Wednesday, June 1, using fighter planes, the Comprehensive Aerospace Defensive System of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) disabled an illegal aircraft of armed Colombian drug traffickers (TANCOL). This marked the 17th Colombian narco-jet downed by Venezuelan authorities in 2022 alone. | The operation took place in the Rómulo Gallegos municipality of Apure state. The information was released by the Operational Strategic Commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Doming…
(2022-06-03). President Maduro Visits Socialist Commune in Caracas. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, June 1, within the framework of the Communal Homeland Plan, Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and various ministers visited the Altos de Lídice Socialist Commune in Caracas, where they held discussions regarding the productive development of Venezuela's communes. The head of state took a tour of the socio-productive areas of the community and met with cooperative members, entrepreneurs, and community producers. | "I want to be more and more connected with the reality of the neighborhood, with the reality of the people," President Maduro said. "For that, I created the 1àó10 System of Good…
(2022-06-03). African Liberation Day 2022: Smash neo-colonialism! mronline.org 
The age of classical colonialism in Africa changed the course of history. Exploited trade agreements and pseudo alliances between African nobility and European merchants led to heightened warfare, looting, and genocide across the continent.
(2022-06-03). Crisis of Sri Lankan capitalism provokes a popular uprising. mronline.org 
Since early April, Sri Lanka has been engulfed by a wave of mass protests demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Thousands of workers and students have mobilised in the most significant mass movement in 30 years.
(2022-06-03). Venezuela responsabiliza al capitalismo del cambio climático. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta venezolana, instó a los asistentes a la Reunión Internacional Estocolmo+ a tomar acciones responsables para la preservación del planeta.
(2022-06-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Community leaders are key to reaching people underrepresented in research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To address health disparities and reach underserved communities, work is underway at Mayo Clinic to raise up community voices through community engagement. "Community engagement is an ongoing process," explains Dr. Chyke Doubeni, director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research. "It's a partnership or collaboration among organizational entities and members of the community. And the sole purpose of this is to solve problems and address priorities that a community sees as…
(2022-06-03). Xinjiang boosts farmers' incomes with intelligent greenhouse system. ecns.cn The agricultural industrial park in Shache County of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has built 3000 intelligent greenhouses in the Gobi Desert, greatly boosting farming efficiency.
(2022-06-03). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…
(2022-06-03). Hallan cuerpo de trabajador atrapado tras explosión en mina de Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el alcalde de El Zulia, Manuel Orlando Pradilla, no ha sido identificada debido a las dificultades en las labores de rescate.
(2022-06-03). How to care for your children and yourself during tragedies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The collective trauma of the nation continues after a recent string of mass shootings. Having strong emotional responses to these events, even if you do not personally know the victims, is normal, says Dr. Daniel Hilliker, a child psychologist at Mayo Clinic. "Trauma by proxy is a real thing," says Dr. Hilliker. "It's got some of the same types of effects as trauma that you experience more directly. When we learn about these awful events,…
(2022-06-02). Cuba's non-alignment: A foreign policy of peace and socialism. mronline.org 
In Cuba, 'non-alignment' has never meant being neutral, and has always meant being opposed to attempts to divide humanity, writes MANOLO DE LOS SANTOS…
(2022-06-02). NY State Sen. Jabari Brisport: Slaves Helped Build NY, Reparations Are Long Overdue. moguldom.com On June 1, California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force released its first interim report. The in-depth and extensive report "surveys the ongoing and compounding harms experienced by African Americans as a result of slavery and its lingering effects on American society today." This was an historic move by California. Many are wondering is New York State could …