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87% of service workers in the U.S. South were injured on the job last year
Southern service workers allege that South Carolina’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration discriminates against Black workers.
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U.S. puts “shameful pressure” on Italy for hiring Cuban doctors
In a statement released this Thursday, the Italy-Cuba Friendship Association (ANAIC), also stated that it is an “absurd interference by the United States in the internal affairs” of Italy, by “asking for explanations” on this issue from the sanitary authorities, as revealed by Corriere della Sera newspaper.
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Why Britain’s Uranium ammo decision a big deal
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense announced that it would be sending anti-tank ammunition for the Challenger 2 tanks being delivered to Ukraine that contain depleted uranium.
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Birth again the dream of Global peace and mutual respect
On 24 February 2023, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released a twelve-point plan entitled ‘China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis’.
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The U.S. blockade and its effects on Cuban medicine
The Cuban socialist healthcare system is internationally recognized as one of the best in the world.
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Gendered Violence as an Inextricable Thread of Capitalism
The gendered forms of violence in capitalist-patriarchal societies are, obviously, related to what is habitually recognized as violence against women.
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Pandemic preparedness on all fronts
The COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up call to the international health community and world governments.
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The crisis of trans health care in Canada
Public health coverage in Canada needs to expand to include a wider range of interventions and gender affirming procedures.
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The Havana Syndrome case cracked
Even before the attack on the homeland of the weather balloons, the Havana Syndrome tested America’s mettle.
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Fidel Castro’s legacy lives on as Cuba keeps sending ‘Doctors, not Bombs’ all across the World
In the immediate aftermath of the recent devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, Cuba dispatched medical teams to the affected areas to provide care to victims. Their departure was marked by a farewell ceremony, which featured a large photo of Fidel Castro.
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The true test of a civilisation is the absence of anxiety about health: The Eighth Newsletter (2023)
I was reminded of the Carlos Marx Hospital by the newest edition in our series Studies on the DDR, jointly produced by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and the Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR (IFDDR) and entitled ‘Socialism Is the Best Prophylaxis’: The German Democratic Republic’s Health Care System.
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One out of 10 SARS-CoV-2-infected people suffers Long COVID: Study
Long COVID symptoms may include severe fatigue, brain impairment as well as nervous system dysfunction, nausea and shortness of breath.
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‘Socialism is the best prophylaxis’: The German Democratic Republic’s Health Care System
The German Democratic Republic (DDR) was a socialist state founded in East Germany in 1949 as a democratic, antifascist reaction to the Second World War and the subsequent restoration of monopoly capitalism in West Germany.
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Chomsky and Prashad: Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism
In the last days of the Trump administration, the U.S. government returned Cuba to its state sponsors of terrorism list. This was a vindictive act. Trump said it was because Cuba played host to guerrilla groups from Colombia, which was actually part of Cuba’s role as host of the peace talks.
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60 Minutes’ weight-loss tip: Don’t bite the hand that feeds you
People in the United States have grown accustomed to endless pharmaceutical ads when watching TV. The industry is the fourth-biggest spender on TV advertising in the country—one of only two in the world (along with New Zealand) that allows such direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs.
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Stepping out of the pandemic, Chinese style
On January 6, 2023, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued China’s 10th edition of its diagnosis and treatment protocol for novel coronavirus infection.
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Cuba assumes the head of the G-77 at a critical time
On January 12, Cuba took the presidency of the G77+China for the first time in history after being elected in September 2022 during the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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New Yorker takes aim at people who still think Covid is a problem
There is an episode of the Fox animated series Family Guy where the family dog, Brian, is welcomed as a possible new contributor at the New Yorker.
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The lesson we should have learned from ‘Silent Spring’
We have to address the way that corporations create, shape, and control demand, leveraging the state as a tool.
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How Big Pharma actually spends its massive profits
New research shows that pharmaceutical companies have spent more on enriching shareholders than drug research and development over the past decade.