(2023-05-27). Perspectives] Confronting medical colonialism and obstetric violence in Canada. thelancet.com On Sept 28, 2020, just moments before her death, 37-year-old Joyce Echaquan sent a message to her family via Facebook Live, expressing her distress about treatment administered by hospital staff at an emergency department in Joliette, QC, Canada. She had been admitted there a few days earlier with severe abdominal pain. Echaquan was entitled to respectful, dignified care. Instead, capturing health-care workers treating her disdainfully with slurs and taunts based on degrading stereotypes of Indigenous women, Echaquan's live-stream video made headlines worldwide, exposing the racist and sexist violence Indigenous…
(2023-05-27). Alibaba plans to increase its headcount. ecns.cn Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced on Thursday night it plans to hire 15,000 people this year, refuting rumors circulating on social media platforms in recent days that the company planned to lay off 20 percent of its staff.
(2023-05-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: How much screen time is too much time for your kids? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org How much screen time is too much for a child? Is digital media affecting your child's health? The surgeon general has issued a new advisory, citing growing concerns about the effects of social media use on the mental health of young people. Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin is a Mayo Clinic pediatrician and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. While there are many benefits to technology, she says it also can affect children and teens in negative ways,…
(2023-05-27). World Report] US health experts divided on social media age restrictions. thelancet.com Some medical associations support restrictions on social media use to protect adolescent's health, while others focus on making companies provide safer platforms. Susan Jaffe reports.
(2023-05-27). Thursday 5/25: SF Rally To Send Musk And Desantis On A Mission To Mars. indybay.org Twitter Headquarters | 1355 Market St. | San Francisco, CA…
(2023-05-26). U.S. Claims Wagner Supplied Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Sudan's Rapid Support Force. southfront.org 
RSF fighters with Chinese-made FN-6 systems. Via Twitter. | Russia's Wagner Group has supplied anti-aircraft missiles to the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) in Sudan, the United States Department of Treasury said on May 25. | The accusations came in a statement announcing new U.S. sanctions against the head of Russia's Wagner Group in Mali, Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov."Most recently in Sudan, the Wagner Group has been supplying Sudan's Rapid Support Forces with surface-to-air…
(2023-05-26). Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Shielding Elon Musk's SpaceX From Lawsuits. truthout.org Newly announced GOP presidential candidate and Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into state law on Thursday that protects private companies that orchestrate spaceflights from liability lawsuits if a crew member gets injured or dies as a result of an accident. The legislation became law exactly one day after DeSantis announced his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event… |
(2023-05-27). Tonsils: Tiny, but pack a big punch. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The tonsils play an essential role in keeping you healthy. These small, oval-shaped pads at the back of the throat are part of the immune system and make white blood cells. These cells attack and prevent germs that enter your body and making you sick. While small in size, the tonsils can cause considerable pain and discomfort if inflamed. This inflammation is called tonsillitis and typically is due to a viral infection, although bacterial infections…