Women in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy will be able to obtain abortion medication after a telephone consultation

Source: New Zealand women to be able to access abortion over the phone | New Zealand | The Guardian

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…there is a new political reality in Myanmar: a people demanding change, no longer willing to accept military rule. I will continue to appeal to all governments and other key stakeholders to listen to the people and be guided by their will to prevent deeper catastrophe in the heart of Asia.

Noeleen Heyzer, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, in her address to the United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee 25 October 2022 

Source: A New Political Reality in Myanmar: A People No Longer Willing to Accept Military Rule | Inter Press Service

Source: Jan. 6 Rioter Who Dragged a Police Officer Into the Crowd Gets 7.5 Years in Prison – Mother Jones

Fatigue, cognitive problems common

The most common symptoms were fatigue (52.2%), followed by loss of smell (43.7%), “brain fog” (40.4%), and shortness of breath (39.7%); 45.7% reported either memory loss or brain fog. Women were significantly more likely than men to report loss of smell (46.4% vs 35.3%), cognitive symptoms (48.7% vs 36.3%), anxiety (30.8% vs 22.3%), and sleep disruption (32.4% vs 22.5%).

Source: 15% of US COVID-19 survivors still have symptoms after a year | CIDRAP

Uganda’s health minister announced yesterday that officials will evaluate three Sudan Ebola vaccine candidates in the coming weeks, and she revealed that healthcare workers are already testing some new treatment options.

Currently, there are no approved treatments for the more rare Sudan Ebola strain that Uganda is battling in seven of its west central regions, including the capital city Kampala. Plans to test vaccines and treatments appear to be similar to strategies used to test countermeasures against Zaire Ebola in in West Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Source: Uganda green-lights Ebola vaccine trials | CIDRAP

Source: Mimi Writes…….: I Am a Peace Blogger

The 20-year-old Anton Gnedovets worked as a milling machine operator at the Bauman MGTU, a Moscow technology school. When drafted into the Russian army, he went on a hunger strike, refusing to wear a uniform or obey orders. Within two weeks, he succeeded in getting discharged from the army, and came home. Our story in a concise version of a longer article published in Russian by Mediazona. Source: ‘If you croak, we’ll say you killed yourself.’ A 20-year-old Moscow conscript went on a hunger strike and refused to wear a uniform or follow orders. Two weeks later, he was discharged and came home. — Meduza