(2023-03-07). March To Iraq War, 20 Years Later: March 7, 2003. thedissenter.org 
This series is published exclusively for subscribers of The Dissenter. Thanks for your interest in journalism on whistleblowers and related press freedom issues. | The world will mark the 20th anniversary of the United States invasion and occupation of Iraq in about a month. It was the second war waged by the US against Iraq. | To reflect on this history, The Dissenter recounts the timeline of events that led up to the invasion on March 19. Each post encapsulates what took place that day as both political and media elites beat the drums of war. | *** | March 7, 2003: A report from United Nations chief weapons ins…
(2023-03-06). March To Iraq War, 20 Years Later: March 6, 2003. thedissenter.org The Dissenter Newsletter recalls each day in the timeline of events that led up to the US invasion of Iraq on March 19, 2003, twenty years ago…
(2023-03-07). Lower vs Higher Oxygen Saturation Targets and Survival to Hospital Discharge Among Patients Resuscitated After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study compared the effect of 2 oxygen saturation targets on survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The authors have focused on an important area of postresuscitation care, because hyperoxia (defined as Pao2 >300 mm Hg) has shown to be associated with worse outcomes. In contrast to a 2022 study, the study by Dr Bernard and colleagues did not report any benefit for low oxygen targets, although the oxygen target for the intervention group (peripheral oxygen saturation of 90%-94%) was far below international recommendations. Thus, this trial compared hypoxia with normoxia rather than…
(2023-03-07). Venezuela's Economy in 2023: Growth, Devaluation and Wages. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan economy has evolved favorably since the last quarter of 2021, breaking with the recession of previous years. Since then, it has shown growth indicators that have remained stable. | The national economy, as a whole, showed an increase in GDP (gross domestic product) of more than 15% in 2022, as noted by President Nicolás Maduro recently, the largest increase registered on the continent during the past year. | But this strong trend, according to several private firms, may have slowed down by the end of 2022 and the beginning of this year, as a new cycle of devaluations has intensified, bringing wages…