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Former surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams shares lessons from COVID and anxieties about the next pandemic

Pigeon populations are rapidly growing, even in Indian cities, where urban populations of Mumbai and Pune registered an incredible 150% increase in these flocks. This explosion has, consequently, resulted in public health issues, that are so severe that even the practice of feeding pigeons has been prohibited in certain areas.…

The EPA approved a Florida pilot project using radioactive waste in road construction despite potential public health and environmental risks.

LA County also announced its first human case of the H5N1 bird flu virus as the crisis continues to escalate

The intensifying cutting of trees for firewood in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) is not only worsening the region's environmental challenges but is also contributing to a growing public health crisis. Read further on Dynamite News:

With sports betting now legal in 38 states, experts worry that gambling addiction is also growing

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by journalist Geeta Seshu, independent activist-writer Madhu Bhushan, and public health expert Dr Swathi SB. 

Louisiana public health officials are no longer permitted to promote vaccines, including those against illnesses such as COVID-19 and the flu, to members of the public in a new policy that was covertly implemented in the state.

A celebration of culinary excellence turned sour when over 70 attendees of the L.A. Times 101 Best Restaurants party reported severe gastrointestinal illnesses.

Los Angeles health officials investigate new cases after felines who had consumed raw milk found with H5 virus

The complaint says CVS "contributed to the opioid crisis, a national public health emergency with devastating effects in the United States."