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U.S. launches global coalition to fight synthetic drug menace. Robert Leventhal, Chief of Division of Global Policy and Programs Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. State Department, visits Kochi to deliver a talk. Coalition focuses on manufacturing, trafficking, data production, public health. U.S. to work closely with…

At 7, I broke my nose in an accident. My family took me to the hospital where my mother worked as a surgeon. My father, an anaesthesiologist, distracted me from the pain during the procedure. India's Health Management Information System classifies this as a 'minor surgery'. In 2015, the Lancet…

Edward and Cynthia Institute of Public Health urges Karnataka govt. and State High Court to ban firecrackers to combat climate change. Suggests 300% tax increase, strict regulation of timings and silent hours from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Eat Out to Help Out ‘encouraged social mixing’ and ‘confused public health messaging’, inquiry hears

The Covid inquiry is currently hearing evidence related to the Government’s decisions in the early days of the pandemic.

Plan to ban next generation from buying cigarettes has received praise from health experts - but opposition from convenience store owners

A submission from the British Medical Association said the UK Government failed to ‘provide clear, consistent and visible public health messaging’

A submission from the British Medical Association said the UK Government failed to ‘provide clear, consistent and visible public health messaging’.

The French government will hold emergency meetings this week to examine surging numbers of bedbug cases, which are becoming a major public health worry.