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‘Patients’ rights and access to drugs could be hurt by proposed amendments in patent rules’

Patients’ groups, civil society organisations, and public health experts voice concern over draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023, which could hurt people's rights to file pre-grant opposition to patents

The Hindu

Delta-8, other mind-altering hemp products would be tightly restricted in Chicago under new proposal.

The substances exploded in popularity after a federal law unintentionally allowed businesses to sell the weed-like substances without regulations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Deborah Birx, former COVID-19 White House adviser, to join Texas Tech’s health center

Birx served in the Trump administration, helping states navigate COVID-19. Her work in public health largely focused on HIV and AIDS.

The Texas Tribune

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Health Department partners with C-CAMP to strengthen public healthcare

Karnataka Health Dept. partners with C-CAMP to strengthen public health settings with indigenous, innovative solutions. MoU signed to identify, implement & integrate tech in urban & rural areas for improved diagnostics & screening, boosting health outcomes & nurturing tech.

The Hindu

New Mexico governor’s unconstitutional gun edict shows dangers of ‘emergency powers’

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s stunt was widely condemned even by some leading supporters of gun control, including Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and activist David Hogg

Chicago Sun-Times

Addis Ababa faces growing climate change risks like heat, drought and floods, study warns

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, will likely face increased heatwaves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will pose risks to public health and infrastructure. They’ll also be felt most acutely by the city’s most vulnerable residents: those living in informal settlements.

The Conversation

‘An epidemic’: Syphilis rages through Texas, causing newborn cases to climb amid treatment shortage

Syphilis rates in Texas continue to climb, alarming healthcare workers who see the highest increases among pregnant people and newborns. A shortage of treatment is complicating efforts to combat it.

The Texas Tribune

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Republicans move to slash CDC budget

The HIV program launched in 2019 with the goal of cutting new infections nationwide by 90% by 2030

Salon

A Blatantly Unconstitutional Gun Edict Highlights the Hazards of Emergency Powers

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham thinks violent crime gives her a license to rule by decree.

Reason

CDC OKs updated COVID-19 vaccine, clearing way for shots to begin this week

Chicago public health officials have said the CDC approval was all they needed to “begin the rollout” of the vaccine, which will be free for all city residents. “We already have the vaccine in Chicago,” Dr. Geraldine Luna, medical director for the Chicago Department of Public Health, said Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Laughing gas ban step closer as MPs vote to make nitrous oxide Class C substance

Dealers and users could face jail time and unlimited fines under new measures which are expected to come into force by the end of the year.

The Independent UK

How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered

The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as COVID-19 hospitalizations begin to rise and the new variant makes its way across the globe.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on preventable cancers: we need to avoid illness as well as cure it

Editorial: Public health has been neglected for too long, and new research on the rise of lifestyle-linked cancers proves it

The Guardian - UK

In flood-stricken central Greece, residents face acute water shortages and a public health warning

Public health officials are warning residents of flood-stricken central Greece to avoid using floodwater for domestic chores due to mounting fears of contamination

The Independent UK

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‘Very little yield’: has genetically targeted medicine really made us healthier?

Billions were sunk into the promise of treatments personalised to the individual. Now many believe the money might have been better spent on public health interventions

The Independent UK

Governor declares New Mexico gun violence as a public health emergency

Order was signed after it was found that guns are the state’s leading cause of death among children and teens

The Hindu

India needs to gear up for the emerging dementia epidemic, say experts

With India’s elderly population expected to touch 20 crore in 2031, there is a growing demand for a national action plan to tackle rising cases of Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia which can impair memory and significantly lower quality of life.

The Independent UK

What does Mexico’s vote to decriminalise abortion mean?

Federal public health services are now able to offer the procedure to anyone who requests it – that means access for millions of Mexicans in the country

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New Study Finds Link Between Cardiovascular Diseases and Consumption Of Fast Food Having Emulsifiers

Research suggests that emulsifiers found in processed foods can disrupt gut bacteria and increase inflammation, causing CVD

The Conversation

Secondhand smoke may be a substantial contributor to lead levels found in children and adolescents, new study finds

Secondhand smoke may be an important but overlooked source of chronic lead exposure in kids and adolescents. That is the key finding of our recent study, published in the journal BMC Public Health.

WEKU

Storing guns away from home could reduce suicides, but there are legal hurdles

New ideas like "safe storage maps" show gun owners where to put their firearms in safekeeping if a mental health crisis happens. The idea has support, but obstacles are in the way in some states.

The Independent UK

EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election

The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone — better known as smog — despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health

Reason

American Lung Association Demands the FDA Mislead the Public About Vaping

Providing accurate information about the risks of different nicotine products is long overdue.

The Guardian - UK

Turn up in person, get used to rejection and eat more than cornflakes: my advice to university freshers

The odds are stacked against this generation of UK students, but here are a few things that might help, says Prof Devi Sridhar, the chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Chicago Sun-Times

Former mayor teaching Harvard students about how to deal with a pandemic — and with reporters

Lori Lightfoot’s class will include a mock press conference and a simulated community meeting. She’ll discuss the dangers of politicizing a pandemic and how to interact with the media, drawing on lessons learned amid COVID-19.

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