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Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants, and the health risk extends indoors

Humans have contended with dust storms for thousands of years, ever since early civilizations appeared in the Middle East and North Africa. But modern desert dust storms are different from their preindustrial counterparts.

The Conversation

‘Kerala will soon have a Centre for Disease Control to tackle infectious disease outbreaks’

As the health apparatus in Kerala is intensifying its efforts to contain a fourth episode of the Nipah infection in the State, Health Minister Veena George vouches for the effectiveness of the system to detect and treat such infectious diseases here. In an interview to A.S. Jayanth, she says a…

The Hindu

‘Dire need’ for labels on alcohol and ads about unhealthy eating to cut avoidable cancers

Health campaigners call for hard-hitting messages about risks of drinking and of being overweight

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From smoking to seatbelts: hard-hitting safety campaigns that made a difference

Here are four of the most graphic British public health TV ads of recent years

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Updated COVID-19 vaccine expected to be available next week in Chicago

Doses of the vaccine are expected to be widely available within five to 12 days at clinics and pharmacies throughout Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

State following Centre’s guidelines to prevent Nipah from spreading to T.N.: Health Minister

Tamil Nadu Health Dept. follows guidelines issued by the Union Government to prevent Nipah spreading to the State. Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department staff are screening people who come from Kerala to Tamil Nadu via six districts that have intestate border.

The Hindu

Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding

The public health department in Ottawa County in Michigan is facing deep cuts to its funding

The Independent UK

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Victorian government hired KPMG to consult on tobacco changes despite firm’s links to industry

Transparency advocates condemn arrangement as ‘appalling’ while health department refuses to say how much consultancy was paid

The Guardian - AU

‘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

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.

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‘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.

Salon

Republicans move to slash CDC budget

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

Reason

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

‘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.

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