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'Media literacy' advocates push to create savvier consumers of news and information

The Instagram headline was pithy and alarming: “Head of Pfizer Research: Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization.” And the report, from a murky source, could have had real-world consequences, coming in 2020, just as the U.S. rolled out the first vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Drugs warning issued in Manchester over green 'Rolex' ecstasy tablets

Anyone feeling unwell should seek urgent medical attention

Manchester Evening News

Cough syrup deaths: If media doesn’t hold the government to account, who will?

On a day when the biggest news story for most Indian newspapers was India’s almost miraculous win in their match against Pakistan in Melbourne in the ongoing T20 World Cup, one paper decided to make a non-sport and non-political story its page 1 lead.

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Gateshead's Shield Therapeutics says US expansion will be aided by new shelf life ruling

The company launched its lead drug Accrufer in the US last year

Birmingham Post

Africa CDC: Ebola outbreak in Uganda "not getting out of hand"

Africa's top public health body said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was "not getting out of hand" and that it was still under control, despite an increase in cases that have spread to the capital Kampala.

Reuters

The Feds Monkey Around With Monkeypox

The FDA delayed the delivery of 1 million vaccine doses, and many high-risk Americans were turned away from health clinics that had run out of vaccines.

Reason

Wastewater drug report not an accurate representation of SA's substance problems, advocates say

The SA Network of Drug and Alcohol Services says the survey inaccurately represents the state's biggest problems.

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Lisa Jarvis: What parents can do as RSV spikes among children

A surge in cases of a common respiratory virus is filling up pediatric hospital beds around the U.S. The early and swift arrival of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is stretching the limits of an already exhausted health care system. Layer on COVID and the flu, and you’ve got the…

Tribune News Service

FDA delays advisory committee meeting on over-the-counter birth control pill

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday postponed a critical advisory meeting on an application for the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, citing the need “to review new information.”

Tribune News Service

Monkeypox vaccinations, treatment dramatically slow spread of virus in California

LOS ANGELES — Evidence is continuing to mount that monkeypox vaccinations and treatments are protecting against further spread of the virus, according to Los Angeles County’s public health director.

Los Angeles Times

Ebola infects 6 schoolkids in Uganda as contagion fear grows

Six schoolchildren in Uganda’s capital have tested positive for Ebola

The Independent UK

1 Biotech Stock to Double Down on in Q4

Leading drug maker Amgen (AMGN) delivered impressive second-quarter results. The company is well-positioned for solid long-term growth, driven by its diversified and growing product portfolio, rising demand from a rapidly aging population, and continued advancements in science and technology. Given its high profitability, attractive dividends, and bright growth prospects, we…

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Cough syrup deaths: Why is India’s drug regulator going after Dinesh Thakur and T Prashant Reddy?

It’s been over a week since public health activists Dinesh Thakur and T Prashant Reddy received an ominous notice from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, warning them to stop “maligning the image of the institution and the nation at large”.

Newslaundry

Fish feed additive banned in EU found in Tasmanian salmon at concerning levels, researchers say

Experts call for tighter regulations as tests find ethoxyquin exceeds maximum limits in Tassal and Petuna salmon

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The Independent UK

China launches a COVID-19 vaccine inhaled through the mouth

The Chinese city of Shanghai has started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first

ABC News

Australian Crime Intelligence Commission releases latest findings from wastewater drug monitoring program

Methylamphetamine consumption has risen across Australia while the use of other drugs has dropped, according to the latest results from national wastewater analysis.

Dublin Live

HSE secures an additional 15,000 vaccines for monkeypox

There have been 200 cases of monkeypox to date reported in Ireland

AAP

Aust meth use booms, other drugs decline

More Australians are turning to meth as their preferred drug in part because European organised crime groups are transitioning from manufacturing ecstasy.

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A new paramedic policy may guide overdose patients into treatment

As the number of opioid overdose deaths continues to surge across the United States, some experts stress the urgency of providing the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine to drug users as soon as possible, on the scene of an overdose.

Bangkok Post

Airports put on alert for Ebola cases

The Public Health Ministry is beefing up health checks on incoming travellers from Africa in a bid to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in the country.

Tribune News Service

Biden faces winter COVID surge as funds, public interest dry up

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is urging a vaccination push as he braces for a winter wave of COVID-19 cases that could again drive up hospitalizations and deaths, but this time without a blank check to fight the surge.

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Ready to Make Passive Income? Consider Buying This Health Care Stock

Leading biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) reported solid financials in the last quarter. Its diversified product portfolio and inelastic demand for such products brighten its near-term prospects. Moreover, the company’s strong financials put it in a great position to pay dividends increasingly. Hence, it could be an ideal pick for…

Manchester Evening News

Number of children being vaccinated still yet to reach pre-covid levels in one Greater Manchester borough

Public health bosses in Wigan have also expressed concerns over the effect of the cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Who can get an autumn Covid booster jab and how do I book?

Booster vaccinations are being offered to everyone in England over the age of 50

The Times of India

Dove, other Unilever dry shampoos recalled over cancer risk

Unilever Plc recalled popular brands of aerosol dry shampoo, including Dove, after discovering they were contaminated with a chemical called benzene that can cause cancer. The recall also covers brands such as Nexxus, Suave, Tresemmé and Tigi, which makes Rockaholic and Bed Head dry shampoos, according to a notice posted…

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