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Dr Napasorn "Puimek" Weerayuttvilai is known as an actress and singer, as well as an intern medical doctor at Rajburi Hospital. Earlier this month, after she shared on social media her decision to resign from the hospital, the issue of a shortage of doctors in Thailand became the talk of…

Bangkok Post

Diarrhoea HQ to probe local spate

The Public Health Ministry has opened an emergency operations centre (EOC) and ordered an investigation after more than 100 people across three districts in Phuket fell sick from an unidentified pathogen which left many suffering from severe diarrhoea.

Bangkok Post

Failure in New York's air quality crisis

"It’s been a lackluster, underwhelming, frankly problematic response."

Salon

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Invest in our doctors

The shortage of medical personnel is not a new issue; indeed the problem has been part of the public health system for decades. Yet, the matter was brought up again this week following a viral Facebook post by actress Noppasorn "Puimek" Veerayuthawilai, who graduated from the faculty of medicine at…

Bangkok Post

Fox News downplays wildfire smoke

"We have this kind of air in India and China all the time, no public health emergency," one pundit declared

Salon

HHS' first national STI plan could face obstacles - Roll Call

The plan, which directs five departments and 15 agencies to implement more than 200 steps by 2030, comes as STDs reach record highs.

Roll Call

'Uncertainty' for clinical care if Calvary takeover is delayed

The CHS boss has said the current system is inefficient.

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Australia should follow Ireland's lead and add stronger health warning labels to alcohol

From August 2023, Australian beer, wine, spirits and pre-mixed drinks have to warn of the harms of drinking alcohol while pregnant. But they don’t have to mention the other harms of alcohol for the wider population.

The Conversation

Doctors' union irked at lack of solutions to problems

The Thai Frontline Physician Confederation (TFPC) voiced disappointment on Wednesday at the Public Health Ministry's response to demands that it tackle problems faced by medical professionals including doctors.

Bangkok Post

Anyone who goes to a beach already has a ‘beach body’. Don’t strive for an illusion

Instead of falling for fitness and diet fads, focus on the things that will bring you true health and happiness this summer, says public health academic Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

A new system in California recasts gun violence as a public health concern. It’s saving lives

Hospital-based violence intervention programs could soon see funds provided by Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program

The Guardian - US

Fosun Pharma Secures $54 Million of IFC Loans for West Africa Plant

Côte d’Ivoire factory will produce anti-malaria and anti-bacterial drugs to improve public health across the region, World Bank unit says

Caixin Global

Regulate liquor sensibly

Attempts by the Public Health Ministry to propose a new draft law to intensify limits on alcohol consumption have caused a commotion.

Bangkok Post

Shortage of doctors, nurses causing concern

A shortage of medical personnel, especially doctors, has led to staff being overworked at some hospitals and is a problem for the Public Health Ministry, a top health official said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

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The Guardian - AU

Alcohol industry lobbyists misrepresented evidence in bid to influence Australian policy, study finds

Industry submissions on harm reduction plan at times misused evidence, academics say, but health minister says there’s ‘no suggestion’ the strategy was influenced

The Conversation

Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers are studying how it causes cancer

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in the Earth’s crust. Exposure to arsenic, often through contaminated food and water, is associated with various negative health effects, including cancer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tell Congress to give EPA enough power to protect our nation’s wetlands

A bipartisan majority in Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972 because rivers were on fire, fish were dying, and Lake Erie was labeled “functionally dead.” The Supreme Court should not be allowed to rewrite the Act and ignore 45 years of practices to protect the environment and public…

Roll Call

Biden's pick to lead the CDC faces tough summer on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is staring down several legislative battles as a new director is expected to take the reins.

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Urgent review to consider 'dental deserts' in the North East amid 'significant risk' to public health

Health bosses will urgently review dental provision across the North East.

Dynamite News

Researchers find walking improves brain connectivity, memory in older adults

Walking enhances connections within and between three brain networks, including one associated to Alzheimer's disease, according to new study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, adding to the growing body of evidence that exercise benefits brain health. Read further on Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post

Drones fly medicine 12km to island hospital

The Public Health Ministry successfully used drones to fly a 12-kilometre journey across the sea to deliver medicine to a hospital on Koh Puyu in Satun province.

The Hindu

Five persons test positive for COVID-19 in T.N.

Five more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Friday. It included two persons in Kanyakumari and one each in Salem and Krishnagiri. A passenger who arrived from Singapore also tested positive. As many as 11 persons were declared to have recovered and had gone went home. With…

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to teach at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Lori Lightfoot heads to Harvard for a fellowship at the public health school; her course will be, in part, a study of how she steered Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABC News

Ballarat Grammar School confirms meningococcal disease outbreak as staff member hospitalised

In a letter to parents, headmaster Adam Heath says a second staff member is being tested for the disease and the school is working closely with Grampians Public Health to address the situation.

Bangkok Post

WHO: We need food, not tobacco

As we mark World No Tobacco Day today, it is imperative that we reflect on this year's theme: "We need food, not tobacco." While smoking continues to pose a significant public health threat in Thailand, we must also recognise the adverse impact of tobacco cultivation on tobacco farmers, food security…

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