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Racism poses public health threat to millions worldwide, finds report

Discrimination has ‘profound’ effect on health of disadvantaged people, says Lancet review

The Guardian - UK

Anutin denies shifting blame

Public Health Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday denied attempting to turn the tables on fellow coalition member Democrat Party over matters related to the control of cannabis.

Bangkok Post

How Greater Manchester is tackling Strep A as children's wards 'never been under so much pressure'

Scarlet fever cases in our region have yet to peak, a public health boss has warned

Manchester Evening News

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Texas hits 1,000 days under Greg Abbott’s public health disaster as a new COVID-19 wave and legislative session loom

After more than 92,000 deaths and 8 million reported COVID-19 cases in Texas, the state remains one of less than a dozen still under a statewide disaster or public health emergency.

The Texas Tribune

Will you mask up again? A January mandate looms for LA if COVID-19 wave worsens

LOS ANGELES — With coronavirus cases surging and hospitalizations worsening, Los Angeles County once again faces the possibility of a renewed public indoor mask mandate.

Los Angeles Times

WATCH: All the advice parents need on Strep A from Greater Manchester health experts

The M.E.N spoke to a GP and Manchester’s Director of Public Health about the infection

Manchester Evening News

Strep A infection confirmed in child’s death in Ireland

Public health staff are supporting the family of the four-year-old child, the HSE said

Evening Standard

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Death of child, 4, in Ireland, confirmed as Strep A

Public health staff are supporting the family of the four-year-old child, the HSE said

The Independent UK

Decriminalising cannabis could save Australian taxpayers $850m a year, report finds

New public health research says Australia’s prohibition approach to marijuana is not keeping pace with global best practice cannabis policy

The Guardian - AU

COVID-19 Vaccinations Reduce Risk Of Reinfection By 50 Per Cent

These findings were revealed in an analysis published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine, which is coordinated by Lamberto Manzoli, medical epidemiologist as well as Director of the School of Public Health and Hygiene of the University of Bologna. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Authorities move to reassure parents as Strep A confirmed in child’s death

Public health staff are supporting the family of the four-year-old child, the HSE said.

The Independent UK

Paxlovid free so far, but sticker shock awaits next year if you need the COVID treatment

Within months, the government plans to stop footing the bill — and millions of the uninsured and seniors might have to pay full price. Experts say that means fewer people will get the potentially life-saving treatments.

Chicago Sun-Times

CDC head asks for COVID-19 funding, data as Hill interest fades

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is running out of ways to be creative with its limited pandemic funds and needs more flexibility from Congress, Director Rochelle Walensky told CQ Roll Call in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Nottingham parents facing NHS 111 waits due to "sheer volume" of Strep A calls

Nottingham's director of public health says there are no cases of invasive Strep A in the city and that the illness is usually mild

Nottingham Post

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The National (Scotland)

Data shows 13 cases of invasive Strep A in under-10s in Scotland

THERE have been 13 reports of invasive Strep A in children aged under 10 in Scotland since the start of October, according to latest data.

Roll Call

CDC head asks for COVID-19 funding, data as Hill interest fades - Roll Call

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says her agency needs more authority to gather data to fight public health threats such as COVID-19, mpox.

Daily Record

Scots children with Strep A hits 13 cases after 9 deaths in UK

Public Health Scotland said that infections caused by Group A Streptococcus have been increasing since the beginning of October.

The Independent UK

13 cases of invasive Strep A in under-10s – Public Health Scotland

Scotland’s health secretary said the country’s health service is ‘adequately able’ to deal with Strep A infections.

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The Conversation

Breast cancer patients in South Africa are battling to maintain treatment because of high transport costs

South Africa has a two-tiered health system. Public health services – which are largely provided free of charge – are run and funded by the state. Private healthcare is owned and run by the private sector. Patients have to pay themselves or via medical insurance to access private care.

Wales Online

Two pupils taken to hospital as more than 20 scarlet fever cases reported at school

Education leaders in Carmarthenshire say they are working very closely with Public Health Wales

Tribune News Service

Much of the CDC is working remotely. That could make changing the agency difficult

ATLANTA — Earlier this year, top leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a monumental task: turning the sprawling, labyrinthine organization known for its highly specialized, academically focused scientific research into a sleek, flexible public health response agency primed to serve the American public. It’s an attempt…

The Guardian - US

Health experts in conundrum over best way to avoid winter ‘tripledemic’

RSV, Covid-19 and flu cases are exploding, but many health officials aren’t forcing masks or discouraging in-person gatherings

ABC News

Anthony Fauci on the lessons that must be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

As Anthony Fauci prepares to leave his role as chief medical adviser at the White House, the world is in a much better place in the fight against COVID-19. But the infectious disease expert is warning against complacency and says the virus still poses a threat.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool health boss tells parents when to take kids to A&E over Strep A fears

Public Health Director answers key questions after rise in cases

Tribune News Service

California hospitals running low on beds for children as flu activity surges

Flu activity has reached high levels all around the state of California at a time when hospitals already are admitting a large number of children suffering from that illness, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, state public health officials announced Tuesday.

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