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Strep A symptoms, how long it's contagious for and how it spreads

Parents have been reminded that the Strep A infection is still incredibly rare but these are the symptoms, signs and other things you need to know about the illness

Wales Online

Why women sometimes stay with abusers: insights from a Nigerian study

Domestic violence is a public health problem in most parts of the world. A 2021 United Nations report showed that one in three women aged 15-49 years in sub-Saharan Africa had experienced one form of violence or another by an intimate partner.

The Conversation

Pharma's expensive gaming of the drug patent system is successfully countered by the Medicines Patent Pool, which increases global access and rewards innovation

Biomedical innovation reached a new era during the COVID-19 pandemic as drug development went into overdrive. But the ways that brand companies license their patented drugs grant them market monopoly, preventing other entities from making generics so they can exclusively profit. This significantly limits the reach of lifesaving drugs, especially…

The Conversation

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Strep A cases surge in Scotland as parents and doctors urged to be more vigilant

Public Health Scotland has recorded 437 cases in the past two weeks as Professor Hugh Pennington tells parents the virus is easily treatable with penicillin on prescription.

Edinburgh Live

Why Big Tobacco's attempts to rehabilitate its image are so dangerous

In September, Imperial Tobacco Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of British American Tobacco, was awarded the “Great Place to Work” certification, one of the leading authorities on workplace culture.

The Conversation

Telling Americans to ‘eat better’ doesn’t work. We must make healthier food

For decades public health authorities have encouraged us to choose healthier foods – yet most choices available to Americans are bad ones

The Guardian - US

Mpox will not be renewed as a public health emergency next year

Cases of Mpox, which was previously named monkeypox, peaked in August and fell steadily over the past months to a daily average of seven new cases by the end of November.

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Anutin addresses beach photo involving minors

A photo depicting two minors smoking pot along Pattaya Beach that went viral has prompted Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to call on the police to enforce the law.

Bangkok Post

US plans end to mpox public health emergency in January

The federal government plans to end in January the public health emergency it declared earlier this year after an outbreak of mpox left more than 29,000 people across the U.S. infected

The Independent UK

Freed mink could cause an eco-crisis

Animal rights activists released thousands of mink from confinement into the wild. Unforeseen consequences ensued

Salon

A new use for dating apps: Chasing STDs

Public health practitioners find that dating apps are the best way to alert users to possible STI exposure

Salon

Parents of little girl who died from Strep A infection issue beautiful tribute

Hanna Roap, aged seven, died within hours of falling ill, according to her heartbroken family. They have issued a poignant statement thanking family and friends for their support

Wales Online

World AIDS Day:Anti-viral therapy is available to 70% of people living with HIV, AIDS

More than 40 years after its onset, AIDS remains a major public health issue. Sharon Lewin, President of the International AIDS Society (IAS), explains that while there is still no vaccine or cure, effective antiretroviral treatments exist. The challenge now is to make them available to everyone.

Radio France Internationale

LA County COVID surge raises prospect of return to indoor masking order

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus case and hospitalization rates have risen dramatically in Los Angeles County, which on Thursday reentered the medium COVID-19 community level for the first time since the end of the summer omicron wave.

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Welsh primary school pupil dies after contracting invasive Strep A

Public Health Wales say severe symptoms extremely rare and it is unlikely other pupils will be affected

Tribune News Service

San Jose church won’t have to pay $217,500 in COVID fines after California Supreme Court denies petition

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. — In a victory for a San Jose church who openly flouted COVID rules at the height of the pandemic, the California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a petition by Santa Clara County asking that Calvary Chapel pay more than a quarter million dollars in court…

The Conversation

On World AIDS Day, Canada must lead the way in combating HIV-AIDS

Dec. 1 marks World AIDS Day. As researchers focused on fighting the HIV-AIDS epidemic, we are increasingly concerned all the progress made in the fight against the virus is at risk.

Reason

As the Monkeypox Spread Recedes, There Are Lessons To Learn

In times of public health crises, government red tape and misguided communication make matters worse.

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Welsh primary school pupil dies after contracting invasive Strep A infection

A group of people have been told to contact their GP if their child develops symptoms following the tragic death of a pupil at Victoria Primary School in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan

The Conversation

Twitter lifted its ban on COVID misinformation – research shows this is a grave risk to public health

Twitter’s decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy, quietly posted on the site’s rules page and listed as effective Nov. 23, 2022, has researchers and experts in public health seriously concerned about the possible repercussions.

Wales Online

Warning to supermarket shoppers as vomiting bugs and faeces found on self-checkout screens

The vomit-inducing bug was found on nearly all the surfaces that were tested by the Infection Innovation Consortium

France 24

World AIDS Day: Global inequalities pause years of progress on fighting epidemic

World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness and remembering those who lost their lives to the illness. Although the world has come a long way in terms of both destigmatising and treating HIV/AIDS, much remains to be done. The United Nations says different forms of inequality are still preventing…

Bangkok Post

Anutin blasts NHSO budget

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) should have done a better job before requesting help in approving its annual budget, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - US

Fentanyl deaths in Los Angeles county rose 1,280% from 2016 to 2021 – report

Last year’s death toll also marks a 31% increase from 2020 in LA’s epidemic that mirrors disturbing trends across the country

Reason

Twitter Quits the Biden Administration's Ham-Handed Crusade Against COVID-19 'Misinformation'

Elon Musk's rescission of the platform's prior policy, which forbade dissent from official guidance, is consistent with his promise of lighter moderation.

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