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Dangerous selfies aren't just foolish. We need to treat them like the public health hazard they really are

Selfies have been called everything from an artform to narcissistic and a sign of a dysfunctional society.

The Conversation

Did dioxins spread after the Ohio train derailment?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering rail operator Norfolk Southern to begin testing for dioxins in the area where a train carrying toxic chemicals in Ohio

The Independent UK

Council tax to rise after councillors agree budget plans at meeting where Tory described as 'Tameside Trump'

On Tuesday night, a majority of members of the full council voted in favour of the budget for 2023/24 which includes a maximum council tax rise of 4.99 pc and £15.776m in cuts

Manchester Evening News

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Commentary: Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t we warning them?

I still remember the raspy voice of the wizened cancer patient with the hole in her throat. So addicted to the poison that was killing her ‌— cigarettes ‌‌— she interspersed her words of warning about the dangers of smoking with taking puffs of a cigarette through her tracheostomy hole‌‌.

Los Angeles Times

The UK has quietly done an incredible job of fighting mpox – but it’s no thanks to ministers

It took the LGBTQ+ community, educated by the trauma of HIV and Aids, to fill a vacuum left by government failure, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

'Serious public health alert' in US over drug-resistant stomach bug

Shigella bacterial condition can result in a life-threatening blood infection in rare cases

Wales Online

Dr. Vinay Prasad: Stop Trusting the Public Health Establishment

Join Reason on YouTube at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of mRNA vaccines and America's public health establishment with UCSF's Vinay Prasad.

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What do Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages show? Not what the Telegraph wants us to see

The messages confirm what public health advisers knew: that during the Covid-19 pandemic ministers weren’t ‘following the science’ at all, says Prof Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

States strive to help SNAP recipients cope with lower benefits

The white words on a red background are plain. “Important notice: SNAP emergency allotments ending after February.”

Tribune News Service

Canadian government urged to test sick patients for herbicide

Patients in New Brunswick with array of symptoms ‘show signs of exposure to glyphosate’, says neurologist

The Guardian - US

How officials cracked case of eyedrops that blinded people: 'A public health victory'

An infection that's usually easy to treat with common antibiotic eyedrops "has become an infection that can be deadly and has pretty much no treatment except one IV antibiotic,” one expert said.

Fortune

The Shot Boosters

Vaccines are under attack in Texas, and public health experts warn we'll pay a price in more outbreaks and deaths from preventable diseases.

Texas Observer

Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic

California's coronavirus emergency declaration is ending

The Independent UK

Drug-resistant stomach bug spreading in US sparks 'serious public health' alert

A "serious public health" alert has been made over an intestinal infection caused by the shigella bacteria which is showing resistance to drugs in the United States

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Public health alert issued in Mackay as STI cases continue to rise

Health professionals say they cannot adequately respond to the situation because of resourcing pressure and are calling on GPs and hospitals to do more testing.

WEKU

Asbury measles case a concern for unvaccinated attendees

The State Department for Public Health reports that someone who attended the revival at Asbury College February 18th had measles. Officials say anyone attending that day could be at risk.

Axios

Kids could soon fall off Medicaid rolls

Almost 7 million children and teens are at risk of losing their health coverage when the public health emergency ends.

The Guardian - US

Don’t believe those who claim science proves masks don’t work

A new scientific review of the efficacy of masks is deeply flawed. That hasn’t stopped some from touting it

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The pros and cons of storing babies’ DNA

Compiling and storing the DNA of newborns could be a massive boon for public health. But the ethical questions are just as big.

The Guardian - AU

Facebook ads opposing a ban on vaping in Australia failed to disclose tobacco company backing

Meta says it removed ads for failing to state they were sponsored by an initiative of British American Tobacco Australia

The New Daily

Poor sleep joins list of heart disease signals

Americans doctors are now urged to assess sleep quality as a measure of heart health. Should Aussies follow suit?

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago is expanding the types of 911 calls that get a mental health response

The city’s first crisis response teams together have handled fewer than two calls a day. New 911 protocols are expected to lift that number.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Did dioxins spread after Ohio train derailment?

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Los Angeles Times

COVID deaths top 100,000 in California

LOS ANGELES — It was three years ago this month that California documented its first known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABC News

Australia has a vaping problem, but no easy health or political solution

Depending on who you listen to, vaping is either a public health solution, or a public health crisis, and what to do about it is on the minds of health ministers who'll discuss the issue today.

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