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Houston's chemical contamination

"The people there are tired of being studied. We need to take action.”

Salon

Chile heat wave exacerbates forest fires, causes public health risk

A heat wave that has hit Chile this week with record temperatures in some areas and a lack of rainfall has intensified forest fires that have already burned more than 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres)in the South American nation.

Reuters

Dumfries and Galloway cancer patient waited nearly a full year to begin treatment

New figures from Public Health Scotland show none of the country's health boards met the Scottish Government's target of 95 per cent of patients beginning treatment within 62 days

Daily Record

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Editorial: DeSantis launches a strike against lifesaving science

Throughout the history of public health in the United States, there have been a handful of moments where a broad cross-section of scientists and other leaders spotted something happening and thought “This is new. This is bad. This could change everything.”

Orlando Sentinel

Vendors' pot bud sales to be monitored

The Public Health Ministry is allowing cannabis buds to be sold by more than 5,000 licensed vendors nationwide next month, with vendors' and buyers' information to be sent to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) as part of controls over its sales.

Bangkok Post

EXPLAINER: Will immigration surge as asylum rule ends?

Ever since the pandemic began the U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel migrants seeking asylum

The Independent UK

Major supply notice issued over Strep A antibiotics in Scotland

A major update has been issued regarding the supply of Strep A antibiotics in Scotland amid a surge in cases.

The National (Scotland)

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Post-pandemic, CDC faces ‘uphill battle’ for backing in new Congress

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky wants to overhaul the agency but needs Congress' help. And she is losing key allies.

Roll Call

WHO Eyes End to Covid Emergency in 2023

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it hoped that Covid-19 would no longer be a public health emergency in 2023, as it urged China to share information that could pinpoint how the pandemic started. As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the WHO said the virus was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s return to wildlife farming ‘a risk to global health and biodiversity’

Post-pandemic relaxation of restrictions could weaken animal protection and pose a hazard to public health, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Unlicensed bud vendors collared

Officials from the Ministry of Public Health teamed up with police to arrest six vendors in the Thong Lor area of Watthana district for allegedly selling cannabis buds and flowers without permission.

Bangkok Post

DeSantis demands COVID vax grand jury

Doctors "outraged" after DeSantis pushes investigation and truther panel to refute CDC public health guidance

Salon

Welsh child dies in Strep A linked tragedy

Public Health Wales has confirmed the death of a child in Powys

Wales Online

Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma

During infectious disease outbreaks, clinicians and public health officials are tasked with providing accurate guidance for the public on how to stay safe and protect themselves and their loved ones. However, sensationalized media coverage can distort how the public perceives new emerging infections, including where they come from and how…

The Conversation

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WEKU

Tips to keep you and your family safe from the tripledemic during the holidays

NPR asked a handful of public health experts how to approach a holiday season with not one but three respiratory pathogens helping fill hospitals: COVID, the flu and RSV.

Bangkok Post

Medical tourism eyed as cash cow

The Public Health Ministry has launched its "Health for Wealth" concept to build the country's economic strength through the promotion of medical tourism.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary A&E records one of the worst waiting times in Scotland

New figures from Public Health Scotland reveals that only 38.5 per cent of those arriving at the Infirmary’s A&E department were treated within four hours - one of the lowest in Scotland.

Belfast Live

Stormont inquiry launched amid high levels of problem gambling

"This approach has been used for other addictions, including food addiction, smoking and alcoholism"

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Los Angeles Times

After changes to California's prenatal testing program, women report long delays for results

LOS ANGELES — On Nov. 1, Kate Manriquez, whose first child is due in May, did what many women do a couple months into their pregnancies: She gave a blood sample at her doctor's office for a genetic test meant to help detect birth defects. More than a month later,…

The Independent UK

Dr Fauci hits back at Musk claims he should be prosecuted: ‘Cesspool of misinformation’

“I don’t pay attention to that,” Dr Fauci says of Mr Musk’s recent remarks

Edinburgh Live

Step A: Warning issued to Scottish parents buying home test kits as infections rise

Scotland recorded 25 cases of Strep A in November as the illness spreads. Sadly as 16 children has died in the UK, parents are rushing online to buy home-test kits.

The Independent UK

California official attacked with racial slur at meeting where racism is declared public health crisis

Audience member yelled ‘go back to China’ at Orange County Health Care Agency Director Clayton Chau

Daily Record

Concerns over big rise in delayed discharge figures across Ayrshire

Figures released by Public Health Scotland about the number of bed days occupied by delayed discharge continues to paint a bleak picture in the region.

The Independent UK

Fauci says Covid response was hampered by ‘disinformation and political ideology’ in farewell essay

Public health expert often had to battle Trump administration on basics of pandemic response

The Independent UK

Elon Musk, who predicted the Covid pandemic would end in April 2020, suggests Fauci should be prosecuted

The world’s wealthiest person endorses right-wing attacks against the public health official in a tweet that also appears to mock nonbinary and transgender people

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