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Payment sought for 929 NSW residents who agreed to work off now invalid Covid fines

Redfern Legal Centre calls for compensation after withdrawal of 33,000 pandemic-era fines

The Guardian - AU

An overlooked public health issue could contribute to stillbirths, research says

New research suggests air pollution is linked to nearly 40 percent of stillbirths in 137 countries around the world.

Inverse

China's COVID Lockdowns Once Inspired Western Officials; They Should Listen to Protesters Instead

Given the harms caused, lessons should be learned from China’s people, not its government.

Reason

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Ending HIV as a public health threat – 3 essential reads

In 2014 the United Nations set an ambitious goal: to end the AIDS pandemic by the year 2030.

The Conversation

Twitter will no longer enforce its COVID misinformation policy

Public health experts and social media researchers are concerned that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.

WEKU

Republican attorneys general file petition to repeal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

Twenty-two attorneys general filed a petition on November 17, 2022, requesting the Biden administration to repeal the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule on November 5, 2021, requiring healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The interim rule…

Ballotpedia

Number of London hospital beds occupied by flu patients ten times higher than last year

London’s public health chief warns cases of the virus are ‘rising rapidly’

Evening Standard

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Six common COVID myths busted by a virologist and a public health expert

Almost three years into the pandemic, myths and misinformation remain widespread. Here we, a virologist and a public health researcher, debunk some common misconceptions about COVID.

The Conversation

Glasgow Queen Elizabeth University hospital records worst A&E waiting times ever in Scotland

Public Health Scotland stats show the NHS is continuing to struggle with A&E waiting times hitting another low.

Daily Record

Ganja-smoking shops are illegal, ministry warns

Pot-smoking shops are illegal now that the Ministry of Public Health's announcement declaring the flowers of marijuana plants to be a herb requiring strict control has taken effect, the ministry warned on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Sadiq Khan, Sir Chris Whitty join public health leaders for air pollution talks

The move comes a week after Mr Khan announced the extension of London’s ultra-low emission zone.

The Independent UK

Revenue NSW cancels more than 33,000 COVID-19 fines after Supreme Court hearing

Revenue NSW announces it will withdraw more than 33,000 COVID-19 fines, after a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday.

ABC News

Jabs urged ahead of New Year

Daily recorded Covid-19 cases are expected to rise until the New Year due to a dip in temperatures and increased crowd gatherings, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Bangkok Post

COVID spike feared as federal funding drains, pilots take the abortion battle to the skies and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Fortune

Monkeypox has a new name. Here's why

The old name, while confusing, isn’t the issue so much as the weaponization of it, experts say.

The Guardian - UK

China’s Covid crisis demands terrible choices. The world will suffer if this goes wrong

To reverse its zero-Covid policy risks loss of life, economic damage and the emergence of new variants, says Prof Devi Sridhar, Edinburgh University’s chair of global public health

The Conversation

Superbugs in the environment rarely transfer to humans – new study

The rapid spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) around the globe represents a crisis on many fronts. Infections that are difficult, or impossible, to treat cause considerable public health and economic burdens, but also pose a serious threat to food security.

The Guardian - UK

I always knew guzzling two litres of water a day was over the top. Now science is on my side

A new study cuts the traditional public health target down to size. What a relief: it’s never pleasant to drink a cold, flavourless glass of nothing

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Tribune News Service

Faye Flam: The real reasons your family is sick right now

Something is altering the normal seasonal currents of cold and flu viruses. They slowed to a trickle during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic only to blast through human populations this year. Some public health experts have called it a “tripledemic,” but it might even be described as a…

Fortune

Anthony Fauci says Republicans have ‘clearly politicized’ public health as he heads toward retirement next month

Fauci said Sunday he would “absolutely” cooperate with a GOP investigation into his handling of the pandemic and testify before Congress if asked.

Bangkok Post

Time to invest in global health

No one could have predicted the extent to which Covid-19 would erode decades of progress in public health. And the world is still reeling from the shock. But we have the opportunity -- and the duty -- to learn the right lessons to mitigate the ongoing pandemic, while minimising the…

The Conversation

The detention of migrants in Canadian jails is a public health emergency

This month, human rights organizations launched 12 Days of Action calling on the federal government to stop the incarceration of immigration detainees in provincial jails. The effort is part of the broader #WelcomeToCanada campaign.

Los Angeles Times

With flu season here, health officials urge communities of color to get vaccinated

LOS ANGELES — When Sandy Sandoval tries to encourage her family members to get the flu vaccine, they usually tell her that the shot does not work and the vitamins they're taking are enough to protect them through the season.

Tribune News Service

Just 1 in 20 people in the US have dodged COVID infection so far, study says

An estimated 94% of people in the U.S. have been infected with the COVID-19 virus at least once, according to according to a new paper from researchers at Harvard’s School of Public Health.

Salon

Moms against the war on drugs

A growing number of parents see the war on drugs as an abject failure that harmed their kids

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