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Panel recommends removing thimerosal from flu vaccines - Roll Call

A key vaccine policy advisory group is recommending the public not receive vaccines that have thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative.

Roll Call

HIV Patients at Risk as New Budget Plan Targets Critical Funding

As lawmakers in Washington debate the new federal budget, one group is bracing for devastating consequences: Americans living with HIV. The proposed GOP-led budget calls...

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New cannabis controls ban most smoking in shops

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CDC’s overhauled vaccine panel presses on despite concerns - Roll Call

Public health community has raised concerns about how the newly-picked vaccine panel may influence decisions going forward.

Roll Call

Order signed on need for doctor’s prescription for cannabis

Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday he had signed an order restricting cannabis use to strictly medical purposes.

Bangkok Post

‘Tricky ethical space’: endometriosis centre funded by family with links to poker machine giant divides experts

A $50m pledge to revolutionise research into the disease has divided academics and public health experts

The Guardian - AU

How can RFK Jr ‘Make America healthy again’? He is ignoring the two biggest killers of American children

The US health secretary’s latest report is more interested in vaccine scepticism than the brutal toll inflicted by guns and road traffic accidents, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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I’m an expert in crafting public health messages: Here are 3 marketing strategies I use to make Philadelphia healthier

In Philadelphia, the leading causes of death are heart disease, cancer and unintentional drug overdose. While some of these deaths are caused by things out of our control – like genetics – many are largely preventable.

The Conversation

Majority of children will be overweight or obese in nine areas of England by 2035, study shows

Exclusive: Analysis by Royal Society for Public Health suggests obesity rates will rise in 90% of the country

The Guardian - UK

Domestic abuse is ‘public health emergency’, experts say after critical NHS report

Exclusive: Analysis finds domestic abuse training for staff in England and Wales ‘sporadic and inconsistent’

The Guardian - UK

‘These deaths are not inevitable’: state gun control laws reduce children’s firearm deaths, study shows

States that enact stricter gun control measures show a decrease in the leading cause of death of US children

The Guardian - US

Pandemic preparedness ‘dramatically eroding’ under Trump, experts say

With misinformation and murky details on bird flu and measles outbreaks, experts worry about the next pandemic

The Guardian - US

‘Public health crisis’ warning issued about hidden killer

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The Independent UK

UK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors say

Royal College of Physicians also says poor air quality costs country more than £500m a week

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Warning over UK’s ‘toxic air’ which will be linked to 30,000 deaths this year

Air pollution is a ‘public health crisis’ costing taxpayers up to £50bn a year, warns Royal College of Physicians

Latin Times

Vaccine Expert Warns 'Americans Are Going to Die' as RFK Jr. Seeks to Replace Advisers He Fired

A senior vaccine expert at the CDC has resigned in protest, warning that RFK Jr.'s sweeping changes to vaccine policy and leadership endanger public health.

The Independent UK

Photos of Argentines affected by cuts to the public health system

President Javier Milei’s severe budget cuts to Argentina’s public health system have led to a decline in care, particularly affecting cancer patients, according to experts, government workers and advocates.

Euronews

The Netherlands hiked cigarette taxes to get smokers to quit. Many are buying tobacco abroad instead

The Dutch public health agency said policy changes are needed to prevent smokers from evading the country’s high tobacco taxes by buying these products abroad.

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Takeaways from AP report on President Javier Milei's dramatic cuts to Argentine health care

Cancer patients say they’ve grown sicker since Argentina’s radical libertarian President Javier Milei took his chainsaw to the public health system

The Independent UK

Argentines reel from health care cutbacks as President Milei's state overhaul mirrors Trump's

Cancer patients say they’ve grown sicker since Argentina’s radical libertarian President Javier Milei took his chainsaw to the public health system

The Independent UK

Trump administration blocked from cutting local health funding for four municipalities

A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back millions in public health funding for four Democrat-led municipalities in GOP-governed states

Fortune

Loneliness has long been thought to cause early mortality. Now new research contradicts that

For the latest study, researchers analyzed data from more than 380,000 older people in Canada, Finland, and New Zealand.

Everybody Loves Your Money

This Is What Happens When a City Runs Out of Water

When a city runs out of water, it doesn’t just dry up—it cracks apart. The consequences aren’t cinematic or distant. They are real, terrifying, and increasingly close to home. From long water lines to economic breakdowns, public health crises to social unrest, a waterless city is a ticking time bomb.

The Conversation

In Vaccine Nation, Raina MacIntyre reflects on science, misinformation and the threat to 200 years of progress

Raina MacIntyre is one of Australia’s most respected epidemiologists. She was a familiar face and calm voice during the COVID-19 pandemic. So when I was asked to review her new book Vaccine Nation I was delighted to accept.

The Conversation

Data on sexual orientation and gender is critical to public health – without it, health crises continue unnoticed

As part of the Trump administration’s efforts aimed at stopping diversity, equity and inclusion, the government has been restricting how it monitors public health. Along with cuts to federally funded research, the administration has targeted public health efforts to gather information about sexual orientation and gender identity.

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