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Mark Ruffalo gets behind campaign against planned LNG facility on Shannon estuary in Kerry

'Ireland rightly banned fracking because of the environmental and public health impacts and should reject this terminal for those very same reasons'

Irish Mirror

Monkeypox Is Giving Public Health Agencies a Chance To Prove They've Learned Nothing From COVID

Plus: Schools surveilling students online, Tim Wu leaving the White House, and more...

Reason

The US government’s call for deep nicotine reduction in cigarettes could save millions of lives – an expert who studies tobacco addiction explains

The cigarette is the only legal consumer product that – when used as intended – causes the premature death of half of long-term users.

The Conversation

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School closures in the pandemic 'damaging' and left children depressed

School closures were “particularly damaging” with young people’s mental health worsening during periods of national lockdown, new report says

Wales Online

2,166 new Covid cases, 29 more deaths

The country registered 2,166 more Covid-19 cases and 29 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.

Bangkok Post

Monkeypox may already be a pandemic

It depends on how you define pandemic — but some doctors think it already qualifies

Salon

Florida will not declare a state of emergency over monkeypox, DeSantis says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will not declare a public health emergency over the monkeypox outbreak despite more than 500 cases in the state. At the same time, Florida Surgeon General Joe Lapado reminded the public that the efficacy of the Jynneos vaccine now…

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Brain tumour symptoms to be aware of as fans pay tribute to Tom Parker ahead of birthday

According to data from Public Health Scotland (PHS), the number has risen from 822 from the years 2000 to 2002 to 1,069 between the 2017 and 2019. So what symptom should you look out for?

Glasgow Live

How the monkeypox vaccine will be distributed in Wales

Six further cases of monkeypox were identified in Wales at the start of last week

Wales Online

Sudan on High Alert as It Reports First Monkeypox Case

The Sudanese Federal Ministry of Health announced a plan to face the Monkeypox virus after a confirmed infection was recorded in the Darfur region last week. The Ministry said that 38 suspected cases had been tested negative elsewhere in the country. On Sunday, Sudan had reported its first confirmed monkeypox…

Asharq Al-Awsat

3 California cities could get safe injection sites to help address drug overdose deaths

LOS ANGELES — A bill allowing drug users to safely inject themselves at supervised facilities in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland passed the state Senate Monday and is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.

Los Angeles Times

2,432 new Covid inpatients, 32 deaths

There were 32 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,432 new cases admitted to treatment facilities on Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Managing good health

When the Covid-19 pandemic first began, people were worried and panicked, however, the public health crisis was actually not the first global pandemic. In the past, pandemics such as the Black Death or the Great Plague, the H1N1 flu and the Asian Flu have killed many people.

Bangkok Post

Private emergency rooms are on the rise in WA. What does that mean for public health care?

There will likely be three private emergency rooms — which charge up to $295 to see a doctor — operating in WA by the end of 2025.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Convicted killer’s lawyer says DNA test could change everything, Monkeypox deemed public health emergency 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.

Tribune News Service

Health officials seek monkeypox vaccines, urge health emergency declaration

WASHINGTON — Public health officials are pressing the Biden administration to declare a public health emergency for monkeypox and say a lack of resources has forced clinics to ration vaccines and treatments, and even motivated some patients to head to Canada for monkeypox vaccines.

Tribune News Service

To avert a COVID crisis, Dallas must test more poop, experts say

DALLAS – With changing public health priorities and a shrinking willingness to take COVID-19 tests at a health care clinic, it could seem as if trying to get an accurate picture of local case counts is a futile exercise.

The Independent UK

Illinois becomes third state to declare monkeypox public health emergency after New York and California

Illinois is the third state with most infections after reporting 520 cases, roughly 9 per cent of the 5,811 nationally

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Roll Call

Health officials seek monkeypox vaccines, urge health emergency - Roll Call

Public health officials are urging the administration to do more to address the monkeypox virus as clinics struggle to get vaccines.

Axios

The gap between monkeypox vaccine demand and supply is dire in hotspot cities

Health officials worry that the outbreak could become the country's second major public health disaster in as many years if we don't work faster to contain it.

Dynamite News

US: California governor declares Monkeypox emergency

Nearly 800 cases of monkeypox have been reported in California, according to state public health officials. Full story on Dynamite News:

ABC News

Masks required at UniSA and to be provided free on public transport just as SA COVID-19 wave passes

South Australia's Premier denies his government is trying to reintroduce a mask mandate by stealth despite Chief Public Health Officer writing to organisations recommending enforced mask-wearing.

The Conversation

Monkeypox in Australia: should you be worried? And who can get the vaccine?

On July 23, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took the unprecedented step and declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” – the highest global alert level for a disease outbreak.

Los Angeles Times

Federal government suspends new drilling and fracking leases on public lands in Central California

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state has reached a settlement with the federal government to halt new oil and gas leases on public lands in Central California until the potential risks to public health and the environment are adequately assessed.

Bangkok Post

1,843 new Covid patients, 27 deaths

There were 27 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,843 new cases admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

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