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I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend

Forget snake yoga. All it takes to increase your life expectancy is factoring a set of simple exercises into your weekly routine, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

Goodbye giant burger hoardings: Abu Dhabi bans junk food advertising, billboards to go sugar-free amid new public health policy targeting obesity

Abu Dhabi has introduced a significant ban on outdoor advertising for junk food and unhealthy drinks. This move aims to create a healthier environment for residents and visitors. The policy targets products with high levels of sugar, fat and salt. It is part of a larger initiative to combat obesity…

The Times of India

Trump-MAHA split complicates midterm agenda

Vaccine politics is becoming a trip wire in efforts to overhaul public health before the midterms.

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The Return of Whooping Cough: Why This Old Disease Is Surging Again

Whooping cough, a disease many people assumed was long under control, is making a dramatic and unsettling comeback. Across the United States and around the...

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Casey Means, Trump's Surgeon General Pick's Most Controversial Healthcare Stances — Vaccines, Pesticides, Psychedelics and More

Dr. Casey Means, Trump's nominee for Surgeon General, defends her health philosophy before the Senate, sparking debate over vaccination, pesticides, and reproductive health.

International Business Times UK

Voices: ‘A national disgrace’: Readers fume over the UK’s sewage crisis exposed in Dirty Business

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has responded to Channel 4’s show with anger and frustration, highlighting years of sewage pollution, regulatory failure, privatisation, corporate greed and environmental mismanagement, while calling for urgent action to protect rivers, public health and ecosystems

The Independent UK

Free HPV Vaccine for Girls What Parents Need to Know

Human Papillomavirus or HPV is a group of more than 100 related viruses, some of which are classified as high risk types because they can cause cancer. Persistent infection with high risk HPV strains, particularly HPV 16 and HPV 18, is responsible for the majority of cervical cancer cases globally.…

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Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned

Former Australian Border Force officer Rohan Pike, who has been quoted extensively as an expert, also advises nicotine-industry-linked organisations

The Guardian - AU

UAE urgently recalls 4 health products: What every consumer must know

UAE health authorities have urgently recalled four products, including three supplements and one medical item, due to serious safety concerns like unapproved ingredients and contamination. Consumers are warned against purchasing or using these. The recall of the supplements and health product highlights the nation's commitment to public health and strict…

The Times of India

Trump’s surgeon general pick dodges vaccine questions at Senate hearing

Critics concerned as Casey Means, aligned with RFK Jr on vaccine stance, does not have active medical license

The Guardian - US

Colorado’s Oil and Gas Industry Is Vastly Underestimating Methane Emissions

Watching from the sky, researchers find planet-warming pollutants leaking into the atmosphere are undercounted by at least two times.

Capital & Main

How a $280 billion tobacco company plans to grow by getting smokers to quit cigarettes

Philip Morris International says its future is smoke free. Getting there requires turning cigarette smokers into new customers.

Fortune

Thai officials say 72 tigers at tourist parks died of canine distemper, allaying bird flu fears

Officials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper and not bird flu

The Independent UK

Why Indian-origin Jay Bhattacharya's dual health roles has Washington worried

The CDC’s top job has been unsettled for months. President Donald Trump’s initial nominee, former Florida representative David Weldon, failed to secure sufficient Senate support. Susan Monarez, a longtime federal scientist who stepped in as interim director and was later nominated permanently, was subsequently pushed out. Jim O’Neill, a deputy…

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The Conversation

Countries in the Americas can act to protect the environment without the United States

The United States federal government recently revoked a landmark scientific ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency that stated greenhouse gases are a threat to public health. U.S. President Donald Trump said the ruling was a “disasterous” policy that “severely damaged the American auto industry and massively drove up prices for…

The Independent UK

Greenland doesn’t need Trump’s hospital boat - we have free healthcare, says prime minister

‘President Trump’s idea to send a U.S. hospital ship here to Greenland has been duly noted. But we have a public health system where care is free for citizens’

Medical Daily

COVID-19 Variants Explained: How New Strains Mutate and Impact Transmission

Understand COVID-19 variants, coronavirus mutations, and how new COVID strains affect transmission, severity, and vaccine protection today.

The Times of India

Türkiye’s midnight anti-narcotics crackdown in Ramadan 2026: 346 arrested, drugs and weapons seized across 5 provinces

Turkish authorities have launched a massive anti-narcotics crackdown, detaining 346 suspects and seizing over 80,000 psychotropic pills and 11 kg of drugs. The coordinated operation across five provinces also uncovered unlicensed firearms, disrupting major drug trafficking networks. This significant action underscores Türkiye's ongoing commitment to combating organised crime and protecting…

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The Independent UK

Playgrounds would become ‘crack dens’ if Greens were in power, policing minister says

The Green Party has previously campaigned to decriminalise drug possession

The Times of India

Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya to head CDC in addition to NIH

President Trump has appointed Indian-American Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead both the NIH and CDC, a first for federal health leadership. This consolidation aims to synchronize health policy, bridging research and implementation. Bhattacharya, a physician and health economist, previously co-authored the Great Barrington Declaration, advocating against universal Covid -19 lockdowns.

Times Life

Ultra-Processed Foods Are the New Tobacco?

You open a packet of chips and you tell yourself that you will eat a few but in 10 minutes it is all finished and you were not even that hungry but you were craving it. Is this situation familiar to you? This situation is experienced by most of us…

The Independent UK

Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say

The Trump administration’s revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most

The Independent UK

Trump ditched the World Health Organization. His new plan will cost three times as much, report says

Public health experts have said leaving the health organization will hamstring global cooperation on fighting disease

The Conversation

African Union: how does it make a difference in everyday life and what would happen if it didn’t exist?

The African Union held its 39th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in February 2026. The two-day assembly produced the usual number of decisions and declarations across African peace and security, trade, governance and development.

Euronews

Foodborne illnesses grown antibiotic resistant across Europe, agencies warn

Antimicrobial resistance in foodborne bacteria remains a public health concern in Europe as it limits treatment options, according to a new report.

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