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Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children

Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E

The Independent UK

Upholding a Vaccine Mandate, the 9th Circuit Embraces an Alarmingly Broad Definition of 'Public Health'

The appeals court held that the government may require COVID-19 shots based purely on the benefits to recipients.

Reason

Canadian Wildfires Rage Amid Record Heatwaves: What This Means for Climate Change and Public Health

Canada's worst wildfire season on record, fuelled by extreme heat and climate change, is triggering global health warnings and raising urgent environmental concerns.

International Business Times UK

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The Oil Wells Near the Denver Suburbs Worried Her. The Health Risk Alarmed Her Even More.

Recently retired Colorado scientist Lisa McKenzie chased the link between fracking and adverse birth outcomes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Capital & Main

Vaccine hesitancy: How social and technological issues converged to spawn mistrust

The rise in vaccine-preventable diseases around the world is threatening decades of progress in public health and putting millions of people at risk.

The Conversation

Health Care Costs Will Rise for the Californians Least Able to Afford It

Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to changes to Medi-Cal that will make treatment for migrants more expensive — and less common, raising a question: Why?

Capital & Main

Trump bids to scrap almost all pollution regulations – can anything stop this?

EPA tries to rescind ‘endangerment finding’ – part of ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda that experts say poses grave threat

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Lethal drug could cause ‘biggest public health crisis’ since 1980s

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The Independent UK

I asked a professor of public health how many steps a day we should be taking based on her new study—here's what she had to say

A new step count study has found the ideal number of steps people should take per day

Fit & Well

A GP doling out football tickets? It may sound daft, but ‘social prescribing’ could be a giant leap for the NHS

Big pharma pushes drugs, but community resources such as exercise, nature, music, and, yes, watching a game may better address root causes, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

Ham salad brands recalled over listeria contamination fears

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health warning for Reser’s Fine Foods Ham Salad and Molly’s Kitchen Ham Salad over listeria contamination fears.

The Independent UK

France registers a record 480 excess deaths during early summer heatwave

The early summer heatwave that affected 60 French departments between 19 June and 6 July led to a record 480 excess deaths, a rise of 5.5 percent compared to normal mortality levels, the country's public health agency has announced.

Radio France Internationale

French left urges Macron not to be complicit in US plan to bin contraceptives

Left-wing politicians in France have called on President Emmanuel Macron to intervene over US plans to destroy nearly $10 million worth of female contraceptives in Europe, calling it an "affront" to public health.

Radio France Internationale

Why rabies is making a comeback this summer — and what you should know

A raccoon is biting people in New Jersey and officials in New York declared an imminent threat to public health

The Independent UK

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Reason

Abolish the U.S. Surgeon General

This “public health” position has long been a sinecure for professional activists.

Al Jazeera

Desperate Zimbabweans get in debt to pay for lifesaving blood transfusions

Blood may be free in public hospitals, but low supplies leave Zimbabweans borrowing money to pay for private stocks.

The Conversation

AI chatbots can boost public health in Africa – why language inclusion matters

Language technologies like generative artificial intelligence (AI) hold significant potential for public health. From outbreak detection systems that scan global news in real time, to chatbots providing mental health support and conversational diagnostic tools improving access to primary care, these innovations are helping address health challenges.

The Guardian - UK

Look at the rise of measles in England and ask yourself: have we learned a single thing from Covid?

People grow complacent about vaccines precisely because they are so effective. What happened to collective responsibility, asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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The Conversation

Yellowknife’s Giant Mine: Canada downplayed arsenic exposure as an Indigenous community was poisoned

Decades of gold mining at Giant Mine in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, has left a toxic legacy: 237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide dust stored in underground chambers.

Euronews

British potatoes and Spanish olives: How climate extremes are pushing up food prices

The study highlights how climate-driven food price spikes can aggravate public health risks and social unrest.

The Guardian - US

Health experts warn Trump cuts to the CDC could hurt overdose prevention: ‘A step backwards’

The Trump administration has reportedly withheld $140m from a CDC effort geared at preventing overdose deaths

The Texas Tribune

Better testing, less vaccine messaging among lessons learned from historic Texas measles outbreak

Faced with a skeptical religious community that became the center of the outbreak, public health officials say they may have pushed too hard on vaccine messaging.

The Independent UK

From scrapping Ofwat to mandatory meters – what does the landmark water review recommend?

The once-in-a-generation review says the water industry is ‘failing to deliver’

Evening Standard

What are the key recommendations in the landmark water sector review?

A look at the final proposals from the Independent Water Commission, led by former Bank of England deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe.

International Business Times

UK Battles Anti-vax Misinformation After Child's Death

A child's death from measles has sparked urgent calls from British public health officials to get children vaccinated, as the UK faces an onslaught of misinformation on social media, much of it from the United States.

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