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The Ministry of Public Health has received almost one million doses of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine from Germany, which it plans to distribute to hospitals across the country in the next few weeks.

Bangkok Post

Medical personnel to be boosted over three years

The Public Health Ministry has outlined measures to ease the shortage of medical personnel in the state sector by expanding the pool as much as possible according to the law within three years, according to the government.

Bangkok Post

Huge fall in cancer diagnosis through the pandemic seen in new data for the first time

There is a greater chance of survival if cancer is caught early, so any delay and pause in diagnosis caused by the pandemic very likely has had a huge impact on a person's ability to make a recovery from the disease.

Wales Online

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Dangers of vaping as young children targeted

A joint statement has been issued about the increasing use of vapes

Liverpool Echo

Navajo Nation declares widespread Medicaid scam in Arizona a public health state of emergency

A widespread Arizona Medicaid scam that has left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless on the streets of metro Phoenix is being declared a public health state of emergency by the Navajo Nation as fraudulent sober living homes lose their funding and turn former residents onto the streets

The Independent UK

KY Health Official: more work needed in cancer screenings

Females comprise more than half of Kentucky’s population. That group faces the highest risk nationally for all cancer types. That’s according to State Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack.

WEKU

Study reveals walkable neighbourhoods help adults socialize, increase community

According to researchers from the University of California San Diego's Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, adults who live in walkable neighbourhoods are more likely to interact with their neighbours and have a stronger sense of community than those who live in car-dependent communities. Read further…

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Innovation key to affordable healthcare

We all want good health and decent public health welfare. When we fall ill, the cures are also much more effective thanks to modern medical advancements. But the soaring costs of healthcare have made it beyond most people's grasp.

Bangkok Post

Los Angeles health officials warn about fentanyl-tainted pills in Mexican drug stores

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County public health officials on Tuesday issued an alert warning Angelenos that some pharmacies in Mexico have been selling counterfeit medications containing fentanyl and other narcotics.

Los Angeles Times

Outgoing CDC director says resignation spurred by sense of accomplishment and exhaustion

The outgoing head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said her reasons for stepping down were complicated, driven in part by a desire to take a break from the frenetic pace of the job during a pandemic

The Independent UK

The summer of 2023 still includes COVID cases and some hospitalizations in Kentucky

The end of the federal COVID Public Health Emergency came well over a month ago.

WEKU

Meal deals should be regulated by the Welsh Government, survey finds

A survey done by Public Health Wales shows the public supports Government intervention to make healthy food cheaper and tax high sugar food

Wales Online

Chronic sexual misconduct in Canada's military is a national security threat

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has a serious problem when it comes to sexual violence.

The Conversation

Commentary: Air quality disasters aren’t going away. Here’s how we should protect ourselves

As California residents, we are all too familiar with the orange skies that plagued the East Coast last week from Canadian wildfires and just hit the Midwest. And we have faced the plague of poor outdoor air quality many times while doing extensive public health work in cities, such as…

Los Angeles Times

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EPA sued over reapproval of toxic herbicides using Agent Orange chemical

Federal suit brought by public health groups alleges agency’s science shows human risks and harm to endangered species

The Hindu

Dengue, leptospirosis cases surge in State

The fact that monsoon has not set in fully in the State and rains are intermittent, means that the vector breeding will surge several fold, leading to a longer, sustained epidemic

The Hindu

Experts warn of a severe dengue outbreak, call for improved clinical, virological surveillance

Public health experts have called for close monitoring and surveillance of dengue cases admitted in hospitals for possible change in clinical patterns, like unexpected liver failure, as a switch in circulating dengue virus (DENV) serotypes could lead to a severe outbreak this season.

WEKU

A deadly new street drug caught the U.S. off guard. Experts say it'll happen again

A dangerous chemical called xylazine is being mixed into fentanyl across the U.S., but who's doing it and why is a mystery. The government still doesn't identify and track new drug threats.

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Biden picks Mandy Cohen, former NC health official, as CDC director

Mandy Cohen, who led North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

WEKU

Biden taps Mandy Cohen — former North Carolina health secretary — to lead CDC

President Biden's pick for the next director of the CDC is Dr. Mandy Cohen, an internal medicine physician with experience in state and federal government.

The Independent UK

Former North Carolina health official is picked to be new CDC director

The White House has selected a former North Carolina health official to be the new director of the nation’s top federal public health agency

Glasgow Live

Glasgow health chief warns rat controls may not be enough to contain problem

The director of public health made the comment in response to a councillor in a letter voicing fears over the growing impact of rodents.

Chicago Sun-Times

AmeriCorps grants $2.2 million to Chicago, downstate Illinois groups for public health programs

The AmeriCorps grants aim to improve public health, food and educational services for students and seniors.

The Hindu

Pinarayi interacts with Cuban President Canel

Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel said his Cabinet would discuss cooperating with Kerala in public health service delivery, tropical medicine, neurosciences, molecular immunology, cancer care and sports.

Tribune News Service

San Diego County pilot program aims to prevent childhood suicide

San Diego will be among a handful of counties statewide to test a new suicide-prevention program that takes a public health approach to identifying and helping those who have attempted to harm themselves.

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