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Politicians want cop crackdowns on drug dealers. Experts say tough tactics cost lives

As fentanyl deaths surge, lawmakers want more drug busts and arrests. But new research found tough police tactics might increase overdoses and drug deaths in communities.

WEKU

U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means

Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."

WEKU

UK Covid inquiry: public health bosses relied on media for information

Inquiry hears of communication problems and lack of preparedness for pandemic

The Guardian - UK

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New cancer cases have doubled in France since 1990

According to figures published by Public Health France, around 433,000 new cases of cancer are now detected in France each year. That number has doubled since 1990. Experts note a stark increase in the number of new cases among women, a hike directly correlated to their increased tabacco consumption. FRANCE…

France 24

Govt. considering legal options as Governor continues to sit on important Bills, says Law Minister P. Rajeeve

The State government is considering legal options as an unusual situation prevails in Kerala due to the Governor sitting on important Bills, including the Kerala Public Health Bill and the University Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021, Law Minister P. Rajeeve said.

The Hindu

Social media could be as harmful to children as smoking or gambling – why is this allowed?

A consensus is emerging among experts that apps such as Snapchat are bad for children’s health, says Devi Sridhar, global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

Te Whatu Ora 'deliberately underfunding us', aged care group claims

A hard-fought settlement offer for public nurses is a headache for the aged care sector.

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State hospitals in search of more doctors

The work-life imbalance among Thailand's medical personnel needs a solution. The latest example came from a doctor-turned-actress who posted on her Facebook that her overloaded work schedule at a provincial hospital ruined her life so much to the extent that she quit the job.

Bangkok Post

Michigan resumes monitoring troubled Wayne County juvenile jail

The Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility is again operating under state supervision less than a month after a public emergency order was lifted following the alleged sexual assault of a child and months of overcrowding and understaffing in the troubled facility.

Tribune News Service

Beyond the Soap Box: What if the Māori Health Authority actually works?

Political parties have an opportunity to agree the health system has an obligation to respond to the pressing health needs of Māori. What if, ask Professor Peter Crampton and Shelley Campbell, they gave Te Aka Whai Ora a chance to succeed?

Newsroom.co.nz

Advocates call for levy on gambling company earnings to fund addiction rehab

Australian parliamentary inquiry recommends levy but some public health experts warn it could be ineffective unless carefully designed

The Guardian - AU

Do you know Brain connectivity, memory improves in older adults after walking? Study finds

Walking enhances connections within and between three different brain networks, including one linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, adding to the growing body of research showing that exercise is beneficial for brain health. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In rural India, summer's heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close

Extreme heat is fast becoming a serious public health crisis in India, with more than 150 people dying during a severe heat wave that blasted the country earlier in June

The Independent UK

Govt launches first mobile dialysis unit

The Public Health Ministry has launched the first mobile renal dialysis unit in Thailand in a bid to help bedridden patients in remote areas.

Bangkok Post

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The Independent UK

Higher levels of lean muscle might protect against Alzheimer’s disease – study

Further research is needed to investigate the clinical and public health implications of the findings.

WEKU

Is gun violence an epidemic in the U.S.? Experts and history say it is

Deaths and injuries from guns in the U.S. have increased for years, mirroring the 1990s - the last time gun violence was considered an epidemic.

Tribune News Service

Outgoing CDC chief Rochelle Walensky: We need help to be ‘nimble agency of the future’

Dr. Rochelle Walensky is preparing for life after the pandemic. She announced her plans to step down as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 5, just six days before the federal government declared the end of the public health emergency.

The Independent UK

Hazy future for caregiver payments expanded during pandemic worries families

Families of severely disabled children across the country are worried about the future of crucial Medicaid payments they started receiving to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Gonorrhea shot gets FDA fast track as resistant cases multiply

GSK Plc’s experimental gonorrhea vaccine got fast-track designation from U.S. regulators, putting the shot in position to become the first preventive for a common, often-undetected infection that’s gaining resistance to treatment.

The Conversation

Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy and practice in Canada's drug poisoning crisis

The poisoning of the unregulated drug supply, especially in Canada, is a public health crisis that deserves a high priority for the integration of evidence into policy and practice.

The Independent UK

Struggling with a drug crisis, San Francisco wants Narcan available at every pharmacy

San Francisco could become the first city in the country to require every pharmacy within its boundaries to always carry naloxone, a drug that reverses overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids

The Independent UK

Pandemic plan ‘didn’t envisage mass test and trace would be necessary’ – Selbie

The former Public Health England chief executive said that he never discussed ‘the scale of pandemic we faced’.

Wales Online

Second childcare setting identified in E.coli probe

There is one confirmed case and one probably case of E.coli STEC infection being investigated

Liverpool Echo

Gonorrhoea doubles across Liverpool as STIs rise above pandemic levels

Public health officials urge people to get tested and use a condom

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan awarded honorary fellowship for work on air quality

Sadiq Khan has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the Faculty of Public Health “in recognition of his leadership in tackling poor air quality”.

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