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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

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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

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

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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.

The Hindu

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.

WEKU

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

WEKU

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

The Independent UK

Evaluation of UK’s pandemic preparedness was ‘simply wrong’, expert says

The World Health Organisation carried out a joint external evaluation of the UK’s ability to cope with public health risks prior to the pandemic.

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Wales Online

Merthyr's Trago Mills allowed to sell alcohol and play live music for longer despite opposition

The council's statutory licensing committee granted the change of licence

The Texas Tribune

After an Austin employee gave birth to a stillborn baby, she was disqualified from parental leave. Now, city leaders want change.

Two days after delivering a stillborn baby, an Austin Public Health employee was notified she would not qualify for the city’s eight weeks of paid parental leave.

Fortune

Loneliness is a public health crisis, comparable to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day

The mental and physical health consequences of loneliness are grave.

The Conversation

Measles and whooping cough outbreaks in South Africa: a sign of low vaccination coverage, experts warn

The concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has changed our lives. Worldwide, in the decades 2000-2020, childhood vaccination led to the reduction of deaths in children under 5 by 50% to 5.4 million deaths per year. Vaccination currently averts…

Bangkok Post

NBTC to install digital networks at border clinics

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to install telecom networks in sub-district hospitals in border areas, with a budget of up to 3.8 billion baht under its Universal Service Obligation (USO) scheme.

Wales Online

Brexit is causing more problems with illegal alcohol, tobacco and drugs, says Public Health Wales

The report raises concern that Brexit is compounding the problems of illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco

Bangkok Post

Former health minister Udomsilp Srisangnam dies

Professor Dr Udomsilp Srisangnam, an adviser to the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) and former public health minister, died on Tuesday aged 80, his daughter Ploypraew Srisaengnam announced on her Facebook page.

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