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Thousands have 'nearly died of drug overdose' since emergency declared in Scotland

Scottish Labour said thousands of people in Scotland have almost lost their lives of a drug overdose since a public health emergency was declared three years ago.

Glasgow Live

Councils ‘in the dark’ over Government funding for public health

'Councils, residents and our communities need clarity' says the Local Government Association

Wales Online

Haze returns with a vengeance

Haze pollution forced several schools in Bangkok to close on Friday as the Public Health Ministry reported more than 370,000 patients had suffered from illnesses caused by inhaling ultra-fine dust particles (PM2.5).

Bangkok Post

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This winter's U.S. COVID surge is fading fast, likely thanks to a 'wall' of immunity

The main reason the surge is ebbing now, pandemic experts suspect, is the significant immunity many people in the U.S. have acquired from prior infections and COVID vaccinations many received.

WEKU

Biden's plan for ending the emergency declaration for COVID-19 signals a pivotal point in the pandemic – 4 questions answered

President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 30, 2023, that he intends to end both the national emergency and the public health emergency declarations related to COVID-19 on May 11, 2023.

The Conversation

States sue HHS to overturn public health emergency rule

Texas and Oklahoma filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on January 18, 2023, arguing that an Obama-era federal regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) granting the World Health Organization (WHO) authority to define what constitutes a public…

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Study Finds Most Children In US Use Potentially Toxic Makeup Products

According to a recent study conducted by scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Earthjustice, most youngsters in the United States use makeup that may contain carcinogens and other harmful substances. Read full story on Dynamite News:

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Thailand to toughen rules on methamphetamine pill possession

Thailand is set to tighten rules on methamphetamine possession, labeling anyone caught carrying pills a drug distributor, in a move experts say could reverse narcotics reform by prioritising punishment over public health.

Reuters

Lisa Jarvis: Free COVID care will be gone soon. Should you worry?

On May 11, the COVID-19 public health emergency officially comes to a close in the U.S., and with it comes an end to largely free access to all related healthcare. House Republicans might want to declare it over this instant, but a cushion is needed — and this one might…

Tribune News Service

Possession limit up for review

A draft amendment to a ministerial regulation reclassifying those caught in possession of more than one tablet of methamphetamine as drug dealers instead of just drug abusers is now in line to be submitted to the cabinet for approval, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Rich Lister Olympian goes to ground in new row over his aggressive alcohol sales

Foodstuffs admits not one, but three of its Pak'nSave supermarkets were offloading short-dated beer – some at prices the Government calls 'irresponsible'. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s plan to unwind the public health emergency tied to the COVID-19 pandemic will spur a whirlwind of changes related to telehealth, Medicaid, pharmaceuticals and other priorities.

Tribune News Service

Public health experts ramp up avian flu surveillance in UK

Risk to humans, though low, is of concern after at least 200 cases of infection in mammals detected worldwide

The Guardian - UK

African countries lack 'immediate access' to cholera vaccine

Africa’s public health agency says countries with deadly cholera outbreaks on the continent have no “immediate access” to vaccines amid a global supply shortage

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Roll Call

End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes - Roll Call

The public health emergency created an array of health flexibilities, impacting everything from Medicaid to telehealth coverage.

The New Daily

COVID-19 remains a global emergency, but we’re at a transition point. What does this mean?

We need to learn to coexist with COVID. It means applying appropriate prevention and control measures for COVID as we go about our lives.

The Conversation

COVID remains a global emergency, the World Health Organization says, but we're at a transition point. What does this mean?

As we enter the fourth year of living with COVID, we are all asking the predictable question: when will the pandemic be over?

The Guardian - UK

Public health groups urge Rishi Sunak to widen free school meals programme

Junk food levy could fund meals for 800,000 more children and young people in England, experts tell PM

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Bangkok Post

New head named for Chana Hospital, replacing Supat

A new director to succeed government critic Dr Supat Hasuwannakit at Songkhla's Chana Hospital has been selected, a senior public health official said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

'Intent to supply' meth law to be stepped up: Anutin

The Ministry of Public Health's committee on drug rehabilitation will proceed to amend a ministerial regulation and charge anyone who is found in possession of more than one tablet of a methamphetamine pill with the offence of dealing in illegal narcotics.

Bangkok Post

Transfer suspicions

In the bureaucratic system, transferring a state official is hardly unusual. But this seems not to be the case for government critic Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, director of Chana Hospital in Songkhla province.

Chicago Sun-Times

What will change once federal COVID-19 emergency ends in May?

The pandemic increased health care coverage, boosted telehealth, beefed up food assistance and offered universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests. On May 11, President Joe Biden plans to end the emergencies declared for the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Cheers to getting through Dry January. Moderation over bingeing should be our next goal

In England, just 4% of people consume 30% of the alcohol sold. Harm reduction measures, such as those in Scotland, are essential, says public health professor Devi Sridhar

Newsroom.co.nz

Christopher Luxon absent as Chris Hipkins steps into the floodlights

Unless a policy reset deals decisively with the cost of living, Three Waters, the public health system, and law and order, Chris Hipkins’ Cabinet reshuffle will quickly be seen as merely a rearrangement of the deckchairs, writes Peter Dunne

Roll Call

House pandemic bill raises debate about future of border restrictions - Roll Call

Republicans voted to end the COVID-19 health emergency, but the White House says that move would also halt Title 42, which the GOP supports.

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