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Modi’s Jan Vishwas Bill gives the pharmaceutical industry a get-out-of-jail card

The Jan Vishwas Bill, which was recently passed by the Lok Sabha, has provoked a controversy regarding its implications for public health in India. This after the government put out a rather misleading press release in response to claims that one of us made on Twitter.

Newslaundry

We can see what happens when political posturing replaces public health: people die prematurely

Talk to those paid to protect us, and you hear the frustration of experts cynically denied resources they need by Westminster, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Congress lodges ‘misconduct’ complaint against Telangana Director of Public Health

Yesterday, G.Srinivas Rao, in a meeting of GSR Trust, openly announced that he will contest the upcoming assembly elections on a BRS ticket, alleged Congress leaders.

The Hindu

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Edappadi Palaniswami stresses on organising medical camps to screen fever cases in T.N.

The Leader of Opposition and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday, July 30, 2023 flagged the spread of fever among children in Tamil Nadu and criticised the DMK government for failure to organise special medical camps to deal with the public health menace.

The Hindu

Threat of dengue fever escalates globally

The article discusses the alarming surge in dengue cases globally, with regions like America, Europe, and the Middle East reporting significant outbreaks in 2023. Dengue, caused by the dengue virus with four serotypes, poses a significant health challenge due to global warming favoring disease-transmitting mosquitoes. Efforts to control the disease…

The Hindu

Professors Highlight Ultraviolet Air Disinfection As Key Solution For Covid-19 Spread In High-Risk Environments

Big Tech Suppressed Highly Effective Technology to Prevent Spread of Covid-19, Costing Countless Lives

Zenger

Inquiry must assess how Canada’s fragmented COVID-19 response lost the public’s trust

Over the course of the pandemic, more than 53,000 Canadians died and nearly five million contracted COVID-19.

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Is India’s health research aligned with India’s health needs?

Two scientists used the World Health Organisation’s 2000-2019 ‘Global Health Estimates’ on disability-adjusted life-years to estimate the burden of diseases and the number of scientific publications (from the Web of Science database) to evaluate research efforts. They found that in most countries, health research focuses on diseases other than those…

The Hindu

Thousands of vapes seized in Melbourne raid as police send ‘clear message’ to stores

Public health expert warns police are fighting an uphill battle to stamp out the illegal trade until federal reforms enacted

The Guardian - AU

'Excess deaths' tied to COVID have plummeted in America — what does that mean?

Data shows that America's excess death rates have mostly returned to pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the end of the public health crisis, experts say.

LiveScience

Public health experts excoriate Canada Covid response and call for inquiry

Country failed to collect and share data, masking issues and inequalities, according to editorial in British Medical Journal

The Guardian - US

Young men making quartz countertops are facing lung damage. One state is taking action

Countertops made of the engineered stone "quartz" are incredibly popular, but public health experts say cutting this material unsafely can expose workers to deadly dust.

WEKU

‌Phoenix Encounters Most Severe Heat Wave In 128 Years

‌Public Health Concerns Rise as Record-Breaking Temperatures Pose Serious Risk to Growing Number of Residents‌

Zenger

Sadiq Khan tells men to say ‘maaate’ to friends to challenge sexism and misogyny

City Hall said the new anti-misogyny campaign forms part of a “refreshed strategy to tackle violence against women and girl that champions a public health approach”

Evening Standard

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WEKU

Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks

In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law undoing local protections that ensured breaks for laborers who spend their days in scorching heat. The law takes effect Sept. 1.

Tribune News Service

Minnesota COVID-19 deaths reach lowest count since start of pandemic

Monthly COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota reached their lowest total since March 2020, when public health officials announced the state’s first confirmed coronavirus infection.

The Week

The dramatic rise of vaping in the UK

About 4.3 million people in Britain are now estimated to use e-cigarettes, up from 800,000 a decade ago.

Tribune News Service

How a combination of COVID lawsuits and media coverage keeps misinformation churning

Public health has had its day in court lately. And another day. And another day.

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The Guardian - UK

UK Covid inquiry hears call for more cash for public health

Science advisers demand creation of ‘cohort’ of community health workers to run test and trace

The Independent UK

Germans should emulate southern Europeans' siesta during heat waves, public health group says

Germans should emulate the southern European tradition of the siesta as a way to support workers during the country’s frequent hot spells, according to the head of an association representing public health officers

The Conversation

Religion shapes vaccine views – but how exactly? Our analysis looks at ideas about God and beliefs about the Bible

Many scientists and public health officials were surprised that large swaths of the public were hesitant or outright hostile toward COVID-19 vaccines. “I never saw that coming,” Francis Collins, a former director of the National Institutes of Health, commented in 2022. Even today, three years after the start of the…

The Conversation

Victoria cracks down on pokies but supporters fear interest groups could hold the winning hand

The centrepiece of the Andrews’ government pokie reform announcement is the introduction of a carded system for users of poker machines.

Inverse

This Disease Was The World’s Deadliest Infection Before Covid-19 — Now It's Back

Tuberculosis is on the rise for the first time in decades after Covid-19 interrupted public health interventions and increased inequality.

The Guardian - UK

NHS cannot afford to finance pay rises from existing budgets, hospitals say

Social care, prevention and public health services could be cut if government insists on funding 6% pay rise from health budget

The Conversation

Curing America's loneliness epidemic would make us healthier, fitter and less likely to abuse drugs

A national health advisory issued by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on May 3, 2023, sheds light on the urgent public health issues of loneliness and isolation.

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