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Court Holds the First Amendment Bars Florida from Threatening Media with Criminal Punishment for Spreading Supposed Health-Related Disinformation

The ACLU’s wise decision to defend the NRA in NRA v. Vullo bears fruit.

Reason

Wes Streeting says he will not ban cake in the Department of Health as he defends NHS reform

Labour health secretary vows to fight left-wing and right-wing opponents of change as he rejects ‘nanny state’ tag

The Independent UK

Are private hospitals in Australia really facing a cash crisis and could some close?

A toxic stoush between health insurers and hospitals is coming to a head and experts say the sector’s finances are murky. Here’s what we know about the dispute

The Guardian - AU

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‘Mind-boggling’: Victorian outreach workers decry double standard for lifesaving overdose drug naloxone

Untrained bystanders can legally administer the opioid-reversal treatment – but frontline staff workers face a legal risk if they do not first call triple zero

The Guardian - AU

U.S. judge hears Alaska food stamp case

Ten plaintiffs sued the state, claiming the Department of Health failed to process SNAP benefits in a timely manner

Salon

Covid Inquiry: Health chiefs failed to learn lessons from London exercise on MERS-coronavirus outbreak

Actions were not properly implemented after the study

Evening Standard

South Africa’s healthcare system: eight steps that would get it on the right track

South Africa’s healthcare system suffers from widespread problems in its governance. A number of indicators point to this dysfunction. These include the large number of managers in acting positions, frequent changes in senior leadership, worse health outcomes than similarly resourced countries, and overall deterioration of morale and trust in the…

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Why are some Victorian hospitals saying they’re freezing recruitment and looking for ways to cut costs?

Staff in several hospitals have been told of reduced spending, but Jacinta Allan says budgets aren’t finalised

The Guardian - AU

Florida medical marijuana patients get an unexpected email praising DeSantis

Medical marijuana patients and advocates are upset that the Florida Department of Health emailed its patient registry to praise Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing the state budget

The Independent UK

Plastic surgeon charged in death of wife who went into cardiac arrest while he worked on her

A plastic surgeon in the Florida Panhandle has been charged with his wife’s death after she suffered cardiac arrest while he performed after-hours procedures on her in his clinic and died days later

The Independent UK

Infected blood scandal: inquiry to call for prosecution of those responsible

Report from official inquiry due to present findings in what has been described as biggest treatment disaster in history of NHS

The Guardian - UK

Liz Wolstenholme obituary

Other lives: Advocate for closer links between health and social care services who wrote the national framework for NHS Continuing Health Care

The Guardian - UK

Doctors warn of hot summer heatstroke

Headaches, constipation and muscle cramps are the top three illnesses people suffer from during summer, according to the Department of Health.

Bangkok Post

Indiana Republicans Push For Access To Abortion Reports

Explore the debate in Indiana over releasing individual abortion reports and its implications on privacy rights and healthcare access.

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Sirius talk: What you said about Health's plan to ditch First Fleet connection

Readers speak out on plans to rename Sirius building.

The Guardian - UK

Health secretary accused of failing to act on shortages of motor neurone disease drug

Exclusive: Shortages of riluzole, which can delay the onset of ventilator dependence, were flagged to DHSC in September

The Independent UK

People with Covid discharged to care homes over fears for NHS, inquiry told

Professor Dame Jenny Harries, England’s deputy chief medical officer, has been giving evidence to the Covid-19 public inquiry.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: obesity jab maker discussed targeting benefit claimants with UK government

Drug firm Novo Nordisk proposed singling out those most likely to return to work with its weight-loss injection

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The Independent UK

Chancellor urged to bring forward ‘special fund’ for medicinal cannabis

Conservative Natalie Elphicke raised the issue as she told the Commons of a teenage constituent currently in hospital.

The Independent UK

Civil servants discussed chickenpox Covid comparisons as late as mid-March 2020

Sir Christopher Wormald remains the permanent secretary in the Department of Health and appeared before the inquiry on Thursday.

The Independent UK

State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement

The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Abused care home resident secures ‘landmark’ settlement of legal claim

Ben’s mistreatment included being physically restrained, having family visits restricted and being isolated in a windowless ‘quiet room’.

AAP

No charges or fines for WA's wayward radioactive pill

A months-long investigation into the disappearance of a radioactive mining capsule in outback WA has concluded with no charges or fines laid.

The Independent UK

Patients could skip their GP for cancer checks, says Barclay

It is the latest proposal floated amid ongoing pressure on the health service.

The Independent UK

How quitting smoking can boost your health and finances – as Government considers adding messages to cigarette packs

From healthier lungs to an improved sense of taste and more money, there are so many reasons to quit smoking.

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