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G-20 must help deal with glaring inequities revealed by COVID-19: WHO special envoy

COVID-19 pandemic exposed inequity of access to vaccines/treatments, must bridge gap before another outbreak. G-20 must help develop "new global playbook" for regional self-sufficiency & equitable allocation/access. India's G-20 Presidency launched WHO digital health network, setting exemplary standard for digital health access. Need "new global playbook" to ensure equitable access…

The Hindu

Breastfeeding increased during the pandemic but what does that tell us about how to improve rates?

During the pandemic, there had been concerns from healthcare professionals that the restrictions placed on daily life would lead to a disruption in breastfeeding. But our new research shows that the number of women who continued to exclusively breastfeed for six months increased.

The Conversation

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Funding insufficient to tackle air pollution, world's biggest health threat, study shows

Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, but not enough funding is set aside to tackle it, an American study showed Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

How excessive salt intake can impact heart: Experts suggest healthier alternatives

The amount of dietary salt (sodium chloride) consumed is an important determinant of blood pressure levels of hypertension and overall cardiovascular risk, says the World Health Organisation (WHO) and recommends having less than 5 grams of salt per day. The reason why salt-induced health complications are rising these days is…

The Times of India

Why are COVID names so confusing?

How to follow the confusing names for COVID-19 variants and know which ones to be concerned about

Salon

South Korea’s seafood sellers reel as science fails to ease Fukushima fears

More than 90 percent of South Koreans say they will reduce their seafood consumption due to radiation concerns.

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‘Many patients are dying blind’: South Africa’s struggle to save eyesight

In a race to prevent blindness, a small team in the remote Northern Cape do their best to treat thousands of patients waiting in hope that their sight could be restored to them

The Guardian - UK

Long-term health issues following COVID-19

WHO declared pandemic emergency over in May 2023. Survivors face long-term health issues, incl. blood clots, lung disease, fatigue, digestive ailments, muscle/joint problems & diabetes. Studies show higher death rates & disability in those who had COVID-19. Vaccination reduces risk. Need to reduce infection risk during surges.

The Hindu

Missed childhood TB cases impede achieving 2025 goal

India faces huge challenge in eliminating TB by 2025. With childhood TB continuing to remain a “staggering problem”, detection gaps, low BCG vaccination, and difficulty in diagnosis, India faces a huge challenge in eliminating TB by 2025.

The Hindu

India, Asian Development Bank to set up climate change and health hub in Delhi

India to open climate change & health hub in Delhi in partnership with ADB. WHO Centre for Global Traditional Medicine in Gujarat to provide leadership on global health matters.

The Hindu

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK and most common varient in the US

The Independent UK

In Rwanda, teenage pregnancies are rising. The cost is high, analysts say

Previous efforts to combat teen pregnancies were met with success in Rwanda, but that progress has now stagnated.

Al Jazeera

Formula milk advert restrictions are patronising – let parents decide what’s best

For those who can’t breastfeed, or choose not to, our present laws and the stigma attached to bottle feeding are unhelpful, says Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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The Independent UK

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK and most common varient in the US

The Independent UK

Highly mutated Covid variant found in new countries as scientists urge careful monitoring

Scientists are testing how well updated Covid-19 vaccines will work against BA.2.86 after at least nine cases were detected across the world

Fortune

Will you develop dementia? These 11 factors are strong predictors in middle-age, scientists say

The good news: You can reduce your risk for four of them.

Louder

"So there I was, sitting in the driver's seat of a Lincoln Continental, underwater": The night The Who’s Keith Moon drove his car into a swimming pool

Keith Moon celebrated his 21st birthday by taking one of his cars for a swim – or did he? Eyewitnesses explain what they saw – or think they saw

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Evening Standard

What is Pirola? Symptoms of new Covid variant as cases rise

Scientists are closely monitoring the new Covid variant that has been found in eight countries so far but admit they don’t know much about it

The Independent UK

Measures such as lockdowns and masks ‘unequivocally reduced Covid infections’

A new report draws together the findings of six expert-led evidence reviews.

Louder

John Lennon wanted to produce them, Pat Metheny said he wouldn’t have played jazz fusion without them, and Rick Wakeman claimed he played the greatest organ solo ever: Rod Argent looks back on his time with the Zombies and Argent

Rod Argent was the founding member of The Zombies and Argent and collaborated with some of the best-known names in music, including Phil Collins and The Who. And now the Zombies are reanimated and ready for another bite of success…

The Hindu

India exported tobacco worth ₹9,740 crore during 2022-23, according to Tobacco Institute of India

India exported tobacco and tobacco products worth ₹9,740 crore during 2022-23 with a major contribution coming from cigarette-type tobacco like Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) and Burley, said director of Tobacco Institute of India (TII) Sharad Tandan.

The Hindu

India enters into bilateral collaboration with five countries to conduct research in traditional medicines and study best practices

To expand the scope and work of Indian Systems of Traditional Medicine, India has entered into a bilateral collaboration with five countries — Nepal, Cuba, Malaysia, Venezuela, and Qatar — to share best practices and benefit from the work going on here in this field. “These bilateral meetings have provided…

Fortune

New WHO chief scientist backs China fact-finding mission to examine COVID origin

Infectious diseases expert Jeremy Farrar has himself been at the center of the debate over the mysterious origins of COVID, which first broke out in China in late 2019.

The Times of India

Dementia: Living alone can put those with cognitive decline at risk, finds new study

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open (JAMA Network Open) has thrown light on dementia, which has put the lives of 1 in 4 Americans at risk, and most importantly about living alone with cognitive decline. The study talks about how those with…

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