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Monkeypox renamed mpox over racism concerns

The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

Chicago Sun-Times

Monkeypox has a new name. Here's why

The old name, while confusing, isn’t the issue so much as the weaponization of it, experts say.

Fortune

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racist stigma

"Removing 'monkey' removes the stigma that monkeypox comes with," an expert tells NPR. But he questions why the World Health Organization will wait a year for the change to take full effect.

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Mpox: WHO renames monkeypox amid racism and stigma

The World Health Organisation will rename monkeypox after “racism and stigmatising language” emerged following the latest outbreak.

Evening Standard

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox over stigmatization and racism concerns

Both monkeypox and mpox will be used by WHO over the next year as the term "monkeypox" is phased out,

Axios

Monkeypox to be renamed due to 'racism and stigmatising language'

The term will be phased out

Wales Online

Monkeypox renamed ‘because of racism’

The World Health Organisation said its preferred term for the disease will be ‘mpox’ after reports of racism and stigmatising language.

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Fauci says the U.S. is ‘certainly’ still facing a COVID pandemic

“The idea that forget it, this is over—it isn’t,” the White House’s chief medical adviser said.

Fortune

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns

The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist

The Independent UK

Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign

Indonesia has begun vaccinating children for the polio virus in the country's conservative province after four were infected with the highly contagious disease that was declared eradicated less than a decade ago

The Independent UK

Surgeons work by flashlight as Ukraine power grid battered

Devastating Russian strikes in Ukraine have cut off power to many hospitals

The Independent UK

Poorer women in UK have sixth-highest cancer death rates in Europe, WHO finds

Those from deprived backgrounds are particularly at risk of dying from cancer of the lungs, liver, bladder and oesophagus

The Guardian - UK

Time to invest in global health

No one could have predicted the extent to which Covid-19 would erode decades of progress in public health. And the world is still reeling from the shock. But we have the opportunity -- and the duty -- to learn the right lessons to mitigate the ongoing pandemic, while minimising the…

Bangkok Post

Research suggests one way to prevent depression and anxiety is a strong sense of connection at high school

About one in five young Australians will experience a mental health problem like depression or anxiety each year. The COVID pandemic has only intensified mental health concerns in young people.

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The Times of India

FIFA World Cup 2022: Camel flu is the new risk for fans in Qatar, claim reports

Camel flu or Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is the new risk for world cup fans in Qatar, reports have claimed. The ongoing FIFA World Cup is expected to attract millions of fans. The event will be held till December 18.

The Guardian - UK

Milk formula firms target women looking for pregnancy advice

Companies advertise products to women searching online for folic acid to get around marketing restrictions

The Guardian - UK

Rich nations have promised to pay for the climate crisis – but will they?

For too long pledges have gone unmet, so at Cop28 new solutions need to be explored, says Gordon Brown, WHO ambassador for global health financing

The Independent UK

London, I love you – but the pollution is bringing me down

Drawn to the city because of the freedoms and pleasures it promised, Joanna Whitehead writes that she’s become increasingly drawn to greener pastures elsewhere – and is terrified for what younger generations will miss out on

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Radio France Internationale

Air pollution kills 238,000 Europeans prematurely

Fine particle air pollution led to 238,000 premature deaths in the European Union in 2020, the bloc's environmental watchdog said Thursday – a slight rise from the previous year.

The Independent UK

World Health Organisation chief admits key error it made at start of Covid outbreak

Soumya Swaminathan has expressed regret at the WHO’s early stance on airborne transmission

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin ‘living in fear for his life as army retreats’, Zelensky aide says

‘There is no forgiveness for tsars who lose wars,’ the military aide said

Reuters

Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC

There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. public health agency said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year

The Independent UK

Roger Daltrey and Jimmy Page lead tributes to Dr Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson

The musician found fame in the 1970s pub-rock band who helped pave the way for British punk.

The Independent UK

Wilko Johnson, British rocker who defied cancer, dies at 75

Wilko Johnson, the guitarist with British blues-rock band Dr. Feelgood who had an unexpected career renaissance after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, has died

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