Marlboro owner is pushing to undermine the WHO's crackdown on vapes Philip Morris International says that WHO's treaty covering tobacco products, potentially even vapes, "is no longer fit for purpose." Fortune · Oct 13, 2023
Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point. WEKU · Oct 13, 2023
‘I’m just praying to God’: people in Gaza caught between evacuation order, Hamas and bombs Israel warns people to leave before expected ground assault but Hamas says to stay put, warning of second Nakba The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘death sentence’ for patients, WHO says WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic says time is running out to prevent humanitarian catastrophe in besieged enclave. Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023
WHO warns hospitals in besieged Gaza Strip are at ‘breaking point’ United Nations health agency calls for immediate action to establish a humanitarian corridor amid Israeli bombing. Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023
Philip Morris lobbying to stop WHO ‘attack’ on vapes and similar products Exclusive: Leaked email shows firm behind Marlboro cigarettes critical of global ‘prohibitionist’ agenda The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023
India allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deaths to re-open factory, shows document Uttar Pradesh has permitted the resumption of most production at a factory owned by Marion Biotech, which produced cough syrups Uzbekistan linked to the deaths of 65 children last year, an order seen by Reuters shows. The Hindu · Oct 11, 2023
US holds talks on Gaza aid corridor as Israel continues airstrikes Israel puts death toll from Hamas attack at 1,200, while Palestinians say 974 killed after Israeli retaliation The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023
Afghan earthquake rescue mission faces race against time Many remain buried after Saturday’s earthquake in Afghanistan, as rescue teams intensify efforts to dig out survivors. Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2023
‘No safe place’ in Gaza as Israeli attacks overwhelm hospitals Nearly 800 Palestinians and more than 900 people in Israel killed in four days of fighting after Hamas’s attack. Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2023
World Mental Health Day | How does India address the burden of mental disorders? The Hindu explains India’s mental health programme that was formulated in 1982 to tackle mental health challenges. The Hindu · Oct 9, 2023
Science This Week | 2023 Nobel Prize winners announced, ISRO to begin unmanned flight tests for Gaganyaan and more Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top 7 stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week. The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023
Death toll from Afghan quakes rises to 'more than 2,000' The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply Sunday to more than 2,000 as rescuers scrabbled for survivors among the ruins of villages razed to the ground. Radio France Internationale · Oct 8, 2023
Strictly Come Dancing: week three results – as it happened After the fancy-dressed mayhem of movie week, who would be consigned to the dreaded dance-off and become the second celebrity eliminated from Strictly 2023? The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
The Hindu · Oct 7, 2023 Now a more efficacious, inexpensive malaria vaccine Oxford University develops R21/MatrixM malaria vaccine; WHO recommends it; 3 countries approve; efficacy 75-79% in 5-17 mth olds; booster restores efficacy; cheaper than RTS,S/AS01.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 The Who’s Pete Townshend: How Keir Starmer confronted me about ‘child pornography’ on my computer The guitarist talks to Kevin E G Perry about his 2003 arrest, his Seventies eco-meltdown rock opera, and how he feels about Rishi Sunak’s Tories
The Conversation · Oct 6, 2023 Dengue: why is this sometimes fatal disease increasing around the world? Something unusual seems to be happening with dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease found across swathes of tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas. As with most infectious diseases, the number of cases tends to rise and fall over the years as epidemics come and go, but recently changes seem…
WEKU · Oct 6, 2023 AI was asked to create images of Black African docs treating white kids. How'd it go? Researchers were curious if artificial intelligence could fulfill the order. Or would built-in biases short-circuit the request? Let's see what an image generator came up with.
The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023 Physician associates: a solution for healthcare staff shortages or a colonial throwback? Before the COVID pandemic, the global health workforce needed as many as 6.4 million more medical doctors, and the gap between demand for health workers and supply is growing. As you might expect, the shortage is most acutely felt in low- and middle-income countries.
The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023 New malaria vaccine: no silver bullet but an important step towards eradication In what was very big news for global health, this week the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended a new vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children, called R21/Matrix-M.
The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023 Batches of India-manufactured syrups for cough, allergic rhinitis found contaminated: CDSCO CDSCO report finds two Indian manufacturers' cough and allergy syrups contain contaminants; WHO issued alerts on contaminated cold-cough syrups exported by India. 48 samples declared "not of standard quality" and "spurious" of 1,166 tested in Aug. Gujarat firm asked to suspend production; TN-based firm's COLD OUT syrup found to have…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 The new malaria vaccine will prevent many deaths – but it’s by no means the end of the disease The new R21/Matrix-M vaccine will be far more easily available than the first vaccine – but the reality of life in Africa will blunt its impact
WEKU · Oct 3, 2023 A 'dream' come true: Now there are 2 vaccines to slash the frightful toll of malaria The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.Tedros, says he used to "dream of the day when we would have a ... vaccine against malaria. Now, we have two."
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023 The Guardian view on malaria vaccines: life-saving tools that are sorely needed Editorial: Deaths from the disease have risen in recent years, but the toll can and must be cut through a variety of measures
The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023 The long road to a new malaria vaccine, told by the scientists behind the breakthrough – podcast The world has waited decades for a malaria vaccine, and now two have come along in quick succession. On October 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that a new malaria vaccine, R21, developed by the University of Oxford be rolled out for the prevention of malaria in children, just…