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How Tamil Nadu is isolating, eliminating chronic ailments using door-to-door screening

Tamil Nadu’s “Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam” (MTM), a scheme that takes health services to the doorsteps of people and which was profiled recently by WHO, may be a step in the right direction in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCD).

The Hindu

COVID vaccine should be updated to target XBB strain, FDA committee says

With an eye toward enhancing protection against the coronavirus, which is still evolving and circulating, federal health advisers said Thursday that the next round of COVID-19 vaccines should be updated to target the now-dominant XBB strains.

Los Angeles Times

Culture shift: On the U.S.’s UNESCO re-entry

UNESCO must get tough with countries exiting and re-entering the organisation on frivolous grounds and also frame policies that accommodate the tussles of a hyper-connected world.

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Evaluation of UK’s pandemic preparedness was ‘simply wrong’, expert says

The World Health Organisation carried out a joint external evaluation of the UK’s ability to cope with public health risks prior to the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry: What we learned on Day 3 as plans for a future pandemic branded inadequate

The Covid inquiry will next week hear from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and former prime minister David Cameron, as well as Sir Chris Whitty and former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance

Daily Mirror

Temperature your home should be at during a heatwave to avoid risk of heart attack

Having your home too warm can result in major health issues

Wales Online

China accused of researching covid bioweapon before pandemic in new report

The allegation is that the Chinese military wanted a vaccine to inoculate their own population if they ever wanted to use the virus for biowarfare

Wales Online

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Deadly virus now 'highly likely' to hit UK in new climate change warning

A potentially fatal virus that is killing almost half of patients is now 'highly likely' to hit the UK alongside other illness spread by insects, that are 'marching north' because of climate change.

Daily Record

Measles and whooping cough outbreaks in South Africa: a sign of low vaccination coverage, experts warn

The concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has changed our lives. Worldwide, in the decades 2000-2020, childhood vaccination led to the reduction of deaths in children under 5 by 50% to 5.4 million deaths per year. Vaccination currently averts…

The Conversation

UK heatwave: five ways to stay cool and safe

We look at how to handle hot conditions, from staying inside to knowing when to seek help

The Guardian - UK

What if China really did develop COVID as a bioweapon? Here are the issues involved

China is facing renewed allegations that the COVID-19 outbreak was caused by a leak from one of their laboratories – and that this research is connected to biowarfare.

The Conversation

Woman jailed over abortion – an expert on what UK law actually says and what needs to change

Many people assume that because abortion is relatively accessible in England, it is not a crime. The fact that a woman has now received a 28-month prison sentence for taking abortion pills past the legal time limit shows that this assumption is wrong.

The Conversation

15 Years Ago, a Low-Budget Sci-Fi Show Redefined the Bottle Episode

At its most low-budget, 'Doctor Who' managed to deliver its most underrated horror episode.

Inverse

Elon Musk Reacts After Twitter User Asks Him To ‘Buy WHO’ From Bill Gates: ‘How Much Does It Cost?’

After taking over Twitter last year, Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Sunday expressed his willingness to "buy" the WHO.

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The Hindu

Want to keep surgery bill low? Avoid surgical-site infections, study says

Investing in safe surgeries could significantly reduce the costs associated with surgeries in low-to-middle-income countries like India, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection.

Daily Mirror

US patients at risk of deadly fungal outbreak if they visited Mexico clinics between these exact dates

The CDC and WHO are investigating dozens of potential cases of fungal meningitis sprouting from two Mexico clinics that offered cosmetic surgeries to US patients

Evening Standard

Mayor of London issues high air pollution alert for Tuesday

High temperatures and a build up of emissions have prompted the alert

Louder

"Sooner or later, I'm going to offend you": At 79, The Who's Roger Daltrey is still pulling no punches

Roger Daltrey talks to Louder about making "music to fight to", The Who's future, opera, orchestras, and liking "a growl"

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Inverse

How Bad Is Artificial Sugar? Here Are Three Key Factors to Consider

Do low-calorie sweeteners help with weight management? And are they safe for long-term use?

Bangkok Post

Food safety standards save lives

Food safety standards are vital to facilitate fair and transparent international food trade and consumer health protection by reducing the incidence of foodborne diseases. Every year, foodborne diseases affect 1-in-10 people worldwide. According to WHO South-East Asia Region, foodborne diseases cause 150 million illnesses, 175,000 deaths, and 12 million disability-adjusted…

The Hindu

Bengaluru air five times worse than WHO guidelines, finds Greenpeace India study

Greenpeace India in its latest report on air pollution has stated that Bengalurueans breathe air five times worse than the World Health Organisation guidelines

The Hindu

India looks at devising its own standards to assess socio-economic progress

India is now actively discussing re-drawing parameters to cater and accommodate its national diversity and local anthropometric measurements and has used - childhood stunting, female labour force participation rate and life expectancy at birth - to highlight the alleged anomalies.

Bangkok Post

Threat of air pollution, climate change

In some parts of the world, air pollution is called an "invisible killer" because it cannot be seen in the atmosphere but greatly impacts human health. Unfortunately, levels of air pollution in Thailand are often so far in excess of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to protect health that the…

The Hindu

Piped potable water across India will avert 4,00,000 diarrhoea deaths, finds WHO

“Were the Centre’s marquee Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a nearly ₹3.6 trillion enterprise to provide piped potable water to all of India, it would succeed in averting close to 4,00,000 deaths from diarrhoea, a modelling study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and commissioned by the Jal Shakti Ministry,” reported…

Daily Mirror

Brits warned drinking ANY amount of alcohol 'puts you at risk of 60 diseases'

In a new study, alcohol consumption has been linked to an increased risk of diseases, such as gout and cataract, that were never considered to be alcohol-related before

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