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Hepatitis testing and early detection: The key to saving lives

Viral hepatitis will be a more lethal killer than Malaria, Tuberculosis, and HIV combined by 2040 if the current trends in undetected infection and treatment continue is a warning by WHO. It has launched “One Life, One Liver “to scale up testing and treatment for hepatitis which infects liver, causing…

The Times of India

WHO Calls for Punitive Booze and Soda Taxes on the Anniversary of Prohibition Repeal

Nannies never fall out of love with failed authoritarianism and curbs on freedom of choice.

Reason

Improved drug regimens for TB to cut treatment time

At The Union World Conference on Lung Health, optimism abounded as new drug regimens were presented that could cut treatment time for drug-resistant TB by up to two-thirds. These regimens, with 85-90% success rates, offer hope to those affected by MDR-TB, who often face long treatments and 14,000 pills. Funding…

The Hindu

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Washington faces UN showdown over fresh resolution for Gaza ceasefire

US may feel impelled to protect Israel with veto again as UAE prepares security council motion

The Guardian - UK

All the way to nowhere: The story of The Raspberries

John Lennon, Keith Moon and Kurt Cobain were fans. They influenced Kiss, Cheap Trick and Bruce Springsteen. So how come The Raspberries never quite made it?

Louder

A third of women suffer long-term medical consequences after giving birth. These 9 ‘underreported’ health problems are impacting millions

Nearly 290,000 women around the world die in childbirth each year, and a third of those who survive develop a long-term health issue after pregnancy.

Fortune

Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali with more than 20 deaths, health director says

Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence

The Independent UK

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Why is Israel at war with the UN?

Over the course of its war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel has repeatedly clashed with the United Nations.

Al Jazeera

How Israel is squeezing 1.8 million Palestinians into an airport-sized area

Israel has declared an area smaller than Heathrow Airport as a safe space for Gaza’s displaced people to move to.

Al Jazeera

Israeli army surrounds Khan Younis as southern Gaza attacks intensify

Israel is intensifying its attacks in and around Gaza’s second-largest city as UN expects one million to flee to Rafah.

Al Jazeera

NZ First fears over WHO regulations are misplaced – robust checks and balances already exist

When the new government lodged an urgent “reservation” against adopting amendments to World Health Organization regulations, it baffled some expert observers but signalled an early win for the NZ First party.

The Conversation

IDF says it regrets killing of Lebanese soldier – as it happened

This blog has now closed. Read our full report on the latest developments in Gaza here and our report on a UN meeting to hear accounts of sexual violence committed by Hamas on 7 October here.

The Guardian - AU

Israel and WHO in online row over removal of medical supplies in Gaza

Israel denies ordering the UN health agency to remove medical supplies from its warehouse in southern Gaza.

Al Jazeera

🔴 Live: Israeli forces launch ground assault of Khan Younis in south Gaza, hospitals overwhelmed

Israel said Tuesday that its forces had entered “the heart” of Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians. Military officials said they were engaged in the “most intense day” of battles since the ground offensive began more…

France 24

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International Business Times

COP28 Host UAE Choking From Its Own 'Toxic' Air Pollution: HRW

The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on Monday as the oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution is dirty secret in UAE, says rights group

Human Rights Watch says country’s air pollution is dangerously high but there is little public criticism

The Independent UK

Mapped: Countries where pneumonia cases are rising amid China outbreak

The Netherlands and Denmark are the latest countries to see a spike in cases

The Conversation

COP28: health is finally on the agenda – but there's more to do as we face continued climate extremes

As global leaders gather in Dubai for COP28, health has finally landed firmly on the climate change agenda, with the first “health day” at the annual UN climate summit taking place yesterday (December 3).

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Israel advances ground offensive, intensifies air strikes in southern Gaza

Israel's military called for more evacuations in southern Gaza on Monday as it widened its air and ground offensive and said its military was taking "aggressive" action near the city of Khan Younis. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Israel on Monday to avoid exacerbating the “already catastrophic humanitarian situation…

The Independent UK

Infectious disease spreading rapidly through southern Gaza, doctors warn

The area surrounding Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis is being ravaged by ‘epidemiological issues’, doctors say

International Business Times

Chaos In South Gaza Hospitals After New Israeli Strikes

Patients lie on cold, bloodstained floors in hospitals filled to overflowing.

The Independent UK

Mapped: Countries where pneumonia cases are rising amid China outbreak

The Netherlands and Denmark are the latest countries to see a spike in cases

The Independent UK

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health

With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks have turned their focus on contagious effects on human health

The Independent UK

Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder review – Weird and wonderful, with a moving cameo from the late Bernard Cribbins

A hoot of an episode, which Russell T Davies fills with fun and blissfully uncomplicated ideas

The Guardian - UK

Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder - 60th anniversary special recap

David Tennant and Catherine Tate are impeccable in a special that has been shrouded in mystery – and that will upset a very vocal part of the Who fanbase

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