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"My dream was a place where we could create and make music and take magic out of the air": Remembering Robbie Robertson, architect of The Band

Robbie Robertson was behind two world-changing musical revolutions; a Canadian songwriter and lead guitarist whose group The Band gave birth to Americana

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What is mpox and why has it been declared a global health emergency?

The World Health Organization is warning that the increasing spread of the virus in Africa could cross over into other continents

The Guardian - UK

WHO lists pandemic potential pathogens

Additions with pandemic potential include dengue and mpox viruses

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WHO Considers Global Emergency As Mpox Spreads In Africa

WHO closely monitors the escalating mpox virus outbreak in Africa, considering a global emergency declaration. Urgent action is needed to contain the sprea...

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Climate Change Is Fuelling Rise In Hot Nights: Analysis

Human-induced climate change is significantly increasing the number of hot nights for nearly one in three people around the world, a global analysis said Thursday.

International Business Times

WHO calls emergency meeting to discuss jump in mpox cases from DRC

Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths.

Al Jazeera

WHO may declare new, deadlier mpox outbreak an international emergency

The World Health Organization will soon convene a committee to decide if the ongoing mpox outbreak constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."

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The dreaded COVID summer surge has arrived. Here’s the latest treatment and isolation guidance

New COVID-19 cases are popping up globally, as at least 40 Olympic athletes in Paris have tested positive for COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses.

Fortune

Diet Mountain Dew for the win? Why the favorite soda of both JD Vance and Tim Walz may not be a health drink.

The chartreuse soda contains three artificial sweeteners and various additives. How safe are they?

Fortune

Absence of ceasefire hurting fight against polio in Gaza, WHO says

The global health body says virus could spread even beyond Gaza if violence does not end to enable immunisation push.

Al Jazeera

UN health agency convening experts meeting to decide if mpox outbreak in Africa is global emergency

The head of the World Health Organization says he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency

The Independent UK

‘My children cry all day from the heat’: Life in Gaza’s tent camps

Displaced mothers share how they try to help their children cope with sweltering, unsanitary conditions.

Al Jazeera

Covid making worrying comeback amid summer surge and Olympics infections, WHO official warns

A new Covid-19 variant, KP.3.1.1, is becoming dominant in the US

The Independent UK

Teenage girls in Africa face shocking rates of physical and sexual abuse in intimate relationships – new global report

Nearly a quarter of adolescent girls between the ages of 15 and 19 who have been in a relationship will have suffered intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20. This is one of the findings of the World Health Organization’s first detailed analysis of intimate partner violence among…

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More babies are being born with syphilis, study finds

Congenital syphilis is preventable, but nonetheless, the disease is on the rise in countries like Australia and the U.S.

The Times of India

WHO updates list of pathogens that could start another pandemic

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released the list of pathogens that could trigger the next pandemic. The number of pathogens has grown to more than 30.

LiveScience

Dangerous strains of 'hypervirulent' superbug detected in US and 15 other countries

A drug-resistant bacterium that causes severe infections has been spreading globally, and it's now in at least 16 countries, the WHO warns.

Evening Standard

Does it come with air con? How to keep your home cool in a heatwave for as little as £15

Two in three Londoners have reported their homes are ‘unbearably hot’ as demand for air conditioning rises

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Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy – one that could be easily prevented

Data just published online shows a worrying increase in infectious syphilis cases in women living in Australia aged 15–44 (referred to as “reproductive age”) and a subsequent rise in transmission from pregnant parent to child. This is called congenital syphilis.

Al Jazeera

UN says 86 percent of Gaza now under Israeli evacuation orders

Israeli military carries out more attacks across the strip, killing at least 33 Palestinians amid mass displacements.

Louder

"The beauty here is how far he strays from The Who": Pete Townshend finds new ways to play old songs on Live In Concert 1985-2001

Live In Concert 1985-2001 comprises 14 discs of live recordings from The Who guitarist Pete Townshend

LiveScience

7 scary diseases you can get from the water

Many deadly infections are transmitted via water, including cholera, typhoid and brain-eating amoebas.

The Guardian - UK

Children in Gaza are now at risk of polio as well as bombs – we need a ceasefire now

We are sending 1m polio vaccines to Gaza but many people will die from preventable health threats unless we can quickly scale up aid delivery, says the WHO director general

The Conversation

Older people’s risk of abuse is rising. Can an ad campaign protect them?

Elder abuse is an emerging public health and safety issue for communities of high-income countries.

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WHO Warns Of Polio Outbreak Risk In Gaza Strip

WHO expresses concerns about potential polio outbreaks in Gaza due to poor sanitation conditions, with traces of polio virus found in sewage. Limited healt...

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