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Cambodia: No human-to-human bird flu transmission found

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian health authorities have said there was no human-to-human transmission of bird flu in the case of a father and daughter who caught the virus.

Bangkok Post

Ex-Ohio congressman warns Biden administration of ‘potentially lethal’ consequences of ignoring train crash health concerns

Former Senate candidate applauds call for long-term health study from Ohio’s two senators

The Independent UK

An Antibiotic-Resistant Stomach Bug is on the Rise — Should You Be Worried?

The CDC released an health advisory warning of the rise of drug-resistant Shigella, a bacteria that causes GI infection.

Inverse

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Adil Rashid to give evidence via video link at Yorkshire racism hearing

The England cricketer Adil Rashid has agreed to give evidence from Bangladesh via video link to a public hearing into Azeem Rafiq’s racism allegations

The Guardian - UK

How officials cracked case of eyedrops that blinded people: 'A public health victory'

An infection that's usually easy to treat with common antibiotic eyedrops "has become an infection that can be deadly and has pretty much no treatment except one IV antibiotic,” one expert said.

Fortune

How officials cracked case of eyedrops that blinded people

Experts are marveling at how U.S. disease detectives figured out how eyedrops were linked to dozens of infections

The Independent UK

Public hearing into Azeem Rafiq’s racism allegations set to begin

The 32-year-old first spoke out about his experience of racial harassment and bullying across two spells with Yorkshire back in 2020.

The Independent UK

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Teen girls are struggling. They need our help

Girls and young women report rising rates of suicide, depression and sexual violence in North America – and a lot of it has to do with social media

The Guardian - US

Pill testing is coming to Queensland. Here's what can we learn from programs overseas

Queensland will become the second Australian jurisdiction to offer pill testing. While the timeline is yet to be announced, once up and running, Queenslanders who use illicit drugs can have them checked to see what they actually contain before taking them.

The Conversation

Drug-resistant stomach bug spreading in US sparks 'serious public health' alert

A "serious public health" alert has been made over an intestinal infection caused by the shigella bacteria which is showing resistance to drugs in the United States

Daily Mirror

'The Last of Us' Gets One Thing Right about Fungi and Climate Change

'The Last of Us' is a fictional show, but the links it highlights between global warming and fungal disease — like Valley Fever — are very real

Inverse

CDC issues warning of drug-resistant stomach infection spreading across US

An increasingly common strain of the debilitating stomach illness Shigella cannot be treated with antibiotics, the CDC warns

The Independent UK

Don’t believe those who claim science proves masks don’t work

A new scientific review of the efficacy of masks is deeply flawed. That hasn’t stopped some from touting it

The Guardian - US

Alcohol changes baby's face shape: study

But one OBGYN cautions jumping to an extreme conclusion. Here's why

Salon

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Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Teenage mental health crisis: The kids are not OK

Recently, my suicidal 15-year-old grandson ingested and smoked a cocktail of several drugs. His loving parents found him nonresponsive, with a heart rate near 200 beats per minute. The emergency responders and doctors saved his life. Sadly, it was not his first attempt.

Reuters

Viruses in Cambodian bird flu cases identified as endemic clade

The viruses that infected two people in Cambodia with H5N1 avian influenza have been identified as an endemic clade of bird flu circulating in the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Teen mental health is in a sad state

The COVID pandemic was rough on everybody. Fear and sorrow were ubiquitous, and not just among high school girls.

Chicago Sun-Times

RSV vaccines for babies, adults on the way. Here’s what could be coming.

Respiratory syncytial virus infects nearly everyone by age 2, usually causing nothing beyond cold symptoms. But it’s also the top cause of hospitalizations among kids under 5.

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The Conversation

The fungus zombies in ‘The Last of Us’ are fictional, but real fungi can infect people, and they’re becoming more resistant

Many of the people watching The Last of Us are likely there for the zombies.

Reuters

Analysis-Why public health officials are not panicked about bird flu

A new strain of bird flu that transmits easily among wild birds has triggered an explosive spread into new corners of the globe, infecting and killing a variety of mammals species and raising fears of a pandemic more lethal than COVID-19.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Cape Verde five-star hotel guests struck down by sickness

Officials have not found a definitive source for the infection

Axios

Axios-Ipsos poll: Republicans call opioids No. 1 health threat

Democrats see guns as the biggest threat to Americans’ public health, while Republicans say it’s fentanyl and opioid addiction.

Fortune

A Florida boy’s gym injury turned deadly due to strep A

While cases of invasive strep A are rare, “these things can pop up very quickly—so quickly that you don’t have time to wait and see the doctor the next day,” one expert tells Fortune.

Chicago Sun-Times

Flu vaccine has worked well this season, CDC says

The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital.

The Independent UK

Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says

Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed unusually well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated

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