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Streeting worried about rats ‘crawling around’ in Birmingham amid bin strike

Members of the Unite union launched an all-out strike last month over pay and jobs which has led to tonnes of black bin bags not being collected.

Evening Standard

Rayner faces call to say whether Army could help clean up Birmingham bins

Ayoub Khan MP asked the Deputy PM whether Army personnel could ‘assist the local charities and organisations’ that are helping to clear the waste.

The Independent UK

The New Prohibitionists Are Hijacking Federal Dietary Guidelines

The campaign to make America dry is as dubious as the campaign for the food pyramid.

Reason

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Sierra Leone has a problem with the drug Kush. Why are these women not being helped?

Sierra Leone's government has declared a public health emergency over the drug Kush.

The Independent UK

Amid measles outbreak, Trump pulls funding for vaccines - Roll Call

The Trump administration clawed back $12 billion in grants for state and local health departments, leading to vaccine clinic cancellations.

Roll Call

Flooding in southeastern Oregon prompts evacuation orders, school closures and health concerns

Flooding in rural southeastern Oregon caused by historic levels snowmelt and rainfall has prompted evacuation orders, school closures and public health concerns

The Independent UK

Nominee for South Carolina's top doctor toppled by lingering COVID anger

A South Carolina Senate committee has rejected the Republican governor's nominee to be the state’s top doctor after hearings dominated by the state's response to the COVID pandemic

The Independent UK

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Lubbock’s public health director fights to stop measles and build public trust

Katherine Wells was celebrated early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then public health became a political litmus test.

The Texas Tribune

David Taylor obituary

Other lives: Professor of pharmaceutical and public health policy at University College London who bridged the worlds of policy and industry

The Guardian - UK

Replacing gas vehicles with electric cars could prevent new cases of childhood asthma

Up to one-third of all new asthma cases each year are attributed to the harmful air pollutants that are emitted by gas-powered automobiles.

The Conversation

Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency

The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions.

The Conversation

EU ‘light’ wine moniker raises concerns over misleading labelling

A loophole in the EU’s proposed rebranding rules for no- and low-alcohol wine products could make these beverages appear more appealing than intended, sparking concerns about public health risks.

Euronews

Trump Admin Cuts Key Staff Involved In FDA's Bird Flu Response Amid Widespread HHS Layoffs

The job cuts have impacted researchers, scientists, and senior officials, leading to the loss of key figures who shaped U.S. policies on drug approvals, medical research, and public health.

International Business Times

Could antibiotics stop working? Yes – but the biggest danger isn’t prescription-happy GPs

To prevent a catastrophic failure of the drugs modern medicine relies on, look to animal farming in middle-income countries, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - US

US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

Salon

Trump’s cruel calculus on public health

Blaming COVID to defund public health isn’t about bookkeeping. It’s about whose lives matter enough to fund

The Independent UK

Trump administration sued over decision to rescind billions in health funding

Attorneys general from 23 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for its decision to claw back $12 billion that went to public health departments for COVID-19 efforts and addiction and mental health programs

Evening Standard

Researchers to analyse wastewater for diseases at UK-first centre

It is hoped the system could one day be rolled out nationwide.

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The Conversation

Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced plans to dramatically transform the department. HHS is the umbrella agency responsible for pandemic preparedness, biomedical research, food safety and many other health-related activities.

Latin Times

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Slams RFK Jr. For 'Misinformation and Lies'

Dr. Peter Marks announced his resignation from the FDA, citing frustration over the growing influence of vaccine misinformation under HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

Salon

CDC buried pro-vaccine measles forecast

The move is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line with RFK Jr's vaccine views

The Guardian - US

US government cuts imperil life-saving gun violence research. As doctors, we fear for the future

The jeopardy over our country’s work remains, and we’re bracing ourselves for a scary situation we know all too well

The Conversation

Tobacco excise revenue has tanked amid a booming black market. That’s a diabolical problem for the government

Tuesday night’s federal budget revealed a sharp drop in what was once a major source of revenue for the government – the tobacco excise.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration at ‘war’ with mRNA technology: scientists alarmed vaccine skeptics could kill research

Public health experts are sounding the alarm over recent move by the NIH to collect information about funding for research into mRNA technology

The Texas Tribune

Health officials say federal cuts will hurt Texas’ measles response

Federal grants paid for workers to help with measles testing and vaccination in Lubbock and were going to help equip a Dallas lab to test for pathogens, including measles.

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