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Africa's public health body is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases, with almost 4,000 reported on the continent in the last week

The United States’ most senior public health official, surgeon-general Vivek Murthy, believes social media platforms should come with warning labels. The United Nations’ education, science and culture agency says smartphones should be banned in schools. Chinese regulators are pushing to limit children’s smartphone use to just two hours a day.

Western Australia and Victoria both issued health alerts this week over cases of mpox. WA has seen two cases, while Victoria has recorded 125 cases so far this year. New South Wales, which has had 135 cases, also published a public health notice on mpox this month.

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Researchers say public health officials not doing enough to share warnings and safety information with health workers

COVID stunned the world with an unanticipated pandemic. Now mpox, a disease which originated in animals, has been declared a global public health emergency.

Responsible gambling initiatives have gained significant attention as a means to protect players from the harms of gambling. These initiatives aim to promote safe gambling practices and reduce negative outcomes associated with excessive gambling.

You’re in a shop or market and you’re buying food for the next day. How do you choose what to buy? Does it depend on how much you can spend, on what’s the healthiest, the most attractively packaged? Understanding this is an important part of food product development as well…

Deadlier case of Clade 1b monkeypox strain detected for first time in Asia as countries prepare to face threat