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In a letter to parents, headmaster Adam Heath says a second staff member is being tested for the disease and the school is working closely with Grampians Public Health to address the situation.

As we mark World No Tobacco Day today, it is imperative that we reflect on this year's theme: "We need food, not tobacco." While smoking continues to pose a significant public health threat in Thailand, we must also recognise the adverse impact of tobacco cultivation on tobacco farmers, food security…

Covid-19 related deaths declined last week as the dominant strain is neither more transmissible nor more severe, according to the Public Health Department.

Recently described as a public health emergency, profound loneliness can affect anyone craving deeper connections

Asylum-seekers say joy over the end of the public health restriction known as Title 42 this month is turning into anguish with the realization of how the Biden administration’s new rules affect them

A new study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health finds that walking strengthens connections within and between three brain networks, including one connected to Alzheimer's disease, adding to the growing body of evidence that exercise enhances brain health. Read further on Dynamite News:

Clean water, good food, education, antibiotics and vaccinations have meant over the last 150 years the improvements in preventing and treating diseases spreading has been remarkable, with some eradicated completely

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A review of last year's winter health response recommended ventilation be improved in a range of settings as part of the 2023 plan, but the Government has ignored that advice.