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Dr. Arwady, thank you for your public health leadership

None of the emergencies we faced as Dr. Arwady’s two immediate predecessors compares to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

NDTV’s Jan Vishwas Act debate: Viewers should know if panelists have conflict of interest

Over the last decade, I have been advocating for revamping drug regulatory laws in India. I have encountered much opposition in the process – some from the pharmaceutical industry and a lot more from public health activists working on access to medicine, many of whom look at quality and price…

Newslaundry

Supermarket operator fined for 'label tampering', food safety offences

Public health officers deemed one area 'critically non-compliant'.

The Canberra Times

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Opioid settlement cash going to police

Public health groups criticize spending opioid settlement funds on police, criminalization and incarceration

Salon

University of Sydney gambling research centre bankrolled by casinos is ‘troubling’, experts say

Institution says companies won’t ‘constrain or edit’ research, but public health expert Sean Cowlishaw calls funding relationship ‘unprecedented’

The Guardian - AU

What does it take to be a heroine of health? Education, dedication ... a stealth plan

We interview two honorees from this summer's Women Deliver conference: a community health worker with an innovative strategy and a nurse who aims to heal the sick and bolster her profession.

WEKU

Urgent action needed to reduce air pollution

Letter: Tim Dexter of Asthma + Lung UK says the health of future generations is at risk if the government doesn’t address this public health emergency

The Guardian - UK

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Arwady: Abrupt firing was ‘unnecessarily destabilizing’ to health department — and could hurt search for successor

In an interview with NBC Chicago, former city health chief Dr. Allison Arwady, who was appointed by ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot, said it was ‘disturbing’ that she was fired without a meeting with the mayor or saying goodbye to her staff.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor scores a win with Snelling, a bad misstep with Arwady

Mayor Brandon Johnson selected 29-year veteran Larry Snelling to be the city’s next police superintendent, days after the misstep of abruptly firing Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bibby Stockholm: Timeline of government chaos over controversial migrant barge

Row erupts over response to discovery of Legionella bacteria on barge as asylum seekers evacuated just days after boarding vessel

The Independent UK

IMA national meet in Thiruvananthapuram

IMA 98th National Meet to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from Dec 26-28. R.V. Ashokan to assume office as National President. Scientific sessions, public health policy formation, women & youth wing sessions, mega medical exhibition planned. 10,000 delegates from India & abroad expected.

The Hindu

We’re all living longer. Instead of struggling to stay young, why not learn to age well?

While the ultra-wealthy spend millions on bizarre elixirs, the rest of us can follow these simple steps to enjoy a better life, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

Arrest of Saudi scholar and influencer another sign of social media crackdown

Detention of public health expert Mohammed Alhajji surprised many observers as he was seen as apolitical

The Guardian - UK

Why are we still ignoring long COVID?

As COVID cases rise once again, we're unprepared for the "mass disabling" event caused by long COVID

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The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Food Safety authorities raid Subbaiah Hotel in Kakinada, collect samples

Two samples of cashew and chilli powder have been collected and sent to Public Health Laboratory in Hyderabad for investigation, says Assistant Food Controller

Dynamite News

Rajasthan: Minor girl raped by govt employee in Karauli, case registered

A minor girl was allegedly raped by a public health engineering (PHE) department employee in Todabhim town in Rajasthan's Karauli district on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

The National (Scotland)

Tory MSP wrong in challenge of minimum alcohol pricing research, say medical experts

A group of medical experts have defended an agency’s research into the effects of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP), saying a Conservative MSP…

The Hindu

₹558.97-cr. health grant for local bodies

Local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram to receive ₹558.97 crore health grant for 2022-23. Funds to be used for construction of new buildings, assistance for block-level public health centres, diagnostic facilities, health and wellness activities. Grant to help create more facilities in hospitals, provide better health-care delivery. Funds allocated for people's health…

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Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Public Health chief Dr. Allison Arwady handed her discharge papers — she says goodbye on Twitter

The infectious disease expert steered Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic. Also a pediatrician, Arwady was appointed by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vice President Harris tells young activists in Chicago they can end gun violence: ‘Your generation is critical’

Harris told a gathering activists at McCormick place that gun violence is a public health issue, “and we cannot let them get away with politicizing this or pretending that this is some intellectual, ideological debate when there is literally blood on the streets, without consequence.”

Radio France Internationale

New Covid variant Eris takes hold in France as holidays help spread infections

A new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19, known as Eris, could be linked to more than a third of new cases in France. The World Health Organization has designated the strain a variant of interest, but says the risk to public health is low.

The Hindu

Admission begins to Master of Public Health at Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Science

Revised notification for MPH admissions at KNRUHS has been released. Online application open during August 11-24. Date of common entrance test will be notified later.

The Conversation

Skin cancer screening guidelines can seem confusing – three skin cancer researchers explain when to consider getting checked

Protecting oneself from the summer sun and its damaging ultraviolet rays is often not straightforward. And public health messaging around when and how to be screened for skin cancer has become somewhat confusing.

Salon

Maui wildfires strain health care system

Climate change is already testing our public health infrastructure, which could trigger thousands of deaths

The Hindu

Climate events and an umbrella for urban health

Given increasing exposure to unpredictable and extreme climatic events, there is a need to rebuild the urban primary health-care system and ensure its resilience

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