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Ghana wants fewer polluting old cars on the road. But it’s going about it the wrong way

Used vehicles contribute greatly to transport emissions, undermining public health and the environment. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia, clunkers programmes – exchanging older, polluting used vehicles for cash – are becoming a popular approach for reducing the vehicles’ socio-environmental harms.

The Conversation

As COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control tuberculosis slipped

Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.

The Texas Tribune

Commentary: The COVID ‘emergency’ is ending. Here’s who will be hurt most

In the State of the Union, President Joe Biden stated that “we have broken COVID’s grip on us.” Indeed, COVID-19 deaths are down about 75% since last year’s speech. Consistent with that progress, the Biden administration announced in January that it will end the public health emergency (and national emergency)…

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Black people have highest rate of STIs in Britain. Not enough is being done to change that.

Black Britons have ‘disproportionally high rates’ of various STI diagnoses compared to white Britons

The Independent UK

Big Tobacco intensifies Scottish Parliament lobbying as new restriction plans loom

TOBACCO companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation and met with MSPs at…

The National (Scotland)

Supreme Court Cancels Oral Argument in Title 42 "Public Health" Expulsion Case

The move makes it more likely that Title 42 expulsions of migrants will end in the near future.

Reason

Govt to roll out new vaccine next month

The Public Health Ministry will begin the roll-out of Pfizer's BA.1 bivalent Covid-19 vaccine next month, according to Dr Thares Krasanairawiwong, chief of the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Bangkok Post

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Why owning a pet is good for body and mind

Letter: Pet ownership should be recognised as a public health strategy due to the profound benefits for individuals, families and communities, says Steven Feldman

The Guardian - UK

Fetid water fears after pump delays to Piha

Rumours about council disputes and questions over the urgency of reconnecting two parts of Piha have added to local frustration

Newsroom.co.nz

Authorities on alert for Marburg

The Ministry of Public Health has raised its guard against the Marburg virus, which is now widely spreading in Central Africa and has already claimed six lives in that region.

Bangkok Post

Before The Last of Us, I was part of an international team to chart the threat of killer fungi. This is what we found

Fungal infections have received a frenzy of attention thanks to the popularity of HBO’s The Last of Us. The show depicts a fungal pandemic caused by the real-life zombie-ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. It imagines the outcome of society’s collapse and a brutal approach to maintaining public health.

The Conversation

Parents warned as norovirus cases soar in schools and nurseries

Cases of the notifiable "winter vomiting bug" have prompted warnings from Public Health Wales and headteachers

Wales Online

Africa CDC expects Mpox vaccines to arrive within 2 weeks

Africa’s public health body says it hopes Mpox vaccines will finally arrive on the continent “in another two weeks, tops” after months of seeking doses

The Independent UK

What happens to COVID vaccines and drugs authorized for emergency use when health emergency ends?

On May 11, the central pillar of the country's pandemic response — the declaration of a national emergency that began March 1, 2020 — will come down. But Americans will continue to have access to the vaccines, drugs and medical devices that were authorized for emergency use against COVID-19, so…

Los Angeles Times

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Reuters

WHO maintains public health emergency alert for mpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said mpox remained a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, citing continued transmission in some countries.

Newsroom.co.nz

Political shortsightedness exposes NZ to roulette of risk

As the 2023 election draws closer, the University of Otago is getting behind the political spin to critically examine the issues facing Aotearoa. Part one argues this election year is an opportune time for parties to display commitment to building long-term thinking into policies and systems.

The Guardian - US

One in 20 US homicides are committed by police – and the numbers aren’t falling

Police killings of any sort account for nearly 5% of all homicides, with at least 1,192 people killed by law enforcement in 2022

Fortune

It's not just 'The Last of Us.' Fungal infections really are a 'major threat' to public health, the WHO says

Fungal infections are the World Health Organization's newest frontier, killing 2 million people every year.

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Health ministry accuses rural doctor of inciting unrest

The Public Health Ministry has filed a police complaint against the Rural Doctor Society Facebook page and government critic Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, with accusations of instigating unrest and posing a threat to the public health system.

Los Angeles Times

California tops 12 million coronavirus cases as XBB.1.5 becomes dominant

LOS ANGELES — The total number of coronavirus cases reported in California has topped 12 million.

Inverse

These Easy Practices Could Significantly Reduce Your Risk of Long Covid

A public health study from Harvard shows that six typical health habits halve the risk that one will develop long Covid.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Biden is ending COVID emergency declarations. But the health care worker crisis continues

The Biden administration recently announced that it will end the COVID-associated national and public health emergencies on May 11. That means stopping payments for COVID-19 tests and vaccines for some Americans depending on their insurance status, other people losing benefits such as Medicaid, and some hospitals receiving less funding —…

Tribune News Service

Memes, tweets, snark are the FDA’s new public health weapons

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a National Football League game in January, dozens of Twitter trolls quickly blamed it on COVID-19 shots.

ABC News

Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine eligibility boosted in South Australia as flood clean-up continues

South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says all residents in the state's flood-hit Riverland and Murraylands regions will now be eligible for the free JEV vaccine.

Reuters

Spain health workers hold huge Madrid protest over state of health system

Hundreds of thousands of Spain's health workers protested in Madrid on Sunday over what they say is the destruction of the public health system by the conservative regional government.

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