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What Does The New Covid Strain Spreading Across The UK Mean For Travellers This Summer?

A new covid strain rapidly spreading across the globe has got UK travellers questioning whether their summer plans will be affected.

International Business Times UK

First cases of Covid variant NB.1.8.1 detected in England as virus spreads across UK

Thirteen cases of Omicron variant NB.1.8.1 have now been recorded across England, according to the UKHSA

The Independent UK

A ‘groundbreaking’ pandemic agreement for tackling disease outbreaks has been agreed. What does it mean?

ANALYSIS: Negotiations to ensure richer countries share vaccines and drugs with poorer countries during health emergencies had threatened to derail negotiations, writes Rachel Schraer

The Independent UK

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The re-emergence of polio in Papua New Guinea shows global eradication remains elusive

Last week the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

The Conversation

A mobile app told me my kids’ food isn’t healthy – now I’m emptying out my kitchen cabinets

IN FOCUS : The Yuka app allows you to scan items in your home to see what they contain – and the risks they pose to you and your family. It sent me into a panic, writes Charlotte Cripps, but some experts remain unconvinced

The Independent UK

Avoid, avoid, avoid: the three major threats you should be aware of this summer

The Man Who Pays His Way: Take advice from the experts on holiday safety this summer

The Independent UK

UK could lose low TB status amid rising cases, officials warn

It comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published its first annual report detailing the infectious diseases impacting England.

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Medal from King recognises work in Gaza is ‘valuable’, says NHS medic

The recipients of the new honour received their Humanitarian Medals at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Evening Standard

NHS medics to receive new Humanitarian Medal from King for work in Gaza

The recipients will receive the medal at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Everything Donald Trump has done since becoming president

From scrapping bans on plastic straws to rolling back diversity initiatives, here’s how Donald Trump’s Executive orders might impact people around the world

Marie Claire

‘Perhaps America is getting what it voted for’: Editorials in India warn of Trump 2.0

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States this week and signed a swathe of executive orders on day 1 of his term, making headlines across the world. He ended birthright citizenship, designated that the US has “only two genders”, pulled out of the Paris…

Newslaundry

See all the major executive orders signed by Donald Trump after inauguration

DONALD Trump signed a range of executive orders on his first day back in the White House...

The National (Scotland)

Gaza Hospital Chief Held By Israel Becomes Face Of Crumbling Healthcare

Israel's raid on a major Gaza hospital and the arrest of its director over alleged links to Hamas have drawn global attention to the war-ravaged territory's crumbling healthcare system.

International Business Times

Multilingual people may be more likely to take a vaccine if they read about it in English – new research

Even before COVID turned the world upside down, the World Health Organisation (WHO) identified reluctance to take vaccines as one of the ten biggest threats to global health.

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Evening Standard

Concerns raised over hospitality staff after smoking curbs ditched

It has emerged the UK Government is to scrap plans to ban smoking in the gardens of pubs and restaurants in England.

Evening Standard

Fourth UK case of more transmissible mpox strain found

All four patients belong to the same household, the UK Health Security Agency said

The Independent UK

Government orders more mpox jabs as officials prepare for new strain

There have been no cases of clade I mpox in the UK.

The Independent UK

First case of new mpox variant discovered in Germany

Germany’s first case of new clade 1b variant reported by Robert Koch Institute

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Radio France Internationale

Why France wants to make it easier than ever to get tested for STIs

As of this month, getting tested for the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in France no longer requires a prescription – and if you're under 26, it's entirely free. The changes come amid a worrying rise in gonorrhoea, syphilis and other diseases passed on through sex.

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Do Mobile Phones Cause Cancer? After 30 Years Of Research, Scientists Finally Know The Answer

The World Health Organisation commissioned a four-year review into the divisive topic.

The Independent UK

Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, World Health Organisation-backed study reveals

The study was first commissioned by the World Health Organisation in 2019, and is the most comprehensive to date

The Independent UK

Watch live: World Health Organisation gives monkeypox update after surge in cases

Watch live as the World Health Organisation gives a monkeypox update on Friday (30 August) after a surge in cases.

Dynamite News

India develops Monkeypox detection RT-PCR kit

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced its second public health emergency of International concern due to Monkey Pox. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Mpox 2024 mapped: All the countries where cases have been confirmed

Infection is rapidly spreading in central Africa and a first case has been confirmed in Europe amid fears that it could reach UK

Evening Standard

Mpox myths debunked: Questions around the outbreak answered

Mpox, which is now considered a public health emergency, is typically mild but can be fatal

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