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Rolling Stones collectable coins launched by Royal Mint to mark band's 60-year anniversary

The Stones follow Queen, Sir Elton John, David Bowie, and the Who in being celebrated in the Royal Mint's Music Legends series

Wales Online

Racing to develop Africa’s next-gen vaccines before new pandemic

How scientists across Africa plan to use mRNA technology to fight diseases and tackle inequities in global health.

Al Jazeera

No mother should have to choose between her baby starving or being infected with HIV

In Ukraine many mothers lack the formula milk and drugs needed to prevent mother-to-child transmission. We must not allow this war to undo decades of progress

The Guardian - UK

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Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year

First global analysis follows discovery of toxic pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetuses

The Guardian - UK

Injectable HIV prevention drug shows promise: we worked out how much South Africa should pay for it

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV prevention method. It is taken by people who are HIV negative, so that if they are unknowingly exposed to HIV, the drug will prevent the virus from infecting them.

The Conversation

Monkeypox renamed by World Health Organisation to avoid racism

The new term will be used simultaneously alongside Monkeypox for a year

Liverpool Echo

Indonesia aims to vaccine 1.2 million children in Aceh province as four polio cases found

The widespread immunisation campaign comes after four cases of polio were found in the country less than a decade after the World Health Organization declared it free of the deadly virus.

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Monkeypox is renamed mpox by WHO after claims term was 'racist against Africa'

The monkeypox virus is to be called mpox decided the World Health Organisation after claims that following the latest outbreak it led to "racism and stigmatising language"

Daily Mirror

WHO to use ‘mpox’ instead of monkeypox to avoid stigma, racism

Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while ‘monkeypox’ is phased out, the UN health agency says.

Al Jazeera

Why babies may be eating too much sugar

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Salon

Monkeypox renamed mpox over racism concerns

The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

Chicago Sun-Times

Monkeypox has a new name. Here's why

The old name, while confusing, isn’t the issue so much as the weaponization of it, experts say.

Fortune

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racist stigma

"Removing 'monkey' removes the stigma that monkeypox comes with," an expert tells NPR. But he questions why the World Health Organization will wait a year for the change to take full effect.

WEKU

Mpox: WHO renames monkeypox amid racism and stigma

The World Health Organisation will rename monkeypox after “racism and stigmatising language” emerged following the latest outbreak.

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Axios

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox over stigmatization and racism concerns

Both monkeypox and mpox will be used by WHO over the next year as the term "monkeypox" is phased out,

Wales Online

Monkeypox to be renamed due to 'racism and stigmatising language'

The term will be phased out

The Independent UK

Monkeypox renamed ‘because of racism’

The World Health Organisation said its preferred term for the disease will be ‘mpox’ after reports of racism and stigmatising language.

Fortune

Fauci says the U.S. is ‘certainly’ still facing a COVID pandemic

“The idea that forget it, this is over—it isn’t,” the White House’s chief medical adviser said.

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The Independent UK

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns

The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist

The Independent UK

Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign

Indonesia has begun vaccinating children for the polio virus in the country's conservative province after four were infected with the highly contagious disease that was declared eradicated less than a decade ago

The Independent UK

Surgeons work by flashlight as Ukraine power grid battered

Devastating Russian strikes in Ukraine have cut off power to many hospitals

The Guardian - UK

Poorer women in UK have sixth-highest cancer death rates in Europe, WHO finds

Those from deprived backgrounds are particularly at risk of dying from cancer of the lungs, liver, bladder and oesophagus

Bangkok Post

Time to invest in global health

No one could have predicted the extent to which Covid-19 would erode decades of progress in public health. And the world is still reeling from the shock. But we have the opportunity -- and the duty -- to learn the right lessons to mitigate the ongoing pandemic, while minimising the…

The Conversation

Research suggests one way to prevent depression and anxiety is a strong sense of connection at high school

About one in five young Australians will experience a mental health problem like depression or anxiety each year. The COVID pandemic has only intensified mental health concerns in young people.

The Times of India

FIFA World Cup 2022: Camel flu is the new risk for fans in Qatar, claim reports

Camel flu or Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is the new risk for world cup fans in Qatar, reports have claimed. The ongoing FIFA World Cup is expected to attract millions of fans. The event will be held till December 18.

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