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Health bosses issue warning over using sweeteners as sugar alternative

Health experts are instead urging people to 'reduce the sweetness of the diet altogether'.

Daily Record

Why the US may never recover from COVID

WHO says the pandemic is over. A disaster resilience professor says otherwise

Salon

Replacing sugar with sweeteners does not affect weight control in long term, WHO says

Long-term use of substances such as aspartame could raise risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, analysis finds

The Guardian - UK

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9 benefits of active commuting that will convince you to ditch the drive

Turn your commute into a workout and reap this physical, mental and financial benefits

Advnture

WHO issues warning over using sweeteners for weight control

Consumption of free sugars is linked to rising obesity and increased cases of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and tooth decay

The Independent UK

World Health Organisation tells everyone to avoid sweeteners in new warning

Limited exceptions include people with diabetes and sweeteners in hygiene products

Wales Online

The Vaccine Problem

To better weather future pandemics, the way countries procure vaccines needs to change radically

The Walrus

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Learning from COVID-19: The global health emergency has ended. Here's what is needed to prepare for the next one

When the World Health Organization formally declared an end to the COVID-19 pandemic’s designation as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), it may seem to have hadlittle, if any, perceivable impact on the daily lives of most people.

The Conversation

Long COVID: a lingering problem requiring greater attention

Long COVID is a lingering problem that requires greater attention

The Hindu

What’s in a name? Group behind SAR-CoV-2 variants’ nicknames hopes to bring science closer to people

A diverse group of people including evolutionary biologists, historians, teachers, citizen scientists and variant trackers from around the world, having connected over social media to provide nicknames to SARS-CoV-2’s many variants, are now actively looking at doing the same with other widespread viruses.

The Hindu

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK

G7 plans new vaccine effort for developing nations, Yomiuri reports

The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations is set to agree on establishing a new programme to distribute vaccines to developing countries at next week's summit of leaders, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper said on Saturday.

Reuters

Cyclone Mocha threatens world’s largest refugee camp on Myanmar-Bangladesh border

Predicted to make landfall on Sunday, preparations are under way for a partial evacuation of the camp in Cox’s Bazar

The Guardian - AU

Coronavirus FAQ: 'Emergency' over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries?

Now that official COVID emergency declarations have ended, how should people evaluate their risk of SARS-CoV-2? That's the subject of our frequently asked questions offering.

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The Times of India

Weekly Health News (May 6-12): WHO declares end to COVID-19 emergency and more

Last week, the World Health Organization announced that it is ending the emergency it declared for Covid-19 more than three years ago. But W.H.O. officials warned that the decision to lift the emergency does not signal an end to the pandemic.

Reuters

World's largest refugee camp threatened by Bangladesh cyclone

Tropical cyclone Mocha intensified to become "very dangerous" on Friday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, warning of violent winds, floods and possible landslides in Bangladesh that could hit the world's biggest refugee camp.

The Independent UK

WHO issues warning on weight loss drugs

Balanced diet and exercise remain key to losing weight, health body says

Reuters

Exclusive-Wegovy, other weight loss drugs ‘no silver bullet’, says WHO amid obesity review

New highly-effective weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy are not a “silver bullet” for addressing the rapid rise in global obesity rates, the World Health Organization’s nutrition chief told Reuters, as the agency conducts its first review of obesity management guidelines in more than 20 years.

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ABC News

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

Evening Standard

Monkeypox: World Health Organisation declares global emergency over

The World Health Organisation has downgraded the threat of the virus

The Hindu

Letters to The Editor — May 12, 2023

Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor

The Conversation

We can uphold the solidarity created by COVID-19 even though WHO ended the international emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of the global emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although COVID-19 remains a danger for many, especially with the possibility of new variants, experts are urging that we move forward to prepare for the next pandemic.

Fortune

What the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency means for you

Ending the federal emergency reflects both a scientific and political judgment that the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has ended and that special federal resources are no longer needed to prevent disease transmission across borders.

The Independent UK

Mpox no longer a global emergency, WHO says

The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international emergency

The Week

Project launched to triple area of UK’s temperate rainforest

A veteran of the war in Afghanistan who owns one of the remaining tracts of temperate rainforest in Britain has set up a charity to support the unique and biodiverse habitat. The Thousand Year Trust will work with landowners, farmers and charities to triple the area of temperate rainforest growing…

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