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One in six bacterial infections is now resistant to standard drugs, WHO warns

Many antibiotics have lost effectiveness against common bacterial infections since 2018, the report warned.

Euronews

Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds

Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050

The Guardian - UK

'100% of Addicts Eventually Have Financial Troubles' — Ramsey Tells 25-Year-Old Who Lost $55K Gambling To Do These Three Things

Addiction can take hold with devastating speed, as one 25-year-old caller to "The Ramsey Show" found.

Benzinga

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Bill Gates And PAHO Push To Make Weight-Loss Drugs Accessible In Low-Income Nations

Bill Gates and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are reportedly developing plans to expand access to popular weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk A/S’ (NYSE:NVO) Wegovy and Eli Lilly and Co.’s (NYSE:LLY) Mounjaro in low- and middle-income countries.

Benzinga

How climate crisis is creating hellish conditions for waste pickers at Nairobi dump declared ‘full’ 24 years ago

ON THE GROUND: Nairobi’s Dandora dumpsite continues to receive 2,000 tonnes of waste each day despite being declared full in 2001. Waste pickers who come each day searching for valuables to sell tell Nick Ferris how extreme heat and rains are making the work increasingly difficult

The Independent UK

Europe’s doctors and nurses are facing ‘burnout, despair, or violence,’ WHO warns

One in three doctors and nurses in Europe are depressed and one in 10 reported passive suicidal thoughts, a new report finds.

Euronews

Child famine has reached the highest level in Gaza, with tens of thousands of kids affected – new study

More than 54,000 children aged under five in Gaza are suffering acute malnutrition, including more than 12,800 who are severely malnourished, according to a study published in The Lancet on Wednesday.

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Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases, WHO reports

The World Health Organization says an Ebola outbreak in southern Congo is starting to be contained

The Independent UK

‘I was 170th on their list’. What are the health impacts for families who can’t access daycare?

Imagine living in a town where three or more families are competing for a single early learning place. This is the reality for many families in regional, rural and remote Australia. Experts call these areas “childcare deserts”.

The Conversation

French consumer group sounds alarm on sugary, ultra processed dairy products for children

A French consumer watchdog has slammed ten popular children’s dairy products, warning they’re overloaded with sugar, salt, fat, and ultra-processed ingredients, putting young consumers’ health at serious risk.

Radio France Internationale

Death toll from toxic cough syrup in India rises to 20 children as WHO demands answers

Five children remain in hospital with kidney failure as India widens ban on tainted medicine

The Independent UK

More than 100 million people vape worldwide in a ‘new wave of nicotine addiction,’ WHO says

While global smoking rates have fallen sharply, a new WHO report warning that vaping is fuelling a “new wave of nicotine addiction”.

Euronews

Australia’s gambling harm is likely underreported – and authorities are still failing to act

Monday night’s ABC Four Corners’ investigation highlighted major issues with the regulation of online gambling in Australia.

The Conversation

‘Alarming’ number of people vape, global health leaders warn

The World Health Organisation has released estimates on the numbers of people who vape for the first time.

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The Independent UK

Teenagers are vaping ‘at a much higher rate than adults’, WHO data reveals

Rates of vaping among 13 to 15-year-olds are ‘on average nine times higher than the prevalence among adults’, the World Health Organisation said

Euronews

What is the state of abortion rights across the EU?

Despite 15 countries having taken steps towards more comprehensively allowing abortion since 2021, only five EU countries have gone ahead with full decriminalisation.

Inverse

10 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Changed The Time Paradox Game Forever

Who composed Beethoven's 5th? Revisiting one 'Doctor Who' Season 9 banger, 10 years later, reveals a perfect paradox.

Euronews

Scientists develop an algorithm to measure the risk of ovarian cancer, delaying surgical menopause

The test is being made available to women at high risk of ovarian cancer in the UK through the National Health Service. Thousands of women in the UK who have particular genes which put them at a high risk of ovarian cancer have access to the test.

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Radio France Internationale

How football mega tournaments became a lightning rod for Morocco protesters

Two years on from Morocco's selection as one of the co-hosts for the 2030 football World Cup, the government's multi-billion-euro investment in the tournament has become a focal point for protesters now leading their second weekend of demonstrations to demand better public services.

Euronews

European countries want kids to ditch social media. Here’s how experts suggest filling the void

As lawmakers weigh social media limits and phone bans in schools, parents can help their children lead healthier digital lives on their own.

The Guardian - UK

Call to allow ‘safe and effective’ at-home abortions up to 12 weeks in UK

Experts point to study showing procedures at home are no riskier or less successful than hospital care

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59 Times Someone Ruined Their Life “In Just A Matter Of Minutes”, As Shared On Instagram

Who do you personally know whose life was turned upside down in mere moments?

Evening Standard

Who is the conspiracy theorist blamed by her sons for her daughter’s death?

Cambridge graduate Paloma Shemirani died after refusing cancer treatment and following her conspiracy theorist mother’s ‘alternative’ treatment plan.

Louder

"He was like a blubbering baby. He was crying. He was devastated": The Who's Roger Daltrey on drugs, fights, death and the music that defined a generation

The Who: From pill-popping mod figureheads to Woodstock-generation rockers and beyond

The Guardian - UK

Crowded camps, stagnant water and not enough doctors: first the floods, now disease stalks millions in Pakistan

As the waters recede, a surge in cases of cholera, diarrhoea, malaria and dengue has compounded the misery of people who have already seen their homes and crops disappear

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