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Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder - 60th anniversary special recap

David Tennant and Catherine Tate are impeccable in a special that has been shrouded in mystery – and that will upset a very vocal part of the Who fanbase

The Guardian - UK

BCG revaccination study in high-risk adults to begin in 23 States

23 States to participate in BCG revaccination study in adults to assess effectiveness in reducing TB incidence. High-risk groups targeted: those over 50, prior TB, underweight, diabetics, smokers, alcoholics. Phase-1 in UP & MP. Mixed results from other countries, but 2 Indian studies found BCG revaccination in adults to be…

The Hindu

In 2022, India accounted for 66% of malaria cases in WHO South-East Asia Region: World Malaria Report

In 2022, India accounted for 66% of malaria cases in the WHO South-East Asia Region noted the new — 2023 World Malaria Report — published by the World Health Organization (WHO). It adds that almost 46% of all cases in the region were due to Plasmodium vivax, which is a protozoal…

The Hindu

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Climate change could upend fight against malaria, WHO warns

Malaria cases rose in 2022, in part due to climate change-related extreme weather events.

LiveScience

Pete Townshend's Lifehouse: one of rock's great 'nearly' projects has finally found its moment

The other members of The Who scoffed when he wrote it in 1970 - now it's becoming a graphic novel

Evening Standard

How the 1960s Gibson J-200 upset acoustic purists but remained King of the flat-tops in the eyes of the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Yusuf/Cat Stevens

The bridge was the one thing the purists just couldn't cross, but those who did found an acoustic bursting with songs and a tone that could not be matched

Guitar World

‘Forever chemical’ in English tap water samples carcinogenic, WHO rules

Exclusive: Decision to categorise PFOA as linked to cancer in humans by World Health Organization increases pressure on UK government

The Guardian - UK

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Israeli Airstrikes On Southern Gaza May Force 1 Million Refugees To Egypt, Warns UNRWA Chief

Most of the people in Gaza have been forced to live in temporary shelters, tents, or cars.

International Business Times UK

How toxic air is affecting mental health in Rome

Study explores link between higher particle pollution and conditions such as anxiety disorders and depression

The Guardian - UK

It's beginning to look a lot like burnout. How to take care of yourself before the holidays start

It’s getting towards the time of the year when you might feel more overwhelmed than usual. There are work projects to finish and perhaps exams in the family. Not to mention the pressures of organising holidays or gifts. Burnout is a real possibility.

The Conversation

Climate crisis a ‘substantial risk’ to fight against malaria, says WHO

New report says disease-carrying mosquitoes thrive in rising temperatures, leading to transmission in hitherto unaffected areas

The Guardian - UK

When indoor air becomes deadly

Household air pollution is a hidden source of death and illness and climate change seems to be making it worse

Salon

Air Pollution From Fossil Fuels Kills 5 Million People Every Year: Study

The disease burden due to air pollution is now estimated to be on par with other major global health risks.

International Business Times UK

SNP motion expresses 'grave concern' of Gaza war impact on pregnant women and babies

AN SNP MSP has tabled a Holyrood motion expressing ‘grave concern’ about the impact of the war in Gaza on pregnant women, babies and…

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The Independent UK

African company to start making vaginal rings that protect against HIV

A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available

LiveScience

China's respiratory outbreak is 'expected' and not caused by new virus

Evidence suggests the outbreak is being caused by several known pathogens, the World Health Organization said.

International Business Times

India Seeks Bigger Foothold In Pharmaceutical Industry As Drugmakers Look Beyond China

India's global market share in the pharmaceutical business is expected to grow and is estimated to exceed $130 billion by 2030.

International Business Times UK

Deaths Due To Disease In Gaza May Surpass Deaths From War, says WHO

Lack of clean drinking water, toilets, and clean food could lead to typhoid and cholera outbreaks.

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The Guardian - AU

Child respiratory sickness overloads China’s paediatric clinics – reports

Authorities appeal for calm, saying spike is due to end of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions

The Guardian - AU

Qatar mediator says latest prisoner release would comprise 16 children and 14 women – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Lockdown ‘would have been much later’ without decision to test in hospitals

Professor Dame Jenny Harries has been giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 public inquiry.

The Independent UK

Michael Gove suggests to Covid-19 inquiry that virus was ‘man-made’

Hugo Keith KC shut the Levelling Up Secretary down, saying the ‘divisive’ issue is not part of the inquiry’s terms of reference.

The Conversation

Umaru Shehu: Nigerian public health giant who played a major role in polio eradication

Professor Emeritus Umaru Shehu, who died on 2 October 2023, was born in Yerwa (Maiduguri), Nigeria, in 1930. Widely regarded as one of the country’s early leaders in public health policy and practice, he was the first public health physician in the northern region and remained active all his life.

Al Jazeera

Disease could kill more in Gaza than bombs, WHO says amid Israeli siege

Shattered healthcare and sanitation systems must be restored in Gaza, says World Health Organization.

The Independent UK

China is battling a wave of respiratory illness in children. Scientists are rushing to find out why

Experts say ‘no evidence’ yet to suggest a new virus is to blame for reports of ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’

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