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WHO-backed review finds cellphones don’t increase risk of cancer

Review looked at three decades worth of studies in 10 different countries

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

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 people as polio vaccinations continue

WHO says it surpasses its polio vaccination targets in first days of campaign to immunise more than 640,000 children.

Al Jazeera

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Mpox detected at Fort Dodge Correctional Facility in Iowa

The prison facility is yet to confirm the number of infected prisoners

The Independent UK

No, your mobile phone is not giving you brain cancer

A review of more than 5000 studies for the World Health Organisation has sought a definitive answer on whether mobile phones are safe to use.

AAP

The Guardian view on a global health crisis: living longer may not mean living healthier

Editorial: Chronic diseases disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries. Richer nations need to step up to help reduce their toll

The Guardian - UK

BBC lessons for girls in Afghanistan

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Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, biggest study to date finds

Some 63 studies from 1994 to 2022 have been analysed by Australian researchers commissioned by the World Health Organization

The Guardian - AU

Israel’s military says it has killed Hamas commander who murdered man in front of his children

Ahmed Fozi Nazer was filmed drinking a can of Coca-Cola from the fridge after killing Gil Taasa

The Independent UK

Virus hunters: The scientists tracking deadly diseases in tough conditions

Amid threats from mpox and new unknown viruses, how do epidemiologists track pathogens before a health crisis begins?

Al Jazeera

‘We cannot protect our children’: parents in Gaza face new threat of polio

Vaccination is likely to be an uphill struggle after re-emergence of the disease in the territory, where war has decimated healthcare

The Guardian - UK

Gaza: polio vaccination drive faces hurdles despite a pause in the conflict

A large polio vaccination campaign started in war-torn Gaza on Sunday, September 1. The initiative, which is being led by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to reach over 640,000 children under the age of ten.

The Conversation

‘Positive’ start to polio vaccination rollout in Gaza despite continued fighting

Families queue at vaccination centres on first day of complex campaign to inoculate children against emerging threat

The Guardian - UK

What to know about the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

UN officials say the best way to tackle polio in the Gaza Strip is an immediate and lasting ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

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Violence increases in West Bank as polio vaccination campaign begins

VIOLENCE is continuing in the West Bank following Israel’s largest invasion of the region in more than 20 years ...

The Guardian - UK

African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west

Last week’s planned rollout of doses faces further delays as campaigners complain of greed and inequality

Al Jazeera

First children in Gaza given polio vaccines a day before planned UN rollout

WHO says that the official larger vaccine rollout, which aims to reach 640,000 children, will begin on Sunday.

International Business Times

Health Official Says Polio Vaccine Campaign Begins In War-torn Gaza

A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century.

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The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: aid agency says four men killed by Israeli airstrike were a local escort – as it happened

Anera says four men who died in Gaza were locals who asked to serve as escort for convoy, but IDF describes them as ‘armed assailants’

The Independent UK

3 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza's young against polio

The U.N. is about to launch an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, a disease that doctors fear has spread in the territory due to the massive humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by Israel's military offensive there

The Guardian - UK

Will Labour resist the ‘killer tactics’ of industry’s enemies of public health?

A new report lays down a challenge to Keir Starmer to take on vested interests of food, drink and tobacco companies

France 24

Mpox vaccines are available – why are they not reaching Africa?

Nigeria became the first African country this week to receive a batch of vaccines against mpox, a viral disease whose rapid spread led the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency in mid-August. While more vaccine doses are available, experts say high costs and regulatory hurdles have prevented…

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WHO Aims To Stop Mpox Outbreaks In Africa

WHO optimistic about stopping mpox outbreaks in Africa with new strain identified beyond. Global emergency declared, focus on public education and vaccine ...

The Independent UK

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months

The Conversation

Mpox in the DRC: children are at high risk – health expert explains why

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are at higher risk from the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reports confirm that children under five account for 39% of all cases in the country, and babies as young…

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