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Don’t believe those who claim science proves masks don’t work

A new scientific review of the efficacy of masks is deeply flawed. That hasn’t stopped some from touting it

The Guardian - US

The pros and cons of storing babies’ DNA

Compiling and storing the DNA of newborns could be a massive boon for public health. But the ethical questions are just as big.

360info

Facebook ads opposing a ban on vaping in Australia failed to disclose tobacco company backing

Meta says it removed ads for failing to state they were sponsored by an initiative of British American Tobacco Australia

The Guardian - AU

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Poor sleep joins list of heart disease signals

Americans doctors are now urged to assess sleep quality as a measure of heart health. Should Aussies follow suit?

The New Daily

Chicago is expanding the types of 911 calls that get a mental health response

The city’s first crisis response teams together have handled fewer than two calls a day. New 911 protocols are expected to lift that number.

Chicago Sun-Times

EXPLAINER: Did dioxins spread after Ohio train derailment?

U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and J

The Independent UK

COVID deaths top 100,000 in California

LOS ANGELES — It was three years ago this month that California documented its first known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

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Australia has a vaping problem, but no easy health or political solution

Depending on who you listen to, vaping is either a public health solution, or a public health crisis, and what to do about it is on the minds of health ministers who'll discuss the issue today.

ABC News

No health without housing

Swathes of sewage-contaminated houses in Cyclone Gabrielle’s wake show us that good housing and civil engineering have not kept pace with population.

Newsroom.co.nz

Idaho may criminalize mRNA vaccines

Anti-vax Republicans lawmakers are taking a page from abortion bans — and public health experts are worried

Salon

Axios-Ipsos poll: Republicans call opioids No. 1 health threat

Democrats see guns as the biggest threat to Americans’ public health, while Republicans say it’s fentanyl and opioid addiction.

Axios

Twenty-one candidates running in Denver’s first open mayoral race since 2011

Twenty-one candidates are running in the general election for mayor of Denver, Colorado, on April 4, 2023. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top-two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on June 6, 2023.

Ballotpedia

Air pollution speeds bone loss from osteoporosis: Research

According to a new study headed by scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, elevated levels of air pollution are linked to bone deterioration in postmenopausal women. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Scotland 'blazed a trail in many areas of public health', England's top doctor says

SCOTLAND has “blazed a trail” in areas of health policy, chief medical officer for England Sir Chris Whitty has said.

The National (Scotland)

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Los Angeles Times

'Sobering': LA's Black, Latino kids under 5 are far behind on COVID-19 vaccinations

LOS ANGELES — Black and Latino children in Los Angeles County younger than 5 have COVID-19 vaccination rates in the single digits, reflecting a broad trend nationwide that has public health experts concerned and seeking ways to boost those figures.

Bristol Post

What Bristol City Council's Knowle Community Party wants to do with your money

The group has tabled budget amendments to help save Jubilee Pool and invest in local parks

The Canberra Times

More than 300 junior health staff to join ACT's public health system

The graduates will join the system following a tumultuous few years.

Wales Online

Food poisoning outbreak confirmed in Welsh town

All appropriate public health measures are in action

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The Conversation

Ghana wants fewer polluting old cars on the road. But it’s going about it the wrong way

Used vehicles contribute greatly to transport emissions, undermining public health and the environment. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia, clunkers programmes – exchanging older, polluting used vehicles for cash – are becoming a popular approach for reducing the vehicles’ socio-environmental harms.

The Texas Tribune

As COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control tuberculosis slipped

Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The COVID ‘emergency’ is ending. Here’s who will be hurt most

In the State of the Union, President Joe Biden stated that “we have broken COVID’s grip on us.” Indeed, COVID-19 deaths are down about 75% since last year’s speech. Consistent with that progress, the Biden administration announced in January that it will end the public health emergency (and national emergency)…

The Independent UK

Black people have highest rate of STIs in Britain. Not enough is being done to change that.

Black Britons have ‘disproportionally high rates’ of various STI diagnoses compared to white Britons

The National (Scotland)

Big Tobacco intensifies Scottish Parliament lobbying as new restriction plans loom

TOBACCO companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation and met with MSPs at…

Reason

Supreme Court Cancels Oral Argument in Title 42 "Public Health" Expulsion Case

The move makes it more likely that Title 42 expulsions of migrants will end in the near future.

Bangkok Post

Govt to roll out new vaccine next month

The Public Health Ministry will begin the roll-out of Pfizer's BA.1 bivalent Covid-19 vaccine next month, according to Dr Thares Krasanairawiwong, chief of the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

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