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Anutin slams call to re-list cannabis as narcotic plant

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday slammed the proposal to re-list some parts of the cannabis plant as a narcotic, saying there is no evidence of improper use of cannabis under existing laws as claimed by the policy's critics.

Bangkok Post

Joe Biden says the Covid pandemic is ‘over’. Is he right?

President’s comments on 60 Minutes draw concern from advocates for public health guidelines

The Independent UK

COVID-19 response is not ‘over’ even if Biden says pandemic is - Roll Call

His optimistic remarks about COVID-19 will not lead to any immediate change in the administration's public health posture.

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Commentary: Reflecting on the missed opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic

With 2 ½ years of COVID-19 experience behind us, we can now identify the missed opportunities the medical and public health communities had to control the pandemic. There are three well-established areas where the virus caught the world unprepared: asymptomatic viral transmission from the infected to the uninfected; airborne spread…

Chicago Tribune

242 new Covid inpatients, 11 more deaths

There were 11 more Covid-19 fatalities and 242 new patients admitted to hospitals on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

477 new Covid inpatients, 12 more deaths

The country registered 477 new coronavirus patients admitted to hospitals and 12 more Covid-19 related fatalities, the Ministry of Public Health announced on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

It’s very easy to get a COVID-19 omicron booster in California. Here’s how

Updated COVID-19 omicron boosters are abundant in Los Angeles County, and officials are urging people to get the latest offering ahead of the fall-and-winter holidays.

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764 new Covid inpatients, 14 more deaths

The country registered 764 new inpatients admitted to hospitals and 14 more Covid-19 related fatalities, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

California and New York aim to curb diet pill sales to minors

California and New York are on the cusp of going further than the FDA in restricting the sale of non-prescription diet pills to minors as pediatricians and public health advocates try to protect kids from extreme weight-loss gimmicks online.

Tribune News Service

837 new Covid inpatients, 12 more deaths

There were 12 more Covid-19 fatalities and 837 new patients admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Former health minister Witthaya Buranasiri dies

AYUTTHAYA: Witthaya Buranasiri, a former public health minister during the Yingluck Shinawatra administration, died after falling unconscious at his home in Bang Pa-in district on Thursday morning. He was 63 years old.

Bangkok Post

Newborns get routine heel blood tests, but should states keep those samples?

Close to 4 million babies are born in the United States every year, and within their first 48 hours nearly all are pricked in the heel so their blood can be tested for dozens of life-threatening genetic and metabolic problems. The heel-stick test is considered such a crucial public health…

Tribune News Service

House rejection of cannabis bill 'political', says Anutin

Bhumjaithai Party leader and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the House rejected his party's "well prepared" cannabis bill for purely political reasons ahead of the coming general election.

Bangkok Post

With most mandatory public health measures gone, is New Zealand well prepared for the next COVID wave?

New Zealand’s decision this week to end most mandatory public health measures aimed at preventing COVID transmission received a mixed response. Our modelling suggests it was time to wind back restrictions, but some measures were perhaps scrapped prematurely.

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We were on a global panel looking at the staggering costs of COVID – 17.7m deaths and counting. Here are 11 ways to stop history repeating itself

A global report released today highlights massive global failures in the response to COVID-19.

Bangkok Post

1,125 new Covid inpatients, 13 more deaths

There were 13 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,125 new patients admitted to hospitals on Wednesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Pandemic fatigue threatens COVID-19, monkeypox funding requests

As the Biden administration asks Congress for additional federal dollars to fight infectious diseases, it faces a conundrum: pandemic fatigue.

WEKU

4 ways the world messed up its pandemic response — and 3 fixes to do better next time

A new report from the Lancet Commission sums up the many mistakes that have been made and offers proposals for a more effective global strategy if and when another pandemic should strike.

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Roll Call

Pandemic fatigue threatens COVID-19, monkeypox funding requests - Roll Call

COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are down, but White House argues that pandemic money is needed for future public health threats.

Dublin Live

Seagull cull slammed as 'hideous' and 'illegal'

The nests and eggs of the squawking bird can be removed by "any individual" as long as they "represent a threat to public health and safety"

Bangkok Post

House votes down bill on cannabis and hemp

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to withdraw the Cannabis and Hemp Bill from its agenda by 198 votes to 136, with 12 abstentions, pending revision of its content which lawmakers viewed as loose and potentially exposing youth to health risks.

360info

Hysterectomies in younger Indian women are influenced by insurance subsidies

Doctors compensated on a fee-for-service basis in India, were more likely to perform hysterectomy surgeries, whether or not they were clinically necessary.

Bangkok Post

1,321 new Covid inpatients, 14 more deaths

There were 14 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,321 new patients admitted to hospitals on Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday.

Salon

Why won't fluoride conspiracies die?

The political and social forces that spurred anti-fluoride conspiracies seem to have trickled down to the pandemic

Los Angeles Times

LA County reports nation’s first confirmed monkeypox death

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County resident has died from MPX — the nation’s first confirmed fatality linked to the disease, public health officials said Monday.

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