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How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered

The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as COVID-19 hospitalizations begin to rise and the new variant makes its way across the globe.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on preventable cancers: we need to avoid illness as well as cure it

Editorial: Public health has been neglected for too long, and new research on the rise of lifestyle-linked cancers proves it

The Guardian - UK

In flood-stricken central Greece, residents face acute water shortages and a public health warning

Public health officials are warning residents of flood-stricken central Greece to avoid using floodwater for domestic chores due to mounting fears of contamination

The Independent UK

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‘Very little yield’: has genetically targeted medicine really made us healthier?

Billions were sunk into the promise of treatments personalised to the individual. Now many believe the money might have been better spent on public health interventions

The Guardian - UK

Governor declares New Mexico gun violence as a public health emergency

Order was signed after it was found that guns are the state’s leading cause of death among children and teens

The Independent UK

India needs to gear up for the emerging dementia epidemic, say experts

With India’s elderly population expected to touch 20 crore in 2031, there is a growing demand for a national action plan to tackle rising cases of Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia which can impair memory and significantly lower quality of life.

The Hindu

What does Mexico’s vote to decriminalise abortion mean?

Federal public health services are now able to offer the procedure to anyone who requests it – that means access for millions of Mexicans in the country

The Independent UK

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New Study Finds Link Between Cardiovascular Diseases and Consumption Of Fast Food Having Emulsifiers

Research suggests that emulsifiers found in processed foods can disrupt gut bacteria and increase inflammation, causing CVD

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Secondhand smoke may be a substantial contributor to lead levels found in children and adolescents, new study finds

Secondhand smoke may be an important but overlooked source of chronic lead exposure in kids and adolescents. That is the key finding of our recent study, published in the journal BMC Public Health.

The Conversation

Storing guns away from home could reduce suicides, but there are legal hurdles

New ideas like "safe storage maps" show gun owners where to put their firearms in safekeeping if a mental health crisis happens. The idea has support, but obstacles are in the way in some states.

WEKU

EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election

The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone — better known as smog — despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health

The Independent UK

American Lung Association Demands the FDA Mislead the Public About Vaping

Providing accurate information about the risks of different nicotine products is long overdue.

Reason

Turn up in person, get used to rejection and eat more than cornflakes: my advice to university freshers

The odds are stacked against this generation of UK students, but here are a few things that might help, says Prof Devi Sridhar, the chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

Former mayor teaching Harvard students about how to deal with a pandemic — and with reporters

Lori Lightfoot’s class will include a mock press conference and a simulated community meeting. She’ll discuss the dangers of politicizing a pandemic and how to interact with the media, drawing on lessons learned amid COVID-19.

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The Week

Covid testing to be ramped up for winter

The UK’s public health body will increase Covid testing and surveillance to ease pressure on the NHS this winter, amid fears of a surge in infections.

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Engineering a Sustainable Future: Santunu Barua’s Vision for Infrastructure and Environmental Resilience in the U.S.

Aging roads crack under pressure. Drainage systems buckle under heavy storms. Polluted waterways threaten public health. Across the U.S., infrastructure struggles to keep up with climate change and rapid urban expansion. Without sustainable solutions, these challenges will only grow.

The Conversation

Simon Schama's history of 18th and 19th century disease outbreaks speaks powerfully to the present

Pandemics. Quarantine. Vaccines. These concepts have been at the forefront of our minds for over three years now. Having lived through the height of the COVID pandemic, it would be easy for us to imagine we have just experienced something unique in human history.

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Electricity is not just expensive

The electricity market, an essential service for upholding human rights, is in fact harming the health of New Zealanders and will cost the public health system, writes Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan

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The Guardian - UK

Big effort needed on UK diet to fight ultra-processed food, say health experts

Concern over public health fuelled by studies linking UPF to raised blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes

The Hindu

BBMP to set up Metropolitan Surveillance Unit to identify potential disease outbreaks

As part of the BBMP’s public health strategy, the civic body is working on setting up a Metropolitan Surveillance Unit (MSU) on the premises of the Public Health Institute (PHI). The unit that will be fully funded by the Centre will help the civic body in putting in place a…

WEKU

Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it

Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

The Guardian - UK

Allow drug testing at festivals to cut deaths, MPs urge ministers

Drop ‘abstinence-only approach’ and focus on public health, report by home affairs select committee says

The Independent UK

‘Minor updates’ made to alcohol report following review by statistics watchdog

Public Health Scotland and the Scottish Government has amended a summary document published in June after a complaint by the Tories.

Reason

Another Appeals Court Accuses the FDA of Committing "Surprise Switcheroo"

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit takes issue with how the FDA evaluated Fontem's unflavored vaping products.

The Independent UK

Alcohol deaths would have been higher without minimum unit pricing – minister

The figures showed 1,276 people died from alcohol last year, the highest since 2008.

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