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Biden's pick to lead the CDC faces tough summer on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is staring down several legislative battles as a new director is expected to take the reins.

Roll Call

Urgent review to consider 'dental deserts' in the North East amid 'significant risk' to public health

Health bosses will urgently review dental provision across the North East.

Chronicle Live

Researchers find walking improves brain connectivity, memory in older adults

Walking enhances connections within and between three brain networks, including one associated to Alzheimer's disease, according to new study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, adding to the growing body of evidence that exercise benefits brain health. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Drones fly medicine 12km to island hospital

The Public Health Ministry successfully used drones to fly a 12-kilometre journey across the sea to deliver medicine to a hospital on Koh Puyu in Satun province.

Bangkok Post

Five persons test positive for COVID-19 in T.N.

Five more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Friday. It included two persons in Kanyakumari and one each in Salem and Krishnagiri. A passenger who arrived from Singapore also tested positive. As many as 11 persons were declared to have recovered and had gone went home. With…

The Hindu

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to teach at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Lori Lightfoot heads to Harvard for a fellowship at the public health school; her course will be, in part, a study of how she steered Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ballarat Grammar School confirms meningococcal disease outbreak as staff member hospitalised

In a letter to parents, headmaster Adam Heath says a second staff member is being tested for the disease and the school is working closely with Grampians Public Health to address the situation.

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WHO: We need food, not tobacco

As we mark World No Tobacco Day today, it is imperative that we reflect on this year's theme: "We need food, not tobacco." While smoking continues to pose a significant public health threat in Thailand, we must also recognise the adverse impact of tobacco cultivation on tobacco farmers, food security…

Bangkok Post

SNP bins plan to stop energy drinks being sold to Scots children despite parental concerns

Jenni Minto, the public health minister, admitted the consumption of energy drinks by children was a "significant concern" among parents.

Daily Record

Tuberculosis is a global health threat

If public health infrastructure isn’t strengthened, experts say the risk of more TB cases and deaths will increase worldwide, a Yale University physician writes. The U.S. should build on the momentum developed during COVID-19 to address TB.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fatalities linked to Covid drop

Bangkok Post

Dengue fever cases to rise next month

The number of dengue fever cases is expected to rise next month as Thailand enters the rainy season, with 16,650 cases and 17 deaths reported since Jan 1, the Public Health Ministry warned on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Covid deaths dropping

Bangkok Post

You don’t have to be alone to experience loneliness – and more friends isn’t the answer

Recently described as a public health emergency, profound loneliness can affect anyone craving deeper connections

The Guardian - AU

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The Independent UK

Asylum-seekers say joy over end of Title 42 turns to anguish induced by new US rules

Asylum-seekers say joy over the end of the public health restriction known as Title 42 this month is turning into anguish with the realization of how the Biden administration’s new rules affect them

Dynamite News

Walking enhances brain connectivity and cognition in old people: Study

A new study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health finds that walking strengthens connections within and between three brain networks, including one connected to Alzheimer's disease, adding to the growing body of evidence that exercise enhances brain health. Read further on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

Symptoms of 7 Victorian diseases making a comeback in UK - see all warning signs

Clean water, good food, education, antibiotics and vaccinations have meant over the last 150 years the improvements in preventing and treating diseases spreading has been remarkable, with some eradicated completely

The Canberra Times

Here are the facts about Canberra's health system lost in a fiery debate

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Newsroom.co.nz

Winter health plan ignores review advice

A review of last year's winter health response recommended ventilation be improved in a range of settings as part of the 2023 plan, but the Government has ignored that advice.

The Independent UK

How the end of the COVID health emergency affects your Medicare

The COVID-19 public health emergency that started in January 2020 ended on May 11, 2023

ABC News

Thousands of identifiable NT patient health files sent to overseas-based software vendor in government data breach

A data "incident" report, obtained by the ABC through freedom of information, reveals the NT Government breached the privacy of thousands of public health patients.

Daily Mirror

9 silent killers posing biggest threat to humanity revealed by world's top doctors

The World Health Organization (WHO) has a 'priority' list of diseases which they say pose the greatest public health risk and are being monitored and researched to prepare for the next potential public health emergency

Daily Mirror

'Brain-eating' infection alert as rare and deadly disease spreads across the US

Scientists are warning that a microbe named Naegleria fowleri amoeba, responsible for a deadly brain infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), is spreading

The Conversation

Wastewater is a valuable source of information - Africa's scientists need to use it to find drug-resistant bacteria

People often think of wastewater as serving no purpose. But it can be a valuable source of information. Wastewater is increasingly recognised as a significant environmental reservoir for antimicrobial resistance – a growing global public health threat.

The Guardian - UK

Tories’ failure to tackle alcohol harm is causing public health crisis, say MPs

Problem drinking in England costs NHS £25bn a year, with deaths nearly doubling in two decades, Commons committee warns

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