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WHO calls COVID-19 strain JN.1 a "variant of interest" This is what it means

The novel COVID-19 variation JN.1 has now been officially classified by the World Health Organization as a single "variant of interest," following the strain's quick global spread. This announcement was made on Tuesday. Health officials have been cautious in stating that, in comparison to earlier versions, JN.1 has not yet…

The Times of India

Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here's what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it

The global anti-vaccine movement and vaccine hesitancy that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic show no signs of abating.

The Conversation

Record numbers infected by tropical disease this year as Europe and America warned of spread

Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began in 1980

The Independent UK

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Israeli forces raid Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital after days of strikes

Dozens of patients and 3,000 displaced people are inside, UN says, as Gaza Health Ministry calls for international help.

Al Jazeera

Antimicrobial resistance now hits lower-income countries the hardest, but superbugs are a global threat we must all fight

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the World Health Organization’s most urgent health challenges for the next decade. While AMR is a global threat, a tale of two worlds emerges, highlighting the heightened vulnerability of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The Conversation

5 countries in East and southern Africa have anthrax outbreaks, WHO says, with 20 deaths reported

The World Health Organization says five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year

The Independent UK

Whooping cough cases increasing in the UK – what you need to know

You may have read recent alarming reports of a cough that “lasts 100 days” is “quickly spreading across the UK” and can “fracture ribs”. If you didn’t look beyond the headlines, you might have missed the fact that the reports are about whooping cough.

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WHO Calls for Punitive Booze and Soda Taxes on the Anniversary of Prohibition Repeal

Nannies never fall out of love with failed authoritarianism and curbs on freedom of choice.

Reason

Bloodshed, fear, hunger, desperation: Palestinians try to survive war's new chapter in southern Gaza

In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis

The Independent UK

COP28: health is finally on the agenda – but there's more to do as we face continued climate extremes

As global leaders gather in Dubai for COP28, health has finally landed firmly on the climate change agenda, with the first “health day” at the annual UN climate summit taking place yesterday (December 3).

The Conversation

In Gaza, renewed fighting dims hopes of a longer-term pause for humanitarian aid

A seven-day break in the fighting had allowed a significant increase in the delivery of badly needed food, fuel and medical supplies. But the flow of aid was halted by the resumption of airstrikes.

WEKU

In 2022, India accounted for 66% of malaria cases in WHO South-East Asia Region: World Malaria Report

In 2022, India accounted for 66% of malaria cases in the WHO South-East Asia Region noted the new — 2023 World Malaria Report — published by the World Health Organization (WHO). It adds that almost 46% of all cases in the region were due to Plasmodium vivax, which is a protozoal…

The Hindu

Forget the ‘tripledemic.’ The U.S. is headed for a ‘syndemic’—and experts warn we’re not prepared

The U.S. health care system is a “sitting duck” in the face of a coming cluster of winter epidemics, one expert told Fortune.

Fortune

Ten more years of glyphosate in the EU: Controversy rages after decision on weedkiller

A controversial chemical will be allowed in the EU for another 10 years. After member states failed to reach an agreement amongst themselves, the European Commission decided that glyphosate, an agrichemical used in farming, will be re-authorised for a further decade. Glyphosate kills weeds and is the most widely used…

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LiveScience

China's respiratory outbreak is 'expected' and not caused by new virus

Evidence suggests the outbreak is being caused by several known pathogens, the World Health Organization said.

Evening Standard

Respiratory infection clusters in China not caused by novel virus, says WHO

Mysterious childhood illnesses sweeping through China are not thought to be a new dangerous virus, the World Health Organization has said.

The Independent UK

China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens

China’s health ministry says a surge in respiratory illnesses across the country that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus

The Independent UK

UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak

The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak

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South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs

In a series of moves experts say signal a shift in how developing countries deal with pharmaceuticals, South Africa, Colombia and others have recently adopted a more combative approach towards drugmakers, pushing back on policies that deny treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV

France 24

'The climate crisis is a health crisis,' WHO's Vanessa Kerry tells FRANCE 24

Vanessa Kerry, who in June became the first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health for the World Health Organization, will be front and centre at the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai. So will her father, John Kerry, in his capacity as the Biden administration's Special Climate Envoy. Vanessa…

The Independent UK

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children

Latin Times

WHO Asks China For More Data On Respiratory Illness

The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north of the country, urging people to take steps to reduce the risk of infection.

Fortune

The World Health Organization is investigating mysterious cases of pneumonia among Chinese children. Here's what you need to know

Northern China has reported an increase in flu-like illness over the past month, when compared to levels seen during the past three years, according to the WHO.

Radio France Internationale

Hamas says truce deal with Israel 'is in sight'

Hopes are mounting that dozens of hostages seized by Hamas could be released from the Gaza Strip, after the group's leader and key mediator Qatar both said a truce agreement with Israel was within reach.

The Conversation

Malaria: two groundbreaking vaccines have been developed, but access and rollout are still big stumbling blocks

The approval of two malaria vaccines – the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in 2021 and the R21/Matrix-MTM vaccine in 2023 – will help control, and eventually help eradicate, a disease that causes more than 600,000 deaths annually. Nearly 2 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been vaccinated with the RTS,S/AS01…

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