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Extreme weather poses threat to people's health
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Extreme weather poses threat to people's health

China Daily  

Climate change is emerging as one of the most severe threats to humanity, with intensifying global warming leading to more frequent and extreme weather events, causing water and food scarcities, disrupting the natural and social systems that underpin human health, exacerbating inequality, and hindering economic growth. The impacts of climate change on human health are complex and diverse, which can …

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Extreme weather poses threat to people's health
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Extreme weather poses threat to people's health

China Daily  

Climate change is emerging as one of the most severe threats to humanity, with intensifying global warming leading to more frequent and extreme weather events, causing water and food scarcities, disrupting the natural and social systems that underpin human health, exacerbating inequality, and hindering economic growth. The impacts of climate change on human health are complex and diverse, which can …

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‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive
5 months ago

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With US President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 before the Presidential elections, the World Health Organisation has warned the public that Covid is still not over. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a warning, stating that vaccination rates among health professionals and the over-60s—two demographics most at risk of dying from COVID—are alarmingly falling. Globally, 9.8 million …

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West Nile virus is a growing threat this summer in California. What you need to know
1 year, 3 months ago

West Nile virus is a growing threat this summer in California. What you need to know

LA Times  

Robert Cummings, of the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District, collects mosquitoes from a trap at Big Canyon in Newport Beach. West Nile virus infections are on the rise this year in California after a particularly wet winter led to more mosquito reproduction, according to health experts. Among California’s latest infections, a woman in Orange tested positive for the …

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COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief
1 year, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief

The Hindu  

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on August 18 said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a ‘global health threat’ and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner. “Although COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, it remains a global health threat. On the occasion, he urged all …

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Alabama health care providers sue over threat of prosecution for abortion help
1 year, 4 months ago

Alabama health care providers sue over threat of prosecution for abortion help

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Abortion rights advocates in Alabama — where abortion is almost entirely illegal — filed lawsuits Monday against the state’s attorney general seeking to prevent him from prosecuting people who help patients travel outside the state to end pregnancies. “What the attorney general has tried to do via these threats is to effectively extend Alabama’s abortion ban outside …

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Threat of dengue fever escalates globally
1 year, 4 months ago

Threat of dengue fever escalates globally

The Hindu  

The recent surge in dengue cases globally, including in new regions has been alarming and poses significant global health challenges. More dengue cases This month, there was an outbreak of dengue fever reported in Egypt’s Qena province after several positive cases. Dengue cases have soared in India, mostly due to heavy rains and inadequate control measures, which create the ideal …

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Rise in harmful algal blooms in Arabian Sea posing health risk to fish consumers, say scientists
1 year, 10 months ago

Rise in harmful algal blooms in Arabian Sea posing health risk to fish consumers, say scientists

The Hindu  

Marine scientists have warned of increasing frequency and intensity of the harmful algal blooms posing the threat of food-borne diseases among fish consumers. The issue came up at the One Health Aquaculture India workshop organised by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science of the United Kingdom and the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Presenting the status of HAB …

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Alcohol Consumption Poses More Threat to Heart Than Previously Thought: Study
2 years, 6 months ago

Alcohol Consumption Poses More Threat to Heart Than Previously Thought: Study

News 18  

Drinking alcohol is injurious to health, and yet many consider it safe if consumed moderately. Dr Bethany Wong of St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, said that if you do not drink alcohol, don’t start drinking. The study says that it is very difficult to ascertain the safe level of alcohol consumption. The study suggested that the pre-heart failure …

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Covid response has shown world can end Aids as public health threat, say experts
4 years ago

Covid response has shown world can end Aids as public health threat, say experts

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Referring to the “amazing amount of science and global …

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Africa now free of wild poliovirus, but polio threat remains
4 years, 3 months ago

Africa now free of wild poliovirus, but polio threat remains

India TV News  

Health authorities on Tuesday declared the African continent free of the wild poliovirus after decades of effort, though cases of vaccine-derived polio are still sparking outbreaks of the paralyzing disease in more than a dozen countries. The declaration leaves Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan as the only countries thought to still have the wild poliovirus, with vaccination efforts against the highly …

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