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Rising temperatures in the Netherlands pose growing health risks
18 hours, 10 minutes ago

Rising temperatures in the Netherlands pose growing health risks

NL Times  

The Dutch public health system is experiencing significant effects from climate change, with rising temperatures, increased UV radiation, and the spread of infectious diseases already taking a measurable toll, according to a report published Monday by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. "Climate change is already worsening health outcomes in the Netherlands," the report states. The report …

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CDC warns of measles surge and decline in vaccinations as Trump nominates vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr to head health
1 month, 1 week ago

CDC warns of measles surge and decline in vaccinations as Trump nominates vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr to head health

Daily Mail  

International health agencies are raising the alarm over a surge in measles and a decline in vaccination rates against the deadly - and preventable - virus. The new report found only 83 percent of people worldwide in 2023 got the measles vaccine - mostly unchanged from a record low in 2021. Only about 81 percent of people got the measles …

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RFK Jr.’s to-do list to make America ‘healthy’ — vaccines, fluoride and food — has health experts worried
1 month, 1 week ago

RFK Jr.’s to-do list to make America ‘healthy’ — vaccines, fluoride and food — has health experts worried

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services “is an extraordinarily bad choice for the health of the American people,” Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, warned Thursday. Although Trump signaled in the runup to the election that he planned …

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RFK Jr.’s to-do list to make America ‘healthy’ — vaccines, fluoride and food — has health experts worried
1 month, 1 week ago

RFK Jr.’s to-do list to make America ‘healthy’ — vaccines, fluoride and food — has health experts worried

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services “is an extraordinarily bad choice for the health of the American people,” Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, warned Thursday. Although Trump signaled in the runup to the election that he planned …

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PopVax Announces that the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will Conduct and Sponsor the U.S.-based Phase I Clinical Trial of PopVax’s Next-Generation mRNA-LNP COVID-19 Vaccin
1 month, 1 week ago

PopVax Announces that the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will Conduct and Sponsor the U.S.-based Phase I Clinical Trial of PopVax’s Next-Generation mRNA-LNP COVID-19 Vaccin

Live Mint  

MUMBAI, India & HYDERABAD, India – Business Wire India PopVax, an Indian full-stack biotechnology company developing novel mRNA vaccines and therapeutics using machine learning-enabled computational protein design, is pleased to announce that it has been selected for inclusion in the U.S. Government’s Project NextGen. As part of this initiative, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the …

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World Immunization Day 2024: Date, history, significance and theme of this day
1 month, 1 week ago

World Immunization Day 2024: Date, history, significance and theme of this day

India TV News  

World Immunization Day, observed annually on November 10th, serves as a powerful reminder of the critical role vaccination plays in safeguarding public health. The history of World Immunization day World Immunization Day was first established by the World Health Organization in 2012 as part of the Global Vaccine Safety Initiative. World Immunization Day 2024: Focus on key challenges and solutions …

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New research on TB could change how we treat inflammatory disorders
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New research on TB could change how we treat inflammatory disorders

Hindustan Times  

Tuberculosis is a perplexing disease. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Now, researchers at The Rockefeller University have discovered another unusual mutation that makes its carriers far more likely to develop tuberculosis--but not other infectious diseases. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The findings suggest that TNF, long considered a key galvanizer of the immune response, might actually play a much narrower role--a discovery …

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China to set up a comprehensive system for infectious diseases
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China to set up a comprehensive system for infectious diseases

China Daily  

China plans to complete building a multipoint and efficient surveillance and early warning system for infectious diseases, as well as improving the nation's capability in detecting early signs of an epidemic and sending prompt warnings to a world-leading level by 2030, according to a guideline released on Friday. The sensitivity and accuracy of the nation's surveillance network for novel contagious …

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What we know we don’t know is when and where our next disease outbreak will be: Gagandeep Kang
4 months, 1 week ago

What we know we don’t know is when and where our next disease outbreak will be: Gagandeep Kang

The Hindu  

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, approximately 5,30,000 people died of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the maximum in the second wave. Dr. Kang, a physician scientist who has worked on vaccines and public health, particularly focused on children and enteric infectious disease in India said that science has transformed society, but with climate change, new threats …

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Health Matters newsletter: On budget day, great expectations for health care on hold
5 months ago

Health Matters newsletter: On budget day, great expectations for health care on hold

The Hindu  

It’s the third budget of the BJP government at the Centre and there were a lot of expectations from the healthcare sector, particularly after the interim budget raised hopes elevating the budgetary allocation for health. A recent study that examined self reported morbidities, based on the National Sample Survey Organisation data over the years, showed that across India, non-communicable diseases …

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Pandemic preparedness: How FAO is strengthening India's response to zoonotic threats
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pandemic preparedness: How FAO is strengthening India's response to zoonotic threats

Hindustan Times  

On July 6, 1885, French biologist Louis Pasteur administered the first rabies vaccine to a young boy bitten by a rabid dog, marking a pivotal moment in the understanding of zoonotic diseases — those transmitted from animals to humans. The day aims to raise awareness about zoonotic diseases, emphasising their profound impact on global health and highlighting the need for …

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Kerala Assembly: Opposition stages walkout over worrying state of public health
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: Opposition stages walkout over worrying state of public health

The Hindu  

The United Democratic Front Opposition staged a walkout in the Kerala Legislative Assembly on July 2 accusing the government of “total failure” in making public health a priority and taking no coordinated action on the ground to ensure that preventive and control measures against infectious diseases were on course to prevent a surge in diseases. Satheesan, who led the walkout, …

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Amendment to improve health, quarantine measures
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Amendment to improve health, quarantine measures

China Daily  

Visitors line up for check in at Beijing Daxing International Airport. Chinese lawmakers on Friday passed an amendment to China's Frontier Health and Quarantine Law to prevent cross-border transmission of infectious diseases and resolve major public health threats. The General Administration of Customs, China's top customs authority, should also keep upgrading or streamlining quarantine procedures based on monitoring and risk …

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Disease caused by rare flesh-eating bacteria that can kill in 2 days spreads in Japan. All you need to know
6 months, 1 week ago

Disease caused by rare flesh-eating bacteria that can kill in 2 days spreads in Japan. All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

A disease caused by a rare “flesh-eating bacteria” that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. A total of 977 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome have been discovered in the country by June 2. "As soon as a patient notices swelling in the foot in the morning, it can expand to the …

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Full Text: Joint Statement on Future Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Full Text: Joint Statement on Future Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response

China Daily  

SEOUL -- The following is the full text of the Joint Statement on Future Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response among China, Japan and the Republic of Korea released on Monday. Joint Statement on Future Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response We, the leaders of the Republic of Korea, Japan and the People's Republic of China, convened in Seoul, Republic of Korea, …

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Naidu Hospital receives poor response after shifting to Baner
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Naidu Hospital receives poor response after shifting to Baner

Hindustan Times  

According to Pune Municipal Corporation officials, the response to the historic Naidu Infectious Diseases Hospital – the only infectious diseases’ hospital in Pune district – has weakened ever since it was shifted from its earlier location of Sangamwadi to Baner. The Naidu Infectious Diseases Hospital was shifted from Sangamwadi to Baner on February 20, but the new location is not …

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National Vaccination Day 2024: Date, theme, history, significance and more
9 months, 1 week ago

National Vaccination Day 2024: Date, theme, history, significance and more

India TV News  

Every year, on March 16, India observes National Vaccination Day. National Vaccination Day 2024: History The history of National Vaccination Day in India dates back to 1995 when the country launched the first dose of oral polio vaccine to combat the crippling disease. National Vaccination Day 2024: Significance National Vaccination Day holds immense significance in India for several reasons: Disease …

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Measles cases are sweeping the nation. Even a few cases can be an extreme drain on the public
9 months, 1 week ago

Measles cases are sweeping the nation. Even a few cases can be an extreme drain on the public

Salon  

This week, a team with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in Chicago to assist in the response to the measles outbreak. “Leaving pockets of unvaccinated children here in our own country, which once led the world in eliminating measles, seems to us in infectious diseases and public health a great tragedy — and great frustration, frankly.” Before …

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PMC shifts historic Naidu Hospital from Sangamwadi to Baner
10 months ago

PMC shifts historic Naidu Hospital from Sangamwadi to Baner

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday shifted the historic Naidu Hospital – known across Maharashtra for the treatment of infectious diseases – from its existing location of Sangamwadi to Baner. The Naidu Hospital was started by the British on the banks of the Mula-Mutha river to treat patients of plague that affected Pune and Mumbai during colonial rule. PMC health …

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After Mumbai, Panvel to get hospital for infectious diseases
10 months, 1 week ago

After Mumbai, Panvel to get hospital for infectious diseases

Hindustan Times  

PANVEL PMC plans infectious hospital at Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai, India, on Monday, February 12, 2024. Panvel Municipal Corporation is set to get a specially designated hospital for infectious diseases on the lines of Kasturba hospital for infectious diseases located in Mumbai. These patients however cannot afford the cost of treatment at the private hospitals.” Informed Deshmukh, who is personally …

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WHO 'very concerned' by Gaza infectious disease threat amid war
11 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO 'very concerned' by Gaza infectious disease threat amid war

Hindustan Times  

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday he was "very concerned" about the growing threat of infectious diseases in the Gaza Strip. Israel's relentless aerial bombardment and ground invasion in Gaza have killed at least 21,320 people "As people continue to be massively displaced across the south of Gaza, with some families forced to move multiple times and …

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每日一词∣媒介生物传染病可持续控制 the sustainable control of vector-borne infectious diseases
1 year ago

每日一词∣媒介生物传染病可持续控制 the sustainable control of vector-borne infectious diseases

China Daily  

媒介生物可持续控制国际会议12月5日在海南海口召开。本次会议旨在“应对全球变化，控制媒介生物，保护人群健康”，来自全球300余位院士专家和学者参加。专家指出，十余年来，我国成为全球率先消除丝虫病的国家、获得世卫组织消除疟疾认证。当前我国血吸虫病也处于消除阶段。 An international conference on the sustainable control of vector-borne infectious diseases opened on December 5 in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province. Over the past 10 years or so, China became one of the first countries to eradicate filariasis and was granted by the World Health Organization the certification of malaria elimination, as bilharziasis is also currently on …

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Health Matters | Pursuing a healthy climate agenda
1 year ago

Health Matters | Pursuing a healthy climate agenda

The Hindu  

December 06, 2023 10:04 am | Updated December 07, 2023 10:00 am IST Something really significant for health care happened at the biggest climate conference this weekend. The Declaration read thus: “We, on the occasion of the first Health Day at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference, express our grave concern about the negative impacts of climate change on health. …

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How bad is Gaza’s disease outbreak amid the Israel war?
1 year, 1 month ago

How bad is Gaza’s disease outbreak amid the Israel war?

Al Jazeera  

Diarrhoea and respiratory infections are some of the leading infectious diseases affecting the besieged enclave. As thousands of Palestinians try to find space in Gaza’s shelters or move south for safety from Israeli bombardment, infectious diseases are sweeping across the besieged enclave, according to a World Health Organization report. “Between the worryingly low levels of access to proper water and …

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