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Bristol drug-checking service to launch testing site next year

The service is has been running for the past 10 years

Bristol Post

Measles is now an 'imminent' global threat due to Covid pandemic and missed vaccines

A joint report by the two health organisations said millions of children are now susceptible to one of the world’s most contagious diseases due to a fall in vaccine uptake during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

More than 200 drug-related deaths in NI in 2021, statistics show

The total has decreased slightly from 218 in 2020, but is more than double the death rate recorded a decade before in 2011, when the total was 102

Belfast Live

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Backworth doctor illegally got pain medication for bad back when GP refused prescription

Hospital registrar, Mubasher Ahmed claimed he had limited knowledge of how prescriptions work in the UK

Chronicle Live

World Health Organisation chief admits key error it made at start of Covid outbreak

Soumya Swaminathan has expressed regret at the WHO’s early stance on airborne transmission

The Independent UK

Possible Covid link to at-home death investigated

Health officials are investigating the death of a man who might have had Covid-19 when he was found dead in his condominium on Wednesday while working from home.

Bangkok Post

School pupils diagnosed with meningitis as close contacts given antibiotics

Public Health Wales is working with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to offer antibiotics and vaccines to pupils in years 12 and 13 at Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School in Cardiff

Wales Online

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Uganda sees ‘downward trend’ in Ebola cases: Health minister

Officials say some districts have gone for at least two weeks without registering new infections.

Al Jazeera

Ade Adepitan urges young Londoners to get vaccinated against polio after disease ‘changed his life’

The British paralympian lost the use of his legs after contracting the disease as a small child

Evening Standard

Despite lockdown, China records highest-ever number of daily Covid cases

The number of daily Covid cases in China has climbed to its highest since the pandemic began, official data showed on Thursday, despite the government persisting with a zero-tolerance approach involving strict lockdowns and travel restrictions.

Radio France Internationale

China: ‘Zero Covid’ outlier imposes more lockdowns as coronavirus infections hit record high

More than 6million people in Zhengzhou have been told to stay at home for five days as China sticks to its ‘zero Covid’ strategy

Evening Standard

Could hemp be a key tool in fight against climate change?

The fast-growing plant is believed to be twice as effective as trees at absorbing and locking up carbon

The Guardian - UK

COVID case infections in NSW and Victoria appear to be slowing, new data shows

Data shows the latest number of COVID-19 cases in NSW and Victoria have increased less than they did the previous week.

ABC News

IV 'cocktails' under regulator's spotlight

Australians are being warned about wellness businesses making dodgy claims about the supposed benefits of intravenous infusion treatments.

AAP

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Tribune News Service

World’s most expensive drug approved to treat hemophilia at $3.5 million a dose

U.S. regulators approved CSL Behring’s hemophilia B gene therapy, a one-off infusion that frees patients from regular treatments but costs $3.5 million a dose, making it the most expensive medicine in the world.

Chicago Sun-Times

California’s COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ law chills constitutionally protected speech

California is threatening to punish doctors whose advice deviates from the “scientific consensus.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Opioid maker Endo to be monitored by Obama's former drug czar for $25K a month

Under pressure from people impacted by the nation's ongoing opioid crisis, a New York judge has confirmed Gil Kerlikowske, a former national drug czar in the Obama administration, as an outside monitor over Endo International's opioid business. The Chester County drug firm is reorganizing in bankruptcy court.

Daily Mirror

'Women experiencing menopause have had to suffer in silence - it's time for change'

Eva Simpson on the news we should all welcome with cheers not sneers - the NHS issuing new guidelines for protecting and helping staff who are going through the menopause

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The Conversation

Elon Musk's Twitter Blue fiasco: Governments need to better regulate how companies use trademarks

Until recently, Twitter’s blue checkmark logo was (for better or worse) a trusted mark of authenticity. But under the façade of democratizing the platform, Elon Musk allowed the blue checkmark to be purchased by anyone — with unsurprisingly chaotic results.

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3 Stocks to Buy This Month if You Haven’t Already

Although the stock market has seen a decline in inflation for October, it is far from the Fed’s target, and rate hikes might continue. However, the anticipation of a strong stock market rebound in 2023 is rising. So, we think it could be wise to load up on fundamentally sound…

ABC News

Vapes, e-cigarettes linked to higher risk of tooth decay and cavities, study finds

Each fruity plume of vapour from an e-cigarette may have not-so-sweet repercussions for your pearly whites, according to a study into tooth decay risk.

Irish Mirror

Women associated with CervicalCheck group refused treatment by clinicians as one claims she was 'treated like a leper'

One woman described being 'treated like a leper' after she was questioned by a clinician about any association with the 221+ group

Reuters

Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC

There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. public health agency said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Tory peer Michelle Mone secretly received £29m from ‘VIP lane’ PPE firm

Documents suggest husband passed on money from PPE Medpro, which secured £200m contracts after Mone lobbied ministers

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