No baby or toddler foods in Australian supermarkets meet WHO standards, study finds Researchers say stricter regulations needed to improve nutritional quality of products and stop deceptive labelling The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2024
The Secret Committee Behind America's Prohibition Comeback Washington bureaucrats are rewriting the rules on drinking, and a hidden panel of unelected officials could be paving the way for Prohibition 2.0. Reason · Aug 10, 2024
WHO to convene experts on mpox virus as cases surge in East Africa The head of the World Health Organization has said he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency. Radio France Internationale · Aug 10, 2024
10 of the deadliest superbugs that scientists are worried about These bacteria have evolved the ability to resist treatment with antibiotics, leaving doctors scrambling to help patients who are infected. LiveScience · Aug 9, 2024
Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who got tested positive to COVID during the Games The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024
Pete Townshend reveals he was ‘very sexually attracted’ to Mick Jagger The Who guitarist has detailed multiple ‘homosexual affairs’ throughout his career The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024
Africa mpox outbreak sparks health emergency warning At least 16 countries have seen mpox infections as experts weigh option to declare public health emergency The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024
Deadlier Mpox Strain Spreads In Africa, Global Health Concerns A deadlier strain of mpox in Africa sparks global health concern. WHO considers public health emergency. Top News · Aug 9, 2024
"My dream was a place where we could create and make music and take magic out of the air": Remembering Robbie Robertson, architect of The Band Robbie Robertson was behind two world-changing musical revolutions; a Canadian songwriter and lead guitarist whose group The Band gave birth to Americana Louder · Aug 8, 2024
What is mpox and why has it been declared a global health emergency? The World Health Organization is warning that the increasing spread of the virus in Africa could cross over into other continents The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024
WHO lists pandemic potential pathogens Additions with pandemic potential include dengue and mpox viruses Salon · Aug 8, 2024
WHO Considers Global Emergency As Mpox Spreads In Africa WHO closely monitors the escalating mpox virus outbreak in Africa, considering a global emergency declaration. Urgent action is needed to contain the sprea... Top News · Aug 8, 2024
Climate Change Is Fuelling Rise In Hot Nights: Analysis Human-induced climate change is significantly increasing the number of hot nights for nearly one in three people around the world, a global analysis said Thursday. International Business Times · Aug 7, 2024
WHO calls emergency meeting to discuss jump in mpox cases from DRC Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths. Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2024
LiveScience · Aug 7, 2024 WHO may declare new, deadlier mpox outbreak an international emergency The World Health Organization will soon convene a committee to decide if the ongoing mpox outbreak constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."
Fortune · Aug 7, 2024 The dreaded COVID summer surge has arrived. Here’s the latest treatment and isolation guidance New COVID-19 cases are popping up globally, as at least 40 Olympic athletes in Paris have tested positive for COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses.
Fortune · Aug 7, 2024 Diet Mountain Dew for the win? Why the favorite soda of both JD Vance and Tim Walz may not be a health drink. The chartreuse soda contains three artificial sweeteners and various additives. How safe are they?
Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2024 Absence of ceasefire hurting fight against polio in Gaza, WHO says The global health body says virus could spread even beyond Gaza if violence does not end to enable immunisation push.
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024 UN health agency convening experts meeting to decide if mpox outbreak in Africa is global emergency The head of the World Health Organization says he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency
Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2024 ‘My children cry all day from the heat’: Life in Gaza’s tent camps Displaced mothers share how they try to help their children cope with sweltering, unsanitary conditions.
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024 Covid making worrying comeback amid summer surge and Olympics infections, WHO official warns A new Covid-19 variant, KP.3.1.1, is becoming dominant in the US
The Conversation · Aug 6, 2024 Teenage girls in Africa face shocking rates of physical and sexual abuse in intimate relationships – new global report Nearly a quarter of adolescent girls between the ages of 15 and 19 who have been in a relationship will have suffered intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20. This is one of the findings of the World Health Organization’s first detailed analysis of intimate partner violence among…
LiveScience · Aug 6, 2024 More babies are being born with syphilis, study finds Congenital syphilis is preventable, but nonetheless, the disease is on the rise in countries like Australia and the U.S.
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024 Forcing your cultural tastes onto your children isn’t just OK – it’s your moral duty Liam Gallagher ‘forced’ his children to eschew Justin Bieber and listen to The Who and The Beatles... and he’s not alone. Is it right for a parent to inflict their taste on their offspring? Childless Louis Chilton weighs in
Louder · Aug 5, 2024 "If we put a small band together and just decided to throw shit at the wall, it might be great": Pete Townshend addresses the future of The Who It turns out there's a catch