World Health Organisation tells everyone to avoid sweeteners in new warning Limited exceptions include people with diabetes and sweeteners in hygiene products Wales Online · May 15, 2023
The Vaccine Problem To better weather future pandemics, the way countries procure vaccines needs to change radically The Walrus · May 15, 2023
Learning from COVID-19: The global health emergency has ended. Here's what is needed to prepare for the next one When the World Health Organization formally declared an end to the COVID-19 pandemic’s designation as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), it may seem to have hadlittle, if any, perceivable impact on the daily lives of most people. The Conversation · May 14, 2023
Long COVID: a lingering problem requiring greater attention Long COVID is a lingering problem that requires greater attention The Hindu · May 13, 2023
What’s in a name? Group behind SAR-CoV-2 variants’ nicknames hopes to bring science closer to people A diverse group of people including evolutionary biologists, historians, teachers, citizen scientists and variant trackers from around the world, having connected over social media to provide nicknames to SARS-CoV-2’s many variants, are now actively looking at doing the same with other widespread viruses. The Hindu · May 13, 2023
Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India The Independent UK · May 13, 2023
G7 plans new vaccine effort for developing nations, Yomiuri reports The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations is set to agree on establishing a new programme to distribute vaccines to developing countries at next week's summit of leaders, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper said on Saturday. Reuters · May 13, 2023
Cyclone Mocha threatens world’s largest refugee camp on Myanmar-Bangladesh border Predicted to make landfall on Sunday, preparations are under way for a partial evacuation of the camp in Cox’s Bazar The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2023
Coronavirus FAQ: 'Emergency' over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries? Now that official COVID emergency declarations have ended, how should people evaluate their risk of SARS-CoV-2? That's the subject of our frequently asked questions offering. WEKU · May 12, 2023
Weekly Health News (May 6-12): WHO declares end to COVID-19 emergency and more Last week, the World Health Organization announced that it is ending the emergency it declared for Covid-19 more than three years ago. But W.H.O. officials warned that the decision to lift the emergency does not signal an end to the pandemic. The Times of India · May 12, 2023
World's largest refugee camp threatened by Bangladesh cyclone Tropical cyclone Mocha intensified to become "very dangerous" on Friday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, warning of violent winds, floods and possible landslides in Bangladesh that could hit the world's biggest refugee camp. Reuters · May 12, 2023
WHO issues warning on weight loss drugs Balanced diet and exercise remain key to losing weight, health body says The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
Exclusive-Wegovy, other weight loss drugs ‘no silver bullet’, says WHO amid obesity review New highly-effective weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy are not a “silver bullet” for addressing the rapid rise in global obesity rates, the World Health Organization’s nutrition chief told Reuters, as the agency conducts its first review of obesity management guidelines in more than 20 years. Reuters · May 12, 2023
The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week. ABC News · May 11, 2023
Evening Standard · May 11, 2023 Monkeypox: World Health Organisation declares global emergency over The World Health Organisation has downgraded the threat of the virus
The Hindu · May 11, 2023 Letters to The Editor — May 12, 2023 Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor
The Conversation · May 11, 2023 We can uphold the solidarity created by COVID-19 even though WHO ended the international emergency The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of the global emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although COVID-19 remains a danger for many, especially with the possibility of new variants, experts are urging that we move forward to prepare for the next pandemic.
Fortune · May 11, 2023 What the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency means for you Ending the federal emergency reflects both a scientific and political judgment that the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has ended and that special federal resources are no longer needed to prevent disease transmission across borders.
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Mpox no longer a global emergency, WHO says The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international emergency
The Week · May 11, 2023 Project launched to triple area of UK’s temperate rainforest A veteran of the war in Afghanistan who owns one of the remaining tracts of temperate rainforest in Britain has set up a charity to support the unique and biodiverse habitat. The Thousand Year Trust will work with landowners, farmers and charities to triple the area of temperate rainforest growing…
WEKU · May 10, 2023 What does the end of the COVID emergency mean to you? Here's what Kenyans told us Our reporter spoke to residents of Kibera, known as Africa's largest urban slum. Many had not yet heard that the World Health Organization ended the state of "emergency." They had strong reactions.
The Conversation · May 10, 2023 What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered The COVID-19 pandemic’s public health emergency status in the U.S. expires on May 11, 2023. And on May 5, the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, designation that had been in place since Jan. 30, 2020.
Bristol Post · May 10, 2023 Bristol has the lowest uptake of MMR vaccines in the South West amid spiking measles cases There has been a spike in measles cases recently
France 24 · May 10, 2023 Infertility: The clinic in Ivory Coast helping dozens of couples have children Africa has some of the lowest rates of infertility in the world – at just over 13 percent, according to the latest WHO figures. But unlike in the West, couples who do struggle to conceive are often shut out of fertility treatments or have to bear the considerable cost themselves.…
Reuters · May 10, 2023 India builds more hospitals as population surges but doctors in short supply Mithilesh Chaudhary, 21, coughs weakly as he struggles to his feet after spending the night outside the state-run All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.