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Cervical Cancer Is Almost Entirely Preventable. So Why Does It Still Kill So Many Women in India

Numbers That Should Not ExistEvery eight minutes, an Indian woman dies of cervical cancer. That figure comes from ICMR data published in its National Cancer Registry Programme report, and it has not moved in the direction it should. India records roughly 1.25 lakh new cervical cancer cases annually and accounts…

Times Life · Aug 5

Mor Prom app data errors investigated

Over 7,000 people have complained about inaccurate medical records on the Mor Prom app, prompting the Public Health Ministry to pledge legal action against anyone deliberately entering false data.

Bangkok Post · Aug 4

Salmonella Oranienburg Cases Reach 90 on the Federal Outbreak Table with No Food Source Named

An FDA-tracked Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak has grown to 90 cases with no food identified and traceback the only investigative step taken.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

CDC Puts $1.5 Million into the Course Catalog That Trains Two Million Public Health Workers

CDC awarded $1.5 million to modernize CDC TRAIN, the shared learning platform state and local health departments use to train and track their workforce.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Health ministry steps up weed enforcement rules

The Ministry of Public Health has stepped up enforcement of cannabis rules, revealing the results of operations conducted since October.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3

The Stool Test Your Doctor Orders Now Decides Whether a Food Outbreak Ever Gets Traced, CDC Data Show

CDC data show that 78% of bacterial foodborne infections were found by rapid tests that often leave no sample for outbreak investigators.

Medical Daily · Aug 3

RFK Jr.'s 'You're Not a Scientist' Jab Backfires as Dana Bash Fires Back Live on CNN

RFK Jr.'s clash with Dana Bash goes viral after his 'You're not a scientist' jab is met with a blistering four-word comeback during a heated CNN interview.

International Business Times UK · Aug 3

Patients seek answers over health data discrepancies

More than 10 people who found treatments they never received recorded in their digital health histories on Monday petitioned the Public Health Ministry, demanding answers within 15 days or they would pursue legal action.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3

Millions of Thais banish the booze for Buddhist Lent

SAMUT SAKHON - With her palms pressed together and her head bowed, Wassana Nak-umma vowed to give up alcohol for three months, joining millions of Thais in an abstinence campaign blending public health with spirituality.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3

Ministry looks into Mor Prom data discrepancies

An investigation into data verification and system errors within the Mor Prom mobile app will be mounted after more than 10,000 users lodged complaints regarding inaccurate medical records, the Ministry of Public Health says.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3