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Cities and Schools Are Testing Wastewater for Illicit Drugs
The White House recently endorsed monitoring sewage for evidence of drug use. Critics fear such efforts could violate privacy and stigmatize neighborhoods.
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The Guardian view on nicotine: we shouldn’t buy the idea of addiction without harm | Editorial
The UN is set to review the legal status of nicotine. An outright ban would go too far, but there is no case for its easy availabilityThe health case for banning cigarettes is ironclad. As the then head of the World Health Organization, Gro Harlem Brundtland, put it in 2000, “a cigarette is the only
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How much preventive health screening should I be getting?
Screenings can find treatable conditions before they’ve caused too much damage – but ‘overscreening’ can cause harmI couldn’t help but roll my eyes when tech entrepreneur and longevity influencer Bryan Johnson posted about his girlfriend’s “vaginal microbiome report” in April. (He said it was in the
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Lives are being ruined by undiagnosed hypermobility and lack of treatment | Letter
Ignorance around hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a public health catastrophe, say readers in response to an article on how sufferers have to wait 21 years for a diagnosisYour coverage of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is a vital start to addressing a systemic public health catastrop
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‘A genuine wildlife emergency’: everything you need to know about the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia
What is the virus? Where did it come from? Are humans at risk? What does it mean for the agricultural sector and wildlife? Experts answer your questionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA deadly strain of bird flu, known as H5 bird flu, has arrived on the Australian mainland
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Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer
The presenter shared his "aggressive" cancer diagnosis on an episode of Clarkson's Farm earlier this week.
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‘A child goes to bed and doesn’t wake up’: the families left in shock after the sudden death of their healthy children
Sudden cardiac arrest is statistically rare but among the leading causes of death for children and young people. And families often have no idea of the risk until it’s too lateBefore Alexandra Thoms goes to sleep, she puts together a flat-pack dining table with her father, Gordon. She needs the tabl
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‘It’s not science, it’s coercion’: health experts decry RFK Jr order on hantavirus quarantine
Kennedy overrides CDC order saying American who came into contact with hantavirus can self-quarantineThe Trump administration is employing “authoritarian” and “unconstitutional” quarantine measures for at least one person who came into contact with a hantavirus patient, health law experts say.The ma
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Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial
Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial of puberty-blocking drugs.
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The real reason a hantavirus disaster was averted | Letters
Dr Matthew Dryden praises an astute doctor and the value of teamwork across continents. Plus a letter from Dr Brian JonesDevi Sridhar writes about some of the global public health responses to the outbreak of hantavirus centred on the MV Hondius, but her conclusions as to how the world avoided anoth
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Emergency medicine is in crisis – why is this allowed to continue? | Letters
Dr Carole Gavin says if the government fails to act it will bear the responsibility for yet more avoidable deaths, while Sarah Brown describes her mother’s experienceThe experience of working in A&E described by Sophie (Patients are dying in A&E corridors – but I’ve seen how things could be differen
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Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’
Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near BlackpoolQuestions have been raised about the conclusions drawn by a government-funded study into kidney cancer rates near a factory linked to forever chemicals near Blackpool.Pfoa, a known carcino
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Midwives on frontline of childbirth deaths crisis denied visas for key summit
Outcry as experts from African and Asian countries – where mortality is highest – prevented from attending Portugal conference on preventionVisa rejections have threatened progress on mother and baby health after experts from struggling countries were barred from talks, global midwife leaders have s
Animal Production, Veterinary Industry Conferences To Merge Under Gavis 2026
Ten annual conferences by associations in the animal production and veterinary industries, traditionally held separately, will instead be combined under the inaugural Gavis 2026 summit from July 21-23 in Putrajaya to save costs and time for participants. The post Animal Production, Veterinary Indust
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Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease
Following the pandemic, the federal government is spending $150 million on new technology to ensure clean indoor air. Here’s what scientists are pursuing.
Is Male Infertility The Missing Piece? When Men Need To Be Part Of The Fertility Conversation
When a couple struggles to conceive, it is rarely a one-sided story. Yet for decades, the fertility spotlight has shone almost exclusively on women. It is time to change that conversation – and science is firmly on our side. The post Is Male Infertility The Missing Piece? When Men Need To Be Part O
Three Generations, Two Battles: How Dengue Stole What Mattered Most
Dengue affects all age groups, from young children to the elderly, and infection can happen more than once because there are four different strains of the virus. The post Three Generations, Two Battles: How Dengue Stole What Mattered Most appeared first on CodeBlue.
Defusing The Bomb: Fixing Malaysia’s NCD Crisis Before It’s Too Late — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam
Every ringgit we continue to pour into sugar subsidies is a ringgit stolen from dialysis chairs, from cancer treatment, from the nurses and doctors who hold the system together. The post Defusing The Bomb: Fixing Malaysia’s NCD Crisis Before It’s Too Late — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam appeared fi
A Specialist Blocked At Home Is A Specialist Recruited Abroad — MMA
A specialist blocked at home is a specialist recruited abroad. And the patient left behind is in a public hospital. The post A Specialist Blocked At Home Is A Specialist Recruited Abroad — MMA appeared first on CodeBlue.
Growing Old Without Growing Poor
If Malaysia chooses to act now — on retirement income, social security, health care and family support — we can ensure that our citizens grow old without growing poor. The post Growing Old Without Growing Poor appeared first on CodeBlue.