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www.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago
Coronavirus

W.H.O. Broadens Definition of Airborne Diseases

The World Health Organization acknowledged Covid-19 is airborne in late 2021, updating their guidelines for pathogen transmission, potentially impacting disease control policies worldwide. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago
Public health

Florida's Surgeon General Shows the Danger of Politicizing of Medicine

Surgeon general in Florida rejects public health practices like vaccination during measles outbreak
Misrepresentation of evidence and misinformation in public health by Ladapo [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
UK politics

Sunak braces for backlash as smoking ban bill to be introduced in Commons

Sunak's public health policy banning the next generation from buying cigarettes faces rebellion from some Conservative MPs, possibly relying on Labour for support.
The proposed bill aims to increase the legal smoking age incrementally, raising concerns about practicality and implementation from rebellious Tory MPs. [ more ]
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