Public Health
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World News
America must rethink risk messaging from Covid to measles, writes Lynne Peeples
Data alone is insufficient; interpretation is key for public understanding. As two unfolding outbreaks command global attention — a hantavirus…
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UK Health
Meningitis B vaccine made available to school leavers and new students in UK
Thousands of final-year school pupils and first-time university students across the UK are being offered a free two-dose course of…
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UK Health
Two children succumb to measles as England counts 100 new infections
Two child deaths from measles this year England has seen two child measles deaths this year, public health officials have…
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UK Environment
Ministers target 60% of English pupils to use active travel by 2035
England aims for 60% of children to walk or cycle to school by 2035, ministers announced on Friday as they…
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World News
Rural California county struggles to curb suicides amid widespread gun ownership
Shasta County, a rugged expanse of timber and lakes in northern California, has the state’s highest rates of both suicide…
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World News
Trump administration suppressed study telling Americans to cap drinking at one per day
A major new study commissioned by the previous Biden administration and published independently this week has concluded that no amount…
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World News
Can a sensor network reveal toxic air in US neighbourhood?
In Pacoima, a densely packed neighbourhood in Los Angeles’s north-east San Fernando valley, residents are deploying shoebox-sized sensors to monitor…
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World News
Medical hazards under expert watch ahead of World Cup
The 2026 World Cup poses a significant risk for infectious disease spread as millions of fans from around the globe…
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World News
Ebola tied to deforestation caused by smartphone mineral extraction
Ebola outbreaks are growing larger because the ecological conditions that once kept the virus in check are being systematically dismantled,…
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UK Environment
South London incinerator permitted to take on 35,000 additional tonnes of waste
Sutton Council’s decision in August 2013 to grant planning permission for the Beddington Energy Recovery Facility has come under fresh…
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