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Tag: public health
about 2 months ago
thestar.com

She found out she’d been breathing a cancer-causing gas for over a decade. So why won’t Canada’s ...

Canadians with documented levels of elevated radon in their homes are ineligible for publicly funded lung cancer scre...

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3 months ago
inews.co.uk

UK public health officials consider introducing lateral flow tests to detect bird flu in people

The UKHSA says while the current risk to humans is 'low', it is starting to develop 'scenarios for early human transm...

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4 months ago
nypost.com

Norovirus outbreaks 2023: Which parts of the US have it the worst?

Norovirus is now trending higher than projected in some regions of the United States, according to the Centers for Di...

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9 months ago
thestar.com

Health officials warns public not to consume two spices amid Markham poisoning probe

York Region Public Health says the spices have been removed from known local retailers and anyone who has them should...

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11 months ago
inews.co.uk

Asthma sufferer resuscitated 25 times after not using inhaler correctly

Paul Wilson urges asthmatics across the UK to check they are using their inhaler properly, as a survey finds one mill...

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11 months ago
inews.co.uk

Covid cases set to hit new record as experts call for return of free testing

Daily symptomatic infections reach 348,001 - and scientists warn the current approach of minimal restrictions needs t...

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about 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Monkeypox spread in UK 'surprising and will continue to grow', says leading scientist

Leading international scientist said he was surprised at the size of the UK outbreak and that numbers will keep risin...

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about 1 year ago
nypost.com

What is monkeypox? Where it’s spreading and why it’s concerning

Experts worry that the virus may be spreading rapidly, just below doctors’ radars, by unconventional means: sex.

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about 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Expert fears monkeypox outbreak is sexually transmitted in first recorded cases of their kind

Infectious disease expert Dr Mateo Prochazka said cases of the virus spreading through sex 'has never been described ...

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about 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

13 more cases of hepatitis strain in children identified in the UK bringing total to 176

Health officials are continuing to investigate cases of sudden onset hepatitis in children aged 10 and under that hav...

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about 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

New Covid infections down more than half since end of March peak but will jump again in autumn

However, experts caution that new infection rates remain high and advise people to take reasonable precautions

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about 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

UK should learn from liberal Uruguay and legalise cannabis, think-tank says

The Social Market Foundation said that the UK’s cannabis laws are "not fit for purpose" and mean that we suffer highe...

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about 1 year ago
thestar.com

Toronto should drop mask mandate when province does, says city’s top doctor

Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city’s medical officer of health, is recommending that Toronto’s own mask bylaw expire as so...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

UK needs to realise we are not done with Covid-19, public health expert warns

Dr Doug Brown, chief executive of the British Society of Immunology, said it will be a 'travesty' if all the research...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Dropping Covid restrictions 'will lead to a surge in cases among poorer communities'

Public health experts said dropping the £500 compensation for self-isolation provided to a minority of people will re...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Catching Covid significantly increases risk of other illnesses later in the year, study says

Conditions involved a range of major organs and systems, including the heart, kidneys, lungs and liver as well as men...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

MMR vaccine uptake falls to lowest level in 10 years leaving children at risk

Health officials launch a new campaign in response urging parents to ensure their children have had their measles, mu...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

What is Shigella? Symptoms of the infection explained after warning to gay and bisexual men

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a warning over an 'extremely antibiotic-resistant' form of the bacteria call...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Cranfield University condemned for forcing staff and students to take daily Covid tests

From January 17 everyone wanting to come on site at Cranfield University must take a lateral flow test on the day and...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Health outcomes in 2022 depend on how long the Covid pandemic continues

Non-urgent treatment has already been put on hold in many places as NHS hospital admissions rise again the face of th...

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over 1 year ago
nypost.com

These foods need scary ‘tobacco-style’ health warnings, experts say

Ultra-processed foods should come with “tobacco-style” health warnings, according to researchers who urge the use of ...

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over 1 year ago
nypost.com

The ‘troubling’ reason women are 15% more likely to die with a male surgeon

The analysis was based on some 1.3 million patients, treated by 2,900 doctors, receiving both elective and medically ...

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over 1 year ago
thestar.com

Toronto health board to vote on plan to decriminalize small amounts of illegal drugs

A board of health report recommends asking Ottawa to exempt all Toronto residents from criminal charges for possessio...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Over-40s urged to book booster vaccine to prevent 'disaster' at Christmas

Boosters have raised hopes the country could 'get through this winter without it being a disaster and without us havi...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Obese children will be sent to NHS clinics to help them lose weight

Around 1,000 children a year aged between two and 18, and experiencing health complications related to severe obesity...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Growing concerns for children as infection rates rise with England following Scotland's trend

Infection levels falling in Scotland but in England are getting close to the peak seen at the height of the second wa...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Gambling problems cost society £1.2bn a year and are a public health issue, warns report

Problem gamblers are at least twice as likely to die from suicide and at increased risk of losing their job, with men...

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over 1 year ago
nypost.com

Over 200 medical journals cosign ‘catastrophic harm to health’ warning

“Call for emergency action” issued to world leaders in the face of declining public health due to extreme weather, po...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Covid fourth wave on the way as cases remain high over summer, scientists warn

Covid case rates are currently rising in all four nations, suggesting the sharp fall in cases that had been under way...

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almost 2 years ago
nypost.com

Metabolism doesn’t slow down in middle age, shocking new study reveals

Packing on the poundage? Sorry, suckers: Can’t use middle-age as your excuse for that spread anymore!

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almost 2 years ago
nypost.com

Deadly Lambda variant could be vaccine-resistant, new study says

Researchers in Japan have provided new evidence that the ballooning COVID-19 Lambda variant may be as contagious as D...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Coronavirus pandemic 'on wane' in most of UK and could continue to shrink until schools return

Covid R rate could fall until new term - but rise above 1 again as indoor mixing grows again in winter, scientists fo...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Extend jabs to children as young as 12 to reduce virus spread, scientists urge

The call comes as the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advised that the rollout should be extended to ...

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almost 2 years ago
nypost.com

COVID antibodies found in up to 40% of US deer population, study finds

The USDA has said they consider the threat of deer-to-human COVID-19 transmission “low,” but some scientists worry de...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Covid cases hit highest level in UK since January with one in 65 people infected last week

Around one in 65 people in private households in England had Covid-19 in the week to July 24 - up from one in 75 in t...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Lockdown led to almost half of all adults putting on weight, but most will try to shed the pounds

Public Health England launch a campaign to improve the nation's fitness this summer as a new survey reveals average w...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Covid cases continue to rise on the weekly measure as hospital admissions pass 5,000

The estimate of the number testing positive in England - 741,700 - is the equivalent of around one in 75 people, up f...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

How flu symptoms differ from Covid-19, as NHS warns of winter ‘triple threat'

Many symptoms are shared - but there are important differences too

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

'Freedom Day': scientists divided over whether public can choose to wear face masks or not

Health Secretary's determination to lift all restrictions 'like having a government that thinks road safety should be...

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